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,septemb] #bd1 #bjbj,mr4 ,pet]s 7=      
himself1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,ms4  
,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 & ,mr4 ,b5net7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation    
,decemb] #ae1 #bjbj,report$ by ,mr4     
,wick]1 ) an amendment,strike out all   
aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 
9 italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide1       
tempor>ily1 au?ority = ! ,secret>y (    
,comm]ce to waive co/ %>+ requirem5ts = 
! ,holl+s ,manufactur+ ,ext5sion        
,p>tn]%ip1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,help+  
,manufactur]s ,respond to ,,covid-#ai   
,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,tempor>y waiv] (    
,holl+s ,manufactur+ ,ext5sion ,p>tn]%ip
 co/ %>+ requirem5t ,! ,secret>y (      
,comm]ce may waive all or a portion ( ! 
requirem5ts ( subsection 7e77#b7 (      

section #be ( ! ,national ,in/itute (   
,/&>ds & ,te*nology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#bghk7 ) respect to ! provision "u su*  
section by ! ,secret>y ( capital &      
annual op]at+ & ma9t5ance funds requir$ 
to e/abli% & support a ,c5t] 7z def9$ 9 
subsection 7a7 ( su* section7 to !      
degree t su* funds are d]iv$ f am\nts   
specifically appropriat$ = ! ,holl+s    
,manufactur+ ,ext5sion ,p>tn]%ip =      
fiscal ye> #bjba4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,help+             
,manufactur]s ,respond to ,,covid-#ai   
,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,tempor>y waiv] (    
,holl+s ,manufactur+ ,ext5sion ,p>tn]%ip
 co/ %>+ requirem5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce may waive all or a 
portion ( ! requirem5ts ( subsection    
7e77#b7 ( section #be ( ! ,national     
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bghk7 ) respect to !    
provision "u su* section by ! ,secret>y 
( capital & annual op]at+ & ma9t5ance   
funds requir$ to e/abli% & support an   
eligible ,c5t] to ! degree t su* funds  

are d]iv$ f am\nts specifically         
appropriat$ = ! ,holl+s ,manufactur+    
,ext5sion ,p>tn]%ip = fiscal ye> #bjba4 
7b7 ,eligible ,c5t] def9$ ,9 ?is        
section1 ! t]m eligible ,c5t] means a   
,c5t] 7z def9$ 9 section #be7;a7 ( !    
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4          
#bghk7a777 t has demon/rat$ to !        
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce t x is unable or   
significantly re/rict$ 9 its ability to 
meet co/ %>e requirem5ts due to         
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai             
7,,covid-#ai74  ,decemb] #ae1           
#bjbj,report$ ) an am5dm5t