Sec. 401. National High-Performance Computing Program planning and coordination
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Section 101 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( 15 U.S.C. 5511 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The goals and priorities for Federal high-performance computing research, development, networking, and other activities under subsection (a)(2)(A) shall include— encouraging and supporting mechanisms for interdisciplinary research and development in networking and information technology, including— through collaborations across agencies; through collaborations across Program Component Areas; through collaborations with industry; through collaborations with institutions of higher education; through collaborations with Federal laboratories (as defined in section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3703 )); and through collaborations with international organizations; addressing national, multi-agency, multi-faceted challenges of national importance; and fostering the transfer of research and development results into new technologies and applications for the benefit of society. .
Section 101 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( 15 U.S.C. 5511 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2013 , the agencies under subsection (a)(3)(B), working through the National Science and Technology Council and with the assistance of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall develop a 5-year strategic plan to guide the activities under subsection (a)(1).
The strategic plan shall specify— the near-term objectives for the Program; the long-term objectives for the Program; the anticipated time frame for achieving the near-term objectives; the metrics that will be used to assess any progress made toward achieving the near-term objectives and the long-term objectives; and how the Program will achieve the goals and priorities under subsection (d). The agencies under subsection (a)(3)(B) shall develop and annually update an implementation roadmap for the strategic plan.
The information in the implementation roadmap shall be coordinated with the database under section 102(c) and the annual report under section 101(a)(3). The implementation roadmap shall— specify the role of each Federal agency in carrying out or sponsoring research and development to meet the research objectives of the strategic plan, including a description of how progress toward the research objectives will be evaluated, with consideration of any relevant recommendations of the advisory committee; specify the funding allocated to each major research objective of the strategic plan and the source of funding by agency for the current fiscal year; and estimate the funding required for each major research objective of the strategic plan for the next 3 fiscal years.
The agencies under subsection (a)(3)(B) shall take into consideration when developing the strategic plan under paragraph
(1)the recommendations of— the advisory committee under subsection (b); and the stakeholders under section 102(a)(3). The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit the strategic plan under this subsection, including the implementation roadmap and any updates under paragraph (3), to— the advisory committee under subsection (b); the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives. . Section 101 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( 15 U.S.C. 5511 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The agencies under subsection (a)(3)(B) shall— 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 under subsection (b); and ensure that the Program includes national, multi-agency, multi-faceted research and development activities, including activities described in section 104. . Section 101(a)(2) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( 15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(2) ) is amended— by redesignating subparagraphs
(E)and
(F)as subparagraphs
(G)and (H), respectively; and by inserting after subparagraph
(D)the following: 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 to ensure that the objectives of the Program are met; working with the Office of Management and Budget and in coordination with the creation of the database under section 102(c), direct the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the agencies participating in the Program to establish a mechanism (consistent with existing law) to track all ongoing and completed research and development projects and associated funding; . Section 101(b) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( 15 U.S.C. 5511(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)— by inserting after the first sentence the following: The co-chairs of the advisory committee shall meet the qualifications of committee members and may be members of the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. ; and by striking high-performance in subparagraph
(D)and inserting high-end ; and by amending paragraph
(2)to read as follows: In addition to the duties under paragraph (1), the advisory committee shall conduct periodic evaluations of the funding, management, coordination, implementation, and activities of the Program. The advisory committee shall report its findings and recommendations not less frequently than once every 3 fiscal years to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives. The report shall be submitted in conjunction with the update of the strategic plan. . Section 101(a)(3) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( 15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(3) ) is amended— in subparagraph (C)— by striking is submitted, and inserting is submitted, the levels for the previous fiscal year, ; and by striking each Program Component Area and inserting each Program Component Area and each research area supported in accordance with section 104 ; in subparagraph (D)— by striking each Program Component Area, and inserting each Program Component Area and each research area supported in accordance with section 104, ; by striking is submitted, and inserting is submitted, the levels for the previous fiscal year, ; and by striking and after the semicolon; by redesignating subparagraph
(E)as subparagraph (G); and by inserting after subparagraph
(D)the following: 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 under subsection (e); include— a description of the funding required by the Office of Science and Technology Policy to perform the functions under subsections
(a)and
(c)of section 102 for the next fiscal year by category of activity; a description of the funding required by the Office of Science and Technology Policy to perform the functions under subsections
(a)and
(c)of section 102 for the current fiscal year by category of activity; and the amount of funding provided for the Office of Science and Technology Policy for the current fiscal year by each agency participating in the Program; and . Section 4 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( 15 U.S.C. 5503 ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(1)and
(2)as paragraphs
(2)and (3), respectively; by redesignating paragraph
(3)as paragraph (6); by redesignating paragraphs
(6)and
(7)as paragraphs
(7)and (8), respectively; by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following: 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; ; in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology ; in paragraph (6), as redesignated— by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology ; and by striking supercomputer and inserting high-end computing ; in paragraph (5), 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 ; and in paragraph (7), as redesignated, by striking National High-Performance Computing Program and inserting networking and information technology research and development program .
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