(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;’’; 
(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 objectives 
for each Program Component Area, and the objectives 
for activities that involve multiple Program Compo-
nent Areas, relate to the objectives of the Program 
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identified in the strategic plan required under sub-
section (e); 
‘‘(F) include— 
‘‘(i) a description of the funding required 
by the National Coordination Office to perform 
the functions specified under section 102(b) for 
the next fiscal year by category of activity; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the funding required 
by such Office to perform the functions 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 
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world through sensors, actuators, or other means to 
perform monitoring and control functions;’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘high-performance computing’’ and inserting 
‘‘networking and information technology’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘high-performance com-
puting’’ and inserting ‘‘networking and informa-
tion technology’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘supercomputer’’ and in-
serting ‘‘high-end computing’’; 
(5) 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 
(6) 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: 
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‘‘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 
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; 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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 
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