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sci5tific rese>*1 to promote ! progress 
( sci5ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates t s]ves t    
national int]e/4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,sci5tific ,rese>* 
9 ! ,national ,int]e/ ,act4  #b4 ,great]
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,sci5ce ,f\ndation %all aw>d ,f$]al     
fund+ = basic rese>* & education 9 !    
sci5ces ?r\gh a new rese>* grant or     
coop]ative agreem5t only if an          
affirmative det]m9ation is made by !    
,f\ndation "u subsection 7b7 & writt5   
ju/ification relat+ !reto is publi%$ "u 
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det]m9ation ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7  
is a ju/ification by ! responsible      
,f\ndation (ficial z to h[ ! rese>*     
grant or coop]ative agreem5t promotes ! 
progress ( sci5ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1    
consi/5t ) ! ,f\ndation mission z       
e/abli%$ 9 ! ,national ,sci5ce          

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#ahfa et seq471 & fur!r-- 7#a7 is wor?y 
( ,f$]al fund+2  7#b7 is consi/5t )     
e/abli%$ & widely accept$ sci5tific     
me?ods applicable to ! field ( /udy (   
exploration2  7#c7 is consi/5t ) !      
def9ition ( basic rese>* z x applies to 
! purpose & field ( /udy2 &  7#d7 is 9 !
 national int]e/1 z indicat$ by hav+ !  
pot5tial to a*ieve-- 7,a7 increas$      
economic competitiv5ess 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates2  7,b7 advancem5t ( ! heal? &    
welf>e ( ! ,am]ican public2  7,c7       
developm5t ( an ,am]ican ,,/em work=ce1 
includ+ comput] sci5ce & in=mation      
te*nology sectors1 t is globally        
competitive2  7,d7 increas$ public      
sci5tific lit]acy & public engagem5t )  
sci5ce & te*nology 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2   
7,e7 increas$ p>tn]%ips betwe5 academia 
& indu/ry 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,f7      
support = ! national def5se ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 or  7,g7 promotion ( ! progress 
( sci5ce = ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7 ,writt5
 ju/ification ,public ann\ncem5t ( ea*  

aw>d ( ,f$]al fund+ describ$ 9          
subsection 7a7 %all include a writt5    
ju/ification f ! responsible ,f\ndation 
(ficial z to h[ a grant or coop]ative   
agreem5t meets ! requirem5ts (          
subsection 7b74  7d7 ,implem5tation ,a  
det]m9ation "u subsection 7b7 %all be   
made aft] a rese>* grant or coop]ative  
agreem5t proposal has satisfi$ !        
,f\ndation's reviews = ,m]it & ,broad]  
,impacts4 ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be   
con/ru$ z alt]+ ! ,f\ndation's          
intellectual m]it or broad] impacts     
crit]ia = evaluat+ grant applications4  
7e7 ,cl>ification ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all 
be con/ru$ to impact ,f$]al fund+ =     
rese>* grants or coop]ative agreem5ts   
aw>d$ by ! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation 
prior to ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives        
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