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 PUBLIC LAW 102-194—DEC. 9, 1991 105 STAT. 1601 (4) be led by a Department of Energy national laboratory, and include participants ft-om Federal agencies and departments, researchers, private industry, educational institutions, and others as the secretary of Energy may deem appropriate. (c) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.— The results of research and development carried out under this section shall be transferred to the private sector and others in accordance with applicable law. (d) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— Within one year after the date of enactment of this Act and every year thereafter, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the Congress a report on activities taken to carry out this Act. (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for the purposes of the Program $93,000,000 for fiscal year 1992; $110,000,000 for fiscal year 1993; $138,000,000 for fiscal year 1994: $157,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and $169,000,000 for fiscal year 1996. (2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996, such funds as may be necessary to carry out the activities that are not part of the Program but are authorized by this section. SEC. 204. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ACTIVITIES. 15 USC 5524. (a) GENERAL RESPONSIBIUTIES. — As part of the Program described in title I— (1) the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall— (A) conduct basic and applied measurement research needed to support various high-performance computing systems and networks; (B) develop and propose standards and guidelines, and develop measurement techniques and test methods, for the interoperability of high-performance computing systems in networks and for common user interfaces to systems; and (C) be responsible for developing benchmark tests and standards for high-performance computing systems and software; and (2) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall conduct basic and applied research in weather prediction and ocean sciences, particularly in development of new forecast models, in computational fluid dynamics, and in the incorporation of evolving computer architectures and networks into the systems that carry out agency missions. (b) HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND NETWORK SECURITY. — Pursuant to the Computer Security Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-235; 101 Stat. 1724), the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall be responsible for developing and proposing standards and guidelines needed to assure the cost-effective security and privacy of sensitive information in Federal computer systems. (c) STUDY OF IMPACT OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS. —(1) The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study to— (A) evaluate the impact of Federal procurement regulations that require that contractors providing software to the Federal Government share the rights to proprietary software development tools that the contractors use to develop the software; and (B) determine whether such regulations discourage development of improved software development tools and techniques.

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