§ 5502. Purposes

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–194 § 3 · 105 Stat. 1594

   Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 5502

   Pub. L. 102–194, § 3, Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1594

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 102–194, § 3, Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1594

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 3. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to help ensure the continued leadership of the United States in high-performance computing and its applications by— (1) expanding Federal support for research, development, and application of high-performance computing in order to— (A) establish a high-capacity and high-speed National Research and Education Network; (B) expand the number of researchers, educators, and students with training in high-performance computing and access to high-performance computing resources; (C) promote the further development of an information infrastructure of data bases, services, access mechanisms, and research facilities available for use through the Network; (D) stimulate research on software technology; (E) promote the more rapid development and wider distribution of computing software tools and applications software; (F) accelerate the development of computing systems and subsystems; (G) provide for the application of high-performance computing to Grand Challenges; (H) invest in basic research and education, and promote the inclusion of high-performance computing into educational institutions at all levels; and (I) promote greater collaboration among government, Federal laboratories, industry, high-performance computing centers, and universities; and (2) improving the interagency planning and coordination of Federal research and development on high-performance computing and maximizing the effectiveness of the Federal Government’s high-performance computing efforts.

2. 1998

   Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–305 § 3(b)(1) · 112 Stat. 2919

   Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 5502

   Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(1), substituted “Purposes” for “Purpose” as section catchline

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(1), substituted “Purposes” for “Purpose” as section catchline.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) striking the section caption and inserting the following: “SEC. 3. PURPOSES.”;

3. 1998

   Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–305 § 3(b)(2) · 112 Stat. 2919

   Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 5502

   Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(2), substituted “purposes of this chapter are” for “purpose of this chapter is” in introductory provisions

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(2), substituted “purposes of this chapter are” for “purpose of this chapter is” in introductory provisions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) striking “purpose of this Act is” and inserting “purposes of this Act are”;

4. 1998

   Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–305 § 3(b)(3) · 112 Stat. 2919

   1. Redesignated · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(A)

      Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(3), redesignated subpar. (B) as (A)

   2. Struck · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(A)

      Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(3), struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: “establish a high-capacity and high-speed National Research and Education Network;”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(3), redesignated subpar. (B) as (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: “establish a high-capacity and high-speed National Research and Education Network;”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) striking subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (I) as subparagraphs (A) through (H), respectively;

5. 1998

   Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–305 § 3(b)(3) · 112 Stat. 2919

   1. Redesignated · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(B)

      Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(3), (4), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B)

   2. Redesignated · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(B)

      Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(3), (4), substituted “Internet” for “Network”. Former subpar. (B) redesignated (A)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Par. (1)(B). Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(3), (4), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B) and substituted “Internet” for “Network”. Former subpar. (B) redesignated (A).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) striking subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (I) as subparagraphs (A) through (H), respectively;

6. 1998

   Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–305 § 3(b)(3) · 112 Stat. 2919

   1. Redesignated · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(C)(I)

      Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(3), (5), redesignated subpars. (D) to (I) as (C) to (H), respectively

   2. Struck · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(C)(I)

      Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(3), (5), struck out “and” at end of par. (H)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Par. (1)(C) to (I). Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(3), (5), redesignated subpars. (D) to (I) as (C) to (H), respectively, and struck out “and” at end of par. (H).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) striking subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (I) as subparagraphs (A) through (H), respectively;

7. 1998

   Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–305 § 3(b)(6) · 112 Stat. 2919

   Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(2)

   Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(6), substituted “network research and development programs;” for “efforts.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Par. (2). Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(6), substituted “network research and development programs;” for “efforts.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (6) in paragraph (2), by striking “efforts.” and inserting “network research and development programs;”; and

8. 1998

   Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–305 § 3(b)(7) · 112 Stat. 2919

   Added · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(3); 15 U.S.C. § 5502(4)

   Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(7), added pars. (3) and (4)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pars. (3), (4). Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(7), added pars. (3) and (4).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (7) adding at the end thereof the following: “(3) promoting the more rapid development and wider distribution of networking management and development tools; and “(4) promoting the rapid adoption of open network standards.”.

9. 2017

   Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016

   Pub. L. 114–329 § 105(c)(1) · 130 Stat. 2969

   Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 5502

   Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(1), substituted “networking and information technology” for “high-performance computing” in introductory provisions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(1), substituted “networking and information technology” for “high-performance computing” in introductory provisions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “high-performance computing” and inserting “networking and information technology”;

10. 2017

    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016

    Pub. L. 114–329 § 105(c)(2)(A) · 130 Stat. 2969

    Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)

    Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(2)(A), substituted “supporting Federal research, development, and application of networking and information technology” for “expanding Federal support for research, development, and application of high-performance computing” in introductory provisions

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (1). Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(2)(A), substituted “supporting Federal research, development, and application of networking and information technology” for “expanding Federal support for research, development, and application of high-performance computing” in introductory provisions.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “expanding Federal support for research, development, and application of high-performance computing” and inserting “supporting Federal research, development, and application of networking and information technology”;

11. 2017

    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016

    Pub. L. 114–329 § 105(c)(2)(B) · 130 Stat. 2969

    Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(A)

    Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(2)(B), substituted “networking and information technology” for “high-performance computing” in two places

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(2)(B), substituted “networking and information technology” for “high-performance computing” in two places.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking “high-performance computing” both places it appears and inserting “networking and information technology”;

12. 2017

    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016

    Pub. L. 114–329 § 105(c)(2)(C) · 130 Stat. 2969

    1. Added · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(C)

       Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(2)(C), (D), added subpar. (C)

    2. Struck · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(C)

       Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(2)(C), (D), struck out former subpar. (C) which read as follows: “stimulate research on software technology;”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (1)(C). Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(2)(C), (D), added subpar. (C) and struck out former subpar. (C) which read as follows: “stimulate research on software technology;”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (C) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D);

13. 2017

    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016

    Pub. L. 114–329 § 105(c)(2)(C) · 130 Stat. 2969

    1. Redesignated · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(D)

       Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(2)(C), (E), (F), redesignated subpar. (E) as (D)

    2. Inserted · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(D)

       Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(2)(C), (E), (F), inserted “high-end” after “the development of”

    3. Struck · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(D)

       Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(2)(C), (E), (F), struck out former subpar. (D) which read as follows: “promote the more rapid development and wider distribution of computing software tools and applications software;”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (1)(D). Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(2)(C), (E), (F), redesignated subpar. (E) as (D), inserted “high-end” after “the development of”, and struck out former subpar. (D) which read as follows: “promote the more rapid development and wider distribution of computing software tools and applications software;”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (C) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D);

14. 2017

    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016

    Pub. L. 114–329 § 105(c)(2)(E) · 130 Stat. 2969

    1. Redesignated · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(E); 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(F)

       Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(2)(E), (G), redesignated subpars. (F) and (G) as (E) and (F), respectively

    2. Redesignated · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(E); 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(F)

       Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(2)(E), (G), substituted “networking and information technology” for “high-performance computing”. Former subpar. (E) redesignated (D)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (1)(E), (F). Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(2)(E), (G), redesignated subpars. (F) and (G) as (E) and (F), respectively, and substituted “networking and information technology” for “high-performance computing”. Former subpar. (E) redesignated (D).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (H) as subparagraphs (D) through (G), respectively;

15. 2017

    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016

    Pub. L. 114–329 § 105(c)(2)(E) · 130 Stat. 2969

    1. Redesignated · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(G); 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(H)

       Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(2)(E), (H), redesignated subpar. (H) as (G)

    2. Redesignated · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(G); 15 U.S.C. § 5502(1)(H)

       Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(2)(E), (H), substituted “high-end” for “high-performance”. Former subpar. (G) redesignated (F)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (1)(G), (H). Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(2)(E), (H), redesignated subpar. (H) as (G) and substituted “high-end” for “high-performance”. Former subpar. (G) redesignated (F).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (E) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (H) as subparagraphs (D) through (G), respectively;

16. 2017

    Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016

    Pub. L. 114–329 § 105(c)(3) · 130 Stat. 2969

    1. Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(2)

       Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(3), substituted “networking and information technology and” for “high-performance computing and”

    2. Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 5502(2)

       Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(3), substituted “networking and information technology” for “high-performance computing network”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Par. (2). Pub. L. 114–329, § 105(c)(3), substituted “networking and information technology and” for “high-performance computing and” and “networking and information technology” for “high-performance computing network”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking “high-performance computing and” and inserting “networking and information technology and”; and (B) by striking “high-performance computing network” and inserting “networking and information technology”.

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