Sec. 5. Assessment of non-designated laboratories
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Not later than 180 days after the Director designates the final node of the Network under section 3, the Director, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall conduct and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, a comprehensive assessment of non-designated laboratories. The assessment shall identify, to the extent practicable— Federal laboratories, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and private-sector laboratories that possess or are developing programmable, automated, or remotely accessible research infrastructure; the instrumentation, automation, and data capabilities of such laboratories; cybersecurity and research security measures relevant to interoperability; existing or potential pathways for such laboratories to coordinate with Network nodes in areas such as data-sharing, standards adoption, or pilot interoperability projects; and legal, contractual, or intellectual property considerations that may affect participation.
Proprietary information shall be protected from public disclosure consistent with applicable law. The Director shall publish a nonproprietary public summary of the assessment and may submit a proprietary annex to the congressional committees of jurisdiction.