[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3516]
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  SA 512. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title XXX, add the following:

     SEC. 3057. USE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES IN CONSTRUCTION 
                   OR RENOVATION OF A PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING 
                   UNITS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
     any construction or renovation of a privatized military 
     housing unit after the date of the enactment of this Act uses 
     energy efficiency measures described in subsection (b).
       (b) Energy Efficiency Measures Described.--The energy 
     efficiency measures described in this subsection are those 
     developed by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the General Services Administration and the 
     Secretary of Energy, for purposes of this section and shall 
     include the following:
       (1) Solar and geothermal power.
       (2) Double-pane windows.
       (3) Adequate insulation.
       (4) Electric fixtures and appliances that reduce energy 
     usage.
       (c) Certification.--Before using any energy efficiency 
     measure under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     certify to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives that--
       (1) if the measure has an available lifecycle cost, the 
     measure will have the same lifecycle cost or a lower 
     lifecycle cost as compared to traditional measures; or
       (2) if the measure does not have an available lifecycle 
     cost, the measure will have the same upfront or a lower 
     upfront cost as compared to traditional measures.
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