Sec. 2. 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 new subsection: The agencies identified in 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 established under subsection (b); and ensure that the Program includes large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research and development activities, including activities described in section 104. .
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: 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 described under section 102, shall develop, within 12 months after the date of enactment of the Advancing America’s Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013 , and update every 3 years thereafter, a 5-year strategic plan to guide the activities described under subsection (a)(1). 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— 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; 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; address long-term challenges of national importance for which solutions require large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary research and development; place emphasis on innovative and high-risk projects having the potential for substantial societal returns on the research investment; strengthen all levels of networking and information technology education and training programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained workforce; and attract more women and underrepresented minorities to pursue postsecondary degrees in networking and information technology. 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). The entities involved in developing the strategic plan under paragraph
(1)shall take into consideration the recommendations— of the advisory committee established under subsection (b); and of the stakeholders whose input was solicited by the National Coordination Office, as required under section 102(b)(3). 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, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. . Section 101(a)(2) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(2)) is amended— in subparagraph
(A)by inserting education, before and other activities ; by redesignating subparagraphs
(E)and
(F)as subparagraphs
(F)and (G), respectively; and by inserting after subparagraph
(D)the following new subparagraph: 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; . Section 101(b)(1) of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 5511(b)(1) ) is amended— after the first sentence, by inserting the following: The co-chairs of the advisory committee shall meet the qualifications of committee membership and may be members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. ; and in subparagraph (D), by striking high-performance and inserting high-end . Section 101(a)(3) of such Act ( 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 research area supported in accordance with section 104; ; in subparagraph (D)— by striking each Program Component Area, and inserting each Program Component Area and 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 new subparagraphs: 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); include— 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; 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 the amount of funding provided for such Office for the current fiscal year by each agency participating in the Program; and . Section 4 of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 5503 ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(1)through
(7)as paragraphs
(2)through (8), respectively; by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph: 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 so redesignated, by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology ; in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— by striking “high-performance computing” and inserting “networking and information technology”; and by striking “supercomputer” and inserting “high-end computing”; 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; ; and in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking National High-Performance Computing Program and inserting networking and information technology research and development program .
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