§ 5521. — National Science Foundation activities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC5521]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 81--HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
SUBCHAPTER II--AGENCY ACTIVITIES
Sec. 5521. National Science Foundation activities
(a) General responsibilities
As part of the Program described in subchapter I of this chapter--
(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.
(Pub. L. 102-194, title II, Sec. 201, Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1599.)
