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 NREN: Senate Bill 272 as signed by Pres. Bush Dec. 9, 1991

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  The House-Senate compromise version of S. 272, the
  High-Performance Computing Act, passed the House on
  November 20, 1991, the Senate on November 22, 1991,
  and was signed by the President on December 9, 1991.
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  A bill to provide for a coordinated Federal program to
  ensure continued United States leadership in high-performance
 computing

  SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the "High-Performance Computing Act of
 1991".

 SEC. 2. FINDINGS
  The Congress finds the following:
  (1) Advances in computer science and technology are vital
  to the Nation's prosperity, national and economic security,
  industrial production, engineering, and scientific advancement
  (2) The United States currently leads the world in the
  development and use of high-performance computing for
  national security, industrial productivity, science and
  engineering, but that lead is being challenged by foreign
  competitors.
  (3) Further research and development, expanded
  educational programs, improved computer research
  networks, and more effective technology transfer from
  government to industry are necessary for the United
  States to reap fully the benefits of high-performance
  computing.
  (4) A high-capacity and high speed national research
  and education computer network would provide
  researchers and educators with access to computer
  and information resources and act as a test bed for
  further research and development of high-capacity
  and high-speed computer networks.
  (5)Several Federal agencies have ongoing high
  performance computing programs, but improved
  long-term interagency coordination, cooperation, and
  planning would enhance the effectiveness of these
  programs.
  (6) A 1991 report entitled "Grand Challenges:  High-
  Performance Computing and Communications" by the
  Office of Science and Technology Policy, outlining a
  research and development strategy for high-performance
  computing, provides a framework for a multiagency
   high-performance computing program.  Such a program would
  provide American researchers and educators with the computer
  and information resources they need, and demonstrate how
  advanced computers, high-capacity and high-speed networks,
  and electronic data bases can improve the national information
  infrastructure for use by all Americans.

  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 computer 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.

  SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
  As used in this Act, the term--
  (1) "Director" means the Director of the Office of Science
  and Technology Policy;
  (2) "Grand Challenge" means a fundamental problem in
  science or engineering, with broad economic and scientific
  impact, whose solution will require the application of
  high-performance computing resources;
  (3) "high-performance computing" means advanced
  computing, communications, and information technologies,
  including scientific workstations, supercomputer systems
  (including vector supercomputers and large scale parallel
  systems), high-capacity and high-speed networks, special
  purpose and experimental systems, and applications and
  systems software;
  (4) "Network" means a computer network referred to as
  the National Research and Education Network established
  under section 102; and
  (5) "Program" means the National High-Performance
  Computing Program described in section 101

  TITLE I--HIGH_PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND THE
  NATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK
  SEC. 101. NATIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
  PROGRAM.
  (a) NATIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
  PROGRAM.--(1) The President shall implement a National
  High-Performance Computing Program, which shall.

  (A) establish the goals and priorities for Federal
  high-performance computing research, development,
  networking, and other activities; and
  (B) provide for interagency coordination of Federal
  high-performance computing research, development,
  networking, and other activities undertaken pursuant
  to the Program
  (2) The Program shall--
  (A) provide for the establishment of policies for
  management 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 dissemination of Federal agency
  data and electronic information;
  (F) provide for acceleration of the development of high-
  performance computing systems, subsystems, and
  associated software;
  (G) provide for the technical support and research and
  development for 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 systems and networks; and
  (ii) that agencies and departments identified in the
  annual report submitted under paragraph (3)(A) shall
  define and implement a security plan consistent with the
  Program and with applicable law.
  (3) The Director shall--
  (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 goals 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 budget 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;
  (vi) the Department of Health and Human Services;
  (vii) the Department of the Interior;
  (viii) the Environmental Protection Agency;
  (ix) the National Aeronautics and Space
  Administration;
  (x) the National Science Foundation;
  (xi) such other agencies and departments as the
  President or the Director considers appropriate;
  (C) describe the levels of Federal funding for
  the fiscal year during which such report is submitted,
  and the levels proposed for the fiscal year with
  respect to which the budget submission applies, for
  specific activities, including education, research,
  hardware and software development, and
  support for the establishment of the Network;
  (D) describe the levels of Federal funding for
  each agency and department participating in the
  Program for the fiscal year during which such report
  is submitted, and the levels proposed for the fiscal
  year with respect to which the budget submission
  applies; and
   (E) include an analysis of the progress made
   toward achieving the goals and priorities established
   for the Program.

  (b) HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ADVISORY
  COMMITTEE.--The President shall establish an
   advisory Committee on high-performance computing
  consisting of non-Federal members, including
  representatives of the research, education and library
  communities, network providers, and industry, who
  are specially qualified to provide the Director with
  advice and information on high-performance
  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--

  (1) progress made in implementing the Program;
  (2) the need to revise the Program;
  (3) the balance between the components of the
  Program;
  (4) whether the research and development undertaken
  pursuant to the Program is helping to maintain United
  States leadership in computing technology; and
  (5) other issues identified by the Director.

  (c) OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.--
  (1) Each Federal agency and department participating
  in the Program shall, as part of its annual request for
  appropriations to the Office of Management and
   Budget, submit a report to the Office of Management
  and Budget, identifying which--
  (A) identifies each element of its high-performance
  computing activities which contributes directly to the
  Program or benefits from the Program; and
  (B) states the portion of its request for appropriations
  that is allocated to each such element.
  (2) The Office of Management and Budget shall review
  each such report in light of the goals, priorities, and
  agency and departmental responsibilities set forth in the
  annual report submitted under subsection (a) (3) (A), and
  shall include, in the President's annual budget estimate,
  a statement of the portion of each appropriate agency's or
  department's annual budget estimate relating to its
  activities undertaken pursuant to the Program.

  SEC. 102. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK.

  (a) ESTABLISHMENT.--As part of the Program, the
  National Science Foundation, the Department of the
  Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department
  of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space
  Administration, and other agencies participating in
  the Program shall support the establishment of the
  National Research and Education Network, portions of

  (b) ACCESS.--Federal agencies shall work with private
   network service providers, State and local agencies,
  libraries, educational institutions and organizations,
  and others, as appropriate in order to ensure that the
  researchers, educators, and students have access, as
  appropriate, to the Network.  The Network is provide
  users with appropriate access to high-performance
  computing systems, electronic information resources,
  other research facilities, and libraries. The Network
  shall provide access, to the extent practicable, to electronic
  information resources maintained by libraries, research
  facilities, publishers, and affiliated organizations.

  (c) NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS.--The Network shall--
  (1) be developed and deployed with the computer,
  telecommunications, and information industries;
  (2) be designed, developed, and operated in collaboration
  with potential users in government, industry, and
  research institutions and educational institutions;
  (3) be designed, developed, and operated in a
  manner which fosters and maintains competition and
  private sector investment in high-speed data
  networking within the telecommunications industry;
  (4) be designed, developed, and operated in a
  manner which promotes research and development
  leading to development of commercial data
  communications and telecommunications standards,
  whose development will encourage the establishment of
  privately operated high-speed commercial networks;
  (5) be designed and operated so as to ensure the
  continued application of laws that provide network
  and information resources security measures, including
  those that protect copyright and other intellectual
  property rights, and those that control access to data
  bases and protect national security;
  (6) have accounting mechanisms which allow
  users or groups of users to be charged for their
  usage of copyrighted materials available over the
  Network and, where appropriate and technically feasible,
  for their usage of the Network;
  (7) ensure the interoperability of Federal and non-Federal
  computer networks, to the extent appropriate, in a way
  that allows autonomy for each component network;
  (8) be developed by purchasing standard commercial
  transmission and network services from vendors
  whenever feasible, and by contracting for customized
  services when not feasible, in order to minimize
  Federal investment in network hardware;
  (9) support research and development of networking
  software and hardware; and
  (10) serve as a test bed for further research and
  development of high-capacity and high-speed computing
  networks and demonstrate how advanced computers, high-
  capacity and high-speed computing networks, and data
  bases can improve the national information infrastructure.

  (d) DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY
  RESPONSIBILITY.--As part of the Program, the Department
  of Defense, through the Defense Advanced Research Projects
  Agency, shall support research and development of advanced
  fiber optics technology, switches, and protocols needed to
  develop the Network.

  (e) INFORMATION SERVICES.--The Director shall assist the
  President in coordinating the activities of appropriate agencies
  and departments to promote the development of information
  services that could be provided over the Network. These
  services may include the provision of directories of users
  and services on computer networks, data bases of
  unclassified Federal scientific data, training of users of
  data bases and computer networks, access to commercial
  information services for users of the Network, and
  technology to support computer-based collaboration that
  allows researchers and educators around the Nation to
  share information and instrumentation.

  (f) USE OF GRANT FUNDS--All Federal agencies and
  departments are authorized to allow recipients of Federal
  research grants to use grant moneys to pay for computer
  networking expenses.

  (g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.--Within one year after the date
  of enactment of this Act, the Director shall report to the
  Congress on--
  (1) effective mechanisms for providing operating
  funds for the maintenance and use of the Network,
  including user fees, industry support, and continued
  Federal investment;
  (2) the future operation and evolution of the Network;
  (3) how commercial information services providers could
  be charged for access to the Network, and how Network
  users could be charged for such commercial information
  services;
  (4) the technological feasibility of allowing commercial
  information service providers to use the Network and
  other federally funded research networks;
  (5) how to protect the copyrights of material distributed
  over the Network; and
  (6) appropriate policies to ensure the security of resources
  available on the Network and to protect the privacy of users
  of networks.

  TITLE II--AGENCY ACTIVITIES
  SEC. 201. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES
  (a) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.--As part of the
  Program described in TITLE I--
  (1) the National Science Foundation shall provide computing
  and networking infrastructure support for all science and
  engineering disciplines, and support basic research and human
  resource development in all aspects of high-performance
  computing and advanced high-speed computer networking.
  (2) to the extent that colleges, universities, and libraries
  cannot connect to the Network with the assistance of the
  private sector, the National Science Foundation shall have
  primary responsibility for assisting colleges, universities,
  and libraries to connect to the Network;
  (3) the National Science Foundation shall serve as the
  primary source of information on access to and use of the
  Network; and
  (4) the National Science Foundation shall upgrade the National
  Science Foundation funded network, assist regional networks
  to upgrade their capabilities, and provide other Federal
  departments and agencies the opportunity to connect to the
  National Science Foundation funded network.

  (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-- From
  sums otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there are
  authorized to be appropriated to the National Science
  Foundation for the purposes of the Program $213,000,000 for
  fiscal year 1992; $262,000,000 for fiscal year 1993;
  $305,000,000 for fiscal year 1994; $354,000,000 for fiscal
  year 1995; and $413,000,000 for fiscal year 1996
  SEC. 202. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
  ADMINISTRATION.ACTIVITIES.

  (a) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.--As part of the
  Program described in title I the National Aeronautics
  and Space Administration shall conduct basic and applied
  research in high-performance computing, particularly in
  the field of computational science, with emphasis on aero-
  space sciences, earth and space sciences, and remote
  exploration and experimentation.
  (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.--From
  sums otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there are
  authorized to be appropriated to the National Aeronautics
  and Space Administration for the purposes of the Program
  $72,000,000 for fiscal year 1992; $107,000,000 for fiscal
  year  1993;  $134,000,000 for fiscal year 1994;
  $151,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and $145,000,000 for
  fiscal year 1996.

  SEC. 203.  DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.ACTIVITIES
  (a) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.--As part of the Program
  described in Title I, the Secretary of Energy shall--
  (1) perform research and development on, and systems
  evaluations of, high-performance computing and
  communications systems;
  (2) conduct computational research with emphasis
  on energy applications;
  (3) support basic research, education, and human
  resources in computational science; and
  (4) provide for networking infrastructure support for
  energy-related mission activities.

  (b) COLLABORATIVE CONSORTIA.--In accordance with the
  Program, the Secretary of Energy shall establish High-
  Performance Computing Research and Development Collaborative
  Consortia by soliciting and selecting proposals.  Each
  Collaborative Consortium shall--
  (1) conduct research directed at scientific and technical
  problems whose solutions require the application of
  high-performance computing and communications resources;
  (2) promote the testing and uses of new types of high-
  performance computing and related software and equipment;
  (3) serve as a vehicle for participating vendors of high-
  performance computing systems to test new ideas and
  technology in a sophisticated computing environment; and
  (4) be led by a Department of Energy national laboratory,
  and include participants from 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
  for the purposes of this 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 $168,000,000 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.
  (a) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.--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.--(l) 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.
  (2) The Secretary of Commerce shall, within one year
  after the date of enactment of this Act, report to the
  Congress regarding the results of the study conducted
  under paragraph (1).

  (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.--From
  sums otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there are
  authorized to be appropriated--
  (1) to the National Institute of Standards and
  Technology for the purposes of the Program $3,000,000
  for fiscal year 1992; $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1993;
  $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1994; $6,000,000 for
  fiscal year 1995; and $7,000,000 for fiscal year1996.
  (2) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
  Administration for the purposes of the Program
  $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1992; $3,000,000 for fiscal
  year 1993; $3,500,000 for fiscal year 1994;
  $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and $4,500,000 for
  fiscal year 1996.

  SEC. 205. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.ACTIVITIES
  (a) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.--As part of the
  Program described in title I, the Environmental
  Protection Agency shall conduct basic and applied
  research directed toward the advancement and
  dissemination of computational techniques and software
  tools which form the core of ecosystem, atmospheric
  chemistry, and atmospheric dynamics models.

  (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.--From
  sums otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there are
  authorized to be appropriated to the Environmental
  Protection Agency for the purposes of the Program
  $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1992; $5,500,000 for fiscal
  year 1993; $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1994; $6,500,000
  for fiscal year 1995; and $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1996
  SEC. 206. ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

  (a) GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.--As part of the Program
  described in title I, the Secretary of Education is authorized
  to conduct basic and applied research in computational
  research with an emphasis on the coordination of activities
  with libraries, school facilities, and education research
  groups with respect to the advancement and dissemination
  of computational science and the development, evaluation and
  application of software capabilities.

  (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.--From
  sums otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there are
  authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
  Education for the purposes of this section $1,500,000 for
  fiscal year 1992; $1,700,000 for fiscal year 1993;
  $1,900,000 for fiscal year 1994; $2,100,000 for fiscal year
  1995; and $2,300,000 for fiscal year 1996.
  SEC. 207. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

  (A) NONAPPLICABILITY.--Except to the extent the
  appropriate Federal Agency or department head
  determines, the provisions of this Act shall not apply to--
  (1) programs or activities regarding computer systems
  that process classified information; or
  (2) computer systems the function, operation, or use
  of which are those delineated in paragraphs (1) through
  (5) of section 2315(a) of title 10, United States Code.

  (b) ACQUISITION OF PROTOTYPE AND EARLY PRODUCTION
  MODELS.--In accordance with Federal contracting law,
  Federal agencies and departments participating in the
  Program may acquire prototype or early production
  models of new high-performance computing systems
  and subsystems to stimulate hardware and software
  development.  Items of computing equipment acquired
  under this subsection shall be considered research computers
  for purposes of applicable acquisition regulations.

  SEC. 208.  FOSTERING UNITED STATES COMPETITIVENESS IN
  HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.

  (a) FINDINGS.--The Congress finds the following:
  (1) High-performance computing and associated technologies
  are critical to the United States economy.
  (2) While the United States has led the development of high-
  performance computing, United States industry is facing
  increasing global competition.
  (3) Despite existing international agreements on fair
  competition and nondiscrimination in government
  procurements, there is increasing concern that such
  agreements are not being honored, that more aggressive
  enforcement of such agreements is needed, and that
  additional steps may be required to ensure fair global
  competition, particularly in high-technology fields such
  as high-performance computing and associated technologies.
  (4) It is appropriate for Federal agencies and departments to
  use the funds authorized for the Program in a manner which
  most effectively fosters the maintenance and development of
  United States leadership in high-performance computers
  and associated technologies in and for the benefit of the
  United States.
  (5) It is appropriate for Federal agencies and departments
  to use the funds authorized for the Program in a manner,
  consistent with the Trade Agreements Act of 1979
  (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), which most effectively fosters
  reciprocal competitive procurement treatment by foreign
  governments for United States high-performance computing
  and associated technology products and suppliers.

  (b) ANNUAL REPORT.--
  (1) REPORT.--The Director shall submit an annual report
  to Congress that identifies--
  (A) any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or
  cooperative research and development agreement (as
  defined under section 12(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler
  Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1))
  made or entered into by any Federal agency or department
  for research and development under the Program with--
  (i)any company other than a company that is either
  incorporated or located in the United States, and that has
  majority ownership by individuals who are citizens of the
  United States; or
  (ii) any educational institution or nonprofit institution
  located outside the United States; and
  (B) any procurement exceeding $1,000,000 by any Federal
  agency or department under the Program for--
  (i) unmanufactured articles, materials, or supplies mined
  outside the United States; or
  (ii) manufactured articles, materials, or supplies other
  than those manufactured in the United States substantially
  all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or
  manufactured in the United States, under the meaning of
  title III of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d;
  popularly known as the Buy American Act) as amended by
  the Buy American Act of 1988.

  (2) CONSOLIDATION OF REPORTS.--The report required by
  this subsection may be included with the report required
  by section 101(a)(3)(A).

  (c) REVIEW OF SUPERCOMPUTER AGREEMENT.--
  (1) REPORT.--The Under Secretary for Technology
  Administration of the Department of Commerce (in this
  subsection referred to as the "Under Secretary") shall
  conduct a comprehensive study of the revised "Procedures
  to Introduce Supercomputers" and the accompanying
  exchange of letters between the United States and Japan
  dated June 15, 1990 (commonly referred to as the
  "Supercomputer Agreement") to determine whether the
  goals and objectives of such Agreement have been met and
  to analyze the effects of such Agreement on United States
  and Japanese supercomputer manufacturers.  Within 180
  days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under
  Secretary shall submit a report to Congress containing the
  results of such study.

  (2) CONSULTATION.--In conducting the comprehensive
  study under this subsection, the Under Secretary shall
  consult with appropriate Federal agencies and departments
  and with United States manufacturers of supercomputers
  and other appropriate private sector entities.

  (d) APPLICATION OF BUY AMERICAN ACT.--This Act does
  not affect the applicability of title III of the Act of March 3,
  1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d; popularly known as the Buy
  American Act), as amended by the Buy American Act of 1988,
  to procurements by Federal agencies and departments
  undertaken as a part of the Program.