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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
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,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
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education relat$ to semiconductor       
manufactur+ & relat$ indu/ries4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,*ips ,tra9+ 9 ,am]ica ,act ( #bjbf4   
#b4 ,au?orization = ! creat+ helpful    
inc5tives to produce semiconductors     
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fund ,section #ajb7;d7 ( ,public ,law   
#aag-afg 7commonly kn[n z ! ,,*ips &    
,sci5ce ,act ( #bjbb7 is am5d$ 9        
p>agraph 7#a7 by ins]t+ 1 includ+       
e/abli%m5t & ma9t5ance ( a s+le publicly
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microelectronics education & work=ce    
developm5t in=mation be=e ! p]iod at !  
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activities ,section #iijf7;c77#b7 ( !   
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at ! end ! foll[+3  7iii7 ! developm5t (
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c]tificate frameworks to increase       
/&>dization )9 semiconductor &          
microelectronics work=ce developm5t     
programs4  4  #d4 ,national /rategy on  
microelectronics work=ce ,section       
#iijf7;a7 ( ! ,william ,m4 7,mac7       
,?ornb]ry ,national ,def5se             
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7,,ii7 ,additional ,subcommittee memb]s 
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specify & prioritize annual & long-t]m  
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work=ce2  7,,ii7 specify ! common       
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describe ! roles ( & means ( coord9ation
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programs & activities are consi/5t ) !  
/rategy requir$ "u ?is subp>agraph4     
7iv7 ,report+ & updates ,n less         
frequ5tly ?an once e #e ye>s1 !         
,subcommittee %all-- 7,i7 update !      
/rategy "u ?is subp>agraph2  7,,ii7     
submit ! revis$ /rategy to ! appropriate
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programs t receive grant fund+2 &  7#e7 
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work=ce pa?ways & cr$5tial frameworks   
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,f\ndation4  7d7 ,selection ,9 select+  
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#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cabb771 respectively4    
7e7 ,am\nt2 duration  7#a7 ,am\nt ,a    
grant aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be = an 
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,semiconductor ,te*nology ,c5t] ,ea*    
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total numb] ( p>ticipants1 disaggregat$ 
by sex1 race1 & e?nicity4  7,b7 ,! total
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program4  7,c7 ,! indicators requir$ by 
section #aaf7;b77#b77;,a77i7 ( !        
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#ahj days ( receiv+ ! annual report "u  
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,national              
,semiconductor ,te*nology ,c5t] %all--  
7,a7 prep>e & submit a report conta9+ a 
summ>y ( ! in=mation describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#a7 to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1      
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation & !          

,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology & ! ,committee on ,education 
& ,work=ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 
&  7,b7 make su* report publicly        
available4  7h7 ,au?orization (         
appropriations ,not)/&+ subsection 7d7 (
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7commonly kn[n z ! ,,*ips & ,sci5ce ,act
 ( #bjbb71 am\nts made available "u     
subp>agraphs 7,d7 & 7,e7 ( subsection   
7d77#b7 ( su* section %all be us$ to    
c>ry out ?is section = ! applicable     
fiscal ye>1 & p>agraph 7#c7 ( section   
#ajb7;d7 ( ,public ,law #aag-afg %all n 
apply4  4  #f4 ,prohibition on          
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work=ce cle>+h\se ,a ,f$]al ag5cy %all n
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work=ce cle>+h\se t is duplicative or   
alt]native to ! onl9e cle>+h\se au?oriz$
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#aag-afg 7commonly kn[n z ! ,,*ips &    
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