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1 (2) Scientific community. — The term "sci- 



2 entifie community" shall have the meaning given the 



3 term by the Administrator. 



4 (b) Modernization Program. — The Administrator 



5 shall establish a Modernization Program designed to iden- 



6 tify, acquire, and maintain modern buildings, facilities, 



7 supplies, and equipment needed to conduct high quality 



8 research. In carrying out the Program, the Administrator 



9 shall ensure that the buildings, facilities, supplies, and 



10 equipment referred to in the preceding sentence shall, at 



1 1 a minimum, meet the standards generally accepted by the 



12 scientific community as appropriate for conducting re- 



13 search, including replacement standards for instrumenta- 



14 tion for research. 



15 (c) Studies. — In earning out the Program, the Ad- 



16 ministrator shall conduct studies to — 



17 (1)(A) evaluate and determine the adequacy of 



18 then current buildings, facilities, supplies, and equip- 



19 ment; and 



20 (B) identify then future building, facility, sup- 



21 plies, equipment and research instrumentation 



22 needs; and 



23 (2) (A) identify and assess then future research 



24 personnel needs; and 



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