,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ac1      
#bjag,mr4 ,foster 7for himself and ,mr4 
,lo,biondo7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a   
per capita calculation for eligibility  
of a jurisdiction to participate in the 
,e,p,s,co,r program of the ,national    
,science ,foundation1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,smarter ,e,p,s,co,r
 ,act4  #b4 ,per capita calculation for 
eligibility of a jurisdiction to        
participate in ,e,p,s,co,r ,in          
determining the eligibility of a        
jurisdiction to participate in the      
,established ,program to ,stimulate     
,competitive ,research program described
 under section #eag of ,national        
,science ,foundation ,authorization ,act
 of #bjaj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbp-#i71 the
 ,director of the ,national ,science    

,foundation shall ensure that the       
proportion of the total amount of       
,national ,science ,foundation research 
support attributed to a jurisdiction    
over a #c-year period is calculated on a
 per capita basis4