,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #afj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#aa1 #bjai,mr4 ,jones 7for himself1     
,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4     
,reed1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,wicker1   
,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4  
,tillis1 and ,mr4 ,brown7 submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,armed ,services  
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
contributions of defense laboratories to
 the technological dominance of the     
,united ,states ,armed ,forces and      
supporting the designation of ,april    
#be1 #bjai1 as ,department of ,defense  
,laboratory ,day #bjai4  ,whereas the   
national network of laboratories1       
research and development centers1 and   
engineering centers that are owned and  
funded by the ,department of ,defense   
7referred to in this preamble as the    
defense laboratories7 should be         
commended as reservoirs of technical    
talent available to support-- 7#a7      

immediate1 tactical military innovation2
 and  7#b7 foundational research1       
science1 and engineering to address     
long-term challenges2 ,whereas the      
national security innovation emanating  
from the defense laboratories will be   
predicated on-- 7#a7 a sufficient       
pipeline of trained and experienced     
scientists and engineers eligible for a 
security clearance2 and  7#b7 the       
facilities1 infrastructure1             
instrumentation1 and support            
capabilities needed-- 7,a7 to attract   
and retain those scientists and         
engineers2 and  7,b7 to bolster the     
activities of those scientists and      
engineers to meet the technology        
problems of the ,department of ,defense2
  ,whereas research and development     
supported by the ,department of ,defense
 has-- 7#a7 led to new products and     
processes for state-of-the-art ,armed   
,forces weapons and technology2 and     
7#b7 technically informed new approaches
 and concepts of operation that will be 

needed to keep the ,armed ,forces ahead 
of future adversaries of the ,united    
,states2 ,whereas defense laboratories--
 7#a7 are critical elements of the      
innovation ecosystem2 and  7#b7 compose 
indispensable elements in the technology
 transfer community when leveraged with 
partners in-- 7,a7 ,state and local     
governments2  7,b7 regional             
organizations2  7,c7 academia2 and  7,d7
 nonprofit research institutions2       
,whereas defense laboratories have      
earned prestigious national and         
international awards for research and   
technology transfer efforts1 providing a
 foundation of technological leadership 
for-- 7#a7 the ,armed ,forces2 and  7#b7
 the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the      
innovations that are produced at defense
 laboratories fuel economic growth by   
creating new industries1 companies1 and 
jobs2 and ,whereas ,april #be1 #bjai1 is
 an appropriate day to designate as     
,department of ,defense ,laboratory ,day
 #bjai3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the

 ,senate-- 7#a7 supports the designation
 of ,april #be1 #bjai1 as ,department of
 ,defense ,laboratory ,day #bjai in     
celebration of all of the work and      
accomplishments of the national network 
of laboratories1 research and           
development centers1 and engineering    
centers that are owned and funded by the
 ,department of ,defense 7referred to in
 this resolution as the defense         
laboratories72  7#b7 recognizes that a  
key to maintaining the innovation and   
competitiveness of the ,united ,states  
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 national    
network of defense laboratories serve as
 a foundation for additional efforts    
relating to the ,armed ,forces in the   
defense industrial base2  7#d7 commits  
to find ways to increase investment in  
the national network of defense         
laboratories in order to increase       

support of-- 7,a7 federally sponsored   
research and development2  7,b7 critical
 scientific1 technical1 engineering1 and
 mathematics 7referred to in this       
resolution as ,,stem7 personnel2  7,c7  
,,stem development activities2 and  7,d7
 necessary supporting infrastructure and
 facilities2  7#e7 encourages defense   
laboratories1 ,federal agencies1 and    
,congress to hold an outreach event on  
,april #be1 #bjai1 ,department of       
,defense ,laboratory ,day #bjai1 to make
 the public more aware of the important 
contributions that defense laboratories 
make to national defense and economic   
prosperity2 and  7#f7 recognizes the    
outstanding dedication1 qualifications1 
service1 and accomplishments of the     
scientists1 engineers1 technicians1 and 
support staff of the defense            
laboratories4