,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dced  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #i1 #bjag,mr4
 ,lewis ( ,georgia introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require report+ by ! ,national    
,sci5ce ,f\ndation on reque/s = fund+   
rese>* t 7 n grant$ & _h ! greate/      
pot5tial = promot+ sci5tific progress & 
advanc+ national heal?1 prosp]ity1 &    
welf>e1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,miss$  
,opportunities 9 ,sci5ce & ,eng9e]+     
,rese>* ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,annual      
report+ by ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation 
on miss$ opportunities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n 
lat] ?an ,m>* #cj ( ea* fiscal ye> />t+ 
) fiscal ye> #bjag ?r\gh fiscal ye>     
#bjba1 ! ,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce
 ,f\ndation 79 ?is section1 ref]r$ to z 
! ,director7 %all submit to ,congress a 
report on ! fiscal heal? ( ! ,national  
,sci5ce ,f\ndation rese>* ent]prise & ! 
volume ( wor?y b unfund$ grant proposals

 submitt$ to ! ,national ,sci5ce        
,f\ndation 9 ! prec$+ fiscal ye>4 ,su*  
report %all id5tify--  7#a7 ! success   
rate ( grant applications review$ dur+  
su* fiscal ye>2  7#b7 ! top two grant   
applications review$ dur+ su* fiscal ye>
 t 7 n select$ = fund+2 &  7#c7 if !    
success rate describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 is
 less ?an #cb p]c5t1 ! top applications 
= grants t 7 n select$ = fund+ b w\ld h 
be5 s select$ if ! ,f\ndation _h a*iev$ 
a success rate ( #cb p]c5t or great] = !
 fiscal ye>4  7b7 ,trade secrets &      
confid5tial in=mation ,?is section does 
n au?orize ! ,secret>y to disclose any  
in=mation t is a trade secret or        
confid5tial in=mation subject to section
 #eeb7;b77#d7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 or section #aije ( title #ah1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,success rate ,! t]m 
success rate means ! p]c5tage ( grant   
applications review$ by ! ,director t   
receiv$ fund+4  7#b7 ,top ,! t]m top1 ) 
respect to a grant application1 means t 

su* application has be5 det]m9$ by !    
,director to h great] pot5tial ?an any  
o!r grant applications submitt$ to !    
,director =--  7,a7 promot+ any field ( 
fundam5tal sci5ce or eng9e]+2  7,b7     
advanc+ ! national heal?1 prosp]ity1 &  
welf>e2 or  7,c7 secur+ ! national      
def5se4