An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-99 to require the Director to give special consideration to eligible early-career researchers who have followed alternative career paths when awarding grants.

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   Change 1: Inserts “In awarding grants under this section, the Director shall give special consideration to e…” after “(20 U.S.C. 1067k(3)).”

   InsertsPage 4, line 10Printed page

   …(20 U.S.C. 1067k(3)).[inserted: In awarding grants under this section, the Director shall give special consideration to eligible early-career researchers who have followed alternative career paths such as working part-time or in nonacademic settings, or who have taken a significant career break or other leave of absence.]…

   Original wording

   Page 4, line 10, insert “In awarding grants under this section, the Director shall give special consideration to eligible early-career researchers who have followed alternative career paths such as working part-time or in nonacademic settings, or who have taken a significant career break or other leave of absence.” after “(20 U.S.C. 1067k(3)).”.

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   Change 2: Replaces “needs; and” with “needs;”

   ReplacesPage 10, line 9Printed page

   [struck: needs; and][inserted: needs;]

   Original wording

   Page 10, line 9, strike “needs; and” and insert “needs;”.

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   Change 3: Renumbers paragraph (3) as (4)

   RenumbersPage 10, line 10Printed page
   Original wording

   Page 10, line 10, redesignate paragraph (3) as paragraph (4).

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   Change 4: Inserts new text on page 10, line 9

   InsertsPrinted page

   Inserted: (3) show the potential of such innovation to substantively enhance the economic competitiveness of the United States through development of commercializable intellectual property; and

   Original wording

   Page 10, after line 9, insert the following new paragraph:

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