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“Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1158, the Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2015, enables the Department of Energy (DOE) to better form partnerships with non- federal entities and transfer research to the private sector. I thank the gentleman from Illinois, Rep. Randy Hultgren, for his initiative on this issue, and the gentleman from Colorado, Rep. Ed Perlmutter, for it cosponsoring this important legislation. The Department of Energy is the largest federal supporter of basic research and development and sponsors 47 percent of federal basic research in the physical sciences. The Department's science and energy research is conducted at over 300 sites nationwide. More than 31,000 researchers take advantage of DOE user facilities each year. This includes the Department's 17 National Labs, which provide the foundation for the Department of Energy's research and development infrastructure. These labs keep America at the forefront of global technological capabilities. They ensure that we continue to conduct critical research in high energy physics, advanced scientific computing, biological and environmental research, nuclear physics, fusion energy sciences, basic energy sciences, and applied energy research and development in fossil, nuclear and renewable energy. The innovative early stage research performed at the labs can have great value for the private sector, but often goes unnoticed.…”