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,mr4 ,wolf1 ,mr4 ,culb]son1 ,mr4        
,ad]holt1 ,mr4 ,/ockman1 ,mr4 ,olson1   
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,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
direct ! ,national ,a]onautics & ,space 
,adm9i/ration to plan to return to !    
,moon & develop a su/a9$ human pres5ce  
on ! ,moon4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,reass]t+ ,am]ican      
,lead]%ip 9 ,space ,act or ! ,,real     
,space ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds 
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priority human space flight goal3 ,to   
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,moon 4 4 4 to promote exploration1     

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future exploration ( ,m>s & o!r         
de/9ations44  7#b7 ,! #aaj? ,congress   
ov]:elm+ly reaffirm$ ! vision ( return+ 
to ! ,moon z an integral "p ( explor+   
fur!r into our sol> sy/em ?r\gh !       
passage ( ! ,national ,a]onautics &     
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goals ( ! space exploration policy ( !  
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implantable he>t aid1 h sav$ & improv$  
c\ntless lives4  7#aj7 ,space is ! _w's 
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& re9vigorat+ our human space flight    
program is a matt] ( national security4 
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de/9ations4 ,! budget reque/s &         
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