[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5069-S5070]
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SA 3261. Mr. TUBERVILLE submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2026 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 B of title III, add the following:
[[Page S5070]]
SEC. 320A. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN
FEDERAL BUILDING EFFICIENCY STANDARDS.
In order to ensure the readiness and effectiveness of the
Armed Forces and to ensure the national security and defense
of the United States, none of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense may be
used to implement section 305(a)(3)(D) of the Energy
Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6834(a)(3)(D)), or
any rules issued or regulations prescribed under such
section, on property owned or leased by the Department of
Defense or property used for purposes of national defense.
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