§ 7708. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation

• (a) 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.
• (b) In addition to amounts appropriated under section 7706(c) of this title , there are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation—
  • (1) $28,200,000 for fiscal year 2001;
  • (2) $24,400,000 for fiscal year 2002;
  • (3) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2003;
  • (4) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
  • (5) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, all of which shall be available for operations and maintenance;
  • (6) $20,400,000 for fiscal year 2006, all of which shall be available for operations and maintenance;
  • (7) $20,870,000 for fiscal year 2007, all of which shall be available for operations and maintenance;
  • (8) $21,390,000 for fiscal year 2008, all of which shall be available for operations and maintenance; and
  • (9) $21,930,000 for fiscal year 2009, all of which shall be available for operations and maintenance.