,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ag1     
#bjbe ,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,padilla1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,bennet1   
and ,mrs4 ,gillibrand7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,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  ,definitions  ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,national laboratory 
,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 #aehja74  7#b7  ,secretary    
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,energy4  7b7 ,restoration

 and modernization  7#a7 ,in general    
,the ,secretary shall fund projects     
described in paragraph 7#b7 to address  
the deferred maintenance1 critical      
infrastructure1 and modernization needs 
of ,national ,laboratories4  7#b7       
,projects described  ,projects referred 
to in paragraph 7#a7 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--
  7i7 to support existing and emerging  
science missions with new and           
specialized requirements for            
world-leading scientific user facilities
 and computing capabilities2 and  7ii7  
to maintain safe1 efficient1 reliable1  

and environmentally sustainable and     
responsible operations4  7#c7           
,submission to ,congress  ,for each of  
fiscal years #bjbf through #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 that
 the ,secretary funds under this        
section1 including a description of each
 project and the funding profile for    
that project4  7#d7  ,authorization of  
appropriations  ,there is authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    
carry out this subsection #e1jjj1jjj1jjj
 for each of fiscal years #bjbf through 
#bjcj1 of which not less than #a_/c each
 fiscal year shall be managed by the    
,office of ,science4  7c7  ,strategy for

 facilities and infrastructure  ,section
 #iic the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afceg7 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in paragraph 
7#a71 by striking primarily and all that
 follows through ,programs and inserting
 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
 ,programs2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71
 in the matter preceding subparagraph   
7,a71 by striking for-- and inserting   
for ensuring that enabling              
infrastructure may support current and  
future science and energy mission needs 
by--2 and  7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7
 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and         
inserting the following3  7#a7  ,in     
general  ,not later than #a year after  
the date of enactment of the ,restore   

and ,modernize ,our ,national           
,laboratories ,act of #bjbe1 the        
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives a report describing the
 strategy developed under subsection    
7a74  2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7--   
7i7 in the matter preceding subparagraph
 7,a71 by striking 1 the report and     
inserting and across each office in the 
,department that manages ,national      
,laboratories1 the report under         
paragraph 7#a72 and  7ii7 by striking   
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d7 and     
inserting 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    
requirements and proposed funding       
source2  7,b7 a current #aj-year plan   
that demonstrates the reconfiguration of

 each ,national ,laboratory and         
single-purpose research facility and    
infrastructure project to meet          
respective missions and to address      
respective long-term operational costs  
and return on investment2  7,c7 a       
preliminary estimate of funding and     
resources required to fulfill the       
#aj-year plan described in subparagraph 
7,b7 and a description of how           
investments will be allocated among     
budgetary sources2 and  7,d7 a          
description of facilities and           
infrastructure planning processes1      
including data and metrics relied upon1 
project prioritization criteria1 and    
stakeholder engagement4  4