,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ag1 #bjbe,mr4  
,fo/] 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4    
,?an$>1 & ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,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 ( #bjbe4  #b4        
,national ,laboratories re/oration &    
mod]nization  7a7 ,re/oration &         
mod]nization  7#a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
subsection3 7,a7 ,national laboratory ,!
 t]m ,national ,laboratory has ! mean+  
giv5 su* 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   
7#b7 ,re/oration ,& ,mod]nization       
,projects ,! ,secret>y %all fund        

projects describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7 z ne$$
 to address ! def]r$ ma9t5ance1 critical
 infra/ructure ne$s1 & mod]nization (   
,national ,laboratories4  7#c7 ,projects
 describ$ ,projects describ$ 9 ?is      
p>agraph are ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,priority   
def]r$ ma9t5ance projects at ,national  
,laboratories1 includ+ facilities       
su/a9m5t =1 upgrade (1 & con/ruction (  
rese>* laboratories1 adm9i/rative &     
support build+s1 utilities1 roads1 p[]  
plants1 & any o!r critical              
infra/ructure4  7,b7 ,lab mod]nization  
projects at ,national ,laboratories1    
includ+ lab mod]nization projects relat+
 to core infra/ructure ne$$ to c>ry out 
! foll[+3 7i7 ,support exi/+ & em]g+    
sci5ce missions ) new & specializ$      
requirem5ts = _w-lead+ sci5tific us]    
facilities & comput+ capabilities4  7ii7
 ,ma9ta9 safe1 effici5t1 reliable1 &    
environm5tally su/a9able & responsible  
op]ations4  7#d7 ,submission to         
,congress ,= ea* fiscal ye> ?r\gh fiscal
 ye> #bjcj1 at ! same "t z ! annual     

budget submission ( ! ,presid5t1 !      
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,appropriations & ! ,committee on      
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate &
 ! ,committee on ,appropriations & !    
,committee on ,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 = ea* su* project4  7#e7         
,au?orization ( appropriations  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$
 to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out ?is         
subsection #e1jjj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal
 ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj4  7,b7 ,(fice ( 
,sci5ce ,n less ?an "o-?ird ( ! am\nts  
made available to c>ry out ?is section  
ea* fiscal ye> %all be manag$ by !      
,(fice ( ,sci5ce ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy4
  7b7 ,/rategy = facilities &           
infra/ructure ,section #iic ! ,en]gy    
,policy ,act ( #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#afceg7 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3      
#iic4 ,/rategy = facilities &           

infra/ructure  7a7 ,facility &          
infra/ructure policy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y %all implem5t a /rategy =     
facilities & infra/ructure support$ by !
 ,(fice ( ,sci5ce1 ! ,(fice (           
,environm5tal ,managem5t1 ! ,(fice (    
,en]gy ,effici5cy & ,r5ewable ,en]gy1 ! 
,(fice ( ,fossil ,en]gy & ,c>bon        
,managem5t1 ! ,(fice ( ,nucle> ,en]gy1 &
 ! ,national ,nucle> ,security          
,adm9i/ration ,sci5ce & ,te*nology      
,programs at all ,national ,laboratories
 & s+le-purpose rese>* facilities4  7#b7
 ,/rategy ,! /rategy %all provide       
co/-effective means = ensur+ enabl+     
infra/ructure c support curr5t & future 
sci5ce & en]gy mission ne$s by c>ry+ out
 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,ma9ta9+ exi/+          
facilities & infra/ructure4  7,b7 ,clos+
 unne$$ facilities4  7,c7 ,mak+ facility
 modifications4  7,d7 ,build+ new       
facilities4  7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all
 submit to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1     

,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate a      
report describ+ ! /rategy "u subsection 
7a74  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,= ea* ,national    
,laboratory & s+le-purpose rese>*       
facility t is prim>ily us$ = sci5ce &   
en]gy rese>* & across ea* ,(fice t      
manages ,national ,laboratories1 !      
report "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all conta9 !   
foll[+3 7,a7 ,! curr5t priority li/ (   
ea* propos$ ,national ,laboratory &     
s+le-purpose rese>* facility &          
infra/ructure project1 includ+ co/ &    
s*$ule requirem5ts1 & propos$ fund+     
s\rce4  7,b7 ,a curr5t #aj-ye> plan t   
demon/rates ! reconfiguration ( ea* su* 
,national ,laboratory & s+le-purpose    
rese>* facility & infra/ructure to meet 
respective missions & to address        
respective long-t]m op]ational co/s &   
return on inve/m5t4  7,c7 ,a prelim9>y  
e/imate ( fund+ & res\rces requir$ to   
fulfill su* #aj-ye> plan1 & a           
description ( h[ inve/m5ts w be allocat$

 among budget>y s\rces4  7,d7 ,a        
description ( facilities & infra/ructure
 plann+ processes1 includ+ data &       
metrics reli$ ^u1 project prioritization
 crit]ia1 & /akehold] engagem5t4  4