High-Performance Computing and National Research and Education Network Act of 1991

Summary

High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 - Declares that this Act does not apply to computer systems that process classified information or are used in connection with certain defense purposes. Allows Federal agencies and departments to procure prototype or early production models of new high-performance computer systems and subsystems to stimulate hardware and software development. Amends the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 to direct the President, through the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology (Council), to develop and implement a National High-Performance Computing Plan, to be submitted to the Congress within one year of this Act's enactment and revised at least biennially. Requires the plan to recommend a five-year proposal of goals and priorities for a Federal high-performance computing program. Describes required plan contents, including funding requirements, roles for various Federal agencies, and establishment of a national multi-gigabit-per-second computer network (to be known as the National Research and Education Network (Network). Designates the Council as the lead entity responsible for development and implementation of the plan, directing it to coordinate related activities among Federal agencies and departments and review budget estimates. Directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to establish a High-Performance Computing Advisory Panel to provide the Council with an assessment of the plan. Directs each Federal entity involved in high-performance computing to submit, as part of its annual budget request, a report on the role of its activities with regard to the plan and relevant budget requests. Instructs the Chairman of the Council to submit to the President and to the Congress, by March 1 annually, a report on plan achievements and progress. Requires the National Science Foundation to provide for the establishment of the Network by 1996 to link government, industry, and the education community. Designates the Department of Defense, through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, as the lead agency for research and development of advanced fiber optics technology, switches, and protocols needed to develop the Network. Gives to the National Science Foundation, within the Federal Government, the primary responsibility for connecting colleges, universities, and libraries to the Network. Directs the Council to carry out certain functions, including: (1) developing goals and strategies; (2) identifying the roles of Federal agencies and departments; and (3) overseeing the Network's operation and evolution. Authorizes the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Environmental Protection Agency to allow Federal research grant recipients to use grant funds to pay for computer networking. Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to report to the Congress on specified matters, including: (1) funding mechanisms for the Network, including user fees, industry support, and continued Federal investment; (2) a plan for the eventual commercialization of the Network; (3) charging commercial information service providers for Network access; (4) charging Network users for commercial services; (5) the technological feasibility of allowing commercial services to use the Network and other federally-funded networks; (6) copyright protection; and (7) resource security and user privacy. Requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide funding to enable researchers to access supercomputers. Sets forth other responsibilities of the NSF, including promoting development of information services that could be provided over the Network. Authorizes appropriations to the NSF for the purposes of this Act. Requires the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct basic and applied research in high-performance computing, with specified emphases. Authorizes appropriations to NASA for the purposes of this Act. Requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to: (1) adopt standards and guidelines, and develop measurement techniques and test methods, for the interoperability of high-performance computers in networks and for common user interfaces to systems; and (2) develop benchmark tests and standards for high performance computers and software. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study regarding the impact of Federal procurement regulations which require that contractors providing software to the Federal Government share the rights to proprietary software development tools that the contractors used to develop the software.

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Timeline

1. 28 January 1991

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 January 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 January 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 12 February 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Competitiveness.

   Source: Committee

5. 7 March 1991

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 10 April 1991

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 10 April 1991

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

   Source: Committee

8. 17 April 1991

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 17 April 1991

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

   Source: Committee

10. 8 May 1991

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

11. 8 May 1991

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

12. 15 May 1991

    Introduced

    Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Education and Labor for a period ending not later than May 23, 1991 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(g), Rule X.

    Source: IntroReferral

13. 15 May 1991

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. H. Rept. 102-66, Part I.

    Source: Committee

14. 15 May 1991

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. H. Rept. 102-66, Part I.

    Source: Committee

15. 16 May 1991

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

16. 16 May 1991

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

17. 22 May 1991

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 45.

    Source: Calendars

18. 22 May 1991

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 102-66, Part II.

    Source: Committee

19. 22 May 1991

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 102-66, Part II.

    Source: Committee

20. 10 July 1991

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 191 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 656 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Providing for the consideration of the bill in the Committee of the Whole under an open rule. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology now printed in the bill, as modified by the amendments recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.

    Source: Floor

21. 11 July 1991

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

22. 11 July 1991

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

23. 11 July 1991

    Passed

    On passage Passed by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

24. 11 July 1991

    Passed

    The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

    Source: Floor

25. 11 July 1991

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    Source: Floor

26. 11 July 1991

    Floor

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 656.

    Source: Floor

27. 11 July 1991

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 656 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Providing for the consideration of the bill in the Committee of the Whole under an open rule. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology now printed in the bill, as modified by the amendments recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.

    Source: Floor

28. 11 July 1991

    Floor

    The Speaker designated the Honorable Greg Laughlin to act as Chairman of the Committee.

    Source: Floor

29. 11 July 1991

    Floor

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 191 and Rule XXIII.

    Source: Floor

30. 11 July 1991

    Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 191.

    Source: Floor

31. 11 July 1991

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 191 passed House.

    Source: Floor

32. 15 July 1991

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

33. 11 September 1991

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate.

    Source: Floor

34. 11 September 1991

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

35. 11 September 1991

    Discharge

    Senate Committee on Commerce discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Discharge

36. 11 September 1991

    Committee

    Senate Committee on Commerce discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Committee

37. 16 September 1991

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

Votes

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Sponsors

• Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Browder, Glen [D-AL-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Perkins, Carl C. [D-KY-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nagle, Dave R, [D-IA-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Thornton, Ray [D-AR-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roemer, Tim [D-IN-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Collins, Barbara-Rose [D-MI-15] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bacchus, Jim [D-FL-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schiff, Steven [R-NM-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 656) to provide for a coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued United States leadership in high-performance computing.
• related to ← High-Performance Computing Act of 1991
• amends ← In the nature of a substitute.
• amends ← Amendment provides that the funds authorized in the bill should go primarily toward the development of a strong domestic high-performance computing research and development and manufacturing capability. \ As amended by the Traficant amendment (A002): (1) agencies receiving funds are required to award contracts to domestic firms, which under competitive procedures would be awarded to foreign firms, when the final product of the domestic firm would be completely assembled in the United States with more than 50% of the final product produced domestically, and not more than a six percent difference existed between the foreign and domestic firm bids; and (2) prohibited the fraudulent use of "Made in America" labels.
• amends ← Amendment clarifies that the agencies participating in the coordinated Federal research program for the enhancement and development of high-performance computers and not the Office of Science and Technology Policy will be responsible for implementation of the program.
• amends ← See Brown amendment (A002) for description.