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recommendations resulting from the workshop required 
under this section.’’. 
SEC. 5. CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICES FOR RESEARCH. 
Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended fur-
ther by adding after section 105, as added by section 4(b) 
of this Act, the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 106. CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICES FOR RESEARCH. 
‘‘(a) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Advanc-
ing America’s Networking and Information Technology 
Research and Development Act of 2013, the Director of 
the National Coordination Office, working through the 
National Science and Technology Council, shall convene 
an interagency working group to examine— 
‘‘(1) the research and development needed— 
‘‘(A) to enhance the effectiveness and effi-
ciency of cloud computing environments; 
‘‘(B) to increase the trustworthiness of 
cloud applications and infrastructure; and 
‘‘(C) to enhance the foundations of cloud 
architectures, programming models, and inter-
operability; and 
‘‘(2) how Federal science agencies can facilitate 
the use of cloud computing for federally funded 
science and engineering research, including— 
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‘‘(A) making recommendations on changes 
in funding mechanisms, budget models, and 
policies needed to remove barriers to the adop-
tion of cloud computing services for research 
and for data preservation and sharing; and 
‘‘(B) providing guidance to organizations 
and researchers on opportunities and guidelines 
for using cloud computing services for federally 
supported research and related activities. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the tasks in 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), the working 
group shall consult with academia, industry, Federal lab-
oratories, and other relevant organizations and institu-
tions, as appropriate. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Advancing America’s Networking and 
Information Technology Research and Development Act of 
2013, the Director of the National Coordination Office 
shall transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report describing the findings and any rec-
ommendations of the working group. 
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‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—The interagency working group 
shall terminate upon transmittal of the report required 
under subsection (c).’’. 
SEC. 6. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE. 
Section 102 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5512) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 102. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE. 
‘‘(a) OFFICE.—The Director shall continue a Na-
tional 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 
strategic 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 
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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-
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 agen-
cy for each fiscal year shall be in the same propor-
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tion as each such agency’s share of the total budget 
for the Program for the previous fiscal year, as spec-
ified 
in 
the 
report 
required 
under 
section 
101(a)(3).’’. 
SEC. 7. IMPROVING NETWORKING AND INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION. 
Section 201(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5521(a)) is 
amended— 
(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 tech-
nology at all levels of education and to increase par-
ticipation in networking and information technology 
fields, including by women and underrepresented mi-
norities;’’. 
SEC. 8. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SECTION 3.—Section 3 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
5502) is amended— 
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