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purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
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,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
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ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7,c7 by add+ !   
foll[+ at ! end3  7,c7 provid+ direct   
f9ancial assi/ance to /ud5ts :o are     
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guidance c\nsel+ & academic advis+2     
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to a /ud5t's *os5 field ( /udy2  7iii7  
faculty1 pe]1 & ne>-pe] m5tor%ip2  7iv7 
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individualiz$ academic support & tutor+4
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foll[s3  #cfc4 ,cross program & cross   
ag5cy coop]ation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
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ma!matics1 & eng9e]+ education4  7b7    
,report ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ! ,support+ ,m9ority  
,,/em ,/ud5t to ,c>e] ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all1 9 consultation ) all ,f$]al       
ag5cies t h ,,/em education activities1 
prep>e & submit to ! au?oriz+ committees
 a coord9ation /rategy report on exp&+  
access & opportunity = po/second>y      
/ud5ts :o are und]repres5t$ 9 sci5ce &  
eng9e]+ t--  7#a7 outl9es ef=ts to      
coord9ate ,f$]al grant programs = ^!    
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rese>* opportunities1 int]n%ips1 &      
def]r$ hir+ programs f m9ority          
in/itutions receiv+ a grant "u ?is "p = 
/ud5ts :o are und]repres5t$ 9 sci5ce &  
eng9e]+4  4  7d7 ,def9itions ,section   
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by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#aj7       
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
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,m9ority in/itution ,! t]m m9ority      
in/itution means an in/itution describ$ 
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,,/em means ! fields ( sci5ce1          
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics z       
describ$ 9 section #cef7;a74  4