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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bj1 #bjbb,mr4   
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,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,hick5loop]1 ,mr4 ,van 
,holl51 ,mrs4 ,murray1 & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide competitive grants = ! promotion
 ( ,japanese ,am]ican conf9em5t         
education z a means to und]/& !         
importance ( democratic pr9ciples1 use &
 abuse ( p[]1 & to raise aw>5ess ab\t ! 
importance ( cultural tol]ance t[>d     
,japanese ,am]icans1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,norman ,y4 ,m9eta ,japanese ,am]ican 
,conf9em5t ,education ,act4  #b4        
,japanese ,am]ican conf9em5t education  
grants ,public ,law #aji-dda 7#abj ,/at4
 #cbij7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section #b1 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,japanese
 ,am]ican conf9em5t education grants ,! 

t]m ,japanese ,am]ican ,conf9em5t       
,education ,grants means competitive    
grants1 aw>d$ ?r\gh ! ,japanese ,am]ican
 ,conf9em5t ,sites ,program1 = ,japanese
 ,am]ican organizations to educate      
individuals1 includ+ ?r\gh ! use (      
digital res\rces1 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates on !
 hi/orical importance ( ,japanese       
,am]ican conf9em5t dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 s 
t pres5t & future g5]ations may le>n f  
,japanese ,am]ican conf9em5t & !        
commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to equal    
ju/ice "u ! law4  7#e7 ,japanese        
,am]ican organization ,! t]m ,japanese  
,am]ican organization means a private   
nonpr(it organization )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
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appreciation ( ! e?nic & cultural       
div]sity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates by illu/rat+ 
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hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  2 &  7#b7 9  
section #d-- 7,a7 by ins]t+ 7a7 ,9      
g5]al4-- be=e ,!re are au?oriz$2  7,b7  
by /rik+ #ch1jjj1jjj & ins]t+           
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foll[+3  7b7 ,japanese ,am]ican         
,conf9em5t ,education ,grants  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,( ! am\nts made available "u ?is 
section1 n m ?an #aj1jjj1jjj %all be    
aw>d$ z ,japanese ,am]ican ,conf9em5t   
,education ,grants to ,japanese ,am]ican
 organizations4 ,su* competitive grants 
%all be 9 an am\nt n less ?an #gej1jjj &
 ! ,secret>y %all give priority         
consid]ation to ,japanese ,am]ican      
organizations ) few] ?an #ajj employees4
  7#b7 ,mat*+ requirem5t  7,a7 ,fifty   
p]c5t ,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,b71 = funds aw>d$ "u ?is subsection1 !
 ,secret>y %all require a #ej p]c5t mat*
 ) non-,f$]al assets f non-,f$]al       
s\rces1 :i* may include ca% or durable  
goods & mat]ials fairly valu$1 z det]m9$
 by ! ,secret>y4  7,b7 ,waiv] ,!        
,secret>y may waive all or "p ( ! mat*+ 
requirem5t "u subp>agraph 7,a71 if !    
,secret>y det]m9es t-- 7i7 no reasonable
 means are available ?r\gh :i* an       
applicant c meet ! mat*+ requirem5t2 &  
7ii7 ! probable b5efit ( ! project fund$

 outweighs ! public int]e/ 9 su* mat*+  
requirem5t4  4