Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Restore and Modernize Our National Laboratories Act of 2021.
(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) National Laboratory
The term National Laboratory has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
(2) Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
(b) Restoration and modernization projects
The Secretary shall fund projects described in subsection (c) as needed to address the deferred maintenance, critical infrastructure needs, and modernization of National Laboratories.
(c) Projects described
The projects referred to in subsection (b) are, as determined by the Secretary—
(1) priority deferred maintenance projects at National Laboratories, including facilities sustainment for, upgrade of, and construction of research laboratories, administrative and support buildings, utilities, roads, power plants, and any other critical infrastructure; and
(2) lab modernization projects at National Laboratories, including lab modernization projects relating to core infrastructure needed—
(A) to support existing and emerging science missions with new and specialized requirements for world-leading scientific user facilities and computing capabilities; and
(B) to maintain safe, efficient, reliable, and environmentally responsible operations.
(d) Submission to Congress
For each fiscal year through fiscal year 2025, at the same time as the annual budget submission of the President, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a list of projects for which the Secretary will provide funding under this section, including a description of each project and the funding profile for the project.