NSF Authorization Act for FY1984

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Senate bill setting FY1984 authorization levels for the National Science Foundation’s research directorates and science education account, permitting larger inter-account transfers subject to congressional notice, and repealing several administrative provisions: the minority/low-income science resource center, grant-affiliation reporting by contracting officers, and the ban on employees patenting work tied to official duties. Reached the Senate calendar only; not enacted.

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