III 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 160 

Recognizing the contributions of defense laboratories to the technological 

dominance of the United States Armed Forces and supporting the designation of April 25, 2019, as ‘‘Department of Defense Laboratory 

Day 2019’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 11, 2019 

Mr. JONES (for himself, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. REED, Ms. 

DUCKWORTH, Mr. WICKER, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. PETERS, Mr. TILLIS, 

Mr. BROWN, and Mr. SULLIVAN) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

MAY 2, 2019 

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the contributions of defense laboratories to the 

technological dominance of the United States Armed 

Forces and supporting the designation of April 25, 2019, 

as ‘‘Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2019’’. 

Whereas the national network of laboratories, research and 

development centers, and engineering centers that are 

owned and funded by the Department of Defense (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘defense laboratories’’) 

should be commended as reservoirs of technical talent 

available to support— 

(1) immediate, tactical military innovation; and 


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(2) foundational research, science, and engineering 

to address long-term challenges; 

Whereas the national security innovation emanating from the 

defense laboratories will be predicated on— 

(1) a sufficient pipeline of trained and experienced 

scientists and engineers eligible for a security clearance; 

and 

(2) the facilities, infrastructure, instrumentation, 

and support capabilities needed— 

(A) to attract and retain those scientists and 

engineers; and 

(B) to bolster the activities of those scientists 

and engineers to meet the technology problems of 

the Department of Defense; 

Whereas research and development supported by the Department of Defense has— 

(1) led to new products and processes for state-ofthe-art Armed Forces weapons and technology; and 

(2) technically informed new approaches and concepts of operation that will be needed to keep the Armed 

Forces ahead of future adversaries of the United States; 

Whereas defense laboratories— 

(1) are critical elements of the innovation ecosystem; 

and 

(2) compose indispensable elements in the technology transfer community when leveraged with partners 

in— 

(A) State and local governments; 

(B) regional organizations; 

(C) academia; and 

(D) nonprofit research institutions; 


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Whereas defense laboratories have earned prestigious national 

and international awards for research and technology 

transfer efforts, providing a foundation of technological 

leadership for— 

(1) the Armed Forces; and 

(2) the United States; 

Whereas the innovations that are produced at defense laboratories fuel economic growth by creating new industries, 

companies, and jobs; and 

Whereas April 25, 2019, is an appropriate day to designate 

as ‘‘Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2019’’: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports the designation of April 25, 2019, 

3 as ‘‘Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2019’’ 

4 in celebration of all of the work and accomplish5 ments of the national network of laboratories, re6 search and development centers, and engineering 

7 centers that are owned and funded by the Depart8 ment of Defense (referred to in this resolution as the 

9 ‘‘defense laboratories’’); 

10 (2) recognizes that a key to maintaining the in11 novation and competitiveness of the United States in 

12 a global economy is to continue to support federally 

13 sponsored research and development; 

14 (3) acknowledges that the knowledge base, tech15 nologies, and techniques generated in the national 

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1 tion for additional efforts relating to the Armed 

2 Forces in the defense industrial base; 

3 (4) commits to find ways to increase investment 

4 in the national network of defense laboratories in 

5 order to increase support of— 

6 (A) federally sponsored research and devel7 opment; 

8 (B) critical scientific, technical, engineer9 ing, and mathematics (referred to in this reso10 lution as ‘‘STEM’’) personnel; 

11 (C) STEM development activities; and 

12 (D) necessary supporting infrastructure 

13 and facilities; 

14 (5) encourages defense laboratories, Federal 

15 agencies, and Congress to hold an outreach event on 

16 April 25, 2019, ‘‘Department of Defense Laboratory 

17 Day 2019’’, to make the public more aware of the 

18 important contributions that defense laboratories 

19 make to national defense and economic prosperity; 

20 and 

21 (6) recognizes the outstanding dedication, quali22 fications, service, and accomplishments of the sci23 entists, engineers, technicians, and support staff of 

24 the defense laboratories. 

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