{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s7708","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f7708.","heading":"Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation","text":"\u00a7\u202f7708.\nNetwork for Earthquake Engineering Simulation\n(a)\nEstablishment\nThe Director of the National Science Foundation shall establish the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation that will upgrade, link, and integrate a system of geographically distributed experimental facilities for earthquake engineering testing of full-sized structures and their components and partial-scale physical models. The system shall be integrated through networking software so that integrated models and databases can be used to create model-based simulation, and the components of the system shall be interconnected with a computer network and allow for remote access, information sharing, and collaborative research.\n(b)\nAuthorization of appropriations\nIn addition to amounts appropriated under\n(1) $28,200,000 for fiscal year 2001;\n(2) $24,400,000 for fiscal year 2002;\n(3) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2003;\n(4) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;\n(5) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, all of which shall be available for operations and maintenance;\n(6) $20,400,000 for fiscal year 2006, all of which shall be available for operations and maintenance;\n(7) $20,870,000 for fiscal year 2007, all of which shall be available for operations and maintenance;\n(8) $21,390,000 for fiscal year 2008, all of which shall be available for operations and maintenance; and\n(9) $21,930,000 for fiscal year 2009, all of which shall be available for operations and maintenance.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s7708.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s7708","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f7708."},{"t":"heading","text":"Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s7708/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Establishment"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Director of the National Science Foundation shall establish the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation that will upgrade, link, and integrate a system of geographically distributed experimental facilities for earthquake engineering testing of full-sized structures and their components and partial-scale physical models. The system shall be integrated through networking software so that integrated models and databases can be used to create model-based simulation, and the components of the system shall be interconnected with a computer network and allow for remote access, information sharing, and collaborative research.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s7708/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Authorization of appropriations"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In addition to amounts appropriated under ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 7706(c) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t42/s7706/c","tail":", there are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation\u2014"}]},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s7708/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" $28,200,000 for fiscal year 2001;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s7708/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" $24,400,000 for fiscal year 2002;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s7708/b/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2003;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s7708/b/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"content","text":" $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s7708/b/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"content","text":" $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, all of which shall be available for operations and maintenance;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s7708/b/6","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(6)"},{"t":"content","text":" $20,400,000 for fiscal year 2006, all of which shall be available for operations and maintenance;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s7708/b/7","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(7)"},{"t":"content","text":" $20,870,000 for fiscal year 2007, all of which shall be available for operations and maintenance;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s7708/b/8","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(8)"},{"t":"content","text":" $21,390,000 for fiscal year 2008, all of which shall be available for operations and maintenance; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s7708/b/9","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(9)"},{"t":"content","text":" $21,930,000 for fiscal year 2009, all of which shall be available for operations and maintenance.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}