[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3278]
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  SA 6071. Mr. CURTIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 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 XXVIII add the 
     following:

     SEC. 2873. ELECTRICAL GRID RESILIENCE PILOT PROGRAM ON NAVY 
                   INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy 
     shall commission a pilot program, to be commenced no later 
     than 180 days after such enactment, to install composite 
     utility poles on at any location identified by the Secretary 
     under subsection (b)(1).
       (b) Identification of Navy Installations.--
       (1) In general.--To carry out the pilot program required 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall select locations on 
     Navy installations for the installation of modular composite 
     utility poles.
       (2) Considerations.--In making the selections under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary--
       (A) shall chose locations that have experienced utility 
     pole failures and electrical outages due to--
       (i) excessive ice loading;
       (ii) wind over 120 miles per hour; or
       (iii) wildfires; and
       (B) may consider, at the Secretary discretion, additional 
     factors in electrical equipment failure, including--
       (i) environmental moisture, such as from swamps and 
     wetlands; and
       (ii) wildlife interference and corruption.
       (c) Installation of Modular Composite Utility Poles.--The 
     Secretary shall replace existing wood poles with modular 
     composite utility poles at each location selected by the 
     Secretary under subsection (b)(1) and evaluate the 
     performance of such composite poles.
       (d) Report.--One year after the date of the installation of 
     the composite poles under subsection (c), the Secretary shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     evaluating the performance of the composite poles.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated $10,000,000 to the Secretary to carrying 
     out the pilot program required under subsection (a).
       (f) Termination.--The authority to carry out the pilot 
     program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that 
     is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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