A technical amendment clarifying that the responsibility for expenditure of funds authorized in the bill for the enhancement and development of high-speed computers shall rest with the heads of specified Federal agencies and that the responsibilities of the newly created position of Director of the High-Performance Computing Program shall be confined to interagency coordination.

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Amendment Number
242
Description
A technical amendment clarifying that the responsibility for expenditure of funds authorized in the bill for the enhancement and development of high-speed computers shall rest with the heads of specified Federal agencies and that the responsibilities of the newly created position of Director of the High-Performance Computing Program shall be confined to interagency coordination.
Purpose
Amendment clarifies that the agencies participating in the coordinated Federal research program for the enhancement and development of high-performance computers and not the Office of Science and Technology Policy will be responsible for implementation of the program.
Congress
102
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 11, 1991
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Walker amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
14:42:13
Submitted Date
Jul 11, 1991
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jun 7, 2021
Amendment 242 — Informed