High Performance Computing Act of 1991

High Performance Computing Act of 1991

Long title	An Act to provide for a coordinated Federal program to ensure continued United States leadership in high-performance computing.
Acronyms (colloquial)	HPCA
Nicknames	Gore Bill
Enacted by	the 102nd United States Congress
Effective	December 9, 1991
Citations
Public law	102-194
Statutes at Large	105 Stat. 1594
Codification
Titles amended	15 U.S.C.: Commerce and Trade
U.S.C. sections created	15 U.S.C. ch. 81 § 5501
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 272 by Al Gore (D-TN) on January 24, 1991 Committee consideration by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee and Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space Passed the Senate on September 11, 1991 (passed) Passed the House on November 20, 1991 (passed) with amendment Senate agreed to House amendment on November 22, 1991 (agreed) Signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on December 9, 1991

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, it was created and introduced by then Senator Al Gore, and led to the development of the National Information Infrastructure, the funding of the National Research and Education Network (NREN), and the High-Performance Computing and Communications Program (HPCC).

The funding allocation was approximately $600 million.