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,ms4 ,h]rell1 ,mr4 ,hice ( ,georgia1    
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 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee
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subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !        
,attorney ,g5]al to report to ,congress 
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,education "o univ]sity receiv$ rese>*  
fund+ f a ,*9ese mult9ational           
conglom]ate to develop new algori?ms &  
advanc$ biometric security te*niques =  
cr[d surveillance capabilities1 :ile    
ano!r _h multiple contracts ) ! ,c5tral 
,committee ( ! ,communi/ ,p>ty ( ,*9a4  
7#d7 ,! ,committee on ,homel& ,security 
& ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate f\nd 9
 a ,novemb] #bjai report t ,am]ican     
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nontraditional collectors ( intellectual

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majority ( ! #a4d million int]national  
s*ol>s on ,u4,s4 campuses pose no ?reat 
to _! ho/ in/itutions1 fell[ classmates1
 or rese>* fields4 ,on ! contr>y1 ^!    
int]national visitors repres5t valuable 
contributors to _! campuses' a*ievem5ts1
 provid+ f9ancial b5efits1 div]sity (   
ideas1 s\ght exp]tise1 & opportunities =
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consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( !          
,treasury1 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 !    
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 & ! ,director (      
,national ,intellig5ce1 %all submit to !
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,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate a report on ! ext5t
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& in/itutions ( high] education1 :i* h  
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nationals to conduct rese>*1 includ+ an 
e/imate 9 ! numb] ( nationals hir$ or   
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fields ( sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 &  
ma? 7,,/em7 fields t h directly or      
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rese>* in/itutions 9 ,*9a or ,*9ese     
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includ+ z "p ( ,*9a's ef=ts to support  
civil-milit>y fusion & human rights     
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