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,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #a1 #bjbj   
,mr4 ,lamb 7= himself & ,mr4 ,banks7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
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,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs to ent] into contracts
 = /ati/ical analyses & data evaluation4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,,va ,data ,analytics & ,te*nology  
,assi/ance ,act or ! ,,va ,,data ,act4  
#b4 ,/ati/ical analyses & data          
evaluation by ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #a ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3     
#aai4 ,contract+ = /ati/ical analyses & 
data evaluation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,secret>y may ent] into a contract or   
o!r agreem5t ) an academic in/itution or
 o!r qualifi$ entity1 z det]m9$ by !    
,secret>y1 to c>ry out /ati/ical        
analyses & data evaluation z requir$ ( !

 ,secret>y by law4  7b7 ,rule (         
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$ to limit ! au?ority ( !         
,secret>y to ent] into contracts or o!r 
agreem5ts = /ati/ical analyses & data   
evaluation "u any o!r provision ( law4  
4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (      
sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #a ( su*   
title is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+
 new item3  #aai4 ,contract+ = /ati/ical
 analyses & data evaluation4  4