Federal Labs Modernization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5356
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2019-12-06
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Building construction

Congressional oversight

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government studies and investigations

Lighting, heating, cooling

Research administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2019-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-12-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Federal Labs Modernization Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill requires the inclusion of certain information related to research infrastructure in specified reports to Congress.</p> <p>The bill requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy to include in a report to Congress a description of the deficiencies in funding for research infrastructure in research facilities and major instrumentation located at federal laboratories and national user facilities at academic institutions that are widely accessible for use by researchers in the United States.</p> <p>The General Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress on research infrastructure.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5356 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 reporting requirements relating to deficiencies in Federal research infrastructure, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Labs Modernization Act of 2019 . 2. Reporting requirements relating to Federal research infrastructure (a) In general Section 1007(c)(1) of the America COMPETES Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6619(c)(1) ) is amended by inserting and funding for research infrastructure after research infrastructure . (b) GAO report Not later than 180 days and every 2 years thereafter, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report that includes— (1) an assessment of the current state of Federal science facilities and related infrastructure, including with respect to climate control systems, the functionality of equipment and the usage of such equipment, the quality of buildings in which such facilities are housed (including the resiliency of such buildings to changes in climate, weather, and natural surroundings), and the safety of the materials used in construction of facilities; (2) an identification of the facilities in most critical need of repair or renovation; (3) the estimated costs of completing such repairs or renovations; and (4) an evaluation of whether facility occupancy is sufficient to meet agency demands.