,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bj1 #bjac ,mr4  
,fo/] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hultgr51 ,mr4   
,massie1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4         
,capuano1 ,mr4 ,c>ney1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1  
,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (
 ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,ms4         
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,pet]s ( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4
 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 &   
,ms4 ,%ea-,port]7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide a     
,f$]al *>t] to ! ,fab ,f\ndation = !    
,national ,fab ,lab ,network1 a national
 network ( local digital fabrication    
facilities provid+ community access to  
advanc$ manufactur+ tools = le>n+       
skills1 develop+ inv5tions1 creat+      
bus9esses1 & produc+ p]sonaliz$         
products4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,national ,fab ,lab        
,network ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7          
,sci5tific discov]ies & te*nical        

innovations are critical to ! economic &
 national security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4   
7#b7 ,ma9ta9+ ! lead]%ip ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates 9 sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 &  
ma!matics w require a div]se population 
) ! skills1 int]e/1 & access to tools   
requir$ to advance ^! fields4  7#c7 ,j z
 e>li] digital revolutions 9            
communications & computation provid$    
individuals ) ! ,int]net & p]sonal      
comput]s1 a digital revolution 9        
fabrication w all[ anyone to make almo/ 
any?+1 any:]e4  7#d7 ,! ,c5t] = ,bits & 
,atoms ( ! ,massa*usetts ,in/itute (    
,te*nology 7,,cba7 has contribut$       
significantly to ! advancem5t ( ^! goals
 ?r\gh its "w 9 creat+ & advanc+ digital
 fab labs 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & abroad4   
7#e7 ,,cba's fab labs provide a model = 
a new k9d ( national laboratory t l9ks  
local facilities = advanc$ manufactur+  
to exp& access & emp[] communities4     
7#f7 ,a coord9at$ national              
public-private p>tn]%ip w be ! mo/      
effective way to accel]ate ! provision (

 ?is infra/ructure = le>n+ skills1      
develop+ inv5tions1 creat+ bus9esses1 & 
produc+ p]sonaliz$ products4  #c4       
,e/abli%m5t ( national fab lab network  
7a7 ,f$]al ,*>t] ,! ,fab ,f\ndation is  
h]eby grant$ a ,f$]al *>t] z ! ,national
 ,fab ,lab ,network 79 ?is ,act ref]r$  
to z ! ,,nfln74 ,! ,,nfln %all exi/ z a 
nonpr(it entity ^: purpose is to        
facilitate ! creation ( a national      
network ( local fab labs1 & to s]ve z a 
res\rce to assi/ /akehold]s ) _!        
effective op]ation4  7b7 ,memb]%ip &    
organization ,eligibility = memb]%ip 9 !
 ,,nfln & ! rights & privileges ( memb]s
 are z provid$ 9 ! con/itution & bylaws 
( ! ,,nfln4 ,directors1 (fic]s1 & o!r   
/aff ( ! ,,nfln1 & _! p[]s & duties are 
z provid$ 9 ! bylaws ( ! ,,nfln4  7c7   
,functions ,! functions ( ! ,,nfln %all 
be ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,to s]ve z !         
coord9at+ body = ! creation ( a national
 network ( local fab labs 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  7#b7 ,to provide a fir/ po9t ( 
contact = organizations & communities   

seek+ to create fab labs1 provid+       
in=mation1 assess+ suitability1 advis+  
on ! lab lifecycle1 & ma9ta9+           
descriptions ( prospective & op]at+     
sites4  7#c7 ,to l9k fund]s & sites )   
op]ational entities t c s\rce & in/all  
fab labs1 provide tra9+1 assi/ )        
op]ations1 acc\nt = sp5d+1 & assess     
impact4  7#d7 ,to p]=m outrea* =        
individuals & communities on ! b5efits  
available ?r\gh ! ,,nfln4  7#e7 ,to     
facilitate use ( ! ,,nfln 9 syn]gi/ic   
programs1 su* z work=ce tra9+1 job      
creation1 rese>* broad] impacts1 & !    
production ( civic infra/ructure4  7#f7 
,to (f] transp>5cy 9 ! managem5t1       
gov]nance1 & op]ation ( ! ,,nfln4  7d7  
,purposes ,9 c>ry+ out its functions1 ! 
,,nfln's purposes & goals %all be--     
7#a7 to create a national network (     
connect$ local fab labs to emp[]        
individuals & communities 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates2  7#b7 to fo/] ! use ( di/ribut$ 
digital fabrication tools to promote    
sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+ & ma? skills1

 increase inv5tion & innovation1 create 
bus9esses & jobs1 & fulfill ne$s2 &     
7#c7 to seek to e/abli% at lea/ "o fab  
lab p] e #gjj1jjj individuals 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates 9 ! fir/ t5 ye>s ( its op]ation1
 correspond+ to availability 9 all #dce 
,congressional di/ricts4  7e7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m fab   
lab %all ref] to a facility equipp$ ) an
 integrat$ suite ( fabrication tools to 
conv]t digital designs into functional  
physical ?+s1 & scann+ tools to conv]t  
physical ?+s into digital designs1 z    
exemplifi$ by ,,cba's fab labs4 ,^! labs
 %all be available = a range (          
individual & collaborative educational1 
comm]cial1 creative1 & social purposes1 
) ! ,,nfln to provide guidel9es = _!    
su/a9able op]ation4  7f7 ,fund+ ,!      
,,nfln may accept funds f private       
individuals1 corporations1 gov]nm5t     
ag5cies1 or o!r organizations4