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,s4 #hc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #aj1 #bjag,ms4        
,klobu*> 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,hell]7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,national       
,sci5ce ,f\ndation to support           
entrepr5eurial programs = wom54  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,promot+ ,wom5 9 ,entrepr5eur%ip ,act4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds t--  7#a7  
wom5 make up almo/ #ej p]c5t ( !        
work=ce1 b less ?an #be p]c5t ( !       
work=ce 9 sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & 
ma!matics 7,,/em7 pr(essions2  7#b7 wom5
 are less likely to focus on ! ,,/em    
discipl9es 9 und]graduate & graduate    
/udy2  7#c7 only #bf p]c5t ( wom5 :o d  
atta9 degrees 9 ,,/em fields "w 9 ,,/em 
jobs2  7#d7 !re is an increas+ dem& =   
individuals ) ,,/em degrees to ext5d _! 
focus beyond ! laboratory s !y c be     
lead]s 9 discov]y comm]cialization2     

7#e7 /udies h %[n t te*nology &         
comm]cialization v5tures are successful 
:5 wom5 are 9 top managem5t positions2 &
  7#f7 ! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation's 
mission includes support+ wom5 9 ,,/em  
discipl9es4  #c4 ,support+ wom5's       
entrepr5eurial programs ,section #cc ( !
 ,sci5ce & ,eng9e]+ ,equal              
,opportunities ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#ahhe;a7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ & at 
! end ( p>agraph 7#aj72  7#b7 by /rik+ !
 p]iod at ! end ( p>agraph 7#aa7 &      
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#ab7 enc\rage its
 entrepr5eurial programs to recruit &   
support wom5 to ext5d _! focus beyond ! 
laboratory & into ! comm]cial _w4  4