[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2325 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2325
To direct the Secretary of Energy to fund projects to restore and
modernize National Laboratories, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 17, 2025
Mr. Lujan (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Bennet, and Mrs.
Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Energy to fund projects to restore and
modernize National Laboratories, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Restore and Modernize Our National
Laboratories Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL LABORATORIES RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) National laboratory.--The term ``National Laboratory''
has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
(b) Restoration and Modernization.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall fund projects
described in paragraph (2) to address the deferred maintenance,
critical infrastructure, and modernization needs of National
Laboratories.
(2) Projects described.--Projects referred to in paragraph
(1) are the following:
(A) Priority deferred maintenance projects at
National Laboratories, including facilities sustainment
for, upgrade of, and construction of research
laboratories, administrative and support buildings,
utilities, roads, power plants, and any other critical
infrastructure.
(B) Lab modernization projects at National
Laboratories, including lab modernization projects
relating to core infrastructure needed--
(i) to support existing and emerging
science missions with new and specialized
requirements for world-leading scientific user
facilities and computing capabilities; and
(ii) to maintain safe, efficient, reliable,
and environmentally sustainable and responsible
operations.
(3) Submission to congress.--For each of fiscal years 2026
through 2030, at the same time as the annual budget submission
of the President, 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 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives a list of projects that the Secretary funds
under this section, including a description of each project and
the funding profile for that project.
(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this
subsection $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through
2030, of which not less than \1/3\ each fiscal year shall be
managed by the Office of Science.
(c) Strategy for Facilities and Infrastructure.--Section 993 the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16357) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``primarily'' and
all that follows through ``Programs'' and inserting
``by the Office of Science, the Office of Environmental
Management, the Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, the Office of Fossil Energy and
Carbon Management, the Office of Nuclear Energy, and
the National Nuclear Security Administration Science
and Technology Programs''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``for--'' and inserting
``for ensuring that enabling infrastructure may support
current and future science and energy mission needs
by--''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the Restore and Modernize Our National
Laboratories Act of 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives a report describing the strategy developed
under subsection (a).''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``, the report'' and inserting
``and across each office in the Department that
manages National Laboratories, the report under
paragraph (1)''; and
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) through
(D) and inserting the following:
``(A) the current priority list of each proposed
National Laboratory and single-purpose research
facility and infrastructure project, including cost and
schedule requirements and proposed funding source;
``(B) a current 10-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 investment;
``(C) a preliminary estimate of funding and
resources required to fulfill the 10-year plan
described in subparagraph (B) and a description of how
investments will be allocated among budgetary sources;
and
``(D) a description of facilities and
infrastructure planning processes, including data and
metrics relied upon, project prioritization criteria,
and stakeholder engagement.''.
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