§5502. Purpose
The purpose of this chapter 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 computing 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.
(Pub. L. 102 194, §3, Dec. 9, 1991,