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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #a1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,b[man introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
waive ! co/-%>+ requirem5ts = c]ta9     
,,/em programs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,emp[]+ ,,/em ,discov]y ,act4  #b4      
,m&atory co/-%>+  7a7 ,waiv] ,! co/-%>+ 
requirem5ts "u section #gjcf7;c7 ( !    
,am]ica ,creat+ ,opportunities to       
,mean+fully ,promote ,excell5ce 9       
,te*nology1 ,education1 & ,sci5ce ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbo-#ad7;c77 = !      
,major ,rese>* ,in/rum5tation ,program &
 "u section #aj;,a7i7 ( ! ,national     
,sci5ce ,f\ndation ,au?orization ,act ( 
#bjjb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbn-#a;a7i77 =  
tea*+ fell[%ips adm9i/]$ )9 ! ,rob]t    
,noyce ,tea*] ,s*ol>%ip ,program are    
waiv$ = a p]iod ( #e ye>s foll[+ ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,assessm5t  
,n lat] ?an #e ye>s aft] ! date (       

enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director %all   
submit to ,congress an assessm5t1 t     
includes fe$back f ! rese>* community1 (
 ! impacts ( ! waiv]s provid$ "u        
subsection 7a71 includ+-- 7#a7          
programmatic & sci5tific goals2  7#b7   
in/itutional commitm5t & /ew>d%ip (     
,f$]al res\rces2  7#c7 in/itutional     
/rategic plann+ & adm9i/rative burd52   
7#d7 equity among grantee in/itutions2 &
  7#e7 recomm5dations = or aga9/ ext5d+ 
or mak+ p]man5t su* waiv]s4