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S 830 114th Congress Senate Energy Appropriations Defense spending Department of Energy Executive agency funding and structure Military procurement, research, weapons development Nuclear weapons Research administration and funding Research and development

LDRD Enhancement Act of 2015

Introduced: March 23, 2015 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 23, 2015
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LDRD Enhancement Act of 2015

Amends the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 to increase from 8% to 10% the percentage of Department of Energy (DOE) funding for government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories that may be used for laboratory directed research and development.

Amends the Atomic Energy Defense Act to increase from 6% to 10% the maximum percentage of DOE funding to government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories for national security activities that DOE may provide to such laboratories for laboratory directed research and development.

What's happening now March 23, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 830: LDRD Enhancement Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-830/
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"S. 830: LDRD Enhancement Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-830/.
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S. 830, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-830/.
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