Sec. 105. Networking and information technology research and development update

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Section 101(a)(1) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( 15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(1) ) is amended— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting before In general .— The President ; in subparagraph (H), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: provide for research on the interplay of computing and people, including social computing and human-robot interaction; provide for research on cyber-physical systems and improving the methods available for the design, development, and operation of those systems that are characterized by high reliability, safety, and security; provide for the understanding of the science, engineering, policy, and privacy protection related to networking and information technology; provide for the understanding of the human facets of cyber threats and secure cyber systems; provide for the transition of high-performance computing in hardware, system software, development tools, and applications into development and operations; and foster public-private collaboration with government, industry research laboratories, academia, and nonprofit organizations to maximize research and development efforts and the benefits of networking and information technology, including high-performance computing. .

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 heads of the applicable agencies and departments working through the National Science and Technology Council and the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program shall— not later than 1 year after the date the advisory committee submits a report under subsection (b)(2), assess the structure of the Program, including the Program Component Areas and associated contents and funding levels, taking into consideration any relevant recommendations of the advisory committee; and ensure that the Program includes foundational and interdisciplinary information technology research and development activities.

The heads of the applicable agencies and departments, working through the National Science and Technology Council and the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program shall develop and implement strategic plans to guide emerging activities in specific Program Component Areas, as the advisory committee determines relevant under subsection (b), of Federal networking and information technology research and development, and to guide the activities described in subsection (a)(1).

The heads of the applicable agencies and departments shall update the strategic plans as appropriate. Each strategic plan shall— specify near-term and long-term objectives for the Program, the anticipated schedule for achieving the near-term and long-term objectives, and the metrics to be used for assessing progress toward the near-term and long-term objectives; specify how the near-term and long-term objectives complement research and development areas in which academia and the private sector is actively engaged; describe how the heads of the applicable agencies and departments will support mechanisms for foundational and interdisciplinary research and development in networking and information technology, including through collaborations— across Federal agencies and departments; across Program Component Areas; and with industry, Federal and private research laboratories, research entities, universities, institutions of higher education, relevant nonprofit organizations, and international partners of the United States; describe how the heads of the applicable agencies and departments will foster the rapid transfer of research and development results into new technologies and applications; describe how the Program will address long-term challenges for which solutions require large-scale, long-term, foundational and interdisciplinary research and development; and place emphasis on innovative and high-risk projects having the potential for substantial societal returns on the research investment.

In developing, implementing, and updating strategic plans, the heads of the applicable agencies and departments, working through the National Science and Technology Council and Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program, shall coordinate with industry, academia, and other interested stakeholders to ensure, to the extent practicable, that the Federal networking and information technology research and development activities carried out under this section do not duplicate the efforts of the private sector.

In developing and updating strategic plans, the heads of the applicable agencies and departments shall solicit recommendations and advice from— the advisory committee under subsection (b); and a wide range of stakeholders, including industry, academia, including representatives of minority serving institutions and community colleges, National Laboratories, and other relevant organizations and institutions. The heads of the applicable agencies and departments, working through the National Science and Technology Council and the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program, shall submit 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 — the strategic plans developed under subsection (e)(1); and each update under subsection (e)(2).

In this section, the term applicable agencies and departments means the Federal agencies and departments identified in subsection (a)(3)(B) or designated under clause

(xii)of that subsection. . Section 101(a)(2) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( 15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(2) ) is amended— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting before Requirements .— The Director ; and by amending subparagraph

(C)to read as follows: provide for the coordination of Federal networking and information technology research, development, networking, and other activities— among the applicable agencies and departments under the Program; and to the extent practicable, with other Federal agencies not identified in subsection (a)(3)(B), other Federal and private research laboratories, industry, research entities, universities, institutions of higher education, relevant nonprofit organizations, and international partners of the United States; . Section 101(a)(3) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( 15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(3) ) is amended— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ; Contents of annual reports .— in subparagraph (B), by striking clauses

(i)through

(xi)and inserting the following— the Department of Commerce; the Department of Defense; the Department of Education; the Department of Energy; the Department of Health and Human Services; the Department of Homeland Security; the Department of Justice; the Environmental Protection Agency; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the National Archives and Records Administration; the National Science Foundation; and such other agencies and departments as the President or the Director considers appropriate; ; in subparagraph (C), by striking is submitted, and inserting is submitted, the levels for the previous fiscal year, ; in subparagraph (D)— 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 (F); 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); . The High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( 15 U.S.C. 5501 et seq. ) is amended— in section 2 ( 15 U.S.C. 5501 )— in paragraphs

(2)and (5), by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology, including high-performance computing, ; and in paragraph (3), by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology, including high-performance computing ; in section 3 ( 15 U.S.C. 5502 )— in the matter preceding paragraph

(1)and paragraph (1), by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology each place it appears; and in paragraph (2)— by striking high-performance computing and and inserting networking and information technology and ; and by striking high-performance computing network and inserting networking and information technology ; in section 4 ( 15 U.S.C. 5503 )— in paragraphs

(2)and (3), by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology ; in paragraph (6), by striking National High-Performance Computing and inserting Networking and Information Technology Research and Development ; and by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and

(7)as paragraphs (5), (3), (4), (6), and (7), respectively; in section 101 ( 15 U.S.C. 5511 )— in the heading, by striking and inserting National High-Performance Computing ; Networking and Information Technology Research and Development in subsection (a)— in the heading, by striking and inserting National High-Performance Computing ; Networking and Information Technology Research and Development in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking National High-Performance Computing and inserting Networking and Information Technology Research and Development ; in subparagraph (A), by striking high-performance computing, including networking and inserting networking and information technology ; in subparagraphs

(B)and (C), by striking high-performance computing and inserting high-end computing, including high-performance computing, ; and in subparagraph (G), by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology, including high-performance computing, ; and in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A), by striking high-performance computing research, development, networking and inserting networking and information technology research and development ; in subparagraph (E), by striking high-performance computing and networking systems and inserting high-end computing and networking systems ; and in subparagraph (F), by striking high-performance computing and inserting high-end, including high-performance computing ; in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking high-performance computing each place it appears and inserting networking and information technology ; in subsection (b)(2), by striking Committee on Science and Technology and inserting Committee on Science, Space, and Technology ; and in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology ; in section 201(a) ( 15 U.S.C. 5521(a) ), by striking high-performance computing and advanced high-speed computer networking and inserting networking and information technology ; in section 202(a) ( 15 U.S.C. 5522(a) ), by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology ; in section 203 ( 15 U.S.C. 5523(a) )— by striking high-performance computing and networking and inserting networking and information technology ; and by striking high-performance computing systems and inserting high-end, including high-performance computing systems ; in section 204 ( 15 U.S.C. 5524 )— in subsection (a)(1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking high-performance computing systems and networks and inserting networking and information technology systems ; in subparagraph (B), by striking high-performance computing systems in networks and inserting networking and information technology systems ; and in subparagraph (C), by striking high-performance computing systems and inserting networking and information technology ; and in subsection (b)— in the heading, by striking and inserting High-performance computing and network ; and Network and information technology security by striking sensitive information in Federal computer systems and inserting agency information and information systems ; and in section 207 ( 15 U.S.C. 5527 )— in subsection (a)(2), by striking section 2315(a) of title 10 and inserting section 3552(b)(6)(A) of title 44 ; and in subsection (b), by striking high-performance computing systems and inserting networking and information technology . Section 101 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( 15 U.S.C. 5511 ), as amended, is further amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by inserting before Advisory committee .— The President shall ; in paragraph (2), by inserting before Additional duties .— In addition to ; and in paragraph (3), by inserting before FACA .— Section 14 ; and in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by inserting before Reports .— Each Federal ; and in paragraph (2), by inserting before OMB review .— The Office . Section 4(b)(5)(K) of the Cyber Security Research and Development Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7403(b)(5)(K) ) is amended by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology . Section 13202(b) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( 42 U.S.C. 17912(b) ) is amended by striking National High-Performance Computing Program and inserting Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program . Section 201(a)(4) of the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 ( 15 U.S.C. 7431(a)(4) ) is amended by striking clauses

(i)through

(x)of section 101(a)(3)(B) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( and inserting 15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(3)(B) ) or designated under clause

(xi)of that section clauses

(i)through

(xi)of section 101(a)(3)(B) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( . 15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(3)(B) ) or designated under clause

(xii)of that section Section 102 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( 15 U.S.C. 5512 ) is repealed. Section 103 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( 15 U.S.C. 5513 ) is repealed. Section 208 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( 15 U.S.C. 5528 ) is repealed.

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