House Proceeding 05-12-09 on May 12th, 2009 :: 0:41:35 to 0:44:50
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Bart Gordon: pass h.r. 2020, the networking and information technology research and development act of 2009 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2020, a bill to amend the high performance computing act of 1991, it to authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research and for

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Speech By: Bart Gordon

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Bart Gordon: other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from tennessee, mr. gordon, and the gentleman from florida, mr. diaz-balarteach will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from tenneee. mr. gordon: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and exte their remarks and to include extraneous material on

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Bart Gordon: h.r. 2020, the bill now under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. gordon: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. gordon: h.r. 2020 is a good, bipartisan bill which i and mr. hall introduced along with a number of our committee colleagues. h.r. 2020 continues to improve

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Bart Gordon: and update a program that was originally created in the high performance computing act of 1991. the program involves a collaboration of more than a dozen federal research and development agencies for current total federal investment of approximately $3.5 billion. this may sound like a lot, but the european union is investing

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Bart Gordon: $7 billion over the next five years in cyber physical systems alone. to ensure that we make the most effective use of our own resources and to remain a leader in these fields, it is critical that these many agencies come together to develop common goals and a well-defined strategy. h.r. 2020 strengthens the inner

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Bart Gordon: agency planning coordination by requiring the development and periodic update of a strategic plan informed by both industry and ac deemia. this plan -- academia. this plan is meant to creation a vision for networking and information technology across the federal government and provides specific metrics for measuring progress toward that

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Bart Gordon: vision. next the bill calls for an increased support of large scale, long-term interdisciplinary research in networking and information technology that will help us tackle national challenges. these large kale, -- large scale, long-term investments can provide substantial benefits to society, such as improving the effect you haviveness and efficiency of r health care and energy delivery systems.

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Bart Gordon: finally, h.r. 2020 promotes the partnerships between the federal government, academia, and industry to foster technological transfer. it makes certain that the existing independent advisory committee will have the technical knowledge necessary to gather programs and ensures that -- guide the program and ensures that the future remains an important component of the

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Bart Gordon: program. many organizations support this legislation, including the organizations -- including i.b.m., the association of computer machinery, computing research association, the ieee austin society for industrial and applied mate our nearly 20-year investment in the program has helped create

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Bart Gordon: jobs across all sectors of the economy and contributed immeasurably to our economic and national security. given our rapidly these fields have evolved, a comprehensive look is timely. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 2020 balance of my time.