Sec. 3120. Establishment of microlab pilot program
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The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the directors of the national security laboratories, may establish a microlab pilot program under which the Secretary establishes a microlab for the purposes of— enhancing collaboration with regional research groups, such as institutions of higher education and industry groups; accelerating technology transfer from national security laboratories to the marketplace; and promoting regional workforce development through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction and training.
In determining the placement of a microlab under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider— the interest of a national security laboratory in establishing a microlab; the existence of an available facility that has the capability to house a microlab; whether employees of a national security laboratory and persons from academia, industry, and government are available to be assigned to the microlab; and cost-sharing or in-kind contributions from State and local governments and private industry.
The Secretary shall, to the extent feasible, require cost-sharing or in-kind contributions described in paragraph (1)(D) to cover the full cost of the microlab under subsection (a). If the Secretary, in consultation with the directors of the national security laboratories, elects to establish a microlab pilot program under this section, the Secretary, in collaboration with such directors, shall— not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, begin the process of determining the placement of the microlab under subsection (a); and not later than one year after such date of enactment, implement the microlab pilot program under this section.
If the Secretary, in consultation with the directors of the national security laboratories, elects to establish a microlab pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees— not later than 120 days after the date of the implementation of the program, a report that provides an update on the implementation of the program; and not later than one year after the date of the implementation of the program, a report on the program, including findings and recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the program.
In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. The term microlab means a facility that is— in close proximity to, but outside the perimeter of, a national security laboratory; an extension of or affiliated with a national security laboratory; and accessible to the public.
The term national security laboratory has the meaning given that term in section 3281 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2471 ).
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Establishment of microlab pilot program
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