,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #d #aag?       
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #add  
,report ,no4 #aag-af ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( 
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #d1 #bjba,ms4 
,johnson ( ,texas 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,lucas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,april #ad1       
#bjba;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4        
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,lamb1 ,mr4 ,g>cia (    
,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4     
,mc,nerney1 ,ms4 ,moore ( ,wiscons91    
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 ,mr4      
,bey]1 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez (     
,ohio1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 
,mr4 ,waltz1 ,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,ms4 
,h\lahan1 ,mr4 ,fe5/ra1 ,mr4 ,b[man1    
,mrs4 ,flet*]1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4     
,kildee1 ,mrs4 ,bice ( ,oklahoma1 ,mr4  
,fo/]1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,meij]1 ,mr4    
,sessions1 ,mr4 ,baird1 & ,mrs4 ,kim (  
,cali=nia  ,april #ad1 #bjba,report$ )  
an am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !
 ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &   
ord]$ to be printed,strike out all aft] 

! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9    
italic,for text ( introduc$ bill1 see   
copy ( bill z introduc$ on ,janu>y #d1  
#bjba  ,a ,,bill  ,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 means an   
in/itution ( high] education 7z def9$ 9 
section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja77 t is     
inside ! ,unit$ ,/ates or a t]ritory ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  #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  ,april    
#ad1 #bjba,report$ ) an am5dm5t1        
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be   
pr9t$