15 USC 5524 – Department of Commerce activities
(a) General responsibilities
As part of the Program described in subchapter I—
(1) the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall—
(A) conduct basic and applied measurement research needed to support various networking and information technology systems and capabilities;
(B) develop and propose standards and guidelines, and develop measurement techniques and test methods, for the interoperability and usability of networking and information technology systems; and
(C) be responsible for developing benchmark tests and standards for networking and information technology 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) Networking and information technology security
Terms Used In 15 USC 5524
- networking and information technology: means high-end computing, communications, and information technologies, high-capacity and high-speed networks, special purpose and experimental systems, high-end computing systems software and applications software, and the management of large data sets. See 15 USC 5503
- Program: means the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program described in section 5511 of this title. See 15 USC 5503
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 Federal agency information and information systems.