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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3344

To direct the National Science Foundation to identify opportunities for 
collaboration with other Federal agencies, to increase the utilization 
 of existing technologies, and to give priority to the development of 
 new research areas to assist in the detection of, prevention of, and 
             improved response to potential terrorist acts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 2001

      Mr. Smith of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
Rohrabacher, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. Hart, and Mr. 
    Akin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                          Committee on Science

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the National Science Foundation to identify opportunities for 
collaboration with other Federal agencies, to increase the utilization 
 of existing technologies, and to give priority to the development of 
 new research areas to assist in the detection of, prevention of, and 
             improved response to potential terrorist acts.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. IDENTIFICATION OF OPPORTUNITIES AND PRIORITY.

    The National Science Foundation shall--
            (1) examine its research portfolio so as to identify 
        opportunities for collaboration with the Defense Advanced 
        Research Projects Agency and other Federal agencies to increase 
        the utilization and deployment of new technologies for the 
        detection and prevention of, and improved response to, 
        potential terrorist acts; and
            (2) identify new research opportunities to advance the 
        detection of, prevention of, and response to potential 
        terrorist acts, and give priority to such research.

SEC. 2. PEER REVIEW.

    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the 
circumventing of any peer review procedures employed by the National 
Science Foundation.

SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Director of the National Science Foundation shall transmit to the 
Congress a report on the findings of the National Science Foundation 
resulting from activities carried out under section 1.
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