II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2993 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 5, 2018 Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include energy storage as renewable energy under the Rural Energy for America Program.

1. Inclusion of energy storage as renewable energy under Rural Energy for America Program Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8107 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (g) as subsections (b) through (h), respectively; (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following: (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Renewable energy The term renewable energy includes energy storage, including electrochemical, thermal, and mechanical storage, for example, provided by battery storage, a grid-enabled water heater, or pumped hydroelectric storage. (2) Renewable energy system The term renewable energy system includes an energy storage component. ; (3) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by striking (g) each place it appears and inserting (h) ; and (4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (h) (as so redesignated)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking (b) and inserting (c) ; and (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking (b) and inserting (c) ; and (ii) by striking (c) and inserting (d) .