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HR 2020 EHRFSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

111th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

1st SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 2020CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

AN ACTCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2009’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. PROGRAM PLANNING AND COORDINATION.

(a) Periodic Reviews- Section 101 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d) Periodic Reviews- The agencies identified in subsection (a)(3)(B) shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) periodically assess the contents and funding levels of the Program Component Areas and restructure the Program when warranted, taking into consideration any relevant recommendations of the advisory committee established under subsection (b); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) ensure that the Program includes large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research and development activities, including activities described in section 104.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Development of Strategic Plan- Section 101 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended further by adding after subsection (d), as added by subsection (a) of this Act, the following new subsection:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(e) Strategic Plan-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) IN GENERAL- The agencies identified in subsection (a)(3)(B), working through the National Science and Technology Council and with the assistance of the National Coordination Office established under section 102, shall develop, within 12 months after the date of enactment of the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2009, and update every 3 years thereafter, a 5-year strategic plan to guide the activities described under subsection (a)(1).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) CONTENTS- The strategic plan shall specify near-term and long-term objectives for the Program, the anticipated time frame for achieving the near-term objectives, the metrics to be used for assessing progress toward the objectives, and how the Program will--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) foster the transfer of research and development results into new technologies and applications for the benefit of society, including through cooperation and collaborations with networking and information technology research, development, and technology transition initiatives supported by the States;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) encourage and support mechanisms for interdisciplinary research and development in networking and information technology, including through collaborations across agencies, across Program Component Areas, with industry, with Federal laboratories (as defined in section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703)), and with international organizations;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) address long-term challenges of national importance for which solutions require large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research and development;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) place emphasis on innovative and high-risk projects having the potential for substantial societal returns on the research investment;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) strengthen all levels of networking and information technology education and training programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained workforce; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(F) attract more women and underrepresented minorities to pursue postsecondary degrees in networking and information technology.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) National Research Infrastructure- The strategic plan developed in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by milestones and roadmaps for establishing and maintaining the national research infrastructure required to support the Program, including the roadmap required by subsection (a)(2)(E).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) Recommendations- The entities involved in developing the strategic plan under paragraph (1) shall take into consideration the recommendations--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) of the advisory committee established under subsection (b); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) of the stakeholders whose input was solicited by the National Coordination Office, as required under section 102(b)(3).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) Report to Congress- The Director of the National Coordination Office shall transmit the strategic plan required under paragraph (1) to the advisory committee, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Additional Responsibilities of Director- Section 101(a)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(2)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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 objectives of the Program are met;’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Advisory Committee- Section 101(b)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(b)(1)) is amended by inserting after ‘an advisory committee on high-performance computing,’ the following: ‘in which the co-chairs shall be members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and with the remainder of the committee’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Report- Section 101(a)(3) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(3)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subparagraph (C)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking ‘is submitted,’ and inserting ‘is submitted, the levels for the previous fiscal year,’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking ‘each Program Component Area;’ and inserting ‘each Program Component Area and research area supported in accordance with section 104;’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subparagraph (D)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking ‘each Program Component Area,’ and inserting ‘each Program Component Area and research area supported in accordance with section 104,’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking ‘is submitted,’ and inserting ‘is submitted, the levels for the previous fiscal year,’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) by striking ‘and’ after the semicolon;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (G); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraphs:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(E) include a description of how the objectives for each Program Component Area, and the objectives for activities that involve multiple Program Component Areas, relate to the objectives of the Program identified in the strategic plan required under subsection (e);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(F) include--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(iii) the amount of funding provided for such Office for the current fiscal year by each agency participating in the Program; and’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) Definition- Section 4 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5503) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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;’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking ‘high-performance computing’ and inserting ‘networking and information technology’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking ‘supercomputer’ and inserting ‘high-end computing’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking ‘network referred to as’ and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting ‘network, including advanced computer networks of Federal agencies and departments;’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(5) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking ‘National High-Performance Computing Program’ and inserting ‘networking and information technology research and development program’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 104. LARGE-SCALE RESEARCH IN AREAS OF NATIONAL 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 development activities in networking and information technology directed toward application areas that have the potential for significant contributions to national economic competitiveness and for other significant societal benefits. Such activities, ranging from basic research to the demonstration of technical solutions, shall be designed to advance the development of research discoveries. The advisory committee established under section 101(b) shall make recommendations to the Program for candidate research and development areas for support under this section.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Characteristics-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) IN GENERAL- Research and development activities under this section shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) include projects selected on the basis of applications for support through a competitive, merit-based process;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) involve collaborations among researchers in institutions of higher education and industry, and may involve nonprofit research institutions and Federal laboratories, as appropriate;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) when possible, leverage Federal investments through collaboration with related State initiatives; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(D) include a plan for fostering the transfer of research discoveries and the results of technology demonstration activities, including from institutions of higher education and Federal laboratories, to industry for commercial development.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) COST-SHARING- In selecting applications for support, the agencies shall give special consideration to projects that include cost sharing from non-Federal sources.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) AGENCY COLLABORATION- If 2 or more agencies identified in section 101(a)(3)(B), or other appropriate agencies, are working on large-scale research 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.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTERS- Research and development activities under this section may be supported through interdisciplinary research centers that are organized to investigate basic research questions and carry out technology demonstration 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).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 4. CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.

(a) Additional Program Characteristics- Section 101(a)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(1)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘and’ after the semicolon;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(J) provide for increased understanding of the scientific principles of cyber-physical systems and improve the methods available for the design, development, and operation of cyber-physical systems that are characterized by high reliability, safety, and security; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(K) provide for research and development on human-computer interactions, visualization, and information management.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Task Force- Title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended further by adding after section 104, as added by section 3, the following new section:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 105. UNIVERSITY/INDUSTRY TASK FORCE.

‘(a) Establishment- Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2009, the Director of the National Coordination Office established under section 102 shall convene a task force to explore mechanisms for carrying out collaborative research and development activities for cyber-physical systems, including the related technologies required to enable these systems, through a consortium or other appropriate entity with participants from institutions of higher education, Federal laboratories, and industry.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Functions- The task force shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) develop options for a collaborative model and an organizational structure for such entity under which the joint research and development activities could be planned, managed, and conducted effectively, including mechanisms for the allocation of resources among the participants in such entity for support of such activities;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) propose a process for developing a research and development agenda for such entity, including objectives and milestones;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) define the roles and responsibilities for the participants from institutions of higher education, Federal laboratories, and industry in such entity;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) propose guidelines for assigning intellectual property rights and for the transfer of research results to the private sector; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) make recommendations for how such entity could be funded from Federal, State, and non-governmental sources.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Composition- In establishing the task force under subsection (a), the Director of the National Coordination Office shall appoint an equal number of individuals from institutions of higher education and from industry with knowledge and expertise in cyber-physical systems, of which 2 may be selected from Federal laboratories.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(d) Report- Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2009, 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 and Technology of the House of Representatives a report describing the findings and recommendations of the task force.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 5. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE.

Section 102 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5512) is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘SEC. 102. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE.

‘(a) Establishment- The Director shall establish a National Coordination Office with a Director and full-time staff.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Functions- The National Coordination Office shall--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) provide technical and administrative support to--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) the advisory committee established under section 101(b);CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) serve as the primary point of contact on Federal networking and information technology activities for government organizations, academia, industry, professional societies, State computing and networking technology programs, interested citizen groups, and others to exchange technical and programmatic information;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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 laboratories, and other relevant organizations and institutions;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) conduct public outreach, including the dissemination of findings and recommendations of the advisory committee, as appropriate; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(5) promote access to and early application of the technologies, innovations, and expertise derived from Program activities to agency missions and systems across the Federal Government and to United States industry.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) Source of Funding-CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) IN GENERAL- The operation of the National Coordination Office shall be supported by funds from each agency participating in the Program.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) SPECIFICATIONS- The portion of the total budget of such Office that is provided by each agency for each fiscal year shall be in the same proportion as each such agency’s share of the total budget for the Program for the previous fiscal year, as specified in the report required under section 101(a)(3).’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 6. IMPROVING NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION.

Section 201(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5521(a)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(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 technology at all levels of education and to increase participation in networking and information technology fields, including by women and underrepresented minorities;’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 7. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

(a) Section 3- Section 3 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5502) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘high-performance computing’ and inserting ‘networking and information technology’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘high-performance computing’ and inserting ‘networking and information technology’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in subparagraphs (A) and (F) of paragraph (1), by striking ‘high-performance computing’ each place it appears and inserting ‘networking and information technology’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) in paragraph (2)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) by striking ‘high-performance computing and’ and inserting ‘networking and information technology and’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) by striking ‘high-performance computing network’ and inserting ‘networking and information technology’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Title I- The heading of title I of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended by striking ‘HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING’ and inserting ‘NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(c) Section 101- Section 101 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘high-performance computing’ and inserting ‘networking and information technology research and development’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (a)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘National High-Performance Computing’ and inserting ‘Networking and Information Technology Research and Development’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (1) of such subsection--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘National High-Performance Computing Program’ and inserting ‘networking and information technology research and development program’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘high-performance computing, including networking’ and inserting ‘networking and information technology’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(iii) in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (G), by striking ‘high-performance’ each place it appears and inserting ‘high-end’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) in paragraph (2) of such subsection--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) in subparagraphs (A) and (C)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(I) by striking ‘high-performance computing’ each place it appears and inserting ‘networking and information technology’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(II) by striking ‘development, networking,’ each place it appears and inserting ‘development,’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(ii) in subparagraphs (F) and (G), as redesignated by section 2(c)(1) of this Act, by striking ‘high-performance’ each place it appears and inserting ‘high-end’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(3) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘high-performance computing’ both places it appears and inserting ‘networking and information technology’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(4) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘high-performance computing’ and inserting ‘networking and information technology’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(d) Section 201- Section 201(a)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5521(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘high-performance computing’ and all that follows through ‘networking;’ and inserting ‘networking and information research and development;’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(e) Section 202- Section 202(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5522(a)) is amended by striking ‘high-performance computing’ and inserting ‘networking and information technology’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(f) Section 203- Section 203(a)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5523(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘high-performance computing and networking’ and inserting ‘networking and information technology’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(g) Section 204- Section 204(a)(1) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5524(a)(1)) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘high-performance computing systems and networks’ and inserting ‘networking and information technology systems and capabilities’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘high-performance computing’ and inserting ‘networking and information technology’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(h) Section 205- Section 205(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5525(a)) is amended by striking ‘computational’ and inserting ‘networking and information technology’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(i) Section 206- Section 206(a) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5526(a)) is amended by striking ‘computational research’ and inserting ‘networking and information technology research’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(j) Section 208- Section 208 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5528) is amended--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘high-performance computing’ and inserting ‘networking and information technology’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(2) in subsection (a)--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘High-performance computing and associated’ and inserting ‘Networking and information’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘high-performance computing’ and inserting ‘networking and information technologies’;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘high-performance computers and associated’ and inserting ‘networking and information’; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘high-performance computing and associated’ and inserting ‘networking and information’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2009.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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Clerk.

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2020

AN ACT

To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research, and for other purposes LORRAINE C. MILLER, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Clerk.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink