42 U.S.C. § 18647
Section 18647 · Science laboratories infrastructure program
Viewing 42 U.S.C. § 18647 as in effect on September 28, 2018. The text changed in 1 later edition (most recent August 9, 2022).
View current version →The Director shall carry out a program to improve the safety, efficiency, and mission readiness of infrastructure at laboratories of the Office of Science.
The program under subsection (a) shall include projects—
(1) to renovate or replace space that does not meet research needs;
(2) to replace facilities that are no longer cost effective to renovate or operate;
(3) to modernize utility systems to prevent failures and ensure efficiency;
(4) to remove excess facilities to allow safe and efficient operations; and
(5) to construct modern facilities to conduct advanced research in controlled environmental conditions.