114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5312 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Networking and Infor3 mation Technology Research and Development Moderniza4 tion Act of 2016’’. 

5 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

6 Section 3 of the High-Performance Computing Act 

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

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

9 striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘networking and information technology’’; 

11 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

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

14 research, development, and application of high15 performance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘sup16 porting Federal research, development, and ap17 plication of networking and information tech18 nology’’; 

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

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

21 appears and inserting ‘‘networking and infor22 mation technology’’; 

23 (C) by striking subparagraphs (C) and 

24 (D); 

25 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

26 the following: 
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1 ‘‘(C) stimulate research on and promote 

2 more rapid development of high-end computing 

3 systems software and applications software;’’; 

4 (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 

5 through (H) as subparagraphs (D) through 

6 (G), respectively; 

7 (F) in subparagraph (D), as so redesig8 nated, by inserting ‘‘high-end’’ after ‘‘the devel9 opment of’’; 

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

11 redesignated, by striking ‘‘high-performance 

12 computing’’ each place it appears and inserting 

13 ‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 

14 (H) in subparagraph (G), as so redesig15 nated, by striking ‘‘high-performance’’ and in16 serting ‘‘high-end’’; and 

17 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘high-performance com19 puting and’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and in20 formation technology and’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘high-performance com22 puting network’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and 

23 information technology’’. 
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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 Section 4 of the High-Performance Computing Act 

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

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

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

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

7 (8), respectively; 

8 (3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so re9 designated, the following new paragraph: 

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

11 engineered systems whose networking and informa12 tion technology functions and physical elements are 

13 deeply integrated and are actively connected to the 

14 physical world through sensors, actuators, or other 

15 means to perform monitoring and control func16 tions;’’; 

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

18 striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘networking and information technology’’; 

20 (5) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so re21 designated, the following new paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(4) ‘high-end computing’ means the most ad23 vanced and capable computing systems, including 

24 their hardware, storage, networking and software, 

25 encompassing both massive computational capability 

26 and large-scale data analytics;’’; 
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1 (6) by inserting after paragraph (5), as so re2 designated, the following new paragraph: 

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

4 means high-end computing, communications, and in5 formation technologies, high-capacity and high-speed 

6 networks, special purpose and experimental systems, 

7 high-end computing systems software and applica8 tions software, and the management of large data 

9 sets;’’; and 

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

11 striking ‘‘National High-Performance Computing 

12 Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Networking and Informa13 tion Technology Research and Development Pro14 gram’’. 

15 SEC. 4. TITLE I HEADING. 

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

17 et seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘HIGH-PERFORM18 ANCE COMPUTING’’ and inserting ‘‘NET19 WORKING AND INFORMATION TECH20 NOLOGY’’. 

21 SEC. 5. NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 

22 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 

23 Section 101 of the High-Performance Computing Act 

24 of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended— 
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1 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘NA2 TIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

3 PROGRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING AND

4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND

5 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM’’; 

6 (2) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

8 ‘‘NATIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

9 PROGRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING AND

10 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND

11 DEVELOPMENT’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (i) in the matter preceding subpara14 graph (A), by striking ‘‘National High-Per15 formance Computing Program’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘Networking and Information Tech17 nology Research and Development Pro18 gram’’; 

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

20 ‘‘high-performance computing, including 

21 networking’’ and inserting ‘‘networking 

22 and information technology’’; 

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

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

25 appears and inserting ‘‘high-end’’; 
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1 (iv) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

2 ‘‘high-performance computing and net3 working’’ and inserting ‘‘high-end com4 puting, distributed, and networking’’; 

5 (v) by amending subparagraph (D) to 

6 read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(D) provide for efforts to increase software se8 curity and reliability;’’; 

9 (vi) in subparagraph (H)— 

10 (I) by inserting ‘‘support and 

11 guidance’’ after ‘‘provide’’; and 

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

13 semicolon; 

14 (vii) in subparagraph (I)— 

15 (I) by striking ‘‘improving the se16 curity’’ and inserting ‘‘improving the 

17 security, reliability, and resilience’’; 

18 and 

19 (II) by striking the period at the 

20 end and inserting a semicolon; and 

21 (viii) by adding at the end the fol22 lowing new subparagraphs: 

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

24 scientific principles of cyber-physical systems and 

25 improve the methods available for the design, devel-
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1 opment, and operation of cyber-physical systems 

2 that are characterized by high reliability, safety, and 

3 security; 

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

5 human-computer interactions, visualization, and big 

6 data; 

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

8 the enhancement of cybersecurity; and 

9 ‘‘(M) provide for a research framework to lever10 age cyber-physical systems, high capacity and high 

11 speed communication networks, and large-scale data 

12 analytics to integrate city-scale information tech13 nology and physical infrastructures.’’; 

14 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

15 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

16 read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(A) establish the goals and priorities for Fed18 eral networking and information technology re19 search, development, education, and other activi20 ties;’’; 

21 (ii) by amending subparagraph (C) to 

22 read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(C) provide for interagency coordination of 

24 Federal networking and information technology re-
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1 search, development, education, and other activities 

2 undertaken pursuant to the Program;’’; 

3 (iii) by amending subparagraph (E) to 

4 read as follows: 

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

6 agencies participating in the Program to allocate the 

7 level of resources and management attention nec8 essary to ensure that the strategic plan under sub9 section (e) is developed and executed effectively and 

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

11 and 

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

13 ‘‘high-performance’’ and inserting ‘‘high14 end’’; and 

15 (D) in paragraph (3)— 

16 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

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

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

19 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

20 (A) the following new subparagraphs: 

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

22 steering groups and strategic plans that are planned 

23 or underway as addressed under section 104; 
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1 ‘‘(C) provide a description of workshops and 

2 other activities conducted under section 104, includ3 ing participants and findings; 

4 ‘‘(D) provide a detailed description of the na5 ture and scope of research infrastructure designated 

6 as such under the Program;’’; 

7 (iii) in subparagraph (E), as so redes8 ignated— 

9 (I) by redesignating clauses (vii) 

10 through (xi) as clauses (viii) through 

11 (xii), respectively; and 

12 (II) by inserting after clause (vi) 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(vii) the Department of Homeland Secu15 rity;’’; 

16 (iv) in subparagraph (F), as so redes17 ignated— 

18 (I) by striking ‘‘is submitted,’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘is submitted, the levels 

20 for the previous fiscal year,’’; and 

21 (II) by striking ‘‘each Program 

22 Component Area;’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘each Program Component Area and 

24 research area supported in accordance 

25 with section 103;’’; 
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1 (v) by amending subparagraph (G), as 

2 so redesignated, to read as follows: 

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

4 each agency and department participating in the 

5 Program, and for each Program Component Area, 

6 for the fiscal year during which such report is sub7 mitted, the levels for the previous fiscal year, and 

8 the levels proposed for the fiscal year with respect 

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

10 (vi) by inserting after subparagraph 

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

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

13 for each Program Component Area, and the objec14 tives for activities that involve multiple Program 

15 Component Areas, relate to the objectives of the 

16 Program identified in the strategic plan required 

17 under subsection (e); 

18 ‘‘(I) include— 

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

20 by the National Coordination Office to perform 

21 the functions specified under section 102(b) for 

22 the current fiscal year; 

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

24 required by such Office to perform the func-
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1 tions specified under section 102(b) for the next 

2 fiscal year; and 

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

4 such Office for the current fiscal year by each 

5 agency participating in the Program; and’’; 

6 (3) in subsection (b)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre8 ceding subparagraph (A)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘high-performance 

10 computing’’ both places it appears and in11 serting ‘‘networking and information tech12 nology’’; and 

13 (ii) after the first sentence, by insert14 ing the following: ‘‘Each chair of the advi15 sory committee shall meet the qualifica16 tions of committee membership and may 

17 be a member of the President’s Council of 

18 Advisors on Science and Technology.’’; 

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

20 ‘‘high-performance computing, networking tech21 nology, and related software’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 

23 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

24 (i) in the second sentence, by striking 

25 ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’; 
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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘Committee on Science 

2 and Technology’’ and inserting ‘‘Com3 mittee on Science, Space, and Tech4 nology’’; and 

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

6 be due within 1 year after the date of en7 actment of the America COMPETES 

8 Act.’’; 

9 (4) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘high10 performance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking 

11 and information technology’’; and 

12 (5) by adding at the end the following new sub13 sections: 

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

15 subsection (a)(3)(B) shall— 

16 ‘‘(1) periodically assess and update, as appro17 priate, the contents, scope, and funding levels of the 

18 Program Component Areas and work through the 

19 National Science and Technology Council and with 

20 the assistance of the National Coordination Office 

21 described under section 102 to restructure the Pro22 gram when warranted, taking into consideration any 

23 relevant recommendations of the advisory committee 

24 established under subsection (b); and 
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1 ‘‘(2) working through the National Science and 

2 Technology Council and with the assistance of the 

3 National Coordination Office described under section 

4 102, ensure that the Program includes large-scale, 

5 long-term, interdisciplinary research and develop6 ment activities, including activities described in sec7 tion 103. 

8 ‘‘(e) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 

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

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

11 Science and Technology Council and with the assist12 ance of the National Coordination Office described 

13 under section 102, shall develop, within 12 months 

14 after the date of enactment of the Networking and 

15 Information Technology Research and Development 

16 Modernization Act of 2016, and update every 5 

17 years thereafter, a 5-year strategic plan for the Pro18 gram. 

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

20 specify near-term and long-term cross-cutting objec21 tives for the Program, the anticipated time frame 

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

23 be used for assessing progress toward the objectives, 

24 and how the Program will— 
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1 ‘‘(A) address long-term challenges of na2 tional importance for which solutions require 

3 large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research 

4 and development; 

5 ‘‘(B) encourage and support mechanisms 

6 for interdisciplinary research and development 

7 in networking and information technology and 

8 for Grand Challenges, including through col9 laborations across agencies, across Program 

10 Component Areas, with industry, with Federal 

11 laboratories (as defined in section 4 of the Ste12 venson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 

13 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703)), and with international 

14 organizations; 

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

16 development results into new technologies and 

17 applications in the national interest, including 

18 through cooperation and collaborations with 

19 networking and information technology re20 search, development, and technology transition 

21 initiatives supported by the States; 

22 ‘‘(D) provide for cyberinfrastructure needs, 

23 as appropriate, across federally funded large24 scale research facilities that produce or will 
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1 produce large amounts of data that will need to 

2 be stored, curated, and made publicly available; 

3 ‘‘(E) strengthen all levels of networking 

4 and information technology education and 

5 training programs to ensure an adequate, well6 trained workforce; and 

7 ‘‘(F) attract individuals identified in sec8 tions 33 and 34 of the Science and Engineering 

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

10 1885b) to networking and information tech11 nology fields. 

12 ‘‘(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The entities in13 volved in developing the strategic plan under para14 graph (1) shall take into consideration the rec15 ommendations— 

16 ‘‘(A) of the advisory committee established 

17 under subsection (b); 

18 ‘‘(B) of the Committee on Science and rel19 evant subcommittees of the National Science 

20 and Technology Council; and 

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

22 solicited by the National Coordination Office, as 

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

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

25 the National Coordination Office shall transmit the 
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1 strategic plan required under paragraph (1) to the 

2 advisory committee, the Committee on Science, 

3 Space, and Technology of the House of Representa4 tives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

5 Transportation of the Senate.’’. 

6 SEC. 6. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE. 

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

8 to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 102. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE. 

10 ‘‘(a) OFFICE.—The Director shall maintain a Na11 tional Coordination Office with a Director and full-time 

12 staff. 

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

14 shall— 

15 ‘‘(1) provide technical and administrative sup16 port to— 

17 ‘‘(A) the agencies participating in planning 

18 and implementing the Program, including such 

19 support as needed in the development of the 

20 strategic plan under section 101(e); and 

21 ‘‘(B) the advisory committee established 

22 under section 101(b), as appropriate; 

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

24 Federal networking and information technology ac25 tivities for government organizations, academia, in-
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1 dustry, professional societies, State computing and 

2 networking technology programs, interested citizen 

3 groups, and others to exchange technical and pro4 grammatic information; 

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

6 wide range of stakeholders during the development 

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

8 and the scope of the Program Component Areas 

9 through the convening of at least one workshop with 

10 invitees from academia, industry, Federal labora11 tories, and other relevant organizations and institu12 tions; 

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

14 to academia, industry, other relevant organizations 

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

16 awareness of the Program and the benefits of the 

17 Program and to increase potential opportunities for 

18 collaboration between agencies participating in the 

19 Program and the private sector; and 

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

21 the technologies, innovations, and expertise derived 

22 from Program activities to agency missions and sys23 tems across the Federal Government and to United 

24 States industry. 

25 ‘‘(c) SOURCE OF FUNDING.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The operation of the Na2 tional Coordination Office shall be supported by 

3 funds from each agency participating in the Pro4 gram, subject to the availability of appropriations 

5 for such purpose. 

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

7 budget of such Office that is authorized to be pro8 vided by each agency for each fiscal year shall be in 

9 the same proportion as each such agency’s share of 

10 the total budget for the Program for the previous 

11 fiscal year, as specified in the report required under 

12 section 101(a)(3). 

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

14 may consider and approve a reduction or waiver of 

15 an agency contribution requirement under paragraph 

16 (2).’’. 

17 SEC. 7. NEXT GENERATION INTERNET. 

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

19 SEC. 8. GRAND CHALLENGES IN AREAS OF NATIONAL IM20 PORTANCE. 

21 Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511 et seq.) is amend22 ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 103. GRAND CHALLENGES IN AREAS OF NATIONAL 

2 IMPORTANCE. 

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

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

5 large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research and de6 velopment activities in networking and information tech7 nology directed toward agency mission areas that have the 

8 potential for significant contributions to national economic 

9 competitiveness and for other significant societal benefits. 

10 Such activities, ranging from basic research to the dem11 onstration of technical solutions, shall be designed to ad12 vance the development of fundamental discoveries. The ad13 visory committee established under section 101(b) shall 

14 make recommendations to the Program for candidate re15 search and development areas for support under this sec16 tion. 

17 ‘‘(b) CHARACTERISTICS.— 

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

19 activities under this section shall— 

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

21 of applications for support through a competi22 tive, merit-based process; 

23 ‘‘(B) involve collaborations among re24 searchers in institutions of higher education 

25 and industry, and may involve nonprofit re-
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1 search institutions and Federal laboratories, as 

2 appropriate; 

3 ‘‘(C) leverage Federal investments through 

4 collaboration with related State and private sec5 tor initiatives; and 

6 ‘‘(D) include a plan for fostering the trans7 fer of research discoveries and the results of 

8 technology demonstration activities, including 

9 from institutions of higher education and Fed10 eral laboratories, to industry for commercial de11 velopment. 

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

13 for support, the agencies may give special consider14 ation to projects that include cost sharing from non15 Federal sources. 

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

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

18 appropriate agencies, are working on large-scale net19 working and information technology research and 

20 development activities in the same area of national 

21 importance, then such agencies shall strive to col22 laborate through joint solicitation and selection of 

23 applications for support and subsequent funding of 

24 projects. 
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1 ‘‘(4) INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CEN2 TERS.—Research and development activities under 

3 this section may be supported through interdiscipli4 nary research centers that are organized to inves5 tigate basic research questions and carry out tech6 nology demonstration activities in areas described in 

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

8 existing interdisciplinary centers.’’. 

9 SEC. 9. WORKSHOPS AND SENIOR STEERING GROUPS. 

10 Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511 et seq.) is amend11 ed further by adding after section 103, as added by section 

12 8 of this Act, the following new section: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 104. ADDRESSING EMERGING ISSUES. 

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

15 issues, the Director of the National Coordination Office 

16 may conduct workshops and other activities on research 

17 areas of emerging importance, which may include the 

18 grand challenge areas identified under section 103, with 

19 participants from institutions of higher education, Federal 

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

21 investments and strategic planning in those areas, includ22 ing areas identified in subsection (b). 

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

24 under subsection (a), the Director of the National Coordi25 nation Office shall consider the following topics: 
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1 ‘‘(1) Data analytics to identify the current and 

2 future state of performing inference, prediction, and 

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

4 collection, management, preservation, and use of 

5 data. 

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

7 science, engineering, policy, and social under8 standing of privacy protection. 

9 ‘‘(3) The current and future state of funda10 mental research on the systems and science of the 

11 interplay of people and computing as well as the co12 ordination and support being undertaken in areas 

13 such as social computing, human-robot interaction, 

14 privacy, and health-related aspects in human-com15 puter systems. 

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

17 shall, as appropriate— 

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

19 and development partnerships among institutions of 

20 higher education, Federal laboratories, and industry, 

21 including mechanisms for the support of research 

22 and development carried out under these partner23 ships; 
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1 ‘‘(2) develop options for research and develop2 ment for the specific issue areas that would be ad3 dressed through such partnerships; 

4 ‘‘(3) propose guidelines for assigning intellec5 tual property rights and for the transfer of research 

6 results to the private sector; and 

7 ‘‘(4) make recommendations for how Federal 

8 agencies participating in the Program can help sup9 port research and development partnerships for the 

10 specific issue areas. 

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

12 Coordination Office shall ensure that the participants in 

13 the workshops— 

14 ‘‘(1) are individuals with knowledge and exper15 tise in the specific issue areas; and 

16 ‘‘(2) represent a broad mix of relevant stake17 holders, including academic and industry researchers 

18 and, as appropriate, Federal agencies. 

19 ‘‘(e) SENIOR STEERING GROUPS AND STRATEGIC

20 PLANS.—As appropriate, the Director of the National Co21 ordination Office shall establish senior steering groups and 

22 develop focused strategic plans to coordinate and guide ac23 tivities under the research areas identified under this sec24 tion, taking into consideration the findings and rec-
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1 ommendations from any workshops carried out on those 

2 research topics.’’. 

3 SEC. 10. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES. 

4 Section 201 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5521) is amend5 ed— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (i) by inserting ‘‘high-end’’ after ‘‘Na9 tional Science Foundation shall provide’’; 

10 and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘high-performance 

12 computing’’ and all that follows through 

13 ‘‘networking;’’ and inserting ‘‘networking 

14 and information technology; and’’; 

15 (B) by striking paragraphs (2) through 

16 (4); and 

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

18 following new paragraph: 

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

20 its existing programs, in collaboration with other 

21 agencies, as appropriate, to improve the teaching 

22 and learning of networking and information tech23 nology at all levels of education and to increase par24 ticipation in networking and information technology 

25 fields, including by individuals identified in sections 
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1 33 and 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal 

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

3 and 

4 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

5 SEC. 11. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINIS6 TRATION ACTIVITIES. 

7 Section 202 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5522) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) by striking subsection (b); 

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

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

13 and inserting ‘‘networking and information tech14 nology’’. 

15 SEC. 12. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ACTIVITIES. 

16 Section 203 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5523) is amend17 ed— 

18 (1) by striking subsection (b); 

19 (2) by striking ‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBIL20 ITIES.—’’; 

21 (3) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘high-per22 formance computing and networking’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 

24 (4) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘high-per25 formance’’ and inserting ‘‘high-end’’. 
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1 SEC. 13. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ACTIVITIES. 

2 Section 204 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5524) is amend3 ed— 

4 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

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

6 ‘‘high-performance computing systems and net7 works’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa8 tion technology systems and capabilities’’; 

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

10 ‘‘interoperability of high-performance com11 puting systems in networks and for common 

12 user interfaces to systems’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘interoperability and usability of networking 

14 and information technology systems’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘networking and information technology’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (b)— 

19 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘HIGH20 PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND NETWORK’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING AND INFORMA22 TION TECHNOLOGY’’; 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘Pursuant to the Com24 puter Security Act of 1987 (Public Law 100– 

25 235; 101 Stat. 1724), the’’ and inserting 

26 ‘‘The’’; and 
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1 (C) by striking ‘‘sensitive’’; and 

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

3 SEC. 14. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ACTIVI4 TIES. 

5 Section 205 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5525) is amend6 ed— 

7 (1) by striking subsection (b); 

8 (2) by striking ‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBIL9 ITIES.—’’; 

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

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

12 ‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 

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

14 with any subsequent updates to the software and 

15 code, developed by the Environmental Protection 

16 Agency under the Program and used in conducting 

17 scientific research shall be made publically available. 

18 In cases where the underlying software or code is 

19 proprietary or contains confidential business infor20 mation, the Agency shall disclose only the name and 

21 vendor of the software and code used for all propri22 etary or confidential business information portions 

23 of the software or code. The Environmental Protec24 tion Agency shall ensure that the research conducted 

25 under the Program does not duplicate the scope or 
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1 aims of similar research and initiatives at other Fed2 eral agencies. No Environmental Protection Agency 

3 funds shall be used towards research that duplicates 

4 the scope or aims of similar research and initiatives 

5 at other Federal agencies.’’ after ‘‘dynamics mod6 els.’’. 

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

8 Section 206 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5526) is amend9 ed— 

10 (1) by striking subsection (b); 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBIL12 ITIES.—’’; and 

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

14 follows through ‘‘software capabilities’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘to support programs and activities to improve the 

16 teaching and learning of networking and information 

17 technology fields and contribute to the development 

18 of a skilled networking and information technology 

19 workforce’’. 

20 SEC. 16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 

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

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

23 inserting ‘‘networking and information technology’’. 

24 SEC. 17. REPEAL. 

25 Section 208 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5528) is repealed. 
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1 SEC. 18. ADDITIONAL REPEAL. 

2 Section 4 of the Department of Energy High-End 

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

4 is repealed. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 13, 2016. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5312 

AN ACT 

To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 

and for other purposes. working and information technology research, 1991 to authorize activities for support of net-