[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 514. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

     SEC. 2__. DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION OF HYBRID ENERGY 
                   SYSTEMS.

       (a) Additional Funding.--The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2024 by section 201 for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation is hereby 
     increased by $2,000,000, with the amount of the increase to 
     be available for the Environmental Security Technical 
     Certification Program (PE 0603851D8Z).
       (b) Availability.--The amount made available under 
     subsection (a) shall be available for the development and 
     acquisition of hybrid energy systems.
       (c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2024 by section 301 for operation and maintenance 
     is hereby reduced by $2,000,000, with the amount of the 
     decrease to be taken from the availability of amounts for the 
     Office fo the Secretary of Defense..
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