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sory committee established under section 101(b) shall 
make recommendations to the Program for candidate re-
search and development areas for support under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(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 competi-
tive, merit-based process; 
‘‘(B) involve collaborations among re-
searchers in institutions of higher education 
and industry, and may involve nonprofit re-
search institutions and Federal laboratories, as 
appropriate; 
‘‘(C) when possible, leverage Federal in-
vestments through collaboration with related 
State initiatives; and 
‘‘(D) include a plan for fostering the trans-
fer of research discoveries and the results of 
technology demonstration activities, including 
from institutions of higher education and Fed-
eral laboratories, to industry for commercial de-
velopment. 
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‘‘(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 se-
lection of applications for support and subsequent 
funding of projects. 
‘‘(4) 
INTERDISCIPLINARY
RESEARCH
CEN-
TERS.—Research and development activities under 
this section may be supported through interdiscipli-
nary research centers that are organized to inves-
tigate basic research questions and carry out tech-
nology demonstration activities in areas described in 
subsection (a). Research may be carried out through 
existing interdisciplinary centers, including those au-
thorized under section 7024(b)(2) of the America 
COMPETES Act (Public Law 110–69; 42 U.S.C. 
1862o–10).’’. 
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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 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (I)— 
(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 
improve the methods available for the design, devel-
opment, and operation of cyber-physical systems 
that are characterized by high reliability, safety, and 
security; 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: 
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‘‘SEC. 105. UNIVERSITY/INDUSTRY WORKSHOP. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Advancing America’s Net-
working and Information Technology Research and Devel-
opment Act of 2013, the Director of the National Coordi-
nation Office shall convene a workshop, with participants 
from institutions of higher education, Federal labora-
tories, and industry, to explore mechanisms for carrying 
out collaborative research and development activities for 
cyber-physical systems, including the related technologies 
required to enable these systems, and to develop grand 
challenges in cyber-physical systems research and develop-
ment. 
‘‘(b) 
FUNCTIONS.—The 
workshop 
participants 
shall— 
‘‘(1) develop options for models for research 
and development partnerships among institutions of 
higher education, Federal laboratories, and industry, 
including mechanisms for the support of research 
and development carried out under these partner-
ships; 
‘‘(2) develop options for grand challenges in 
cyber-physical systems research and development 
that would be addressed through such partnerships; 
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‘‘(3) propose guidelines for assigning intellec-
tual 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 
Coordination Office shall ensure that participants in the 
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 Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House 
of Representatives a report describing the findings and 
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