#aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#add  ,,an ,,act  ,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  7#c7 ,!      
future ( ,am]ica's def5se w rely on     
advanc$ te*nologies to ma9ta9 its       
milit>y sup]iority ov] its rivals1      
includ+ ,*9a4 ,^! te*nologies w require 
new levels ( sci5tific & eng9e]+        
aptitude & und]/&+4 ,e>ly c>e] rese>*]s 
w play a critical role 9 ! developm5t ( 

^! te*nologies1 & ! loss ( an entire    
g5]ation ( rese>*]s due to ! ,,covid-#ai
 p&emic w be detrim5tal to ! ,unit$     
,/ates national security4  #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 !    
qualifi$ in/itution ( high] education   
*os5 by su* inve/igator1 to la/ = a     
p]iod n great] ?an #b ye>s4  7b7        
,selection process ,! ,director ( !     
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation %all select
 grantees "u subsection 7a7 f among     
citiz5s1 nationals1 & lawfully admitt$  
p]man5t resid5t ali5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
  7c7 ,outrea* ,! ,director %all conduct
 program outrea* to recruit fell[%ip    
applicants--  7#a7 f all regions ( !    
c\ntry2  7#b7 f hi/orically             
und]repres5t$ populations 9 ! fields (  
sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics2
 &  7#c7 :o graduate f or int5d to c>ry 

out rese>* at a v>iety ( types (        
in/itutions ( high] education1 includ+--
 7,a7 ,hi/orically ,black ,colleges &   
,univ]sities2  7,b7 ,hispanic-,s]v+     
,in/itutions2  7,c7 ,tribal ,colleges & 
,univ]sities2 &  7,d7 in/itutions (     
high] education t are n among ! top #ej 
in/itutions 9 annual ,f$]al fund+ =     
rese>*4  7d7 ,special consid]ation ,!   
,director %all give special consid]ation
 to an application f an individual :o   
graduat$ f or is int5d+ to c>ry out     
rese>* at an in/itution ( ! type li/$ 9 
subsection 7c77#c74  7e7 ,report ,n lat]
 ?an #ij days aft] ! conclusion ( !     
second ye> ( ! pilot program1 !         
,director %all submit a report to       
,congress t includes-- 7#a7 /ati/ical   
summ>y data on fell[%ip aw>dees         
disaggregat$ by race1 e?nicity1 g5d]1   
age1 ye>s s9ce completion ( doctoral    
degree1 & in/itution type2  7#b7 an     
assessm5t1 draw+ on fe$back f ! rese>*  
community & o!r s\rces ( in=mation1 ( ! 
effectiv5ess ( ! pilot program =        

mitigat+ ! loss ( rese>* tal5t due to ! 
p&emic2 &  7#c7 if det]m9$ effective1 a 
plan = p]man5t implem5tation ( ! pilot  
program4  7f7 ,qualifi$ in/itution (    
high] education def9$ ,! t]m qualifi$   
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ajb ( ! ,high]   
,education ( ,act ( #aife1 except t su* 
t]m does n include an in/itution        
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a77;,c7 ( su*
 section4  #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  ,pass$ !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,may #ah1       
#bjba4;,cl]k4