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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 5356
To amend the America COMPETES Act to strengthen reporting requirements
relating to deficiencies in Federal research infrastructure, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 6, 2019
Mr. NEGUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
A BILL
To amend the America COMPETES Act to strengthen re-
porting requirements relating to deficiencies in Federal
research infrastructure, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Labs Mod-
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ernization Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO FED-
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ERAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1007(c)(1) of the America
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COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 6619(c)(1)) is amended by
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inserting ‘‘and funding for research infrastructure’’ after
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‘‘research infrastructure’’.
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(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 180 days and
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every 2 years thereafter, the Comptroller General shall
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submit to Congress a report that includes—
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(1) an assessment of the current state of Fed-
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eral science facilities and related infrastructure, in-
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cluding with respect to climate control systems, the
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functionality of equipment and the usage of such
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equipment, the quality of buildings in which such fa-
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cilities are housed (including the resiliency of such
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buildings to changes in climate, weather, and nat-
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ural surroundings), and the safety of the materials
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used in construction of facilities;
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(2) an identification of the facilities in most
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critical need of repair or renovation;
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(3) the estimated costs of completing such re-
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pairs or renovations; and
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(4) an evaluation of whether facility occupancy
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is sufficient to meet agency demands.
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