,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ag1 #bjbe ,mr4  
,lujn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4   
,durb91 ,mr4 ,b5net1 & ,mrs4 ,gillibr&7 
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 ( #bjbe4  #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  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all fund projects   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 to address !   

def]r$ ma9t5ance1 critical              
infra/ructure1 & mod]nization ne$s (    
,national ,laboratories4  7#b7          
,projects describ$  ,projects ref]r$ to 
9 p>agraph 7#a7 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$$--  7i7 to support exi/+ & em]g+    
sci5ce missions ) new & specializ$      
requirem5ts = _w-lead+ sci5tific us]    
facilities & comput+ capabilities2 &    
7ii7 to ma9ta9 safe1 effici5t1 reliable1
 & environm5tally su/a9able &           
responsible op]ations4  7#c7            
,submission to ,congress  ,= ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #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 t !  
,secret>y funds "u ?is section1 includ+ 
a description ( ea* project & ! fund+   
pr(ile = t project4  7#d7  ,au?orization
 ( appropriations  ,!re is au?oriz$ to  
be appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y to c>ry   
out ?is subsection #e1jjj1jjj1jjj = ea* 
( fiscal ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj1 ( :i* n
 less ?an #a_/c ea* fiscal ye> %all be  
manag$ by ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce4  7c7      
,/rategy = facilities & infra/ructure   
,section #iic ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act (   
#bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afceg7 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 9 subsection 7a7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph
 7#a71 by /rik+ prim>ily & all t foll[s 
?r\gh ,programs & ins]t+ 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 ,programs2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph
 7#b71 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph     
7,a71 by /rik+ =-- & ins]t+ = ensur+ t  
enabl+ infra/ructure may support curr5t 
& future sci5ce & en]gy mission ne$s    
by--2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by
 /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 
7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,re/ore &         
,mod]nize ,our ,national ,laboratories  
,act ( #bjbe1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural      
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives a report describ+ !   
/rategy develop$ "u subsection 7a74  2 &
  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 9 ! matt]  
prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ 1 !   
report & ins]t+ & across ea* (fice 9 !  
,dep>tm5t t manages ,national           
,laboratories1 ! report "u p>agraph     
7#a72 &  7ii7 by /rik+ subp>agraphs 7,a7

 ?r\gh 7,d7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,a7 !  
curr5t priority li/ ( ea* propos$       
,national ,laboratory & s+le-purpose    
rese>* facility & infra/ructure project1
 includ+ co/ & s*$ule requirem5ts &     
propos$ fund+ s\rce2  7,b7 a curr5t     
#aj-ye> plan t demon/rates !            
reconfiguration ( ea* ,national         
,laboratory & s+le-purpose rese>*       
facility & infra/ructure project to meet
 respective missions & to address       
respective long-t]m op]ational co/s &   
return on inve/m5t2  7,c7 a prelim9>y   
e/imate ( fund+ & res\rces requir$ to   
fulfill ! #aj-ye> plan describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,b7 & a description ( h[   
inve/m5ts w be allocat$ among budget>y  
s\rces2 &  7,d7 a description (         
facilities & infra/ructure plann+       
processes1 includ+ data & metrics reli$ 
^u1 project prioritization crit]ia1 &   
/akehold] engagem5t4  4