Original sentence: In February 2008, the merger of the University of Karlsruhe and the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe forming the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology was passed by the state Baden-Württemberg and the federal German government
Edited sentence: In February 2008, the merger of the University of Karlsruhe and the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe forming the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology was agreed upon by the state Baden-Württemberg and the federal German government.The corresponding state law was passed on July 8, 2009