,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eiff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #be1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,foster1 ,ms4 ,underwood1 ,mr4 ,moulton1
 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,mr4    
,scott of ,virginia1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 and 
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the  
,secretary of ,energy to fund projects  
to restore and modernize the ,national  
,laboratories1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,restore and ,modernize ,our    
,national ,labs ,act4  #b4 ,national    
,labs restoration and modernization  7a7
 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,energy 
shall fund projects described in        
subsection 7b7 as needed to address     
deferred maintenance1 critical          
infrastructure needs1 and modernization 
of ,national ,laboratories4  7b7 ,use of
 funds ,the projects described in this  

subsection are the following3 7#a7      
,priority deferred maintenance projects1
 including facilities maintenance and   
refurbishment of research laboratories1 
administrative and support buildings1   
utilities1 roads1 power plants and any  
other critical infrastructure1 as       
determined by the ,secretary of ,energy4
  7#b7 ,lab modernization projects1     
including core infrastructure needed to 
support emerging science missions with  
new and specialized requirements and to 
maintain safe1 efficient1 reliable1 and 
environmentally responsible operations1 
as determined by the ,secretary of      
,energy4  7c7 ,funding ,there is hereby 
appropriated to the ,secretary of       
,energy to carry out this section       
#f1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available for 
obligation through fiscal year #bjbe4   
7d7 ,submission to ,congress ,the       
,secretary of ,energy shall submit to   
the ,committee on ,appropriations and   
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology of the ,house of            

,representatives and to the ,committee  
on ,appropriations and the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the 
,senate1 with the annual budget         
submission of the ,president for each   
year through fiscal year #bjbe1 a list  
of projects for which the ,secretary    
will provide funding under this section1
 including a description of each such   
project4  7e7 ,national ,laboratory ,in 
this section1 the term ,national        
,laboratory has the meaning given the   
term in section #b of the ,energy       
,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
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