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        <fullName>Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with respect to the tax credit for the qualifying therapeutic discovery project program, to: (1) extend such credit and credit allocations through 2012; (2) increase the total amount of credits allocable to $2 billion for the 4-year period beginning with 2009; (3)&nbsp;extend from 30 to 90 days the period for review of applications for certification of investments under such program and the time for making payments to&nbsp;applicants; and (4) modify the criteria used by the Secretary of the Treasury for selecting program projects to require the selection of projects&nbsp;that show significant potential (currently, reasonable potential). </p>]]></text>
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