,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #biic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #e1 #bjah
 ,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself and ,mr4     
,merkley7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,farm ,security and ,rural
 ,investment ,act of #bjjb to include   
energy storage as renewable energy under
 the ,rural ,energy for ,america        
,program4  #a4 ,inclusion of energy     
storage as renewable energy under ,rural
 ,energy for ,america ,program ,section 
#ijjg of the ,farm ,security and ,rural 
,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#hajg7 is amended-- 7#a7 by             
redesignating subsections 7a7 through   
7g7 as subsections 7b7 through 7h71     
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting before 
subsection 7b7 7as so redesignated7 the 
following3  7a7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3  7#a7 ,renewable energy ,the   
term renewable energy includes energy   

storage1 including electrochemical1     
thermal1 and mechanical storage1 for    
example1 provided by battery storage1 a 
grid-enabled water heater1 or pumped    
hydroelectric storage4  7#b7 ,renewable 
energy system ,the term renewable energy
 system includes an energy storage      
component4  2  7#c7 in subsection 7f7   
7as so redesignated71 by striking 7g7   
each place it appears and inserting 7h72
 and  7#d7 in paragraph 7#b7 of         
subsection 7h7 7as so redesignated7--   
7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking  
7b7 and inserting 7c72 and  7,b7 in     
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 by striking 7b7 
and inserting 7c72 and  7ii7 by striking
 7c7 and inserting 7d74