(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing 
‘‘; 
$100,600,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2000;
$103,500,000 for fiscal year 2001; $107,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002; $125,700,000 for fiscal year 2003;
and $129,400,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
(d) NATIONAL
INSTITUTE
OF
STANDARDS
AND
TECHNOLOGY.—(1) Section 204(d)(1) of the High-Per-
formance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5524(d)(1))
is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘1995; and’’ and inserting
‘‘1995;’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘1996; and’’ and inserting
‘‘1996; $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; $9,500,000
for fiscal year 2001; $10,500,000 for fiscal year
2002; $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
$17,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and’’.
(2) Section 204(d) of the High-Performance Com-
puting Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5524(d)) is amended by
striking ‘‘From sums otherwise authorized to be appro-
priated, there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’.
(e) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN-
ISTRATION.—Section 204(d)(2) of the High-Performance
Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5524(d)(2)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1995; and’’ and inserting
‘‘1995;’’; and
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing 
‘‘; 
$13,500,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2000;
$13,900,000 for fiscal year 2001; $14,300,000 for
fiscal year 2002; $14,800,000 for fiscal year 2003;
and $15,200,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
(f) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.—Sec-
tion 205(b) of the High-Performance Computing Act of
1991 (15 U.S.C. 5525(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘From sums otherwise author-
ized to be appropriated, there’’ and inserting
‘‘There’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘1995; and’’ and inserting
‘‘1995;’’; and
(3) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; $4,200,000 for fiscal year 2000; $4,300,000
for fiscal year 2001; $4,500,000 for fiscal year
2002; $4,600,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
$4,700,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
SEC. 4. NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—Section 201
of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15
U.S.C. 5521) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsections:
‘‘(c) NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—(1) Of the amounts au-
thorized under subsection (b), $316,000,000 for fiscal
year 
2000; 
$333,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2001;
$352,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; $390,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2003; and $415,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 shall
be available for grants for long-term basic research on net-
working and information technology, with priority given
to research that helps address issues related to high end
computing and software and network stability, fragility,
reliability, security (including privacy), and scalability.
‘‘(2) In each of the fiscal years 2000 and 2001, the
National Science Foundation shall award under this sub-
section up to 20 large grants of up to $1,000,000 each,
and in each of the fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004, the
National Science Foundation shall award under this sub-
section up to 30 large grants of up to $1,000,000 each.
‘‘(3)(A) Of the amounts described in paragraph (1),
$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; $40,000,000 for fiscal
year 2001; $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; $45,000,000
for fiscal year 2003; and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2004
shall be available for grants of up to $5,000,000 each for
Information Technology Research Centers.
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘Infor-
mation Technology Research Centers’ means groups of 6
or more researchers collaborating across scientific and en-
gineering disciplines on large-scale long-term research
projects which will significantly advance the science sup-
porting the development of information technology or the
use of information technology in addressing scientific
issues of national importance.
‘‘(d) MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT.—(1) In addi-
tion to the amounts authorized under subsection (b), there
are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science
Foundation 
$70,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2000,
$70,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $80,000,000 for fiscal
year 2002, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and
$85,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 for grants for the devel-
opment of major research equipment to establish terascale
computing capabilities at 1 or more sites and to promote
diverse computing architectures.
‘‘(2) Grants awarded under this subsection shall be
awarded through an open, peer-reviewed competition.
‘‘(3) As a condition of receiving a grant under this
subsection, an awardee must agree—
‘‘(A) to connect to the National Science Foun-
dation’s Partnership for Advanced Computational
Infrastructure network;
‘‘(B) to the maximum extent practicable, to co-
ordinate with other federally funded large-scale com-
puting and simulation efforts; and
‘‘(C) to provide open access to all grant recipi-
ents under this subsection or subsection (c).
‘‘(e) 
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
INTERNSHIP
GRANTS.—(1) Of the amounts described in subsection
(c)(1), $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $15,000,000 for
fiscal year 2001, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2002,
$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and $25,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2004 shall be available for institutions of higher
education to establish scientific internship programs in in-
formation technology research at private sector companies.
Grants under this subsection shall be made on the condi-
tion that at least an equal amount of funding for the in-
ternship shall be provided by the private sector company
at which the internship will take place.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘insti-
tution of higher education’ has the meaning given that
term in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)).
‘‘(f) PEER REVIEW.—All grants made under this sec-
tion shall be made only after being subject to peer review
by panels or groups having private sector representation.’’.
(b) OTHER PROGRAM AGENCIES.—