The National Programmable Cloud Laboratories Network Act of 2025 establishes a network to support secure and cost-effective remote experimentation and automated research. This aims to maintain US leadership in advanced experimentation, reduce research costs, enhance national competitiveness, and foster collaboration between laboratories and industry. The Act also outlines criteria for entity selection, responsibilities of designated nodes, standards development, and reporting requirements. It emphasizes promoting private-sector cost-sharing, workforce development, and developing domestic industrial capabilities in advanced materials, biotechnology, and chemistry. The Act requires an assessment of non-designated laboratories and is set to terminate on September 30, 2031.
