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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 102 (Friday, June 11, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin:H.R. 3840.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I;Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H2710]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Strengthening MSI Competitiveness in Research and Innovation Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a program to make competitive awards to eligible institutions to support the mission of the NSF and to build institutional research capacity at eligible institutions.</p> <p>To be eligible to receive an award, an institution shall be </p> <ul> <li>a historically Black college or university;</li> <li>a Tribal College or University;</li> <li>a minority-serving institution; or</li> <li>an institution of higher education with an established science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) capacity building program focused on traditionally underrepresented populations in STEM, including Native Hawaiians, Alaska Natives, and Indians.</li> </ul> <p>Each eligible institution shall have not more than $50 million in annual federally-financed research and development expenditures for science and engineering as reported through the National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development Survey.</p>]]></text>
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