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read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
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,comm]ce & ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates to /udy ! feasibility (   
,hi/orically ,black ,colleges &         
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classification4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
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,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,hi/orically ,black ,college or         
,univ]sity ,! t]m ,hi/orically ,black   
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in/itution describ$ 9 section #cbb7b7 ( 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfa7b774  7#b7 ,r#a         
in/itution ,! t]m ,r#a in/itution means 
an in/itution classifi$ z an ,r#a       

doctoral univ]sity1 accord+ to !        
,c>negie ,classification ( ,in/itutions 
( ,high] ,education framework z !       
framework exi/s on ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 by ! issu] ( ! framework4  #c4
 ,comptroll] ,g5]al /udy on !           
feasibility ( ,hi/orically ,black       
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,black ,colleges & ,univ]sities f       
a*iev+1 & ! feasibility ( ! colleges &  
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,r#a in/itution4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,9      
prep>+ ! /udy1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al     
may-- 7,a7 exam9e topics includ+-- 7i7  
fund+ opportunities & res\rce allocation
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 & ,univ]sities to enhance _! rese>*    
infra/ructure & capacity1 focus+ on !   
opportunities & res\rces ( ,f$]al rese>*
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,te*nology ,policy1 ! ,national         

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! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce2  7ii7 /rategies 
= ,hi/orically ,black ,colleges &       
,univ]sities to recruit & reta9 highly  
qualifi$ faculty ) /rong rese>*         
backgr\nds2  7iii7 be/ practices &      
successful models employ$ by ,r#a       
in/itutions 7z ( ! date ! /udy is       
complet$7 t ,hi/orically ,black         
,colleges & ,univ]sities c adopt2 &     
7iv7 analyses (-- 7,i7 :i* ,hi/orically 
,black ,colleges & ,univ]sities h       
transf] agreem5ts = _! graduates ) ,r#a 
in/itutions1 & h[ _m graduates att5d    
,r#a in/itutions "u ^? agreem5ts2       
7,,ii7 :i* in/itutions ( high] education
 are fe$] in/itutions ( ,black /ud5ts   
into programs at ,r#a in/itutions2 &    
7,,iii7 :at role und]graduate           
,hi/orically ,black ,colleges &         
,univ]sities play 9 prep>+ /ud5ts to    
att5d an ,r#a in/itution2 &  7,b7 prep>e
 recomm5dations = ,f$]al support &      
initiatives to facilitate ! advancem5t (

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,univ]sities 9 rese>* & innovation4  7b7
 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit a report 
conta9+ ! results ( ! /udy1 &           
recomm5dations = su* legislative &      
adm9i/rative action z ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al det]m9es to be appropriate1 to ! 
appropriate committees ( ,congress & !  
,congressional ,rese>* ,s]vice4