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President. Establishment.

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provision of high-performance computing and networking systems under paragraph (1)(C); and’’; and (iv) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated by clause (ii) of this subparagraph— (I) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(D)’’; (II) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: ‘‘(A) provide a detailed description of the Program Component Areas, including a description of any changes in the definition of or activities under the Program Component Areas from the preceding report, and the reasons for such changes, and a description of Grand Challenges addressed under the Program;’’; (III) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘specific activities’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Network’’ and inserting ‘‘each Program Component Area’’; (IV) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘, and for each Program Component Area,’’ after ‘‘participating in the Program’’; (V) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘applies;’’ and inserting ‘‘applies; and’’; (VI) by striking subparagraph (E) and redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (E); and (VII) in subparagraph (E), as redesignated by subclause (VI), by inserting ‘‘and the extent to which the Program incorporates the recommendations of the advisory committee established under subsection (b)’’ after ‘‘for the Program’’; (C) by striking subsection (b) of section 101 (15 U.S.C. 5511) and inserting the following: ‘‘(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—(1) The President shall establish an advisory committee on high-performance computing, consisting of geographically dispersed non-Federal members, including representatives of the research, education, and library communities, network and related software providers, and industry representatives in the Program Component Areas, who are specially qualified to provide the Director with advice and information on highperformance computing. The recommendations of the advisory committee shall be considered in reviewing and revising the Program. The advisory committee shall provide the Director with an independent assessment of— ‘‘(A) progress made in implementing the Program; ‘‘(B) the need to revise the Program; ‘‘(C) the balance between the components of the Program, including funding levels for the Program Component Areas; ‘‘(D) whether the research and development undertaken pursuant to the Program is helping to maintain United States leadership in high-performance computing, networking technology, and related software; and ‘‘(E) other issues identified by the Director. ‘‘(2) In addition to the duties outlined in paragraph (1), the advisory committee shall conduct periodic evaluations of the funding, management, coordination, implementation, and activities of the Program. The advisory committee shall report not less frequently than once every 2 fiscal years to the Committee on Science

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