,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bd1 #bjba,mr4   
,lujn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 & ,mr4 
,durb97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to fund 
projects to re/ore & mod]nize ,national 
,laboratories1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,re/ore & ,mod]nize ,our ,national      
,laboratories ,act ( #bjba4  #b4        
,national ,laboratories re/oration &    
mod]nization  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section3 7#a7 ,national ,laboratory ,!  
t]m ,national ,laboratory has ! mean+   
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #b ( ! ,en]gy      
,policy ,act ( #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#aehja74  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m         
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy4   
7b7 ,re/oration & mod]nization projects 
,! ,secret>y %all fund projects describ$
 9 subsection 7c7 z ne$$ to address !   
def]r$ ma9t5ance1 critical infra/ructure

 ne$s1 & mod]nization ( ,national       
,laboratories4  7c7 ,projects describ$  
,! projects ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7b7  
are1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y-- 7#a7    
priority def]r$ ma9t5ance projects at   
,national ,laboratories1 includ+        
facilities su/a9m5t =1 upgrade (1 &     
con/ruction ( rese>* laboratories1      
adm9i/rative & support build+s1         
utilities1 roads1 p[] plants1 & any o!r 
critical infra/ructure2 &  7#b7 lab     
mod]nization projects at ,national      
,laboratories1 includ+ lab mod]nization 
projects relat+ to core infra/ructure   
ne$$-- 7,a7 to support exi/+ & em]g+    
sci5ce missions ) new & specializ$      
requirem5ts = _w-lead+ sci5tific us]    
facilities & comput+ capabilities2 &    
7,b7 to ma9ta9 safe1 effici5t1 reliable1
 & environm5tally responsible op]ations4
  7d7 ,submission to ,congress ,= ea*   
fiscal ye> ?r\gh fiscal ye> #bjbe1 at ! 
same "t z ! annual budget submission ( !
 ,presid5t1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !
 ,committees on ,appropriations & ,en]gy

 & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate & !    
,committees on ,appropriations &        
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives a li/ ( projects = :i*
 ! ,secret>y w provide fund+ "u ?is     
section1 includ+ a description ( ea*    
project & ! fund+ pr(ile = ! project4   
7e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be        
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out  
?is section #f1ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbe4  7#b7    
,(fice ( ,sci5ce ,n less ?an #a_/f ( !  
am\nts made available to c>ry out ?is   
section ea* fiscal ye> %all be manag$ by
 ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,en]gy4