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 112 STAT. 2920 PUBLIC LAW 105-305—OCT. 28, 1998 provide researchers the necessary vehicle for continued network technology improvement through research."; and (2) adding at the end thereof the following: "(7) Additional research must be undertaken to lay the foundation for the development of new applications that can result in economic growth, improved health care, and improved educational opportunities. "(8) Research in new networking technologies holds the promise of easing the economic burdens of information access disproportionately borne by rural users of the Internet. "(9) Information security is an important part of computing, information, and communications systems and applications, and research into security architectures is a critical aspect of computing, information, and communications research programs.". SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 15 USC 5501 (a) IN GENERAL. —The purposes of this Act are— note. (1) to authorize, through the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.), research programs related to— (A) high-end computing and computation; (B) human-centered systems; (C) high confidence systems; and (D) education, training, and human resources; and (2) to provide, through the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.), for the development and coordination of a comprehensive and integrated United States research program which will—• (A) focus on the research and development of a coordinated set of technologies that seeks to create a network infrastructure that can support greater speed, robustness, and flexibility than is currently available and promote connectivity and interoperability among advanced computer networks of Federal agencies and departments; (B) focus on research in technology that may result in high-speed data access for users that is both economically viable and does not impose a geographic penalty; and (C) encourage researchers to pursue approaches to networking technology that lead to maximally flexible and extensible solutions wherever feasible. (b) MODIFICATION OF PURPOSES OF THE 1991 ACT.— Section 3 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5502) is amended by— (1) striking the section caption and inserting the following: "SEC. 3. PURPOSES."; (2) striking "purpose of this Act is" and inserting "purposes of this Act are"; (3) striking subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (I) as subparagraphs (A) through (H), respectively; (4) striking "Network" and inserting "Internet" in paragraph (1)(B), as so redesignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection; (5) striking; "and" at the end of paragraph (1)(H), as so redesignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection;

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