National High-Performance Computing and Networking Act

Summary

Department of Energy High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish: (1) a High-Performance Computing Program; (2) a management plan to carry it out; and (3) a national multigigabit-per-second computer network to be known as the Federal High-Performance Computer Network. Directs the Secretary to promote education and research in high-performance computational science and related fields that require the application of high-performance computing resources by making the Department of Energy's computing resources more available to undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty from the Nation's educational institutions. Directs the Secretary to establish at least two Collaborative Consortia to undertake research, development, testing, and the dissemination of information with regard to high-performance computing hardware and associated software and networking technology. Requires each consortium to be comprised of a lead institution which is a DOE-owned national laboratory with experience in applications requiring high-performance computing resources. Provides for Government and private-sector cooperation in carrying out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to provide funds and make contracts to carry out this Act. Sets forth provisions governing the title to inventions and creations produced or discovered as a result of research and development under this Act. Provides for the confidentiality of trade secrets or privileged or confidential commercial or financial information. Authorizes the Secretary to protect such information for up to five years after development. Authorizes appropriations.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 23 May 1991

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 5 February 1991

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