That the Senate—
supports the designation of May 14, 2015, as the “Department of Defense Laboratory Day” in recognition of the work and accomplishments of the national network of Defense laboratories;
recognizes that supporting research and development, including federally sponsored work performed at the Defense laboratories, is key to maintaining United States innovation and competitiveness in a global economy;
acknowledges that the knowledge base, technologies, and techniques generated in the Defense laboratory system serve as a foundation for the defense industrial base;
reaffirms the importance of robust investment in Defense laboratories to preserving the technological superiority of the Armed Forces in the 21st century; and
encourages the Defense laboratories, the executive branch agencies, and Congress to hold an outreach event on May 14, 2015, “Department of Defense Laboratory Day”, to raise public awareness of the work of the Defense laboratories.