,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajdbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #af1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana 7= himself1 
,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,mr4 ,m5efee1 ,mr4      
,ruiz1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,crockett1    
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,watson  
,coleman1 & ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york7   
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 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,equity 9 ,rese>* ,act4  #b4 ,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 7d7 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 7d7 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$s to    
ma9ta9 build+ infra/ructure4  7#d7      
,p]sonnel co/s directly associat$ ) !   
plann+1 managem5t1 ma9t5ance1 or        
op]ation ( rese>* relat$ activities4    
7c7 ,am\nts ,! ,director ( ! ,national  
,sci5ce ,f\ndation may make a grant to  
an in/itution ( high] education specifi$
 9 subsection 7d7 9 an am\nt betwe5     
#a1jjj1jjj & #e1jjj1jjj1 z det]m9$      

appropriate by ! ,director4  7d7        
,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$om9antly ,black in/itutions4 
7#f7 ,native ,am]ican-s]v+1 nontribal   
in/itutions4  7#g7 ,asian ,am]ican &    
,native ,am]ican ,pacific ,isl&]-s]v+   
in/itutions4  7#h7 ,m9ority-s]v+        
in/itutions4  7#i7 #ahij's ,l& ,grant   
,univ]sities4  7#aj7 #aiid ,l& ,grant   
in/itutions4  7e7 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,sci5ce ,f\ndation #ej1jjj1jjj = fiscal
 ye> #bjbg & ea* subsequ5t fiscal ye> to
 c>ry out ?is section4