§19341 Applied Laboratories Infrastructure Restoration and Modernization

Summary

Provides money to fix, upgrade, and modernize certain National Laboratories. National Laboratory means the following seven labs: National Renewable Energy Laboratory; National Energy Technology Laboratory; Idaho National Laboratory; Savannah River National Laboratory; Sandia National Laboratories; Los Alamos National Laboratory; and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The Secretary must pay for needed work on deferred maintenance, critical infrastructure, and lab modernization. That includes priority repairs, upgrades, and new construction for research spaces, offices, utilities, roads, power plants, and other key systems, plus upgrades to support new science, user facilities, and computing, and projects to keep operations safe, efficient, reliable, and environmentally responsible (including pilot net‑zero efforts). The Secretary can use many payment methods, such as capital projects, minor construction, energy or utility contracts, other financing, or expense funds. Each year through fiscal year 2027, when the President’s budget is sent, the Secretary must give certain congressional committees a list of projects and their funding plans. Up to $800,000,000 is authorized for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, with $640,000,000 for the first four labs and $160,000,000 for the last three.