[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4047]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2957. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
5895, making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 3. (a) The Secretary of Energy (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a study on the 
     potential for natural gas demand response across energy 
     sectors and geographic regions.
       (b) Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the results of study conducted under subsection (a), 
     including--
       (1) a description and quantification of--
       (A) potential natural gas and energy savings and load 
     shifting; and
       (B) the costs and benefits associated with those savings, 
     including avoided energy costs, reduced market price 
     volatility, improved electric and gas system reliability, 
     deferred or avoided pipeline or utility capital investment, 
     and air emissions reductions;
       (2) an identification of geographic areas that would 
     benefit most from implementing demand response measures for 
     natural gas infrastructure; and
       (3) a description of--
       (A) existing and emerging technologies that can be used for 
     demand response in the natural gas sector; and
       (B) best practices for developing a strategy for deployment 
     of those technologies in the natural gas sector.
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