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,coons 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1 ,mr4    
,ka9e1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,ms4 ,hassan1 &    
,mr4 ,pet]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to waive1 =
 #a ye>1 ! co/ %>+ requirem5ts ( !      
,holl+s ,manufactur+ ,ext5sion          
,p>tn]%ip1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,mep   
,crisis ,response ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4    
,"o-ye> waiv] ( co/ %>+ requirem5ts (   
,holl+s ,manufactur+ ,ext5sion ,p>tn]%ip
  7a7 ,def9ition ( ,c5t] ,9 ?is section1
 ! t]m ,c5t] has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 
section #be7;a7 ( ! ,national ,in/itute 
( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #bghk7a774  7b7 ,tempor>y     
waiv]  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9
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p>agraph 7#b7 ( section #be7;e7 ( su*   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bghk7e77 %all n    

apply dur+ ! #a-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7     
,exception ,p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is         
subsection %all n apply to ! ext5t t a  
,c5t] receives fund+ f a ,/ate t is     
condition$ ^u ! application ( a ,f$]al  
co/ %>+ requirem5t to ! ,c5t]4  7c7     
,au?orization ( appropriations  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$
 to ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce #adf1jjj1jjj 
= fiscal ye> #bjbj to support ,c5t]s4   
7#b7 ,supplem5t n supplant ,am\nts      
appropriat$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7   
%all supplem5t & n supplant am\nts      
already appropriat$ or o!rwise made     
available to support ,c5t]s 9 fiscal ye>
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s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ! c5t]s ( !   
,holl+s ,manufactur+ ,ext5sion ,p>tn]%ip
 are front-l9e res\rces = manufactur]s  
to improve supply *a9 resili5ce1 work=ce
 read9ess1 & te*nological exp]tise2 &   
7#b7 su* ,c5t]s are position$ to        
mitigate damage & accel]ate recov]y f ! 
,national public heal? & economic crisis

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