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Union Calendar No. 289 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3834 
[Report No. 112–420] 
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 
JANUARY 27, 2012 
Mr. HALL (for himself, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
BROOKS, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mrs. BIGGERT, and Mr. LUJA´N) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology 
MARCH 22, 2012 
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 January 27, 2012] 
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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 2012’’. 
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 2012, 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 para-
graph (1) shall be accompanied by milestones and 
roadmaps for establishing and maintaining the na-
tional research infrastructure required to support the 
Program, including the roadmap required by sub-
section (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 so-
licited by the National Coordination Office, as 
required under section 102(b)(3). 
‘‘(5) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of the 
National Coordination Office shall transmit the stra-
tegic plan required under paragraph (1) to the advi-
sory committee, the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology 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— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘edu-
cation,’’ before ‘‘and other activities’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) 
as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) encourage and monitor the efforts of the 
agencies participating in the Program to allocate the 
level of resources and management attention necessary 
to ensure that the strategic plan under subsection (e) 
is developed and executed effectively and that the ob-
jectives of the Program are met;’’. 
(d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 101(b)(1) of such 
Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) after the first sentence, by inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The co-chairs of the advisory committee shall 
meet the qualifications of committee membership and 
may be members of the President’s Council of Advi-
sors on Science and Technology.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘high-per-
formance’’ and inserting ‘‘high-end’’. 
(e) REPORT.—Section 101(a)(3) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5511(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C)— 
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