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§ 5511. National High-Performance Computing Program
(a)
National High-Performance Computing Program
(1)
The President shall implement a National High-Performance Computing Program, which shall—
(2)
The Program shall—
(A)
provide for the development of technologies to advance the capacity and capabilities of the Internet;
(B)
provide for high performance testbed networks to enable the research, development, and demonstration of advanced networking technologies and to develop and demonstrate advanced applications made possible by the existence of such testbed networks;
(D)
provide for efforts to increase software availability, productivity, capability, portability, and reliability;
(F)
provide for acceleration of the development of high-performance computing systems, subsystems, and associated software;
(G)
provide for the technical support and research and development of high-performance computing software and hardware needed to address Grand Challenges;
(H)
provide for educating and training additional undergraduate and graduate students in software engineering, computer science, library and information science, and computational science; and
(I)
provide—
(i)
for the security requirements, policies, and standards necessary to protect Federal research computer networks and information resources accessible through Federal research computer networks, including research required to establish security standards for high-performance computing systems and networks; and
(3)
The Director shall—
(4)
The annual report submitted under paragraph (3)(A) shall—
(A)
include a detailed description of the goals and priorities established by the President for the Program;
(B)
set forth the relevant programs and activities, for the fiscal year with respect to which the budget submission applies, of each Federal agency and department, including—
(C)
describe the levels of Federal funding for the fiscal year during which such report is submitted, and the levels proposed for the fiscal year with respect to which the budget submission applies, for specific activities, including education, research, hardware and software development, and support for the establishment of the Network;
(D)
describe the levels of Federal funding for each agency and department participating in the Program for the fiscal year during which such report is submitted, and the levels proposed for the fiscal year with respect to which the budget submission applies;
(b)
Advisory committee
The President shall establish an advisory committee on high-performance computing consisting of non-Federal members, including representatives of the research, education, and library communities, network providers, and industry, who are specially qualified to provide the Director with advice and information on high-performance computing. The recommendations of the advisory committee shall be considered in reviewing and revising the Program. The advisory committee shall provide the Director with an independent assessment of—
(c)
Office of Management and Budget
(1)
Each Federal agency and department participating in the Program shall, as part of its annual request for appropriations to the Office of Management and Budget, submit a report to the Office of Management and Budget which—
(2)
The Office of Management and Budget shall review each such report in light of the goals, priorities, and agency and departmental responsibilities set forth in the annual report submitted under subsection (a)(3)(A) of this section, and shall include, in the President’s annual budget estimate, a statement of the portion of each appropriate agency’s or department’s annual budget estimate relating to its activities undertaken pursuant to the Program.
[1] See References in Text note below.
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