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,mr4 ,/ew>t7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,p]man5t ,select      
,committee on ,intellig5ce  ,a ,,bill   
,to direct ! ,director ( ,national      
,intellig5ce to aw>d contracts or       
grants1 or ent] into transactions o!r   
?an contracts1 to enc\rage              
microelectronics rese>* 9 support (     
artificial intellig5ce4  #a4 ,se$l+     
inve/m5t 9 next-g5]ation                
microelectronics 9 support ( artificial 
intellig5ce  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds  
t-- 7#a7 develop+ fa/]1 m en]gy         
effici5t1 & m resili5t comput+ is       
important to ! future ( ! national      
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! lead]%ip 
by ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 artificial         
intellig5ce2 &  7#b7 multidiscipl9>y    
teams co-design+ microelectronics =     
artificial intellig5ce w lead to        
unprec$5t$ capabilities t w help ensure 

t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ma9ta9s its sup]iority
 9 ?is worldwide competition = economic 
& national security4  7b7 ,aw>ds =      
rese>* & developm5t ,! ,director (      
,national ,intellig5ce1 act+ ?r\gh !    
,director ( ! ,intellig5ce ,advanc$     
,rese>* ,projects ,activity1 %all aw>d  
contracts or grants1 or ent] into       
transactions o!r ?an contracts1 to      
enc\rage microelectronics rese>*4  7c7  
,use ( funds ,! ,director %all aw>d     
contracts or grants to1 or ent] into    
transactions o!r ?an contracts )1       
entities "u subsection 7b7 to c>ry out  
any ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,advanc$ eng9e]+ & 
appli$ rese>* into novel comput+ models1
 mat]ials1 devices1 ar*itectures1 or    
algori?ms to enable ! advancem5t (      
artificial intellig5ce & ma*9e le>n+4   
7#b7 ,rese>* ef=ts to-- 7,a7 ov]come    
*all5ges ) eng9e]+ & appli$ rese>* (    
microelectronics1 includ+ ) respect to !
 physical limits on transi/ors1         
electrical int]connects1 & memory       
elem5ts2 or  7,b7 promote long-t]m      

advancem5ts 9 comput+ te*nologies1      
includ+ by fo/]+ a unifi$ &             
multidiscipl9>y approa* encompass+      
rese>* & developm5t into algori?m       
design1 comput+ ar*itectures1           
microelectronic devices & circuits1 & ! 
*emi/ry & physics ( new mat]ials4  7#c7 
,any o!r activity ! ,director det]m9es  
w\ld promote ! developm5t (             
microelectronics rese>*4  7d7 ,aw>d     
am\nts ,9 aw>d+ contracts or grants1 or 
ent]+ into transactions o!r ?an         
contracts1 "u subsection 7b71 !         
,director may aw>d n m ?an a total (    
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