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,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cbic
  ,report ,no4 #aad-dab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se 
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,lip9ski1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 ,mr4 ,grayson1   
,mrs4 ,com/ock1 ,mr4 ,mool5a>1 ,mr4     
,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,knight1 ,mr4      
,brid5/9e1 ,mr4 ,we/]man1 ,mr4 ,bab91   
,mr4 ,brooks ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,l\d]milk1
 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,rohraba*]1
 ,mr4 ,neugebau]1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4     
,palm]1 ,mr4 ,abraham1 & ,mr4 ,ne:\se7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,febru>y #b1                
#bjaf;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,s5s5br5n]1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 & ,mr4 ,h5s>l+  
,febru>y #b1 #bjaf ,committ$ to !       
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
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,to provide = great] acc\ntability 9    
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 education 9 ! sci5ces ?r\gh a new      
rese>* grant or coop]ative agreem5t only
 if an affirmative det]m9ation is made  
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writt5 ju/ification relat+ !reto is     
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,/ates1 consi/5t ) ! ,f\ndation mission 
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to a*ieve--  7,a7 increas$ economic     
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sci5ce & te*nology 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2   
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& indu/ry 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,f7      
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aw>d ( ,f$]al fund+ describ$ 9          
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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     

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,febru>y #b1 #bjaf ,committ$ to !       
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$