Sec. 301. NIST facilities and construction
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Section 14 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278d ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Within the limits of funds which are appropriated for the Institute, the Secretary is authorized to own, operate, or lease research facilities in locations throughout the United States and its territories in furtherance of its mission, provided that no agreement is entered into to own, operate, or lease without first notifying the appropriate Congressional committees of jurisdiction. .
Section 14 of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278d ), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following: There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the NIST Facilities Modernization Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the Fund ). Amounts in the Fund shall be available to Secretary, acting through the Director, for Capital Projects on the Institute’s campuses, and as needed on the Institute’s joint institute campuses, for the modernization, renovation, and construction of research facilities needed to conduct leading edge scientific and technical research.
The Funds shall consist of the following amounts: Such amounts as may be appropriated by law. Interest earned on the balance of the Fund. Of the funds authorized to be appropriated in section 302 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 for the construction and renovation of facilities, $80,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be provided for the Fund established in subsection (a). Amounts in the Fund are available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
Upon making any obligation or expenditure of any amount in the Fund, the Secretary, through the Director, shall notify the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate of the amount and purpose of the obligation or expenditure. To carry out the program authorized in subsection (d), the Secretary, acting through the Director, shall develop and submit to Congress a 5-year modernization and maintenance plan for the Institute’s campuses.
The modernization and maintenance plan required in subparagraph
(A)shall be submitted to Congress not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 , and an update shall be submitted to Congress annually thereafter. The plan required in subparagraph
(A)shall include, with respect to the 5-year period beginning on the date of the submission or update, the following: A list of Capital Construction Projects expected to be undertaken during such period, the core capabilities these facilities will provide, climate-resilience planning efforts, anticipated schedule of construction, and anticipated funding requirements. A list of planned utility infrastructure projects expected to be undertaken during such periods, anticipated schedule of construction, and anticipated funding requirements. A list of planned IT infrastructure projects expected to be undertaken during such period, anticipated schedule of construction, and anticipated funding requirements. A list of the deferred maintenance projects expected to be undertaken during such period, anticipated schedule of construction, anticipated funding requirements, and an evaluation of progress made in reducing the deferred maintenance backlog. .
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