,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ifg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #e1 #bjac ,mrs4 ,lummis 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,texas1 and ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,high-,performance ,computing ,act of #aiia to authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,advancing ,america's ,networking and ,information ,technology ,research and ,development ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,program planning and coordination 7a7 ,periodic reviews ,section #aja of the ,high-,performance ,computing ,act of #aiia 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeaa7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7d7 ,periodic reviews ,the agencies identified in subsection 7a77#c77;,b7 shall-- 7#a7 periodically assess the contents and funding levels of the ,program ,component ,areas and restructure the ,program when warranted1 taking into consideration any relevant recommendations of the advisory committee established under subsection 7b72 and 7#b7 ensure that the ,program includes large-scale1 long-term1 interdisciplinary research and development activities1 including activities described in section #ajd4 4 7b7 ,development of strategic plan ,section #aja of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeaa7 is amended further by adding after subsection 7d71 as added by subsection 7a7 of this ,act1 the following new subsection3 7e7 ,strategic plan 7#a7 ,in general ,the agencies identified in subsection 7a77#c77;,b71 working through the ,national ,science and ,technology ,council and with the assistance of the ,national ,coordination ,office described under section #ajb1 shall develop1 within #ab months after the date of enactment of the ,advancing ,america's ,networking and ,information ,technology ,research and ,development ,act of #bjac1 and update every #c years thereafter1 a #e-year strategic plan to guide the activities described under subsection 7a77#a74 7#b7 ,contents ,the strategic plan shall specify near-term and long-term objectives for the ,program1 the anticipated time frame for achieving the near-term objectives1 the metrics to be used for assessing progress toward the objectives1 and how the ,program will-- 7,a7 foster the transfer of research and development results into new technologies and applications for the benefit of society1 including through cooperation and collaborations with networking and information technology research1 development1 and technology transition initiatives supported by the ,states2 7,b7 encourage and support mechanisms for interdisciplinary research and development in networking and information technology1 including through collaborations across agencies1 across ,program ,component ,areas1 with industry1 with ,federal laboratories 7as defined in section #d of the ,stevenson-,wydler ,technology ,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgjc771 and with international organizations2 7,c7 address long-term challenges of national importance for which solutions require large-scale1 long-term1 interdisciplinary research and development2 7,d7 place emphasis on innovative and high-risk projects having the potential for substantial societal returns on the research investment2 7,e7 strengthen all levels of networking and information technology education and training programs to ensure an adequate1 well-trained workforce2 and 7,f7 attract more women and underrepresented minorities to pursue postsecondary degrees in networking and information technology4 7#c7 ,national research infrastructure ,the strategic plan developed in accordance with paragraph 7#a7 shall be accompanied by milestones and roadmaps for establishing and maintaining the national research infrastructure required to support the ,program1 including the roadmap required by subsection 7a77#b77;,e74 7#d7 ,recommendations ,the entities involved in developing the strategic plan under paragraph 7#a7 shall take into consideration the recommendations-- 7,a7 of the advisory committee established under subsection 7b72 and 7,b7 of the stakeholders whose input was solicited by the ,national ,coordination ,office1 as required under section #ajb7;b77#c74 7#e7 ,report to ,congress ,the ,director of the ,national ,coordination ,office shall transmit the strategic plan required under paragraph 7#a7 to the advisory committee1 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of ,representatives4 4 7c7 ,additional responsibilities of director ,section #aja7;a77#b7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeaa7;a77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a7 by inserting education1 before and other activities2 7#b7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,e7 and 7,f7 as subparagraphs 7,f7 and 7,g71 respectively2 and 7#c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,d7 the following new subparagraph3 7,e7 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 7e7 is developed and executed effectively and that the objectives of the ,program are met2 4 7d7 ,advisory committee ,section #aja7;b77#a7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeaa7;b77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 after the first sentence1 by inserting the following3 ,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 ,technology42 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking high-performance and inserting high-end4 7e7 ,report ,section #aja7;a77#c7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeaa7;a77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7,a7 by striking is submitted1 and inserting is submitted1 the levels for the previous fiscal year12 and 7,b7 by striking each ,program ,component ,area2 and inserting each ,program ,component ,area and research area supported in accordance with section #ajd22 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,d7-- 7,a7 by striking each ,program ,component ,area1 and inserting each ,program ,component ,area and research area supported in accordance with section #ajd12 7,b7 by striking is submitted1 and inserting is submitted1 the levels for the previous fiscal year12 and 7,c7 by striking and after the semicolon2 7#c7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,e7 as subparagraph 7,g72 and 7#d7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,d7 the following new subparagraphs3 7,e7 include a description of how the objectives for each ,program ,component ,area1 and the objectives for activities that involve multiple ,program ,component ,areas1 relate to the objectives of the ,program identified in the strategic plan required under subsection 7e72 7,f7 include-- 7i7 a description of the funding required by the ,national ,coordination ,office to perform the functions specified under section #ajb7;b7 for the next fiscal year by category of activity2 7ii7 a description of the funding required by such ,office to perform the functions specified under section #ajb7;b7 for the current fiscal year by category of activity2 and 7iii7 the amount of funding provided for such ,office for the current fiscal year by each agency participating in the ,program2 and 4 7f7 ,definition ,section #d of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eejc7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#g7 as paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#h71 respectively2 7#b7 by inserting before paragraph 7#b71 as so redesignated1 the following new paragraph3 7#a7 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 sensors1 actuators1 or other means to perform monitoring and control functions2 2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#c71 as so redesignated1 by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology2 7#d7 in paragraph 7#d71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 by striking 8high-performance computing0 and inserting 8networking and information technology02 and 7,b7 by striking 8supercomputer0 and inserting 8high-end computing02 7#e7 in paragraph 7#f71 as so redesignated1 by striking network referred to as and all that follows through the semicolon and inserting network1 including advanced computer networks of ,federal agencies and departments22 and 7#f7 in paragraph 7#g71 as so redesignated1 by striking ,national ,high-,performance ,computing ,program and inserting networking and information technology research and development program4 #c4 ,large-scale research in areas of national importance ,title ,i of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeaa7 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #ajd4 ,large-scale research in areas of national importance 7a7 ,in general ,the ,program shall encourage agencies identified in section #aja7;a77#c77;,b7 to support large-scale1 long-term1 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 benefits4 ,such activities1 ranging from basic research to the demonstration of technical solutions1 shall be designed to advance the development of research discoveries4 ,the advisory committee established under section #aja7;b7 shall make recommendations to the ,program for candidate research and development areas for support under this section4 7b7 ,characteristics 7#a7 ,in general ,research and development activities under this section shall-- 7,a7 include projects selected on the basis of applications for support through a competitive1 merit-based process2 7,b7 involve collaborations among researchers in institutions of higher education and industry1 and may involve nonprofit research institutions and ,federal laboratories1 as appropriate2 7,c7 when possible1 leverage ,federal investments through collaboration with related ,state initiatives2 and 7,d7 include a plan for fostering the transfer of research discoveries and the results of technology demonstration activities1 including from institutions of higher education and ,federal laboratories1 to industry for commercial development4 7#b7 ,cost-sharing ,in selecting applications for support1 the agencies shall give special consideration to projects that include cost sharing from non-,federal sources4 7#c7 ,agency collaboration ,if #b or more agencies identified in section #aja7;a77#c77;,b71 or other appropriate agencies1 are working on large-scale research and development activities in the same area of national importance1 then such agencies shall strive to collaborate through joint solicitation and selection of applications for support and subsequent funding of projects4 7#d7 ,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 7a74 ,research may be carried out through existing interdisciplinary centers1 including those authorized under section #gjbd7;b77#b7 of the ,america ,,competes ,act 7,public ,law #aaj-fi2 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfbo-#aj74 4 #d4 ,cyber-physical systems 7a7 ,additional ,program characteristics ,section #aja7;a77#a7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeaa7;a77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,h71 by striking and after the semicolon2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,i71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs3 7,j7 provide for increased understanding of the scientific principles of cyber-physical systems and improve the methods available for the design1 development1 and operation of cyber-physical systems that are characterized by high reliability1 safety1 and security2 and 7,k7 provide for research and development on human-computer interactions1 visualization1 and big data4 4 7b7 ,task force ,title ,i of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeaa7 is amended further by adding after section #ajd1 as added by section #c of this ,act1 the following new section3 #aje4 ,university_/,industry ,task force 7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of the ,advancing ,america's ,networking and ,information ,technology ,research and ,development ,act of #bjac1 the ,director of the ,national ,coordination ,office shall convene a task force to explore mechanisms for carrying out collaborative research and development activities for cyber-physical systems1 including the related technologies required to enable these systems1 through a consortium or other appropriate entity with participants from institutions of higher education1 ,federal laboratories1 and industry4 7b7 ,functions ,the task force shall-- 7#a7 develop options for a collaborative model and an organizational structure for such entity under which the joint research and development activities could be planned1 managed1 and conducted effectively1 including mechanisms for the allocation of resources among the participants in such entity for support of such activities2 7#b7 propose a process for developing a research and development agenda for such entity1 including guidelines to ensure an appropriate scope of work focused on nationally significant challenges and requiring collaboration and to ensure the development of related scientific and technological milestones2 7#c7 define the roles and responsibilities for the participants from institutions of higher education1 ,federal laboratories1 and industry in such entity2 7#d7 propose guidelines for assigning intellectual property rights and for the transfer of research results to the private sector2 and 7#e7 make recommendations for how such entity could be funded from ,federal1 ,state1 and non-governmental sources4 7c7 ,composition ,in establishing the task force under subsection 7a71 the ,director of the ,national ,coordination ,office-- 7#a7 shall appoint an equal number of individuals with knowledge and expertise in cyber-physical systems from-- 7,a7 institutions of higher education1 including minority-serving institutions and community colleges2 and 7,b7 industry2 and 7#b7 may appoint not more than #b individuals from ,federal laboratories4 7d7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of the ,advancing ,america's ,networking and ,information ,technology ,research and ,development ,act of #bjac1 the ,director of the ,national ,coordination ,office shall transmit to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of ,representatives a report describing the findings and recommendations of the task force4 7e7 ,termination ,the task force shall terminate upon transmittal of the report required under subsection 7d74 7f7 ,compensation ,members of the task force shall serve without compensation4 4 #e4 ,cloud computing services for research ,title ,i of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeaa7 is amended further by adding after section #aje1 as added by section #d7;b7 of this ,act1 the following new section3 #ajf4 ,cloud computing services for research 7a7 ,interagency working group ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of the ,advancing ,america's ,networking and ,information ,technology ,research and ,development ,act of #bjac1 the ,director of the ,national ,coordination ,office1 working through the ,national ,science and ,technology ,council1 shall convene an interagency working group to examine-- 7#a7 the research and development needed-- 7,a7 to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of cloud computing environments2 7,b7 to increase the trustworthiness of cloud applications and infrastructure2 and 7,c7 to enhance the foundations of cloud architectures1 programming models1 and interoperability2 and 7#b7 the potential use of cloud computing for federally funded science and engineering research1 including issues around funding mechanisms and policies for the use of cloud computing services for such research4 7b7 ,consultation ,in carrying out the tasks in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection 7a71 the working group shall consult with academia1 industry1 ,federal laboratories1 and other relevant organizations and institutions1 as appropriate4 7c7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of the ,advancing ,america's ,networking and ,information ,technology ,research and ,development ,act of #bjac1 the ,director of the ,national ,coordination ,office shall transmit to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate a report describing the findings and any recommendations of the working group4 7d7 ,termination ,the interagency working group shall terminate upon transmittal of the report required under subsection 7c74 4 #f4 ,national ,coordination ,office ,section #ajb of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeab7 is amended to read as follows3 #ajb4 ,national ,coordination ,office 7a7 ,office ,the ,director shall continue a ,national ,coordination ,office with a ,director and full-time staff4 7b7 ,functions ,the ,national ,coordination ,office shall-- 7#a7 provide technical and administrative support to-- 7,a7 the agencies participating in planning and implementing the ,program1 including such support as needed in the development of the strategic plan under section #aja7;e72 and 7,b7 the advisory committee established under section #aja7;b72 7#b7 serve as the primary point of contact on ,federal networking and information technology activities for government organizations1 academia1 industry1 professional societies1 ,state computing and networking technology programs1 interested citizen groups1 and others to exchange technical and programmatic information2 7#c7 solicit input and recommendations from a wide range of stakeholders during the development of each strategic plan required under section #aja7;e7 through the convening of at least #a workshop with invitees from academia1 industry1 ,federal laboratories1 and other relevant organizations and institutions2 7#d7 conduct public outreach1 including the dissemination of findings and recommendations of the advisory committee1 as appropriate2 and 7#e7 promote access to and early application of the technologies1 innovations1 and expertise derived from ,program activities to agency missions and systems across the ,federal ,government and to ,united ,states industry4 7c7 ,source of funding 7#a7 ,in general ,the operation of the ,national ,coordination ,office shall be supported by funds from each agency participating in the ,program4 7#b7 ,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 year1 as specified in the report required under section #aja7;a77#c74 4 #g4 ,improving networking and information technology education ,section #bja7;a7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeba7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#d7 as paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#e71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following new paragraph3 7#b7 the ,national ,science ,foundation shall use its existing programs1 in collaboration with other agencies1 as appropriate1 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 fields1 including by women and underrepresented minorities2 4 #h4 ,conforming and technical amendments 7a7 ,section #c ,section #c of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eejb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology2 7,b7 in subparagraphs 7,a71 7,f71 and 7,g71 by striking high-performance computing each place it appears and inserting networking and information technology2 and 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,h71 by striking high-performance and inserting high-end2 and 7#c7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking high-performance computing and and inserting networking and information technology and2 and 7,b7 by striking high-performance computing network and inserting networking and information technology4 7b7 ,title ,i ,the heading of title ,i of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeaa7 is amended by striking ,high-,performance ,computing and inserting ,networking and ,information ,technology4 7c7 ,section #aja ,section #aja of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeaa7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by striking ,high-,performance ,computing and inserting ,networking and ,information ,technology ,research and ,development2 7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking ,national ,high-,performance ,computing and inserting ,networking and ,information ,technology ,research and ,development2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#a7 of such subsection-- 7i7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,national ,high-,performance ,computing ,program and inserting networking and information technology research and development program2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking high-performance computing1 including networking and inserting networking and information technology2 7iii7 in subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,g71 by striking high-performance each place it appears and inserting high-end2 and 7iv7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking high-performance computing and networking and inserting high-end computing1 distributed1 and networking2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#b7 of such subsection-- 7i7 in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,c7-- 7,i7 by striking high-performance computing each place it appears and inserting networking and information technology2 and 7,,ii7 by striking development1 networking1 each place it appears and inserting development12 and 7ii7 in subparagraphs 7,f7 and 7,g71 as redesignated by section #b7;c77#a7 of this ,act1 by striking high-performance each place it appears and inserting high-end2 7#c7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking high-performance computing both places it appears and inserting networking and information technology2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 in the second sentence1 by striking #b and inserting #c2 and 7#d7 in subsection 7c77#a77;,a71 by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology4 7d7 ,section #bja ,section #bja7;a77#a7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeba7;a77#a77 is amended by striking high-performance computing and all that follows through networking2 and inserting networking and information research and development24 7e7 ,section #bjb ,section #bjb7;a7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eebb7;a77 is amended by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology4 7f7 ,section #bjc ,section #bjc7;a7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eebc7;a77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking high-performance computing and networking and inserting networking and information technology2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking high-performance and inserting high-end4 7g7 ,section #bjd ,section #bjd of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eebd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking high-performance computing systems and networks and inserting networking and information technology systems and capabilities2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking interoperability of high-performance computing systems in networks and for common user interfaces to systems and inserting interoperability and usability of networking and information technology systems2 and 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by striking ,high-,performance ,computing and ,network and inserting ,networking and ,information ,technology2 and 7,b7 by striking sensitive4 7h7 ,section #bje ,section #bje7;a7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eebe7;a77 is amended by striking computational and inserting networking and information technology4 7i7 ,section #bjf ,section #bjf7;a7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eebf7;a77 is amended by striking computational research and inserting networking and information technology research4 7j7 ,section #bjg ,section #bjg7;b7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eebg7;b77 is amended by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technology4 7k7 ,section #bjh ,section #bjh of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eebh7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1 by striking ,high-,performance ,computing and inserting ,networking and ,information ,technology2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,high-performance computing and associated and inserting ,networking and information2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking high-performance computing and inserting networking and information technologies2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking high-performance and inserting high-end2 7,d7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking high-performance computers and associated and inserting networking and information2 and 7,e7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking high-performance computing and associated and inserting networking and information4