,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ad1 #bjbj,ms4 
,johnson ( ,texas 7= h]self1 ,mr4       
,lucas1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,mr4 ,g>cia (       
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1 ,mr4 ,web] (  
,texas1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez (
 ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 & ,mr4 ,coh57      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to =e/all ! loss
 ( rese>* tal5t by e/abli%+ a tempor>y  
e>ly c>e] rese>* fell[%ip program4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,support+ ,e>ly-,c>e] ,rese>*]s ,act4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,! ,nation's univ]sities & indu/rial   
rese>* labs are fac+ unprec$5t$ budget  
pressure z "p ( ! ,,covid-#ai heal?     
crisis1 result+ 9 consid]ably few] op5+s
 = rese>* & tea*+ positions4  7#b7      
,em]g5cy fund+ is ne$$ to =e/all ! loss 
( rese>* tal5t likely to occur if       
e>ly-c>e] rese>*]s are =c$ to seek      
employm5t outside ( rese>* due to ! %>p 

economic decl9e caus$ by ! ,,covid-#ai  
heal? crisis4  #c4 ,e>ly-c>e] rese>*    
fell[%ip program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation may e/abli% a #b-ye> pilot   
program to aw>d grants to highly        
qualifi$ e>ly-c>e] inve/igators to c>ry 
out an indep5d5t rese>* program at !    
in/itution ( high] education *os5 by su*
 inve/igator1 to la/ = a p]iod n great] 
?an #b ye>s4  7b7 ,in/itution ( high]   
education def9$ ,! t]m in/itution (     
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9
 section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  #d4    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation #bej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbb to c>ry out !    
activities 9 ?is ,act4