House Science Committee approves network research bill

The House Science Committee reported a bill that would update the government's investment plan for network and information technology (NIT) R&D. The Advancing America’s Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2012 (H.R. 3834) would overhaul the federal government's policies for funding R&D in the growing NIT space. The bill is an updated version of legislation that passed the Committee in 2009.