NATIONAL RESEARCH FACILITIES

SEC. 201. NATIONAL RESEARCH FACILITIES (a) Facilities Plan.— (1) In general.—Not later than December 1, of each year, the Director shall, as part of the annual budget request, prepare112 STAT. 873and submit to Congress a plan for the proposed construction of, and repair and upgrades to, national research facilities. (2) Contents of the plan.—The plan shall include— (A) estimates of the costs for the construction, repairs, and upgrades described in paragraph (1); (B) estimates of the costs for the operation and maintenance of existing and proposed new facilities; and (c) in the case of proposed new construction and for major upgrades to existing facilities, funding profiles, by fiscal year, and milestones for major phases of the construction. (3) Special rule.—The plan shall include cost estimates in the categories of construction, repair, and upgrades— (A) for the year in which the plan is submitted to Congress; and (B) for not fewer than the succeeding 4 years. (b) Status of Facilities Under Construction. The plan required under subsection (a) shall include a status report for each uncompleted construction project included in current and previous plans. The status report shall include data on cumulative construction costs by project compared with estimated costs, and shall compare the current and original schedules for achievement of milestones for the major phases of the construction.