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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ca1 #bjbb,ms4   
,adams 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1    
,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,turn]1 & ,mr4       
,b[man7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high]    
,education ,act ( #aife to improve      
programs = m9ority /ud5ts 9 ,,/em       
fields1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,support+ ,div]se ,,/em ,/ud5ts ,act4   
#b4 ,m9ority sci5ce & eng9e]+ improvem5t
 program  7a7 ,au?oriz$ use ( funds     
,section #cec7;b7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfg;c7b77 
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subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod &    
ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7,c7 by add+ !   
foll[+ at ! end3  7,c7 provid+ direct   
f9ancial assi/ance to /ud5ts :o are     
und]repres5t$ 9 ,,/em2 or  7,d7 improv+ 
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guidance c\nsel+ & academic advis+2     
7ii7 "w-/udy & "w-bas$ le>n+            
opportunities t are align$ to a /ud5t's 
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by add+ ! foll[+ at ! end3  7,e7 any ( !
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,,/em fields ,section #cef ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife is am5d$ by     
/rik+ sci5ce & ins]t+ sci5ce 7includ+   
comput] sci5ce74  7c7 ,cross-,program & 
cross-,ag5cy coop]ation ,section #cfc ( 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfg;i7 is am5d$ to read z   
foll[s3  #cfc4 ,cross-program &         
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,secret>y %all coop]ate & consult ) o!r 
programs )9 ! ,dep>tm5t & )9 ,f$]al1    

,/ate1 & private ag5cies :i* c>ry out   
programs to improve ! quality ( sci5ce1 
comput] sci5ce1 ma!matics1 & eng9e]+    
education4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #abj
 days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ,support+
 ,div]se ,,/em ,/ud5ts ,act1 ! ,secret>y
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ag5cies t h ,,/em education activities1 
prep>e & submit to ! au?oriz+ committees
 a coord9ation /rategy report on exp&+  
access & opportunity = po/second>y      
/ud5ts :o are und]repres5t$ 9 sci5ce &  
eng9e]+ t-- 7#a7 outl9es ef=ts to       
coord9ate ,f$]al grant programs = ^!    
populations to m effectively a*ieve !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t's objective to div]sify
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/rategies to align ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t     
rese>* opportunities1 int]n%ips1 &      
def]r$ hir+ programs f m9ority          
in/itutions receiv+ a grant "u ?is "p = 
/ud5ts :o are und]repres5t$ 9 sci5ce &  
eng9e]+4  4  7d7 ,def9itions ,section   
#cfe ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgk7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9

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eng9e]+ & ins]t+ ,,/em2  7#b7 by /rik+  
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7#e7 ?r\gh 7#i7 z p>agraphs 7#d7 ?r\gh  
7#h71 respectively2  7#c7 9 p>agraph    
7#d71 z s r$esignat$-- 7,a7 by /rik+    
sci5ce & eng9e]+ & ins]t+ ,,/em2 &  7,b7
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places & ins]t+ individuals 9 ,,/em2 &  
7#d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#i7   
,,/em ,! t]m ,,/em means ! fields (     
sci5ce 7includ+ comput] sci5ce71        
te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics z       
describ$ 9 section #cef7;a74  4  7e7    
,o!r f9ancial assi/ance ,section        
#dhj7;i7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgvv7i771 z     
am5d$ by section #gjb ( ! ,,fafsa       
,simplification ,act 7title ,,vii (     
division ,,ff ( ,public ,law #aaf-bfj71 
is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7#f7 ,not)/&+ p>agraph 7#a71   
direct f9ancial assi/ance provid$ to !  
/ud5t "u section #cec7;b77#a77;,c71 %all
 n be treat$ z o!r f9ancial assi/ance = 

purposes ( section #dga7c74  4  7f7     
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
,act %all take effect on ,july #a1      
#bjbc1 & z if includ$ 9 ! ,,fafsa       
,simplification ,act 7title ,,vii (     
division ,,ff ( ,public ,law #aaf-bfj74