‘‘(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 (B)— 
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(A) by redesignating clauses (vii) through 
(xi) as clauses (viii) through (xii), respectively; 
and 
(B) by inserting after clause (vi) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(vii) the Department of Homeland 
Security;’’; 
(2) 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;’’; 
(3) 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; 
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(4) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (G); and 
(5) 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 
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— 
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(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 (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 
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(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: 
‘‘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.— 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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 
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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).’’. 
SEC. 4. CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS. 
(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)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘improving the security’’ 
and inserting ‘‘improving the security, reli-
ability, and resilience’’; and 
(B) 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 im-
prove the methods available for the design, develop-
ment, and operation of cyber-physical systems that 
are characterized by high reliability, safety, and secu-
rity; and 
‘‘(K) provide for research and development on 
human-computer interactions, visualization, and big 
data.’’. 
(b) WORKSHOP.—Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) 
is amended further by adding after section 104, as added 
by section 3 of this Act, the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 105. UNIVERSITY/INDUSTRY WORKSHOP. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—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 convene a workshop, with participants from institu-
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tions of higher education, Federal laboratories, and indus-
try, to explore mechanisms for carrying out collaborative 
research and development activities for cyber-physical sys-
tems, including the related technologies required to enable 
these systems, and to develop grand challenges in cyber- 
physical systems research and development. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The workshop participants shall— 
‘‘(1) develop options for models for research and 
development partnerships among institutions of high-
er education, Federal laboratories, and industry, in-
cluding mechanisms for the support of research and 
development carried out under these partnerships; 
‘‘(2) develop options for grand challenges in 
cyber-physical systems research and development that 
would be addressed through such partnerships; 
‘‘(3) propose guidelines for assigning intellectual 
property rights and for the transfer of research results 
to the private sector; and 
‘‘(4) make recommendations for how Federal 
agencies participating in the Program can help sup-
port research and development partnerships in cyber- 
physical systems, including through existing or new 
grant programs. 
‘‘(c) PARTICIPANTS.—The Director of the National Co-
ordination Office shall ensure that participants in the 
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workshop are individuals with knowledge and expertise in 
cyber-physical systems and that participants represent a 
broad mix of relevant stakeholders, including academic and 
industry researchers, cyber-physical systems and tech-
nologies manufacturers, cyber-physical systems and tech-
nologies users, and, as appropriate, Federal government 
regulators. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 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 Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representa-
tives a report describing the findings and 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 further 
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 Advancing 
America’s Networking and Information Technology Re-
search and Development Act of 2013, the Director of the 
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