,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #bc1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,fattah 7for himself1 ,mr4         
,hultgren1 and ,mr4 ,ben ,ray ,lujn of  
,new ,mexico7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,,resolution  ,expressing  
the sense of the ,house of              
,representatives that ,federal          
laboratories have been and continue to  
be on the cutting edge of scientific and
 technological advancement and          
supporting the designation of #bjac as  
the ,year of the ,federal ,lab4         
,whereas a ,federal laboratory is       
defined as any laboratory1 federally    
funded research and development center1 
or center that is owned1 leased1 or     
otherwise used by a ,federal agency and 
funded by the ,federal ,government2     
,whereas the national network of        
,federal laboratories should be         
commended for the unique role they have 

had in countless innovations and        
advances in the areas of environment1   
health1 national security1 and the basic
 sciences2 ,whereas technological       
progress is responsible for up to half  
the growth of the ,united ,states       
economy and is the principal driving    
force behind long-term economic growth  
and increases in our standard of living2
 ,whereas federally supported research  
and development has led to new products 
and processes for the commercial        
marketplace1 including antibiotics1     
plastics1 airplanes1 computers1         
microwaves1 and bioengineered drugs2    
,whereas ,federal laboratories          
frequently partner with ,state and local
 governments and regional organizations 
to transfer technology to the private   
sector2 ,whereas earning prestigious    
national and international awards for   
their research and technology transfer  
efforts1 ,federal laboratories lead the 
way in cutting-edge science and         
technology2 ,whereas the innovations    

that are produced at the ,nation's      
,federal laboratories fuel economic     
growth by creating new industries1      
companies1 and jobs2 ,whereas since the 
,united ,states global leadership and   
national security is dependent on       
innovation and new industries1 the work 
of the ,nation's network of ,federal    
laboratories is essential to the        
,nation's continued prosperity2 and     
,whereas #bjac would be an appropriate  
year to designate as the ,year of the   
,federal ,lab3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 supports the designation of the    
,year of the ,federal ,lab in           
celebration of all of the work and      
accomplishments of the national network 
of ,federal laboratories2  7#b7         
recognizes that one key to maintaining  
,united ,states innovation and          
competitiveness in a global economy is  
to continue to support federally        
sponsored research and development2     
7#c7 acknowledges that the knowledge    

base1 technologies1 and techniques      
generated in the ,federal laboratory    
system serve as a foundation for        
additional commercially relevant efforts
 in the private sector2  7#d7 commits to
 find ways to increase ,federal         
investment in the network of ,federal   
laboratories in order to increase       
support of federally sponsored research 
and development2 and  7#e7 encourages   
the laboratories1 the executive branch  
agencies1 and ,congress to hold         
educational and outreach events during  
the ,year of the ,federal ,lab to make  
the public more aware of the work of the
 ,nation's network of ,federal          
laboratories4