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The first report shall be due within one year after the date 
of enactment of this paragraph.’’; and 
(D) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘Program or’’ and inserting ‘‘Program Compo-
nent Areas or’’; and 
(3) by striking sections 102 and 103. 
SEC. 5. AGENCY ACTIVITIES. 
Title II of the High-Performance Computing Act of 
1991 (15 U.S.C. 5521 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) of section 201 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—As part of the 
Program described in title I, the National Science Foun-
dation shall— 
‘‘(1) support research and development to gen-
erate fundamental scientific and technical knowledge 
with the potential of advancing high-performance 
computing and networking systems and their appli-
cations; 
‘‘(2) provide computing and networking infra-
structure support to the research community in the 
United States, including the provision of high-per-
formance computing systems that are among the 
most advanced in the world in terms of performance 
in solving scientific and engineering problems, and
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including support for advanced software and applica-
tions development, for all science and engineering 
disciplines; and 
‘‘(3) support basic research and education in all 
aspects of high-performance computing and net-
working.’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (a) of section 202 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—As part of the 
Program described in title I, the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration shall conduct basic and applied re-
search in high-performance computing and networking, 
with emphasis on— 
‘‘(1) computational fluid dynamics, computa-
tional thermal dynamics, and computational aero-
dynamics; 
‘‘(2) scientific data dissemination and tools to 
enable data to be fully analyzed and combined from 
multiple sources and sensors; 
‘‘(3) remote exploration and experimentation; 
and 
‘‘(4) tools for collaboration in system design, 
analysis, and testing.’’; 
(3) in section 203—
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(A) by striking subsections (a) through (d) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—As part of the 
Program described in title I, the Secretary of Energy 
shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct and support basic and applied re-
search in high-performance computing and net-
working to support fundamental research in science 
and engineering disciplines related to energy applica-
tions; and 
‘‘(2) provide computing and networking infra-
structure support, including the provision of high- 
performance computing systems that are among the 
most advanced in the world in terms of performance 
in solving scientific and engineering problems, and 
including support for advanced software and applica-
tions development, for science and engineering dis-
ciplines related to energy applications.’’; and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (b); 
(4) by amending subsection (a) of section 204 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—As part of the 
Program described in title I—
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‘‘(1) the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology shall— 
‘‘(A) conduct basic and applied metrology 
research needed to support high-performance 
computing and networking systems; 
‘‘(B) develop benchmark tests and stand-
ards for high-performance computing and net-
working systems and software; 
‘‘(C) develop and propose voluntary stand-
ards and guidelines, and develop measurement 
techniques and test methods, for the interoper-
ability of high-performance computing systems 
in networks and for common user interfaces to 
high-performance computing and networking 
systems; and 
‘‘(D) work with industry and others to de-
velop, and facilitate the implementation of, 
high-performance computing applications to 
solve science and engineering problems that are 
relevant to industry; and 
‘‘(2) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration shall conduct basic and applied research 
on high-performance computing applications, with 
emphasis on—
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‘‘(A) improving weather forecasting and 
climate prediction; 
‘‘(B) collection, analysis, and dissemination 
of environmental information; and 
‘‘(C) development of more accurate models 
of the ocean-atmosphere system.’’; and 
(5) by amending subsection (a) of section 205 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—As part of the 
Program described in title I, the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency shall conduct basic and applied research di-
rected toward advancement and dissemination of computa-
tional techniques and software tools for high-performance 
computing systems with an emphasis on modeling to— 
‘‘(1) develop robust decision support tools; 
‘‘(2) predict pollutant transport and the effects 
of pollutants on humans and on ecosystems; and 
‘‘(3) better understand atmospheric dynamics 
and chemistry.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 26, 2005. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.