,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bicb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ag1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,heinrich introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
direct the ,secretary of ,energy to     
establish microlabs to improve regional 
engagement with national laboratories4  
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,microlab ,technology      
,commercialization ,act of #bjad4  #b4  
,definitions  ,in this ,act3 7#a7       
,microlab ,the term microlab means a    
small laboratory established by the     
,secretary under section #c4  7#b7      
,national ,laboratory ,the term national
 laboratory means-- 7,a7 a ,national    
,laboratory1 as defined in section #b of
 the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aehja72 and  7,b7 a national 
security laboratory1 as defined in      
section #cbha of the ,national ,nuclear 
,security ,administration ,act 7#ej     

,u4,s4,c4 #bdga74  7#c7 ,secretary ,the 
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,energy4  #c4 ,establishment of microlab
 program  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary1 in collaboration with the   
directors of national laboratories1 may 
establish a microlab program under which
 the ,secretary establishes microlabs   
that are located in close proximity to  
national laboratories and that are      
accessible to the public for the        
purposes of-- 7#a7 enhancing            
collaboration with regional research    
groups1 such as institutions of higher  
education and industry groups2 and  7#b7
 accelerating technology transfer from  
national laboratories to the            
marketplace4  7b7 ,criteria ,in         
determining the placement of microlabs  
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary    
shall consider-- 7#a7 the commitment of 
a national laboratory to establishing a 
microlab2  7#b7 the existence of a joint
 research institute or a new facility   
that-- 7,a7 is not on the main site of a

 national laboratory2  7,b7 is in close 
proximity to a national laboratory2 and 
7,c7 has the capability to house a      
microlab2  7#c7 whether employees of a  
national laboratory and persons from    
academia1 industry1 and government are  
available to be assigned to the         
microlab2 and  7#d7 cost-sharing or     
in-kind contributions from ,state and   
local governments and private industry4 
7c7 ,timing ,if the ,secretary1 in      
collaboration with the directors of     
national laboratories1 elects to        
establish a microlab program under this 
section1 the ,secretary1 in             
collaboration with the directors of     
national laboratories1 shall-- 7#a7 not 
later than #fj days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 begin the       
process of determining the placement of 
microlabs under subsection 7a72 and     
7#b7 not later than #ahj days after the 
date of enactment of this ,act1         
implement the microlab program under    
this section4  #d4 ,reports  7a7        

,initial report ,not later than #fj days
 after the date of implementation of the
 microlab program under section #c1 the 
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,senate1 the ,committee on ,armed       
,services of the ,house of              
,representatives1 the ,committee on     
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate1 and the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house  
of ,representatives a report that       
provides an update on the implementation
 of the microlab program under section  
#c4  7b7 ,progress report ,not later    
than #a year after the date of          
implementation of the microlab program  
under section #c1 the ,secretary shall  
submit to the ,committee on ,armed      
,services of the ,senate1 the ,committee
 on ,armed ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives1 the ,committee on     
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate1 and the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house  

of ,representatives a report on the     
microlab program under section #c1      
including findings and recommendations  
of the ,secretary4  #e4 ,authorization  
of appropriations  ,there is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this    
,act #ej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjae4