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Federal Labs Modernization Act of 2021

Introduced: March 8, 2021 Introduced by: Neguse, Joe Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Federal Labs Modernization Act of 2021

This bill requires the inclusion of certain information related to research infrastructure in specified reports to Congress.

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.

The General Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress on research infrastructure.

What's happening now March 8, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1653: Federal Labs Modernization Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1653/
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"H.R. 1653: Federal Labs Modernization Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1653/.
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H.R. 1653, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1653/.
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[H.R. 1653: Federal Labs Modernization Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1653/)
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