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activities & p>tn]%ips support$ or      
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,national ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,c\ncil  
committees to help plan & coord9ate !   
int]national compon5t ( national sci5ce 
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id5tify opportunities = new int]national
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tra9+ p>tn]%ips t advance bo? ! sci5ce &
 te*nology & ! =eign policy priorities (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7 9 c>ry+ out     
p>agraph 7#c71 solicit input &          
recomm5dations f non-,f$]al sci5ce &    
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univ]sities1 sci5tific & pr(essional    
societies1 indu/ry1 & relevant          
organizations & in/itutions2 &  7#e7    
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ability ( ,unit$ ,/ates sci5ti/s &      
eng9e]s to collaborate ) =eign          
c\nt]p>ts1 includ+ b>ri]s to            
collaboration & access to sci5tific     
in=mation4  7d7 ,report to congress ,!  
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce &        
,te*nology ,policy %all transmit a      
report1 to be updat$ annually1 to !     
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology & ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & 
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation & ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations ( ! ,s5ate4 ,! report %all  
also be made available to ! public on ! 
report+ ag5cy's website4 ,! report %all 
conta9 a description (--  7#a7 !        
priorities & policies e/abli%$ "u       
subsection 7c77#b72  7#b7 ! ongo+ & new 
p>tn]%ips e/abli%$ s9ce ! la/ update to 
! report2  7#c7 ! means by :i* /akehold]

 input 0 receiv$1 z well z summ>y views 
( /akehold] input2 &  7#d7 ! issues     
influ5c+ ! ability ( ,unit$ ,/ates      
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=eign c\nt]p>ts4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (      
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