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Union Calendar No. 48 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2020 
[Report No. 111–102] 
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 
APRIL 22, 2009 
Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. LIPINSKI, 
Mr. EHLERS, Mr. WU, Mrs. BIGGERT, and Mr. LUJA´N) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science and Tech-
nology 
MAY 12, 2009 
Additional sponsors: Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. TONKO, 
Ms. FUDGE, and Mr. SMITH of Nebraska 
MAY 12, 2009 
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 April 22, 2009] 
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 ‘‘Networking and Infor-
mation Technology Research and Development Act of 
2009’’. 
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 established 
under section 102, shall develop, within 12 months 
after the date of enactment of the Networking and In-
formation Technology Research and Development Act 
of 2009, 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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‘‘(B) encourage and support mechanisms for 
interdisciplinary research and development in 
networking and information technology, includ-
ing through collaborations across agencies, across 
Program Component Areas, with industry, with 
Federal laboratories (as defined in section 4 of 
the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703)), and with inter-
national organizations; 
‘‘(C) address long-term challenges of na-
tional importance for which solutions require 
large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research 
and development; 
‘‘(D) place emphasis on innovative and 
high-risk projects having the potential for sub-
stantial societal returns on the research invest-
ment; 
‘‘(E) strengthen all levels of networking and 
information technology education and training 
programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained 
workforce; and 
‘‘(F) attract more women and underrep-
resented minorities to pursue postsecondary de-
grees in networking and information technology. 
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‘‘(3) NATIONAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE.—The 
strategic plan developed in accordance with paragraph (1) 
shall be accompanied by milestones and roadmaps for estab-
lishing and maintaining the national research infrastruc-
ture required to support the Program, including the road-
map required by subsection (a)(2)(E). 
‘‘(4) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The entities involved in 
developing the strategic plan under paragraph (1) shall 
take into consideration the recommendations— 
‘‘(A) of the advisory committee established under 
subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) of the stakeholders whose input was solic-
ited by the National Coordination Office, as required 
under section 102(b)(3). 
‘‘(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the Na-
tional Coordination Office shall transmit the strategic plan 
required under paragraph (1) to the advisory committee, 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate, and the Committee on Science and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives.’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTOR.— 
Section 101(a)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) 
as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) encourage and monitor the efforts of 
the agencies participating in the Program to al-
locate the level of resources and management at-
tention necessary to ensure that the strategic 
plan under subsection (e) is developed and exe-
cuted effectively and that the objectives of the 
Program are met;’’. 
(d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 101(b)(1) of such 
Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(b)(1)) is amended by inserting after 
‘‘an advisory committee on high-performance computing,’’ 
the following: ‘‘in which the co-chairs shall be members of 
the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Tech-
nology and with the remainder of the committee’’. 
(e) REPORT.—Section 101(a)(3) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5511(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘is submitted,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘is submitted, the levels for the previous fis-
cal year,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘each Program Component 
Area;’’ and inserting ‘‘each Program Component 
Area and research area supported in accordance 
with section 104;’’; 
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(2) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘each Program Component 
Area,’’ and inserting ‘‘each Program Component 
Area and research area supported in accordance 
with section 104,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘is submitted,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘is submitted, the levels for the previous fis-
cal year,’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (G); and 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) include a description of how the objec-
tives for each Program Component Area, and the 
objectives for activities that involve multiple Pro-
gram Component Areas, relate to the objectives of 
the Program identified in the strategic plan re-
quired under subsection (e); 
‘‘(F) include— 
‘‘(i) a description of the funding re-
quired by the National Coordination Office 
to perform the functions specified under sec-
tion 102(b) for the next fiscal year by cat-
egory of activity; 
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‘‘(ii) a description of the funding re-
quired by such Office to perform the func-
tions specified under section 102(b) for the 
current fiscal year by category of activity; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the amount of funding provided 
for such Office for the current fiscal year by 
each agency participating in the Program; 
and’’. 
(f) DEFINITION.—Section 4 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5503) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) 
as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so re-
designated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) ‘cyber-physical systems’ means physical or 
engineered systems whose networking and information 
technology functions and physical elements are deeply 
integrated and are actively connected to the physical 
world through sensors, actuators, or other means to 
perform monitoring and control functions;’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘high-performance com-
puting’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
tion technology’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘supercomputer’’ and in-
serting ‘‘high-end computing’’; 
(4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘network referred to as’’ and all that follows 
through the semicolon and inserting ‘‘network, includ-
ing advanced computer networks of Federal agencies 
and departments;’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘National High-Performance Computing 
Program’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
tion technology research and development program’’. 
SEC. 3. LARGE-SCALE RESEARCH IN AREAS OF NATIONAL 
IMPORTANCE. 
Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 104. LARGE-SCALE RESEARCH IN AREAS OF NA-
TIONAL IMPORTANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Program shall encourage 
agencies identified in section 101(a)(3)(B) to support large- 
scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research and develop-
ment activities in networking and information technology 
directed toward application areas that have the potential 
for significant contributions to national economic competi-
tiveness and for other significant societal benefits. Such ac-
tivities, ranging from basic research to the demonstration 
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of technical solutions, shall be designed to advance the devel-
opment of research discoveries. The advisory committee es-
tablished under section 101(b) shall make recommendations 
to the Program for candidate research and development 
areas for support under this section. 
‘‘(b) CHARACTERISTICS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Research and development 
activities under this section shall— 
‘‘(A) include projects selected on the basis of 
applications for support through a competitive, 
merit-based process; 
‘‘(B) involve collaborations among research-
ers in institutions of higher education and in-
dustry, and may involve nonprofit research in-
stitutions and Federal laboratories, as appro-
priate; 
‘‘(C) when possible, leverage Federal invest-
ments through collaboration with related State 
initiatives; and 
‘‘(D) include a plan for fostering the trans-
fer of research discoveries and the results of tech-
nology demonstration activities, including from 
institutions of higher education and Federal lab-
oratories, to industry for commercial develop-
ment. 
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‘‘(2) COST-SHARING.—In selecting applications 
for support, the agencies shall give special consider-
ation to projects that include cost-sharing from non- 
Federal sources. 
‘‘(3) AGENCY
COLLABORATION.—If 2 or more 
agencies identified in section 101(a)(3)(B), or other 
appropriate agencies, are working on large-scale re-
search and development activities in the same area of 
national importance, then such agencies shall strive 
to collaborate through joint solicitation and selection 
of applications for support and subsequent funding of 
projects. 
‘‘(4) INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTERS.— 
Research and development activities under this sec-
tion may be supported through interdisciplinary re-
search centers that are organized to investigate basic 
research questions and carry out technology dem-
onstration activities in areas described in subsection 
(a). Research may be carried out through existing 
interdisciplinary centers, including those authorized 
under section 7024(b)(2) of the America COMPETES 
Act (Public Law 110–69; 42 U.S.C. 1862o–10).’’. 
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SEC. 4. CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION 
MANAGEMENT. 
(a) ADDITIONAL PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS.—Sec-
tion 101(a)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(J) provide for increased understanding of 
the scientific principles of cyber-physical systems 
and improve the methods available for the de-
sign, development, and operation of cyber-phys-
ical systems that are characterized by high reli-
ability, safety, and security; and 
‘‘(K) provide for research and development 
on human-computer interactions, visualization, 
and information management.’’. 
(b) TASK FORCE.—Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5511) is amended further by adding after section 104, as 
added by section 3, the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 105. UNIVERSITY/INDUSTRY TASK FORCE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of the Networking and Information 
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Technology Research and Development Act of 2009, the Di-
rector of the National Coordination Office established under 
section 102 shall convene a task force to explore mechanisms 
for carrying out collaborative research and development ac-
tivities for cyber-physical systems, including the related 
technologies required to enable these systems, through a con-
sortium or other appropriate entity with participants from 
institutions of higher education, Federal laboratories, and 
industry. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The task force shall— 
‘‘(1) develop options for a collaborative model 
and an organizational structure for such entity under 
which the joint research and development activities 
could be planned, managed, and conducted effectively, 
including mechanisms for the allocation of resources 
among the participants in such entity for support of 
such activities; 
‘‘(2) propose a process for developing a research 
and development agenda for such entity, including 
objectives and milestones; 
‘‘(3) define the roles and responsibilities for the 
participants from institutions of higher education, 
Federal laboratories, and industry in such entity; 
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‘‘(4) propose guidelines for assigning intellectual 
property rights and for the transfer of research results 
to the private sector; and 
‘‘(5) make recommendations for how such entity 
could be funded from Federal, State, and non-govern-
mental sources. 
‘‘(c) COMPOSITION.—In establishing the task force 
under subsection (a), the Director of the National Coordina-
tion Office shall appoint an equal number of individuals 
from institutions of higher education and from industry 
with knowledge and expertise in cyber-physical systems, of 
which 2 may be selected from Federal laboratories. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Networking and Information Tech-
nology Research and Development Act of 2009, the Director 
of the National Coordination Office shall transmit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology 
of the House of Representatives a report describing the find-
ings and recommendations of the task force.’’. 
SEC. 5. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE. 
Section 102 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5512) is amended 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 102. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall establish a 
National Coordination Office with a Director and full-time 
staff. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The National Coordination Office 
shall— 
‘‘(1) provide technical and administrative sup-
port to— 
‘‘(A) the agencies participating in planning 
and implementing the Program, including such 
support as needed in the development of the stra-
tegic plan under section 101(e); and 
‘‘(B) the advisory committee established 
under section 101(b); 
‘‘(2) serve as the primary point of contact on 
Federal networking and information technology ac-
tivities for government organizations, academia, in-
dustry, professional societies, State computing and 
networking technology programs, interested citizen 
groups, and others to exchange technical and pro-
grammatic information; 
‘‘(3) solicit input and recommendations from a 
wide range of stakeholders during the development of 
each strategic plan required under section 101(e) 
through the convening of at least 1 workshop with 
invitees from academia, industry, Federal labora-
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tories, and other relevant organizations and institu-
tions; 
‘‘(4) conduct public outreach, including the dis-
semination of findings and recommendations of the 
advisory committee, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(5) promote access to and early application of 
the technologies, innovations, and expertise derived 
from Program activities to agency missions and sys-
tems across the Federal Government and to United 
States industry. 
‘‘(c) SOURCE OF FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The operation of the Na-
tional Coordination Office shall be supported by 
funds from each agency participating in the Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) SPECIFICATIONS.—The portion of the total 
budget of such Office that is provided by each agency 
for each fiscal year shall be in the same proportion 
as each such agency’s share of the total budget for the 
Program for the previous fiscal year, as specified in 
the report required under section 101(a)(3).’’. 
SEC. 6. IMPROVING NETWORKING AND INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION. 
Section 201(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5521(a)) is 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) 
as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) the National Science Foundation shall use 
its existing programs, in collaboration with other 
agencies, as appropriate, to improve the teaching and 
learning of networking and information technology at 
all levels of education and to increase participation 
in networking and information technology fields, in-
cluding by women and underrepresented minorities;’’. 
SEC. 7. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SECTION 3.—Section 3 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5502) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and inserting 
‘‘networking and information technology’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘high-performance 
computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
tion technology’’; 
(3) in subparagraphs (A) and (F) of paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘networking and in-
formation technology’’; and 
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(4) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘high-performance com-
puting and’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and in-
formation technology and’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘high-performance com-
puting network’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and 
information technology’’. 
(b) TITLE I.—The heading of title I of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5511) is amended by striking ‘‘HIGH-PER-
FORMANCE COMPUTING’’ and inserting ‘‘NET-
WORKING 
AND 
INFORMATION 
TECH-
NOLOGY’’. 
(c) SECTION 101.—Section 101 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5511) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘HIGH- 
PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘NETWORKING
AND
INFORMATION
TECH-
NOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘NATIONAL
HIGH-PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING’’ 
and inserting ‘‘NETWORKING AND INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) of such subsection— 
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(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘National High-Per-
formance Computing Program’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘networking and information tech-
nology research and development program’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘high-performance 
computing, 
including 
networking’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and 
information technology’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
(G), by striking ‘‘high-performance’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘high-end’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (2) of such subsection— 
(i) in subparagraphs (A) and (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘high-performance 
computing’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘networking and information 
technology’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘development, 
networking,’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘development,’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraphs (F) and (G), as 
redesignated by section 2(c)(1) of this Act, 
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by striking ‘‘high-performance’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘high-end’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘high-performance 
computing’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘networking and information technology’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking 
and information technology’’. 
(d) SECTION 201.—Section 201(a)(1) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5521(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-perform-
ance computing’’ and all that follows through ‘‘net-
working;’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and information re-
search and development;’’. 
(e) SECTION 202.—Section 202(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5522(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-performance 
computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and information 
technology’’. 
(f) SECTION 203.—Section 203(a)(1) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5523(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘high-perform-
ance computing and networking’’ and inserting ‘‘net-
working and information technology’’. 
(g) SECTION 204.—Section 204(a)(1) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5524(a)(1)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘high-per-
formance computing systems and networks’’ and in-
serting ‘‘networking and information technology sys-
tems and capabilities’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘high-per-
formance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and 
information technology’’. 
(h) SECTION 205.—Section 205(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5525(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘computational’’ 
and inserting ‘‘networking and information technology’’. 
(i) SECTION 206.—Section 206(a) of such Act (15 
U.S.C. 5526(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘computational re-
search’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and information tech-
nology research’’. 
(j) SECTION 208.—Section 208 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5528) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘HIGH- 
PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘NETWORKING
AND
INFORMATION
TECH-
NOLOGY’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘High- 
performance computing and associated’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Networking and information’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance computing’’ and inserting ‘‘net-
working and information technologies’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance computers and associated’’ and in-
serting ‘‘networking and information’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘high- 
performance computing and associated’’ and in-
serting ‘‘networking and information’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 48 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2020 
[Report No. 111–102] 
A BILL 
To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 
1991 to authorize activities for support of net-
working and information technology research, 
and for other purposes. 
MAY 12, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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