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Union Calendar No. 20 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 967 
[Report No. 113–34] 
To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to authorize activi-
ties for support of networking and information technology research, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2013 
Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE 
JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
APRIL 11, 2013 
Additional sponsors: Mr. SWALWELL of California and Mr. CRAMER 
APRIL 11, 2013 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 5, 2013] 
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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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing America’s 
Networking and Information Technology Research and De-
velopment Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. PROGRAM PLANNING AND COORDINATION. 
(a) PERIODIC REVIEWS.—Section 101 of the High- 
Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) PERIODIC REVIEWS.—The agencies identified in 
subsection (a)(3)(B) shall— 
‘‘(1) periodically assess the contents and funding 
levels of the Program Component Areas and restruc-
ture the Program when warranted, taking into con-
sideration any relevant recommendations of the advi-
sory committee established under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(2) ensure that the Program includes large- 
scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research and devel-
opment activities, including activities described in 
section 104.’’. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC PLAN.—Section 101 
of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended further by adding 
after subsection (d), as added by subsection (a) of this Act, 
the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(e) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The agencies identified in 
subsection (a)(3)(B), working through the National 
Science and Technology Council and with the assist-
ance of the National Coordination Office described 
under section 102, shall develop, within 12 months 
after the date of enactment of the Advancing Amer-
ica’s Networking and Information Technology Re-
search and Development Act of 2013, and update 
every 3 years thereafter, a 5-year strategic plan to 
guide the activities described under subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan shall speci-
fy near-term and long-term objectives for the Pro-
gram, the anticipated time frame for achieving the 
near-term objectives, the metrics to be used for assess-
ing progress toward the objectives, and how the Pro-
gram will— 
‘‘(A) foster the transfer of research and de-
velopment results into new technologies and ap-
plications for the benefit of society, including 
through cooperation and collaborations with net-
working and information technology research, 
development, and technology transition initia-
tives supported by the States; 
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