Title: Recognizing the contributions of Defense laboratories to national security and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as the "Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017".
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
Supports the designation of the Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017 in celebration of the work and accomplishments of the national network of Defense laboratories.
Commits to finding ways to increase investment in such network in order to increase support of federally sponsored research and development.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 341 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 341

   Recognizing the contributions of Defense laboratories to national 
    security and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as the 
             ``Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2017

Mr. Langevin (for himself, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, 
Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Keating, Mr. 
 Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New 
 Mexico, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Gaetz, 
   Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Turner, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
 Shuster, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Courtney, Mr. 
    Gallego, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. 
Cicilline, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Wittman, and Ms. 
 Rosen) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing the contributions of Defense laboratories to national 
    security and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as the 
             ``Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017''.

Whereas a Defense Laboratory is defined as any laboratory, Department of Defense 
        funded research and development center, or engineering center that is 
        owned and funded by the Federal Government;
Whereas the national network of Defense laboratories should be commended for the 
        unique role they have had in countless innovations and advances in the 
        areas of defense and national security;
Whereas technological progress is responsible for up to half the growth of the 
        United States economy and is the principal driving force behind long-
        term economic growth and increases in our standard of living;
Whereas Defense-supported research and development has led to new products and 
        processes for state-of-the-art military weapons and technology;
Whereas Defense laboratories frequently partner with State and local governments 
        and regional organizations to transfer technology to the private sector;
Whereas by earning prestigious national and international awards for their 
        research and technology transfer efforts, Defense laboratories lead the 
        way in cutting-edge science and technology;
Whereas the innovations that are produced at the Nation's Defense laboratories 
        fuel economic growth by creating new industries, companies, and jobs;
Whereas since the United States global leadership and national security is 
        dependent on innovation and new industries, the work of the Nation's 
        network of Defense laboratories is essential to the Nation's continued 
        prosperity; and
Whereas May 18, 2017, would be an appropriate day to designate as the 
        ``Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the designation of the ``Department of Defense 
        Laboratory Day 2017'' in celebration of all of the work and 
        accomplishments of the national network of Defense 
        laboratories;
            (2) recognizes that one key to maintaining United States 
        innovation and competitiveness in a global economy is to 
        continue to support federally sponsored research and 
        development;
            (3) acknowledges that the knowledge base, technologies, and 
        techniques generated in the Defense laboratory system serve as 
        a foundation for additional militarily relevant efforts in the 
        defense industrial base;
            (4) commits to find ways to increase investment in the 
        network of Defense laboratories in order to increase support of 
        federally sponsored research and development; and
            (5) encourages the laboratories, the executive branch 
        agencies, and Congress to hold an outreach event to be known as 
        ``Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017'' to make the 
        public more aware of the work of the Nation's network of 
        Defense laboratories.
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