High Performance Computing Act of 1991

High Performance Computing Act of 1991
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Long titleAn Act to provide for a coordinated Federal program to ensure continued United States leadership in high-performance computing.
Acronyms (colloquial)HPCA
NicknamesGore Bill
Enacted bythe 102nd United States Congress
EffectiveDecember 9, 1991
Citations
Public law102-194
Statutes at Large105 Stat. 1594
Codification
Titles amended15 U.S.C.: Commerce and Trade
U.S.C. sections created15 U.S.C. ch. 81 § 5501
Legislative history
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Early research and development:

Merging the networks and creating the Internet:

Commercialization, privatization, broader access leads to the modern Internet:

Examples of Internet services:

The High Performance Computing Act of 1991 (HPCA) is an Act of Congress promulgated in the 102nd United States Congress as (Pub.L. 102–194) on December 9, 1991. Often referred to as the Gore Bill,[1] it was created and introduced by then Senator Al Gore, and led to the development of the National Information Infrastructure and the funding of the National Research and Education Network (NREN).[1][2][3]

The funding allocation was approximately $600 million.[4]

  1. ^ a b Computer History Museum – Exhibits – Internet History – 1990s
  2. ^ Information Superhighway Envisioned-Legislation Pending to Establish National Computer Network Archived 2006-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ NREN | Technology Resources
  4. ^ "Al Gore | Internet Hall of Fame". internethalloffame.org. Retrieved 2021-06-25.