§19081 Facility operation and maintenance

Summary

Director must run the Facility Operation Transition pilot for 5 years. The program will pay 10–50% of operations and maintenance costs for major research facilities in their first five years, with the share set by the facility’s costs and the managing directorate or division’s ability to absorb them. After year five the Director must send Congress a report with research‑community feedback assessing five areas—how well the pilot helps balance grants and initial facility O&M; encourages new world‑class facilities; supports interagency and international partnerships; funds core parts of multi‑disciplinary facilities; and covers divestment costs—and, if effective, include a plan to make the pilot permanent.