§ 5524. — Department of Commerce activities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
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January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC5524]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 81--HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
SUBCHAPTER II--AGENCY ACTIVITIES
Sec. 5524. Department of Commerce activities
(a) General responsibilities
As part of the Program described in subchapter I of this chapter--
(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.
(2) The Secretary of Commerce shall, within one year after December
9, 1991, 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 year
1996; and
(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.
(Pub. L. 102-194, title II, Sec. 204, Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1601.)
References in Text
The Computer Security Act of 1987, referred to in subsec. (b), is
Pub. L. 100-235, Jan. 8, 1988, 101 Stat. 1724, which enacted sections
278g-3 and 278g-4 of this title, amended section 272 of this title and
section 759 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works,
and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 271 of this title
and section 1441 of former Title 40. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Tables.
