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	<xs:import namespace="http://apply.grants.gov/system/Attachments-V1.0" schemaLocation="https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/system/schemas/Attachments-V1.0.xsd"/>
	<xs:import namespace="http://apply.grants.gov/system/Global-V1.0" schemaLocation="https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/system/schemas/Global-V1.0.xsd"/>
	<xs:import namespace="http://apply.grants.gov/system/GlobalLibrary-V2.0" schemaLocation="https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/system/schemas/GlobalLibrary-V2.0.xsd"/>
	<xs:element name="PHS398_ResearchPlan_4_0">
		<xs:complexType>
			<xs:sequence>
				<xs:element name="ResearchPlanAttachments">
					<xs:complexType>
						<xs:sequence>
							<xs:element name="IntroductionToApplication" minOccurs="0">
								<xs:complexType>
									<xs:sequence>
										<xs:element name="attFile" type="att:AttachedFileDataType"/>
									</xs:sequence>
								</xs:complexType>
							</xs:element>
							<xs:element name="SpecificAims" minOccurs="0">
								<xs:complexType>
									<xs:sequence>
										<xs:element name="attFile" type="att:AttachedFileDataType"/>
									</xs:sequence>
								</xs:complexType>
							</xs:element>
							<xs:element name="ResearchStrategy">
								<xs:complexType>
									<xs:sequence>
										<xs:element name="attFile" type="att:AttachedFileDataType"/>
									</xs:sequence>
								</xs:complexType>
							</xs:element>
							<xs:element name="ProgressReportPublicationList" minOccurs="0">
								<xs:complexType>
									<xs:sequence>
										<xs:element name="attFile" type="att:AttachedFileDataType"/>
									</xs:sequence>
								</xs:complexType>
							</xs:element>
							<xs:element name="VertebrateAnimals" minOccurs="0">
								<xs:complexType>
									<xs:sequence>
										<xs:element name="attFile" type="att:AttachedFileDataType"/>
									</xs:sequence>
								</xs:complexType>
							</xs:element>
							<xs:element name="SelectAgentResearch" minOccurs="0">
								<xs:complexType>
									<xs:sequence>
										<xs:element name="attFile" type="att:AttachedFileDataType"/>
									</xs:sequence>
								</xs:complexType>
							</xs:element>
							<xs:element name="MultiplePDPILeadershipPlan" minOccurs="0">
								<xs:complexType>
									<xs:sequence>
										<xs:element name="attFile" type="att:AttachedFileDataType"/>
									</xs:sequence>
								</xs:complexType>
							</xs:element>
							<xs:element name="ConsortiumContractualArrangements" minOccurs="0">
								<xs:complexType>
									<xs:sequence>
										<xs:element name="attFile" type="att:AttachedFileDataType"/>
									</xs:sequence>
								</xs:complexType>
							</xs:element>
							<xs:element name="LettersOfSupport" minOccurs="0">
								<xs:complexType>
									<xs:sequence>
										<xs:element name="attFile" type="att:AttachedFileDataType"/>
									</xs:sequence>
								</xs:complexType>
							</xs:element>
							<xs:element name="ResourceSharingPlans" minOccurs="0">
								<xs:complexType>
									<xs:sequence>
										<xs:element name="attFile" type="att:AttachedFileDataType"/>
									</xs:sequence>
								</xs:complexType>
							</xs:element>
							<xs:element name="KeyBiologicalAndOrChemicalResources" minOccurs="0">
								<xs:complexType>
									<xs:sequence>
										<xs:element name="attFile" type="att:AttachedFileDataType"/>
									</xs:sequence>
								</xs:complexType>
							</xs:element>
							<xs:element name="Appendix" type="att:AttachmentGroupMin0Max100DataType" minOccurs="0"/>
						</xs:sequence>
					</xs:complexType>
				</xs:element>
			</xs:sequence>
			<xs:attribute name="FormVersion" type="globLib:FormVersionDataType" use="required" fixed="4.0"/>
		</xs:complexType>
	</xs:element>
</xs:schema>
