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Union Calendar No. 482 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5312 

[Report No. 114–620] 

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 

JUNE 13, 2016 

Additional sponsor: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois 

JUNE 13, 2016 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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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. 


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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’’. 

7 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

8 Section 3 of the High-Performance Computing Act 

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

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

11 striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘networking and information technology’’; 

13 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

14 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

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

16 research, development, and application of high17 performance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘sup18 porting Federal research, development, and ap19 plication of networking and information tech20 nology’’; 

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

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

23 appears and inserting ‘‘networking and infor24 mation technology’’; 


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1 (C) by striking subparagraphs (C) and 

2 (D); 

3 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(C) stimulate research on and promote 

6 more rapid development of high-end computing 

7 systems software and applications software;’’; 

8 (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 

9 through (H) as subparagraphs (D) through 

10 (G), respectively; 

11 (F) in subparagraph (D), as so redesig12 nated, by inserting ‘‘high-end’’ after ‘‘the devel13 opment of’’; 

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

15 redesignated, by striking ‘‘high-performance 

16 computing’’ each place it appears and inserting 

17 ‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 

18 (H) in subparagraph (G), as so redesig19 nated, by striking ‘‘high-performance’’ and in20 serting ‘‘high-end’’; and 

21 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘high-performance com23 puting and’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and in24 formation technology and’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘high-performance com2 puting network’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and 

3 information technology’’. 

4 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

5 Section 4 of the High-Performance Computing Act 

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

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

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

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

10 (8), respectively; 

11 (3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so re12 designated, the following new paragraph: 

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

14 engineered systems whose networking and informa15 tion technology functions and physical elements are 

16 deeply integrated and are actively connected to the 

17 physical world through sensors, actuators, or other 

18 means to perform monitoring and control func19 tions;’’; 

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

21 striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘networking and information technology’’; 

23 (5) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so re24 designated, the following new paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(4) ‘high-end computing’ means the most ad2 vanced and capable computing systems, including 

3 their hardware, storage, networking and software, 

4 encompassing both massive computational capability 

5 and large-scale data analytics;’’; 

6 (6) by inserting after paragraph (5), as so re7 designated, the following new paragraph: 

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

9 means high-end computing, communications, and in10 formation technologies, high-capacity and high-speed 

11 networks, special purpose and experimental systems, 

12 high-end computing systems software and applica13 tions software, and the management of large data 

14 sets;’’; and 

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

16 striking ‘‘National High-Performance Computing 

17 Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Networking and Informa18 tion Technology Research and Development Pro19 gram’’. 

20 SEC. 4. TITLE I HEADING. 

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

22 et seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘HIGH-PERFORM23 ANCE COMPUTING’’ and inserting ‘‘NET24 WORKING AND INFORMATION TECH25 NOLOGY’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 

2 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 

3 Section 101 of the High-Performance Computing Act 

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

5 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘NA6 TIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

7 PROGRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING AND

8 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND

9 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

12 ‘‘NATIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING

13 PROGRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING AND

14 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND

15 DEVELOPMENT’’; 

16 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (i) in the matter preceding subpara18 graph (A), by striking ‘‘National High-Per19 formance Computing Program’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘Networking and Information Tech21 nology Research and Development Pro22 gram’’; 

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

24 ‘‘high-performance computing, including 

25 networking’’ and inserting ‘‘networking 

26 and information technology’’; 


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

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

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

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

5 ‘‘high-performance computing and net6 working’’ and inserting ‘‘high-end com7 puting, distributed, and networking’’; 

8 (v) by amending subparagraph (D) to 

9 read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(D) provide for efforts to increase software se11 curity and reliability;’’; 

12 (vi) in subparagraph (H)— 

13 (I) by inserting ‘‘support and 

14 guidance’’ after ‘‘provide’’; and 

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

16 semicolon; 

17 (vii) in subparagraph (I)— 

18 (I) by striking ‘‘improving the se19 curity’’ and inserting ‘‘improving the 

20 security, reliability, and resilience’’; 

21 and 

22 (II) by striking the period at the 

23 end and inserting a semicolon; and 

24 (viii) by adding at the end the fol25 lowing new subparagraphs: 


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

2 scientific principles of cyber-physical systems and 

3 improve the methods available for the design, devel4 opment, and operation of cyber-physical systems 

5 that are characterized by high reliability, safety, and 

6 security; 

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

8 human-computer interactions, visualization, and big 

9 data; 

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

11 the enhancement of cybersecurity; and 

12 ‘‘(M) provide for a research framework to lever13 age cyber-physical systems, high capacity and high 

14 speed communication networks, and large-scale data 

15 analytics to integrate city-scale information tech16 nology and physical infrastructures.’’; 

17 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

19 read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(A) establish the goals and priorities for Fed21 eral networking and information technology re22 search, development, education, and other activi23 ties;’’; 

24 (ii) by amending subparagraph (C) to 

25 read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(C) provide for interagency coordination of 

2 Federal networking and information technology re3 search, development, education, and other activities 

4 undertaken pursuant to the Program;’’; 

5 (iii) by amending subparagraph (E) to 

6 read as follows: 

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

8 agencies participating in the Program to allocate the 

9 level of resources and management attention nec10 essary to ensure that the strategic plan under sub11 section (e) is developed and executed effectively and 

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

13 and 

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

15 ‘‘high-performance’’ and inserting ‘‘high16 end’’; 

17 (D) in paragraph (3)— 

18 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

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

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

21 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

22 (A) the following new subparagraphs: 

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

24 steering groups and strategic plans that are planned 

25 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 

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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 five 

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

18 Program. 

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, 

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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 

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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. 

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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. 

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

6 budget of such Office that is provided by each agen7 cy for each fiscal year shall be in the same propor8 tion as each such agency’s share of the total budget 

9 for the Program for the previous fiscal year, as spec10 ified in the report required under section 101(a)(3). 

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

12 may consider and approve a reduction or waiver of 

13 an agency contribution requirement under paragraph 

14 (2).’’. 

15 SEC. 7. NEXT GENERATION INTERNET. 

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

17 SEC. 8. GRAND CHALLENGES IN AREAS OF NATIONAL IM18 PORTANCE. 

19 Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511 et seq.) is amend20 ed by adding at the end the following new section: 

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

22 IMPORTANCE. 

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

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

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1 velopment activities in networking and information tech2 nology directed toward agency mission areas that have the 

3 potential for significant contributions to national economic 

4 competitiveness and for other significant societal benefits. 

5 Such activities, ranging from basic research to the dem6 onstration of technical solutions, shall be designed to ad7 vance the development of fundamental discoveries. The ad8 visory committee established under section 101(b) shall 

9 make recommendations to the Program for candidate re10 search and development areas for support under this sec11 tion. 

12 ‘‘(b) CHARACTERISTICS.— 

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

14 activities under this section shall— 

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

16 of applications for support through a competi17 tive, merit-based process; 

18 ‘‘(B) involve collaborations among re19 searchers in institutions of higher education 

20 and industry, and may involve nonprofit re21 search institutions and Federal laboratories, as 

22 appropriate; 

23 ‘‘(C) leverage Federal investments through 

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1 ‘‘(D) include a plan for fostering the trans2 fer of research discoveries and the results of 

3 technology demonstration activities, including 

4 from institutions of higher education and Fed5 eral laboratories, to industry for commercial de6 velopment. 

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

8 for support, the agencies may give special consider9 ation to projects that include cost sharing from non10 Federal sources. 

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

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

13 appropriate agencies, are working on large-scale net14 working and information technology research and 

15 development activities in the same area of national 

16 importance, then such agencies shall strive to col17 laborate through joint solicitation and selection of 

18 applications for support and subsequent funding of 

19 projects. 

20 ‘‘(4) INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CEN21 TERS.—Research and development activities under 

22 this section may be supported through interdiscipli23 nary research centers that are organized to inves24 tigate basic research questions and carry out tech25 nology demonstration activities in areas described in 


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

2 existing interdisciplinary centers.’’. 

3 SEC. 9. WORKSHOPS AND SENIOR STEERING GROUPS. 

4 Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511 et seq.) is amend5 ed further by adding after section 103, as added by section 

6 8 of this Act, the following new section: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 104. ADDRESSING EMERGING ISSUES. 

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

9 issues, the Director of the National Coordination Office 

10 may conduct workshops and other activities on research 

11 areas of emerging importance, which may include the 

12 grand challenge areas identified under section 103, with 

13 participants from institutions of higher education, Federal 

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

15 investments and strategic planning in those areas, includ16 ing areas identified in subsection (b). 

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

18 under subsection (a), the Director of the National Coordi19 nation Office shall consider the following topics: 

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

21 future state of performing inference, prediction, and 

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

23 collection, management, preservation, and use of 

24 data. 


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

2 science, engineering, policy, and social under3 standing of privacy protection. 

4 ‘‘(3) The current and future state of funda5 mental research on the systems and science of the 

6 interplay of people and computing as well as the co7 ordination and support being undertaken in areas 

8 such as social computing, human-robot interaction, 

9 privacy, and health-related aspects in human-com10 puter systems. 

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

12 shall, as appropriate— 

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

14 and development partnerships among institutions of 

15 higher education, Federal laboratories, and industry, 

16 including mechanisms for the support of research 

17 and development carried out under these partner18 ships; 

19 ‘‘(2) develop options for research and develop20 ment for the specific issue areas that would be ad21 dressed through such partnerships; 

22 ‘‘(3) propose guidelines for assigning intellec23 tual property rights and for the transfer of research 

24 results to the private sector; and 


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1 ‘‘(4) make recommendations for how Federal 

2 agencies participating in the Program can help sup3 port research and development partnerships for the 

4 specific issue areas. 

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

6 Coordination Office shall ensure that the participants in 

7 the workshops— 

8 ‘‘(1) are individuals with knowledge and exper9 tise in the specific issue areas; and 

10 ‘‘(2) represent a broad mix of relevant stake11 holders, including academic and industry researchers 

12 and, as appropriate, Federal agencies. 

13 ‘‘(e) SENIOR STEERING GROUPS AND STRATEGIC

14 PLANS.—As appropriate, the Director of the National Co15 ordination Office shall establish senior steering groups and 

16 develop focused strategic plans to coordinate and guide ac17 tivities under the research areas identified under this sec18 tion, taking into consideration the findings and rec19 ommendations from any workshops carried out on those 

20 research topics.’’. 

21 SEC. 10. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES. 

22 Section 201 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5521) is amend23 ed— 

24 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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1 (i) by inserting ‘‘high-end’’ after ‘‘Na2 tional Science Foundation shall provide’’; 

3 and 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘high-performance 

5 computing’’ and all that follows through 

6 ‘‘networking;’’ and inserting ‘‘networking 

7 and information technology; and’’; 

8 (B) by striking paragraphs (2) through 

9 (4); and 

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

11 following new paragraph: 

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

13 its existing programs, in collaboration with other 

14 agencies, as appropriate, to improve the teaching 

15 and learning of networking and information tech16 nology at all levels of education and to increase par17 ticipation in networking and information technology 

18 fields, including by individuals identified in sections 

19 33 and 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal 

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

21 and 

22 (2) by striking subsection (b). 


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1 SEC. 11. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINIS2 TRATION ACTIVITIES. 

3 Section 202 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5522) is amend4 ed— 

5 (1) by striking subsection (b); 

6 (2) by striking ‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBIL7 ITIES.—’’; and 

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

9 and inserting ‘‘networking and information tech10 nology’’. 

11 SEC. 12. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ACTIVITIES. 

12 Section 203 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5523) is amend13 ed— 

14 (1) by striking subsection (b); 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBIL16 ITIES.—’’; 

17 (3) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘high-per18 formance computing and networking’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 

20 (4) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘high-per21 formance’’ and inserting ‘‘high-end’’. 

22 SEC. 13. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ACTIVITIES. 

23 Section 204 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5524) is amend24 ed— 

25 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 


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

2 ‘‘high-performance computing systems and net3 works’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa4 tion technology systems and capabilities’’; 

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

6 ‘‘interoperability of high-performance com7 puting systems in networks and for common 

8 user interfaces to systems’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘interoperability and usability of networking 

10 and information technology systems’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘networking and information technology’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (b)— 

15 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘HIGH16 PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND NETWORK’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING AND INFORMA18 TION TECHNOLOGY’’; 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘Pursuant to the Com20 puter Security Act of 1987 (Public Law 100– 

21 235; 101 Stat. 1724), the’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘The’’; and 

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

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


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1 SEC. 14. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ACTIVI2 TIES. 

3 Section 205 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5525) is amend4 ed— 

5 (1) by striking subsection (b); 

6 (2) by striking ‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBIL7 ITIES.—’’; 

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

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

10 ‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 

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

12 with any subsequent updates to the software and 

13 code, developed by the Environmental Protection 

14 Agency under the Program and used in conducting 

15 scientific research shall be made publically available. 

16 In cases where the underlying software or code is 

17 proprietary or contains confidential business infor18 mation, the Agency shall disclose only the name and 

19 vendor of the software and code used for all propri20 etary or confidential business information portions 

21 of the software or code. The Environmental Protec22 tion Agency shall ensure that the research conducted 

23 under the Program does not duplicate the scope or 

24 aims of similar research and initiatives at other Fed25 eral agencies. No Environmental Protection Agency 

26 funds shall be used towards research that duplicates 


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1 the scope or aims of similar research and initiatives 

2 at other Federal agencies.’’ after ‘‘dynamics mod3 els.’’. 

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

5 Section 206 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5526) is amend6 ed— 

7 (1) by striking subsection (b); 

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

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

11 follows through ‘‘software capabilities’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘to support programs and activities to improve the 

13 teaching and learning of networking and information 

14 technology fields and contribute to the development 

15 of a skilled networking and information technology 

16 workforce’’. 

17 SEC. 16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 

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

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

20 inserting ‘‘networking and information technology’’. 

21 SEC. 17. REPEAL. 

22 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. 


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Union Calendar No. 482 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5312 

[Report No. 114–620] 

A BILL 

To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 

and for other purposes. working and information technology research, 1991 to authorize activities for support of netJUNE 13, 2016 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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