(a) General Limitation on Use of Amounts.— A department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government may not use amounts appropriated or made available by any law to purchase electricity in a manner inconsistent with state law governing the provision of electric utility service, including
(1) state utility commission rulings; and
(2) electric utility franchises or service territories established under state statute, state regulation, or state-approved territorial agreements.
(b) Exceptions.—
(1) Energy savings.— This section does not preclude the head of a federal agency from entering into a contract under section 801 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (
42 U.S.C.
8287).
(2) Energy savings for military installations.— This section does not preclude the Secretary of a military department from
(A) entering into a contract under section
23941 of title
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(B) purchasing electricity from any provider if the Secretary finds that the utility having the applicable state-approved franchise (or other service authorization) is unwilling or unable to meet unusual standards of service reliability that are necessary for purposes of national defense.