,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #f1        
#bjai,mr4 ,neguse introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the   
,america ,,competes ,act to strengthen  
reporting requirements relating to      
deficiencies in ,federal research       
infrastructure1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,federal ,labs ,modernization   
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,reporting          
requirements relating to ,federal       
research infrastructure  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #ajjg7;c77#a7 of the ,america 
,,competes ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#ffai7;c77#a77 is amended by inserting  
and funding for research infrastructure 
after research infrastructure4  7b7     
,,gao report ,not later than #ahj days  
and every #b years thereafter1 the      
,comptroller ,general shall submit to   
,congress a report that includes--  7#a7

 an assessment of the current state of  
,federal science facilities and related 
infrastructure1 including with respect  
to climate control systems1 the         
functionality of equipment and the usage
 of such equipment1 the quality of      
buildings in which such facilities are  
housed 7including the resiliency of such
 buildings to changes in climate1       
weather1 and natural surroundings71 and 
the safety of the materials used in     
construction of facilities2  7#b7 an    
identification of the facilities in most
 critical need of repair or renovation2 
7#c7 the estimated costs of completing  
such repairs or renovations2 and  7#d7  
an evaluation of whether facility       
occupancy is sufficient to meet agency  
demands4