[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 830 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 830

To increase the maximum percentage of funds available to the Department 
      of Energy for laboratory directed research and development.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 23, 2015

Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Udall) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To increase the maximum percentage of funds available to the Department 
      of Energy for laboratory directed research and development.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``LDRD Enhancement Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN CAP ON FUNDING FOR LABORATORY DIRECTED RESEARCH AND 
              DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 308 of the Energy and Water Development 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (division C of Public Law 
111-8; 123 Stat. 626) is amended by striking ``8 percent'' and 
inserting ``10 percent''.
    (b) Applicability to National Security Laboratories.--Section 
4811(c) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2791(c)) is amended 
by striking ``6 percent'' and inserting ``10 percent''.
    (c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 309 of the Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (division D 
of Public Law 113-76; 128 Stat. 175) is repealed.
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