119-s2325

[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.

_______________________________________________________________________

 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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