,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,fattah 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hultgr51 
& ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new ,mexico7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,,resolution      
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives t ,f$]al laboratories h 
be5 & cont9ue to be on ! cutt+ edge (   
sci5tific & te*nological advancem5t &   
support+ ! designation ( #bjac z ! ,ye> 
( ! ,f$]al ,lab4  ,:]eas a ,f$]al       
laboratory is def9$ z any laboratory1   
f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t]1 
or c5t] t is own$1 leas$1 or o!rwise us$
 by a ,f$]al ag5cy & fund$ by ! ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas ! national network (  
,f$]al laboratories %\ld be comm5d$ = ! 
unique role !y h _h 9 c\ntless          
innovations & advances 9 ! areas (      
environm5t1 heal?1 national security1 & 
! basic sci5ces2 ,:]eas te*nological    
progress is responsible = up to half !  

gr[? ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy & is !   
pr9cipal driv+ =ce beh9d long-t]m       
economic gr[? & increases 9 our /&>d (  
liv+2 ,:]eas f$]ally support$ rese>* &  
developm5t has l$ to new products &     
processes = ! comm]cial m>ketplace1     
includ+ antibiotics1 pla/ics1 airplanes1
 comput]s1 micr[aves1 & bio5g9e]$ drugs2
 ,:]eas ,f$]al laboratories frequ5tly   
p>tn] ) ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts &       
regional organizations to transf]       
te*nology to ! private sector2 ,:]eas   
e>n+ pre/igi\s national & int]national  
aw>ds = _! rese>* & te*nology transf]   
ef=ts1 ,f$]al laboratories lead ! way 9 
cutt+-edge sci5ce & te*nology2 ,:]eas ! 
innovations t are produc$ at ! ,nation's
 ,f$]al laboratories fuel economic gr[? 
by creat+ new indu/ries1 companies1 &   
jobs2 ,:]eas s9ce ! ,unit$ ,/ates global
 lead]%ip & national security is dep5d5t
 on innovation & new indu/ries1 ! "w ( !
 ,nation's network ( ,f$]al laboratories
 is ess5tial to ! ,nation's cont9u$     
prosp]ity2 & ,:]eas #bjac w\ld be an    

appropriate ye> to designate z ! ,ye> ( 
! ,f$]al ,lab3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports
 ! designation ( ! ,ye> ( ! ,f$]al ,lab 
9 celebration ( all ( ! "w &            
accompli%m5ts ( ! national network (    
,f$]al laboratories2  7#b7 recognizes t 
"o key to ma9ta9+ ,unit$ ,/ates         
innovation & competitiv5ess 9 a global  
economy is to cont9ue to support f$]ally
 sponsor$ rese>* & developm5t2  7#c7    
ackn[l$ges t ! k base1 te*nologies1 &   
te*niques g5]at$ 9 ! ,f$]al laboratory  
sy/em s]ve z a f\ndation = additional   
comm]cially relevant ef=ts 9 ! private  
sector2  7#d7 commits to f9d ways to    
increase ,f$]al inve/m5t 9 ! network (  
,f$]al laboratories 9 ord] to increase  
support ( f$]ally sponsor$ rese>* &     
developm5t2 &  7#e7 enc\rages !         
laboratories1 ! executive bran* ag5cies1
 & ,congress to hold educational &      
outrea* ev5ts dur+ ! ,ye> ( ! ,f$]al    
,lab to make ! public m aw>e ( ! "w ( ! 
,nation's network ( ,f$]al laboratories4