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 105 STAT. 1596 PUBLIC LAW 102-194—DEC. 9, 1991 (A) establish the goals and priorities for Federal highperformance computing research, development, networking, and other activities; and (B) provide for interagency coordination of Federal highperformance computing research, development, networking, and other activities undertaken pursuant to the Program. (2) The Program shall— (A) provide for the establishment of policies for meinagement and access to the Network; (B) provide for oversight of the operation and evolution of the Network; (C) promote connectivity among computer networks of Federal agencies and departments; (D) provide for efforts to increase software availability, productivity, capability, portability, and reliability; (E) provide for improved dissemmation of Federal agency data and electronic information; (F) provide for acceleration of the development of highperformance 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 S3rstems and networks; and (ii) that agencies and departments identified in the annual report submitted tmder paragraph (3)(A) shall define and implement a security plan consistent with the Program and with applicable law. (3) The Director shall— Reports- (A) submit to the Congress an annual report, along with the President's annual budget request, describing the implementation of the Program; (B) provide for interagency coordination of the Program; and (C) consult with academic. State, industry, and other appropriate groups conducting research on and using high-performance computing. (4) The annual report submitted under paragraph (3)(A) shall— (A) include a detailed description of the goala 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 bucket submission applies, of each Federal agency and department, including— (i) the Department of Agriculture; (ii) the Department of Commerce; (iii) the Department of Defense; (iv) the Department of Education; (v) the Department of Energy; ,

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