,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #c1 #bjbc,mr4  
,c>t] ( ,l\isiana introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill
  ,to e/abli% a ,national ,sci5ce       
,f\ndation grant program to provide     
opportunities = & /r5g!n rese>* capacity
 at in/itutions ( high] education to    
/imulate su/a9able improvem5t 9 exi/+   
rese>* & developm5t at su* in/itutions1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,national ,sci5ce
 ,f\ndation grant program to /imulate   
su/a9able improvem5t 9 exi/+ rese>* &   
developm5t at c]ta9 in/itutions ( high] 
education  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( !
 ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation %all      
e/abli% a grant program to provide      
f9ancial assi/ance to in/itutions (     
high] education specifi$ 9 subsection   
7c7 to aid su* in/itutions 9 !          
developm5t & enhancem5t ( rese>*        
facilities 9 sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1
 ma!matics1 m$ical matt]s1 & o!r rese>* 

& developm5t matt]s4  7b7 ,uses         
,in/itutions ( high] education specifi$ 
9 subsection 7c7 t receive grants f !   
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation may use su*
 grants = ! foll[+ 9 fur!rance ( !      
purpose describ$ 9 subsection 7a73 7#a7 
,exi/+ build+ infra/ructure improvem5ts 
or enhancem5ts4  7#b7 ,mat]ials &       
equipm5t ne$$ to conduct or produce     
rese>*4  7#c7 ,infra/ructure ne$s to    
ma9ta9 build+ infra/ructure4  7c7       
,in/itutions ( high] education specifi$ 
,! in/itutions ( high] education        
specifi$ 9 ?is subsection are ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,hi/orically ,black ,colleges &    
,univ]sities4  7#b7 ,hispanic-s]v+      
in/itutions4  7#c7 ,tribal colleges4    
7#d7 ,native ,hawaiian-s]v+ in/itutions4
  7#e7 ,pr$om9antly ,black in/itutions4 
7#f7 ,native ,am]ican-s]v+1 nontribal   
in/itutions4  7#g7 ,asian-,am]ican &    
,native ,am]ican ,pacific ,isl&]-s]v+   
in/itutions4  7#h7 ,m9ority s]v+        
in/itutions4  7#i7 ,public & private    
in/itutions ) end[m5ts ( less ?an       

#ijj1jjj1jjj 9 #bjbc con/ant doll>s4    
7#aj7 ,two-ye> colleges4  7#aa7         
,community colleges4  7#ab7             
,vocational-te*nical colleges4  7#ac7   
,c>e] colleges4  7#ad7 ,f\r-ye> colleges
 ) end[m5ts ( less ?an #ijj1jjj1jjj 9   
#bjbc con/ant doll>s4  7#ae7 ,lib]al    
arts colleges ) end[m5ts ( less ?an     
#ijj1jjj1jjj 9 #bjbc con/ant doll>s4    
7#af7 ,s+le-sex colleges4  7#ag7        
,religi\sly affiliat$ colleges )        
end[m5ts ( less ?an #ijj1jjj1jjj 9 #bjbc
 con/ant doll>s4