,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ag1 #bjbe,mr4 
,foster 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4
 ,thanedar1 and ,mr4 ,smith of          
,washington7 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 ,national      
,laboratories1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,restore and ,modernize ,our    
,national ,laboratories ,act of #bjbe4  
#b4 ,national ,laboratories restoration 
and modernization  7a7 ,restoration and 
modernization  7#a7 ,definitions ,in    
this subsection3 7,a7 ,national         
laboratory ,the term ,national          
,laboratory has the meaning given such  
term in section #b of the ,energy       
,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#aehja74  7,b7 ,secretary ,the term     
,secretary means the ,secretary of      

,energy4  7#b7 ,restoration ,and        
,modernization ,projects ,the ,secretary
 shall fund projects described in       
paragraph 7#c7 as needed to address the 
deferred maintenance1 critical          
infrastructure needs1 and modernization 
of ,national ,laboratories4  7#c7       
,projects described ,projects described 
in this paragraph are the following3    
7,a7 ,priority deferred maintenance     
projects at ,national ,laboratories1    
including facilities sustainment for1   
upgrade of1 and construction of research
 laboratories1 administrative and       
support buildings1 utilities1 roads1    
power plants1 and any other critical    
infrastructure4  7,b7 ,lab modernization
 projects at ,national ,laboratories1   
including lab modernization projects    
relating to core infrastructure needed  
to carry out the following3 7i7 ,support
 existing and emerging science missions 
with new and specialized requirements   
for world-leading scientific user       
facilities and computing capabilities4  

7ii7 ,maintain safe1 efficient1         
reliable1 and environmentally           
sustainable and responsible operations4 
7#d7 ,submission to ,congress ,for each 
fiscal year through fiscal year #bjcj1  
at the same time as the annual budget   
submission of the ,president1 the       
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,appropriations and the   
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,appropriations and the   
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives a list of projects for 
which the ,secretary will provide       
funding under this section1 including a 
description of each project and the     
funding profile for each such project4  
7#e7 ,authorization of appropriations   
7,a7 ,in general ,there is authorized to
 be appropriated to the ,secretary to   
carry out this subsection #e1jjj1jjj1jjj
 for each of fiscal years #bjbf through 
#bjcj4  7,b7 ,office of ,science ,not   

less than one-third of the amounts made 
available to carry out this section each
 fiscal year shall be managed by the    
,office of ,science of the ,department  
of ,energy4  7b7 ,strategy for          
facilities and infrastructure ,section  
#iic the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afceg7 is amended to    
read as follows3  #iic4 ,strategy for   
facilities and infrastructure  7a7      
,facility and infrastructure policy     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall  
implement a strategy for facilities and 
infrastructure supported by the ,office 
of ,science1 the ,office of             
,environmental ,management1 the ,office 
of ,energy ,efficiency and ,renewable   
,energy1 the ,office of ,fossil ,energy 
and ,carbon ,management1 the ,office of 
,nuclear ,energy1 and the ,national     
,nuclear ,security ,administration      
,science and ,technology ,programs at   
all ,national ,laboratories and         
single-purpose research facilities4     
7#b7 ,strategy ,the strategy shall      

provide cost-effective means for        
ensuring enabling infrastructure can    
support current and future science and  
energy mission needs by carrying out the
 following3 7,a7 ,maintaining existing  
facilities and infrastructure4  7,b7    
,closing unneeded facilities4  7,c7     
,making facility modifications4  7,d7   
,building new facilities4  7b7 ,report  
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than one    
year after the date of the enactment of 
this section1 the ,secretary shall      
submit to the ,committee on ,science1   
,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of
 ,representatives and the ,committee on 
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate a report describing the strategy
 under subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,contents  
,for each ,national ,laboratory and     
single-purpose research facility that is
 primarily used for science and energy  
research and across each ,office that   
manages ,national ,laboratories1 the    
report under paragraph 7#a7 shall       
contain the following3 7,a7 ,the current

 priority list of each proposed         
,national ,laboratory and single-purpose
 research facility and infrastructure   
project1 including cost and schedule    
requirements1 and proposed funding      
source4  7,b7 ,a current #aj-year plan  
that demonstrates the reconfiguration of
 each such ,national ,laboratory and    
single-purpose research facility and    
infrastructure to meet respective       
missions and to address respective      
long-term operational costs and return  
on investment4  7,c7 ,a preliminary     
estimate of funding and resources       
required to fulfill such #aj-year plan1 
and a description of how investments    
will be allocated among budgetary       
sources4  7,d7 ,a description of        
facilities and infrastructure planning  
processes1 including data and metrics   
relied upon1 project prioritization     
criteria1 and stakeholder engagement4  4