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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5312 

To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 24, 2016 

Mr. LAHOOD (for himself, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 

SMITH of Texas, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LUCAS, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. 

MOOLENAAR, and Mr. ABRAHAM) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

A BILL 

To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 

to authorize activities for support of networking and 

information technology research, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Networking and Infor5 mation Technology Research and Development Moderniza6 tion Act of 2016’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

2 Section 3 of the High-Performance Computing Act 

3 of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5502) is amended— 

4 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

5 striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘networking and information technology’’; 

7 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

9 (A), by striking ‘‘expanding Federal support for 

10 research, development, and application of high11 performance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘sup12 porting Federal research, development, and ap13 plication of networking and information tech14 nology’’; 

15 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

16 ‘‘high-performance computing’’ both places it 

17 appears and inserting ‘‘networking and infor18 mation technology’’; 

19 (C) by striking subparagraphs (C) and 

20 (D); 

21 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

22 the following: 

23 ‘‘(C) stimulate research on and promote 

24 more rapid development of high-end computing 

25 systems software and applications software;’’; 


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1 (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 

2 through (H) as subparagraphs (D) through 

3 (G), respectively; 

4 (F) in subparagraph (D), as so redesig5 nated, by inserting ‘‘high-end’’ after ‘‘the devel6 opment of’’; 

7 (G) in subparagraphs (E) and (F), as so 

8 redesignated, by striking ‘‘high-performance 

9 computing’’ each place it appears and inserting 

10 ‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 

11 (H) in subparagraph (G), as so redesig12 nated, by striking ‘‘high-performance’’ and in13 serting ‘‘high-end’’; and 

14 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘high-performance com16 puting and’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and in17 formation technology and’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘high-performance com19 puting network’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and 

20 information technology’’. 

21 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

22 Section 4 of the High-Performance Computing Act 

23 of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5503) is amended— 

24 (1) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); 


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1 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (4), 

2 (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (7), and 

3 (8), respectively; 

4 (3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so re5 designated, the following new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(1) ‘cyber-physical systems’ means physical or 

7 engineered systems whose networking and informa8 tion technology functions and physical elements are 

9 deeply integrated and are actively connected to the 

10 physical world through sensors, actuators, or other 

11 means to perform monitoring and control func12 tions;’’; 

13 (4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by 

14 striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘networking and information technology’’; 

16 (5) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so re17 designated, the following new paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(4) ‘high-end computing’ means the most ad19 vanced and capable computing systems, including 

20 their hardware, storage, networking and software, 

21 encompassing both massive computational capability 

22 and large-scale data analytics;’’; 

23 (6) by inserting after paragraph (5), as so re24 designated, the following new paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(6) ‘networking and information technology’ 

2 means high-end computing, communications, and in3 formation technologies, high-capacity and high-speed 

4 networks, special purpose and experimental systems, 

5 high-end computing systems software and applica6 tions software, and the management of large data 

7 sets;’’; and 

8 (7) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by 

9 striking ‘‘National High-Performance Computing 

10 Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Networking and Informa11 tion Technology Research and Development Pro12 gram’’. 

13 SEC. 4. TITLE I HEADING. 

14 The heading of title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511 

15 et seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘HIGH-PERFORM16 ANCE COMPUTING’’ and inserting ‘‘NET17 WORKING AND INFORMATION TECH18 NOLOGY’’. 

19 SEC. 5. NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 

20 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 

21 Section 101 of the High-Performance Computing Act 

22 of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended— 

23 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘NA24 TIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

25 PROGRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING AND


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1 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND

2 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (a)— 

4 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

5 ‘‘NATIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

6 PROGRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING AND

7 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND

8 DEVELOPMENT’’; 

9 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (i) in the matter preceding subpara11 graph (A), by striking ‘‘National High-Per12 formance Computing Program’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘Networking and Information Tech14 nology Research and Development Pro15 gram’’; 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

17 ‘‘high-performance computing, including 

18 networking’’ and inserting ‘‘networking 

19 and information technology’’; 

20 (iii) in subparagraphs (B) and (G), by 

21 striking ‘‘high-performance’’ each place it 

22 appears and inserting ‘‘high-end’’; 

23 (iv) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

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1 working’’ and inserting ‘‘high-end com2 puting, distributed, and networking’’; 

3 (v) by amending subparagraph (D) to 

4 read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(D) provide for efforts to increase software se6 curity and reliability;’’; 

7 (vi) in subparagraph (H)— 

8 (I) by inserting ‘‘support and 

9 guidance’’ after ‘‘provide’’; and 

10 (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

11 semicolon; 

12 (vii) in subparagraph (I)— 

13 (I) by striking ‘‘improving the se14 curity’’ and inserting ‘‘improving the 

15 security, reliability, and resilience’’; 

16 and 

17 (II) by striking the period at the 

18 end and inserting a semicolon; and 

19 (viii) by adding at the end the fol20 lowing new subparagraphs: 

21 ‘‘(J) provide for increased understanding of the 

22 scientific principles of cyber-physical systems and 

23 improve the methods available for the design, devel24 opment, and operation of cyber-physical systems 


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1 that are characterized by high reliability, safety, and 

2 security; 

3 ‘‘(K) provide for research and development on 

4 human-computer interactions, visualization, and big 

5 data; 

6 ‘‘(L) provide for research and development on 

7 the enhancement of cybersecurity; and 

8 ‘‘(M) provide for a research framework to lever9 age cyber-physical systems, high capacity and high 

10 speed communication networks, and large-scale data 

11 analytics to integrate city-scale information tech12 nology and physical infrastructures.’’; 

13 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

15 read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(A) establish the goals and priorities for Fed17 eral networking and information technology re18 search, development, education, and other activi19 ties;’’; 

20 (ii) by amending subparagraph (C) to 

21 read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(C) provide for interagency coordination of 

23 Federal networking and information technology re24 search, development, education, and other activities 

25 undertaken pursuant to the Program;’’; 


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1 (iii) by amending subparagraph (E) to 

2 read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(E) encourage and monitor the efforts of the 

4 agencies participating in the Program to allocate the 

5 level of resources and management attention nec6 essary to ensure that the strategic plan under sub7 section (e) is developed and executed effectively and 

8 that the objectives of the Program are met; and’’; 

9 and 

10 (iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

11 ‘‘high-performance’’ and inserting ‘‘high12 end’’; 

13 (D) in paragraph (3)— 

14 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

15 (B), (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs 

16 (E), (F), (G), and (J), respectively; 

17 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

18 (A) the following new subparagraphs: 

19 ‘‘(B) provide, as appropriate, a list of the senior 

20 steering groups and strategic plans that are planned 

21 or underway as addressed under section 104; 

22 ‘‘(C) provide a description of workshops and 

23 other activities conducted under section 104, includ24 ing participants and findings; 


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1 ‘‘(D) provide a detailed description of the na2 ture and scope of research infrastructure designated 

3 as such under the Program;’’; 

4 (iii) in subparagraph (E), as so redes5 ignated— 

6 (I) by redesignating clauses (vii) 

7 through (xi) as clauses (viii) through 

8 (xii), respectively; and 

9 (II) by inserting after clause (vi) 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(vii) the Department of Homeland Secu12 rity;’’; 

13 (iv) in subparagraph (F), as so redes14 ignated— 

15 (I) by striking ‘‘is submitted,’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘is submitted, the levels 

17 for the previous fiscal year,’’; and 

18 (II) by striking ‘‘each Program 

19 Component Area;’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘each Program Component Area and 

21 research area supported in accordance 

22 with section 103;’’; 

23 (v) by amending subparagraph (G), as 

24 so redesignated, to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(G) describe the levels of Federal funding for 

2 each agency and department participating in the 

3 Program, and for each Program Component Area, 

4 for the fiscal year during which such report is sub5 mitted, the levels for the previous fiscal year, and 

6 the levels proposed for the fiscal year with respect 

7 to which the budget submission applies;’’; and 

8 (vi) by inserting after subparagraph 

9 (G), as so redesignated, the following: 

10 ‘‘(H) include a description of how the objectives 

11 for each Program Component Area, and the objec12 tives for activities that involve multiple Program 

13 Component Areas, relate to the objectives of the 

14 Program identified in the strategic plan required 

15 under subsection (e); 

16 ‘‘(I) include— 

17 ‘‘(i) a description of the funding required 

18 by the National Coordination Office to perform 

19 the functions specified under section 102(b) for 

20 the current fiscal year; 

21 ‘‘(ii) a description of the estimated funding 

22 required by such Office to perform the func23 tions specified under section 102(b) for the next 

24 fiscal year; and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) the amount of funding provided for 

2 such Office for the current fiscal year by each 

3 agency participating in the Program; and’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (b)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre6 ceding subparagraph (A)— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘high-performance 

8 computing’’ both places it appears and in9 serting ‘‘networking and information tech10 nology’’; and 

11 (ii) after the first sentence, by insert12 ing the following: ‘‘Each chair of the advi13 sory committee shall meet the qualifica14 tions of committee membership and may 

15 be a member of the President’s Council of 

16 Advisors on Science and Technology.’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking 

18 ‘‘high-performance computing, networking tech19 nology, and related software’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 

21 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (i) in the second sentence, by striking 

23 ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’; 

24 (ii) by striking ‘‘Committee on Science 

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1 mittee on Science, Space, and Tech2 nology’’; and 

3 (iii) by striking ‘‘The first report shall 

4 be due within 1 year after the date of en5 actment of the America COMPETES 

6 Act.’’; 

7 (4) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘high8 performance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking 

9 and information technology’’; and 

10 (5) by adding at the end the following new sub11 sections: 

12 ‘‘(d) PERIODIC REVIEWS.—The agencies identified in 

13 subsection (a)(3)(B) shall— 

14 ‘‘(1) periodically assess and update, as appro15 priate, the contents, scope, and funding levels of the 

16 Program Component Areas and work through the 

17 National Science and Technology Council and with 

18 the assistance of the National Coordination Office 

19 described under section 102 to restructure the Pro20 gram when warranted, taking into consideration any 

21 relevant recommendations of the advisory committee 

22 established under subsection (b); and 

23 ‘‘(2) working through the National Science and 

24 Technology Council and with the assistance of the 

25 National Coordination Office described under section 


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1 102, ensure that the Program includes large-scale, 

2 long-term, interdisciplinary research and develop3 ment activities, including activities described in sec4 tion 103. 

5 ‘‘(e) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The agencies identified in 

7 subsection (a)(3)(B), working through the National 

8 Science and Technology Council and with the assist9 ance of the National Coordination Office described 

10 under section 102, shall develop, within 12 months 

11 after the date of enactment of the Networking and 

12 Information Technology Research and Development 

13 Modernization Act of 2016, and update every five 

14 years thereafter, a five-year strategic plan for the 

15 Program. 

16 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan shall 

17 specify near-term and long-term cross-cutting objec18 tives for the Program, the anticipated time frame 

19 for achieving the near-term objectives, the metrics to 

20 be used for assessing progress toward the objectives, 

21 and how the Program will— 

22 ‘‘(A) address long-term challenges of na23 tional importance for which solutions require 

24 large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research 

25 and development; 


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1 ‘‘(B) encourage and support mechanisms 

2 for interdisciplinary research and development 

3 in networking and information technology and 

4 for Grand Challenges, including through col5 laborations across agencies, across Program 

6 Component Areas, with industry, with Federal 

7 laboratories (as defined in section 4 of the Ste8 venson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 

9 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703)), and with international 

10 organizations; 

11 ‘‘(C) foster the transfer of research and 

12 development results into new technologies and 

13 applications in the national interest, including 

14 through cooperation and collaborations with 

15 networking and information technology re16 search, development, and technology transition 

17 initiatives supported by the States; 

18 ‘‘(D) provide for cyberinfrastructure needs, 

19 as appropriate, across federally funded large20 scale research facilities that produce or will 

21 produce large amounts of data that will need to 

22 be stored, curated, and made publicly available; 

23 ‘‘(E) strengthen all levels of networking 

24 and information technology education and 


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1 training programs to ensure an adequate, well2 trained workforce; and 

3 ‘‘(F) attract individuals identified in sec4 tions 33 and 34 of the Science and Engineering 

5 Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a and 

6 1885b) to networking and information tech7 nology fields. 

8 ‘‘(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The entities in9 volved in developing the strategic plan under para10 graph (1) shall take into consideration the rec11 ommendations— 

12 ‘‘(A) of the advisory committee established 

13 under subsection (b); 

14 ‘‘(B) of the Committee on Science and rel15 evant subcommittees of the National Science 

16 and Technology Council; and 

17 ‘‘(C) of the stakeholders whose input was 

18 solicited by the National Coordination Office, as 

19 required under section 102(b)(3). 

20 ‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of 

21 the National Coordination Office shall transmit the 

22 strategic plan required under paragraph (1) to the 

23 advisory committee, the Committee on Science, 

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1 tives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

2 Transportation of the Senate.’’. 

3 SEC. 6. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE. 

4 Section 102 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5512) is amended 

5 to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 102. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE. 

7 ‘‘(a) OFFICE.—The Director shall maintain a Na8 tional Coordination Office with a Director and full-time 

9 staff. 

10 ‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The National Coordination Office 

11 shall— 

12 ‘‘(1) provide technical and administrative sup13 port to— 

14 ‘‘(A) the agencies participating in planning 

15 and implementing the Program, including such 

16 support as needed in the development of the 

17 strategic plan under section 101(e); and 

18 ‘‘(B) the advisory committee established 

19 under section 101(b), as appropriate; 

20 ‘‘(2) serve as the primary point of contact on 

21 Federal networking and information technology ac22 tivities for government organizations, academia, in23 dustry, professional societies, State computing and 

24 networking technology programs, interested citizen 


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1 groups, and others to exchange technical and pro2 grammatic information; 

3 ‘‘(3) solicit input and recommendations from a 

4 wide range of stakeholders during the development 

5 of each strategic plan required under section 101(e) 

6 and the scope of the Program Component Areas 

7 through the convening of at least one workshop with 

8 invitees from academia, industry, Federal labora9 tories, and other relevant organizations and institu10 tions; 

11 ‘‘(4) conduct and increase outreach, including 

12 to academia, industry, other relevant organizations 

13 and institutions, and the public, in order to increase 

14 awareness of the Program and the benefits of the 

15 Program and to increase potential opportunities for 

16 collaboration between agencies participating in the 

17 Program and the private sector; and 

18 ‘‘(5) promote access to and early application of 

19 the technologies, innovations, and expertise derived 

20 from Program activities to agency missions and sys21 tems across the Federal Government and to United 

22 States industry. 

23 ‘‘(c) SOURCE OF FUNDING.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The operation of the Na25 tional Coordination Office shall be supported by 


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1 funds from each agency participating in the Pro2 gram. 

3 ‘‘(2) SPECIFICATIONS.—The portion of the total 

4 budget of such Office that is provided by each agen5 cy for each fiscal year shall be in the same propor6 tion as each such agency’s share of the total budget 

7 for the Program for the previous fiscal year, as spec8 ified in the report required under section 101(a)(3). 

9 ‘‘(3) WAIVER.—As appropriate, the Director 

10 may consider and approve a reduction or waiver of 

11 an agency contribution requirement under paragraph 

12 (2).’’. 

13 SEC. 7. NEXT GENERATION INTERNET. 

14 Section 103 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5513) is repealed. 

15 SEC. 8. GRAND CHALLENGES IN AREAS OF NATIONAL IM16 PORTANCE. 

17 Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511 et seq.) is amend18 ed by adding at the end the following new section: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 103. GRAND CHALLENGES IN AREAS OF NATIONAL 

20 IMPORTANCE. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Program shall encourage 

22 agencies identified in section 101(a)(3)(E) to support 

23 large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research and de24 velopment activities in networking and information tech25 nology directed toward agency mission areas that have the 


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1 potential for significant contributions to national economic 

2 competitiveness and for other significant societal benefits. 

3 Such activities, ranging from basic research to the dem4 onstration of technical solutions, shall be designed to ad5 vance the development of fundamental discoveries. The ad6 visory committee established under section 101(b) shall 

7 make recommendations to the Program for candidate re8 search and development areas for support under this sec9 tion. 

10 ‘‘(b) CHARACTERISTICS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Research and development 

12 activities under this section shall— 

13 ‘‘(A) include projects selected on the basis 

14 of applications for support through a competi15 tive, merit-based process; 

16 ‘‘(B) involve collaborations among re17 searchers in institutions of higher education 

18 and industry, and may involve nonprofit re19 search institutions and Federal laboratories, as 

20 appropriate; 

21 ‘‘(C) leverage Federal investments through 

22 collaboration with related State and private sec23 tor initiatives; and 

24 ‘‘(D) include a plan for fostering the trans25 fer of research discoveries and the results of 


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1 technology demonstration activities, including 

2 from institutions of higher education and Fed3 eral laboratories, to industry for commercial de4 velopment. 

5 ‘‘(2) COST-SHARING.—In selecting applications 

6 for support, the agencies may give special consider7 ation to projects that include cost sharing from non8 Federal sources. 

9 ‘‘(3) AGENCY COLLABORATION.—If two or more 

10 agencies identified in section 101(a)(3)(E), or other 

11 appropriate agencies, are working on large-scale net12 working and information technology research and 

13 development activities in the same area of national 

14 importance, then such agencies shall strive to col15 laborate through joint solicitation and selection of 

16 applications for support and subsequent funding of 

17 projects. 

18 ‘‘(4) INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CEN19 TERS.—Research and development activities under 

20 this section may be supported through interdiscipli21 nary research centers that are organized to inves22 tigate basic research questions and carry out tech23 nology demonstration activities in areas described in 

24 subsection (a). Research may be carried out through 

25 existing interdisciplinary centers.’’. 


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1 SEC. 9. WORKSHOPS AND SENIOR STEERING GROUPS. 

2 Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511 et seq.) is amend3 ed further by adding after section 103, as added by section 

4 8 of this Act, the following new section: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 104. ADDRESSING EMERGING ISSUES. 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to address emerging 

7 issues, the Director of the National Coordination Office 

8 may conduct workshops and other activities on research 

9 areas of emerging importance, which may include the 

10 grand challenge areas identified under section 103, with 

11 participants from institutions of higher education, Federal 

12 laboratories, and industry, in order to help guide Program 

13 investments and strategic planning in those areas, includ14 ing areas identified in subsection (b). 

15 ‘‘(b) FOCUS AREAS.—In selecting research areas 

16 under subsection (a), the Director of the National Coordi17 nation Office shall consider the following topics: 

18 ‘‘(1) Data analytics to identify the current and 

19 future state of performing inference, prediction, and 

20 other forms of analysis of data, and methods for the 

21 collection, management, preservation, and use of 

22 data. 

23 ‘‘(2) The current and future state of the 

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1 ‘‘(3) The current and future state of funda2 mental research on the systems and science of the 

3 interplay of people and computing as well as the co4 ordination and support being undertaken in areas 

5 such as social computing, human-robot interaction, 

6 privacy, and health-related aspects in human-com7 puter systems. 

8 ‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The participants in the workshops 

9 shall, as appropriate— 

10 ‘‘(1) develop options for models for research 

11 and development partnerships among institutions of 

12 higher education, Federal laboratories, and industry, 

13 including mechanisms for the support of research 

14 and development carried out under these partner15 ships; 

16 ‘‘(2) develop options for research and develop17 ment for the specific issue areas that would be ad18 dressed through such partnerships; 

19 ‘‘(3) propose guidelines for assigning intellec20 tual property rights and for the transfer of research 

21 results to the private sector; and 

22 ‘‘(4) make recommendations for how Federal 

23 agencies participating in the Program can help sup24 port research and development partnerships for the 

25 specific issue areas. 


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1 ‘‘(d) PARTICIPANTS.—The Director of the National 

2 Coordination Office shall ensure that the participants in 

3 the workshops— 

4 ‘‘(1) are individuals with knowledge and exper5 tise in the specific issue areas; and 

6 ‘‘(2) represent a broad mix of relevant stake7 holders, including academic and industry researchers 

8 and, as appropriate, Federal agencies. 

9 ‘‘(e) SENIOR STEERING GROUPS AND STRATEGIC

10 PLANS.—As appropriate, the Director of the National Co11 ordination Office shall establish senior steering groups and 

12 develop focused strategic plans to coordinate and guide ac13 tivities under the research areas identified under this sec14 tion, taking into consideration the findings and rec15 ommendations from any workshops carried out on those 

16 research topics.’’. 

17 SEC. 10. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES. 

18 Section 201 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5521) is amend19 ed— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

22 (i) by inserting ‘‘high-end’’ after ‘‘Na23 tional Science Foundation shall provide’’; 

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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘high-performance 

2 computing’’ and all that follows through 

3 ‘‘networking;’’ and inserting ‘‘networking 

4 and information technology; and’’; 

5 (B) by striking paragraphs (2) through 

6 (4); and 

7 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

8 following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(2) the National Science Foundation shall use 

10 its existing programs, in collaboration with other 

11 agencies, as appropriate, to improve the teaching 

12 and learning of networking and information tech13 nology at all levels of education and to increase par14 ticipation in networking and information technology 

15 fields, including by individuals identified in sections 

16 33 and 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal 

17 Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a and 1885b).’’; 

18 and 

19 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

20 SEC. 11. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINIS21 TRATION ACTIVITIES. 

22 Section 202 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5522) is amend23 ed— 

24 (1) by striking subsection (b); 


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1 (2) by striking ‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBIL2 ITIES.—’’; and 

3 (3) by striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘networking and information tech5 nology’’. 

6 SEC. 12. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ACTIVITIES. 

7 Section 203 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5523) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) by striking subsection (b); 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBIL11 ITIES.—’’; 

12 (3) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘high-per13 formance computing and networking’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 

15 (4) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘high-per16 formance’’ and inserting ‘‘high-end’’. 

17 SEC. 13. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ACTIVITIES. 

18 Section 204 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5524) is amend19 ed— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

21 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

22 ‘‘high-performance computing systems and net23 works’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa24 tion technology systems and capabilities’’; 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

2 ‘‘interoperability of high-performance com3 puting systems in networks and for common 

4 user interfaces to systems’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘interoperability and usability of networking 

6 and information technology systems’’; and 

7 (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

8 ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘networking and information technology’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (b)— 

11 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘HIGH12 PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND NETWORK’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING AND INFORMA14 TION TECHNOLOGY’’; 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘Pursuant to the Com16 puter Security Act of 1987 (Public Law 100– 

17 235; 101 Stat. 1724), the’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘The’’; and 

19 (C) by striking ‘‘sensitive’’; and 

20 (3) by striking subsections (c) and (d). 

21 SEC. 14. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ACTIVI22 TIES. 

23 Section 205 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5525) is amend24 ed— 

25 (1) by striking subsection (b); 


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1 (2) by striking ‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBIL2 ITIES.—’’; 

3 (3) by striking ‘‘basic and applied’’; 

4 (4) by striking ‘‘computational’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 

6 (5) by inserting ‘‘All software and code, along 

7 with any subsequent updates to the software and 

8 code, developed by the Environmental Protection 

9 Agency under the Program and used in conducting 

10 scientific research shall be made publically available. 

11 In cases where the underlying software or code is 

12 proprietary or contains confidential business infor13 mation, the Agency shall disclose only the name and 

14 vendor of the software and code used for all propri15 etary or confidential business information portions 

16 of the software or code. The Environmental Protec17 tion Agency shall ensure that the research conducted 

18 under the Program does not duplicate the scope or 

19 aims of similar research and initiatives at other Fed20 eral agencies. No Environmental Protection Agency 

21 funds shall be used towards research that duplicates 

22 the scope or aims of similar research and initiatives 

23 at other Federal agencies.’’ after ‘‘dynamics mod24 els.’’. 


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1 SEC. 15. ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 

2 Section 206 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5526) is amend3 ed— 

4 (1) by striking subsection (b); 

5 (2) by striking ‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBIL6 ITIES.—’’; and 

7 (3) by striking ‘‘to conduct basic’’ and all that 

8 follows through ‘‘software capabilities’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘to support programs and activities to improve the 

10 teaching and learning of networking and information 

11 technology fields and contribute to the development 

12 of a skilled networking and information technology 

13 workforce’’. 

14 SEC. 16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 

15 Section 207(b) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5527(b)) is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘networking and information technology’’. 

18 SEC. 17. REPEAL. 

19 Section 208 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5528) is repealed. 

20 SEC. 18. ADDITIONAL REPEAL. 

21 Section 4 of the Department of Energy High-End 

22 Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 (15 U.S.C. 5543) 

23 is repealed. 

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