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HR1757 Boucher 04/21/93 (770 lines)
Introduced in House
To provide for a coordinated Federal program to accelerate
development and dissemination of applications of high-performance
computing and high-speed networking, and for other purposes.
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1757
To provide for a coordinated Federal program to accelerate
development and dissemination of applications of high-performance
computing and high-speed networking, and for other purposes.
=======================
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 21, 1993
Mr. BOUCHER (for himself, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BROWN of California,
Mr. VALENTINE, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. HAYES, Mr. BACCHUS of
Florida, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. KLEIN, Mr. FINGERHUT,
Mr. MCHALE, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas,
Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. WISE, Mr. BLACKWELL, and Mr.
KANJORSKI) introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Science, Space and Technology
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A BILL
To provide for a coordinated Federal program to accelerate
development and dissemination of applications of high-performance
computing and high-speed networking, and for other purposes.
//Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,\\
!!SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.!!
This Act may be cited as the "High Performance Computing and
High Speed Networking Applications Act of 1993".
!!SEC. 2. FINDINGS.!!
The Congress finds that--
(1) high-performance computing and high-speed networks
have proven to be powerful tools for improving America's
national security, industrial competitiveness, research
capabilities, and ability to make a wide array of
information available for a variety of applications;
(2) Federal programs, such as the High-Performance
Computing Program and National Research and Education Network
established by Congress in 1991, are vital to the maintenance of
United States leadership in high-performance computing and high-
speed network development, particularly in the defense and
research sectors;
(3) high-performance computing and high-speed networking
have the potential to expand dramatically access to
information in many fields, including education, libraries,
government information dissemination, and health care, if
adequate resources are devoted to the research and
development activities needed to do so;
(4) the Federal Government should ensure that the
applications achieved through research and development
efforts such as the High-Performance Computing Program
directly benefit all Americans;
(5) the Federal Government should stimulate the
development of computing and networking applications and
support wider access to network resources so that the
benefits of applications so developed can reach the intended
users throughout the Nation; and
(6) a coordinated, interagency undertaking is needed to
identify and promote applications of computing and networking
advances developed by the High-Performance Computing Program
which will provide large economic and social benefits to the
Nation, including new tools for teaching, the creation of
digital libraries of electronic information, the development of
standards and protocols to make the stores of government
information readily accessible by electronic means, and computer
systems to improve the delivery of health care.
!!SEC. 3. APPLICATIONS OF THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
PROGRAM.!!
The High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 is amended by
adding at the end the following new title:
"TITLE III--APPLICATIONS OF COMPUTING AND NETWORKING
!!"SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF APPLICATIONS PROGRAM.!!
"The Director, through the Federal Coordinating Council for
Science, Engineering, and Technology, shall, in accordance with
this title--
"(1) establish a coordinated interagency applications
program to develop applications of computing and networking
advances achieved under the Program described in section 101,
that are designed to be accessible and useable by all persons in
the United States, in the fields of education, libraries,
health care, the provision of government information, and
other appropriate fields; and
"(2) develop a Plan for Computing and Networking
Applications (hereafter in this title referred to as the
`Plan') describing the goals and proposed activities of the
applications program established under paragraph (1), taking
into
consideration the recommendations of the advisory committee
on high-performance computing and applications established
under section 101(b).
The President shall designate the Federal agencies and
departments which shall participate in the applications program
established under paragraph (1).
!!"SEC. 302. PLAN FOR COMPUTING AND NETWORKING APPLICATIONS.!!
"(a) REQUIREMENT.--The Plan shall contain a statement of
steps which should be taken to implement the applications
program established under section 301(1) for the fiscal year in
which the Plan is submitted and the succeeding four fiscal
years, and shall be submitted to the Congress within one year
after the date of enactment of this title. The Plan shall be
revised and resubmitted to the Congress at least once each two
years thereafter.
"(b) CONTENTS.--The Plan shall--
"(1) establish the goals and priorities for the
applications program established under section 301(1),
consistent with this title;
"(2) set forth the specific responsibilities of each
Federal agency and department participating in the applications
program established under section 301(1) to achieve the goals
and priorities established under paragraph (1) of this
subsection; and
"(3) describe the recommended levels of Federal funding
required for each agency and department to carry out the
specific responsibilities set forth in paragraph (2) of this
subsection.
"(c) COLLABORATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES.--To the maximum
extent possible, the applications program shall involve cost
sharing and partnerships among participating Federal departments
and agencies, State and local governments, and private sector
entities.
"(d) PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING PLAN.--(1) Accompanying the
initial submission of the Plan shall be--
"(A) a summary of the achievements of Federal efforts
during the preceding fiscal year to develop computing and
networking applications and to advance the technologies on which
the applications depend; and
"(B) any recommendations regarding additional action or
legislation which may be required to assist in implementing the
Plan.
"(2) Accompanying each subsequent submission of the Plan
shall be--
"(A) a summary of the achievements of Federal efforts
since the previous submission of the Plan to develop
computing and networking applications and to advance the
technologies on which the applications depend, including an
estimate of the number of users served in each application;
"(B) an evaluation of the progress made toward achieving
the goals and priorities established under subsection (b)(1);
"(C) a summary of problems encountered in implementing the
Plan; and
"(D) any recommendations regarding additional action or
legislation which may be required to assist in implementing the
Plan.
!!"SEC. 303. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FEDERAL COORDINATING COUNCIL
FOR SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY.!!
"The Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering,
and Technology shall--
"(1) develop the Plan as provided in section 301(2);
"(2) coordinate the activities of Federal agencies and
departments undertaken pursuant to the Plan and report at least
annually to the President, through the Chairman of the Council,
on any recommended changes in agency or departmental roles
that are needed better to implement the Plan; and
"(3) review, prior to the President's submission to the
Congress of the annual budget estimate, each agency and
departmental budget estimate in the context of the Plan and make
the results of that review available to the appropriate
elements of the Executive Office of the President,
particularly the Office of Management and Budget.
!!"SEC. 304. COORDINATOR.!!
"The Director shall designate an individual on the staff of
the Office of Science and Technology Policy to serve as the
Coordinator of the Program described in section 101 and the
applications program established under section 301(1) (hereafter
in this section referred to as the `Coordinator'). The
Coordinator shall--
"(1) monitor the activities of the Federal agencies and
departments participating in the Program described in section
101 and the applications program established by section 301(1),
for the purpose of preparing the report required under
paragraph (2) of this section;
"(2) report to the Director any discrepancies between
Federal activities carried out pursuant to this Act and the
goals and priorities specified in the report required by section
101 or specified in the Plan pursuant to section 302(b)(1);
"(3) assist in ensuring interagency coordination of
activities carried out pursuant to this Act; and
"(4) serve as the point of contact for Congress and the
public regarding activities carried out under this Act.
!!"SEC. 305. AGENCY REPORTS.!!
"(a) REQUIREMENT.--Each Federal agency and department
designated by the President under section 301 as a participant in
the applications program shall, as part of its annual request for
appropriations to the Office of Management and Budget, submit a
report to that Office--
"(1) identifying each element of its activities which--
"(A) contributes primarily to the implementation of the
Plan; or
"(B) contributes primarily to the achievement of
other objectives but aids Plan implementation in
important ways; and
"(2) stating the portion of its request for
appropriations that is allocated to each such element.
"(b) OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET REVIEW.--The Office of
Management and Budget shall review each report under this section
in light of the goals, priorities, and agency and departmental
responsibilities set forth in the Plan. The President's annual
budget request shall include a statement of the portion of each
appropriate agency or department's annual budget request that is
allocated to efforts to achieve the goals and priorities
established under section 302(b)(1).
!!"SEC. 306. NETWORK ACCESS.!!
"(a) CONNECTIONS PROGRAM.--The Plan shall include a program
administered by the National Science Foundation to--
"(1) foster the creation of local networks in communities
which will connect institutions of higher education,
elementary and secondary schools, libraries, and State and
local
governments to each other; and
"(2) provide for connection of such local networks to the
Internet.
Such program shall include funding for the acquisition of
required hardware and for the establishment of broadband
connections to the Internet. In making awards under this
subsection, the National Science Foundation shall ensure that
not more than 75 percent of the cost of the project for which
the award is made is provided under this Act.
"(b) TRAINING.--The Plan shall include programs administered
by the National Science Foundation and other appropriate
agencies and departments to train teachers, students,
librarians, and State and local government personnel in the use
of computer networks and the Internet. Training programs for
librarians shall be designed to provide skills and training
materials needed by librarians to instruct the public in the use
of hardware and software for accessing and using computer
networks and the Internet.
"(c) REPORT.--The Director shall, within one year after the
date of enactment of this title, submit a report to Congress
which shall include--
"(1) findings of an examination of the extent to which
the education and library communities and State and local
government have access to the Internet, including the
numbers and the geographic distribution, by type, of
institutions having access; "(2) a statement of the
extent to which broadband
connections to the Internet exist for the education and
library communities and State and local governments,
including the numbers and the geographic distribution, by
type, of
institutions having access;
"(3) an assessment of the factors limiting access by
schools, libraries, and State and local governments to the
Internet and an estimate of the cost of providing universal
broadband access for those institutions to the Internet; and
"(4) recommendations for collaborative programs among
Federal, State, and local governments and the private sector to
expand connectivity to the Internet for educational
institutions, libraries, and State and local governments.
"(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the
purposes of this section, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1994,
$60,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, $70,000,000 for fiscal year
1996, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $80,000,000 for
fiscal year 1998.
!!"SEC. 307. RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATIONS.!!
"(a) IN GENERAL.--The Plan shall specify the basic and
applied research and human resource development activities in
areas, such as computer science and engineering, mathematics,
computer
visualization, and human cognition, that will provide the
foundation for achieving the applications included in the Plan.
The Plan shall specify those activities included in the Program
under title I which contribute to the development of
applications included in the Plan.
"(b) NETWORK SECURITY AND PRIVACY.--The Plan shall specify
research programs needed to create means to ensure the security
and privacy of transmissions over the Internet and the integrity
of digital information accessed via the Internet.
"(c) EASE OF INTERNET USE.--The Plan shall specify research
programs needed to develop and demonstrate human/computer
interfaces that will simplify access to and use of the Internet
by
nonspecialists in computing and networking technologies.
"(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.--There are authorized
to be appropriated for the purposes of this section, $10,000,000
for fiscal year 1994, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1995,
$35,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $38,000,000 for fiscal year
1997, and $38,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
!!"SEC. 308. APPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION.!!
"(a) IN GENERAL.--The Plan shall specify projects to develop
and apply computing and networking technologies for use in
education at all levels. The National Science Foundation shall
be the lead agency for implementing the activities required by
this section. Activities under this section shall include--
"(1) projects, including support for acquisition of
required computer hardware and software, that demonstrate the
educational value of the Internet in providing for advances in
distance learning and electronic classrooms, facilitating
nationwide communication among educators and students, access to
databases of information in digital format, and access to
innovative curricular materials;
"(2) development, testing, and evaluation of computer
systems, computer software, and computer networks for--
"(A) teacher training; and
"(B) informal education outside of school, including
workforce training in mathematics, science, and technology
and in specific job-related skills; and
"(3) development, testing, and evaluation of advanced
educational software and of network-based information resources.
"(b) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION.--In accordance with
subsection (a), applications for elementary and secondary
education shall be designed to complement and strengthen ongoing
national and State educational restructuring and reform
activities and shall include--
"(1) projects in computing and networking that--
"(A) provide for network connections among elementary
and secondary schools in local regions and connections to
the Internet to enable students and teachers to--
"(i) communicate with their peers;
"(ii) communicate with educators and students in
colleges and universities; and
"(iii) access educational materials and other
computing resources; and
"(B) address the needs of rural populations and of
urban communities;
"(2) collection and dissemination of information about
ongoing elementary and secondary educational projects based on
application of computing and networking technologies, and about
other educational resources available over the Internet;
"(3) development and evaluation of undergraduate courses in
the educational applications of computing and networking for the
instruction of students preparing for teaching careers,
including courses that will ensure the early familiarization and
training of these students in the use of the Internet; and
"(4) development, testing, and evaluation of educational
software designed for collaborative use over the Internet,
including tools that will enable classroom teachers easily to
adapt software to local conditions.
"(c) COOPERATION.--In carrying out the requirements of this
section, the National Science Foundation and other Federal
agencies participating in such activities shall work with the
computer and communications industry, authors and publishers of
educational materials, State education departments, and local
school districts, as appropriate.
"(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the
purposes of this section, $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1994,
$70,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, $82,000,000 for fiscal year
1996, $94,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $94,000,000 for
fiscal year 1998.
!!"SEC. 309. APPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH CARE.!!
"(a) IN GENERAL.--The Plan shall specify projects to develop
and apply high-performance computing and high-speed networking
technologies for use in the health care sector. The Department of
Health and Human Services, through the National Library of
Medicine, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for
Disease Control, shall be the lead agency for implementing the
activities required by this section.
"(b) CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS.--In accordance with
subsection (a), applications related to clinical information
systems shall include--
"(1) testbed networks for linking hospitals, clinics,
doctor's offices, medical schools, medical libraries, a
universities to enable health care providers and researchers to
share medical images and to develop computer-based records;
"(2) software and visualization technology for visualizing
the human anatomy and analyzing diagnostic images and records;
"(3) virtual reality technology for simulating surgical and
medical procedures;
"(4) collaborative technology to allow several health
care providers in remote locations to provide real-time
treatment to patients;
"(5) database technology to provide health care providers
with access to relevant medical information and literature;
and "(6) database technology for storing, accessing, and
transmitting patients' medical records while protecting the
accuracy and privacy of those records.
"(c) HEALTH INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC.--In accordance with
subsection (a), applications related to delivery of health
information to the public shall include--
"(1) development, testing, and evaluation of database and
network technologies for the storage of consumer-oriented,
interactive, multimedia materials for health promotion, and for
the distribution of such materials to public access points,
such as community health and human service agencies,
schools, and public libraries;
"(2) pilot programs to develop, test, and evaluate the
effectiveness and cost efficiency of interactive, multimedia
materials to assist patients in deciding among health care
options;
"(3) development and demonstration of human/computer
interfaces to allow nonspecialists in computing and networking
technologies ease of access to and use of databases of health
information and networks providing health information services;
and
"(4) development, testing, and evaluation of database and
network access technologies to provide individuals with
health information, including health risk appraisal,
preventative medical advice, and disease treatment options,
which is oriented to nonhealth professionals and which is
customized to take into consideration an individual's
medical history.
"(d) HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND POPULATION DATA SETS.--In
accordance with subsection (a), applications for health delivery
systems and for gathering population data sets shall include--
"(1) testbed networks and software that permits
collaborative communication among local public and private
health and human service providers, such as health centers,
clinics, entitlement offices, and school-based clinics, to
enable health and human service providers to work together in
delivering coordinated services for at-risk populations;
"(2) pilot programs to develop high speed communications
networks and software for providing health care providers with--
"(A) immediate, on-line access to up-to-date clinic-
based health promotion and disease prevention
recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and
other Public Health Service agencies; and
"(B) a two-way communications link with prevention
specialists in State and local health departments, and other
agencies with information germane to clinic-based health
promotion and disease prevention; and
"(3) development, testing, and evaluation of database
technologies to provide clinicians with access to information to
guide and assist them in providing diagnosis, providing
treatment, and providing advice regarding health promotion and
disease prevention to patients, and to facilitate the gathering
of systematic population data sets in compatible formats on
the efficacy of treatments and on national health trends.
"(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services
for the purposes of this section, $24,000,000 for fiscal year
1994, $70,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, $82,000,000 for fiscal
year 1996, $94,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $94,000,000 for
fiscal year 1998.
!!"SEC. 310. APPLICATIONS FOR LIBRARIES.!!
"(a) IN GENERAL.--The Plan shall specify projects to develop
technologies for `digital libraries' of electronic information.
The National Science Foundation shall be the lead agency for
implementing the activities required by this section.
"(b) DIGITAL LIBRARIES.--In accordance with subsection (a),
activities to support the development of digital libraries shall
include--
"(1) development of advanced data storage systems capable
of storing hundreds of trillions of bits of data and giving
thousands of users simultaneous and nearly instantaneous access
to that information;
"(2) development of high-speed, highly accurate systems
for converting printed text, page images, graphics, and
photographic images into electronic form;
"(3) development of database software capable of quickly
searching, filtering, and summarizing large volumes of text,
imagery, data, and sound;
"(4) encouragement of the development and adoption of
common standards and, where appropriate, common formats for
electronic data;
"(5) development of computer-based means to categorize
and organize electronic information in a variety of formats;
"(6) training of database users and librarians in the use
of and development of electronic databases;
"(7) development of means for simplifying the utilization
of networked databases distributed around the Nation and
around the world; and
"(8) development of visualization methods for quickly
browsing large volumes of imagery.
"(c) DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOTYPES.--In accordance with
subsection (a), the Plan shall provide for the development of
prototype digital libraries to serve as testbeds for the
systems, software, standards, and methods developed under
subsection (b). The prototype digital libraries shall be
accessible by the public via the Internet. In carrying out this
subsection, an evaluation shall be conducted of the suitability
and utility of distributing electronic information over the
Internet, including cataloging and evaluating the kinds of uses
and determining barriers that impair use of the Internet for
this purpose.
"(d) DEVELOPMENT OF DATABASES OF REMOTE-SENSING IMAGES.--The
National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall develop
databases of software and remote-sensing images to be made
available over computer networks.
"(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.--There are authorized
to be appropriated--
"(1) to the National Science Foundation for the purposes
of this section, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1994,
$30,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, $35,000,000 for fiscal
year 1996, $44,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $44,000,000
for fiscal year 1998; and "(2) to the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration for the purposes of
this section, $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $16,000,000
for fiscal year 1995, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1996,
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $20,000,000 for fiscal
year 1998.
!!"SEC. 311. APPLICATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT INFORMATION.!!
"(a) IN GENERAL.--The Plan shall specify projects needed to
develop and apply high-performance computing and high-speed
networking technologies to provide improved public access to
information generated by Federal, State, and local governments.
"(b) PROJECTS.--In accordance with subsection (a), projects
shall be undertaken which--
"(1) connect depository libraries and other sources of
government information to the Internet to enable--
"(A) access to Federal Government information and
databases in electronic formats;
"(B) access to State or local government information;
"(C) access to related resources which enhance the
use of government information; and
"(D) linkages with other libraries and institutions
to enhance use of government information; and
"(2) demonstrate, test, and evaluate technologies to
increase access to and to facilitate effective use of government
information and databases for support of research and
education, economic development, and an informed citizenry.
"(c) FEDERAL INFORMATION LOCATOR.--In accordance with
subsection (a), an information locator system shall be
established which is accessible by the public via the Internet
and which provides citations to Federal information and guidance
on how to obtain such information.
"(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.--There are authorized
to be appropriated for the purposes of this section, $8,000,000
for fiscal year 1994, $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1995,
$26,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $30,000,000 for fiscal year
1997, and $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.".
!!SEC. 4. HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND APPLICATIONS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.!!
Section 101(b) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991
is amended to read as follows:
"(b) HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND APPLICATIONS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.--The President shall establish an advisory committee
on high-performance computing and applications consisting of non-
Federal members, including representatives of the research,
elementary and secondary education, higher education, and library
communities, consumer and public interest groups, network
providers, and the computer, telecommunications, and information
industries, who are specially qualified to provide the Director
with advice and information on high-performance computing and on
applications of computing and networking. The recommendations of
the advisory committee shall be considered in reviewing and
revising the Program described in section 101 and the Plan
required by section 301(2). The advisory committee shall provide
the Director with an
independent assessment of--
"(1) progress in implementing the Program described in
section 101 and the Plan required by section 301(2);
"(2) the need to revise the Program described in section
101 and the Plan required by section 301(2);
"(3) the balance between the components of the activities
undertaken pursuant to this Act;
"(4) whether the research, development and demonstration
projects undertaken pursuant to this Act are helping to
maintain United States leadership in computing and
networking
technologies and in the application of those technologies;
"(5) whether the applications developed under title III are
successfully addressing the needs of the targeted populations,
including assessment of the number of users served by those
applications; and
"(6) other issues identified by the Director.".
!!SEC. 5. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK AMENDMENTS.!!
Section 102 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 is
amended to read as follows:
!!"SEC. 102. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK PROGRAM.!!
"(a) ESTABLISHMENT.--As part of the Program described in
section 101, the National Science Foundation, the Department of
Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce,
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and other
agencies participating in the Program shall support the
establishment of the National Research and Education Network
Program. The Network Program shall consist of the following
components:
"(1) Research and development of networking software and
hardware required for the transmission of data at a speed of
one gigabit per second or greater.
"(2) Experimental test bed networks for--
"(A) developing and demonstrating advanced networking
technologies resulting from the activities described in
paragraph (1); and
"(B) providing connections for purposes consistent
with this Act which require levels of network
performance not available from privately operated
commercial networks. "(3) Provision of support for
researchers, educators, and students to obtain access to and
use of the Internet to allow for communication with other
individuals in the research and education communities and to
allow for access to high- performance computing systems,
electronic information resources, other research facilities,
and libraries.
"(b) TEST BED NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS.--The test bed networks
shall--
"(1) be developed and deployed in coordination with the
computer, telecommunications, and information industries;
"(2) be designed, developed, and operated in collaboration
with potential users in government, industry, and research
institutions and educational institutions;
"(3) be designed, developed, and operated in a manner
which fosters and maintains competition and private sector
investment in high-speed data networking within the
telecommunications industry;
"(4) be designed and operated in a manner which promotes
and encourages research and development leading to the
creation of commercial data transmission standards, enabling
the establishment of privately developed high-speed
commercial networks;
"(5) be designed and operated so as to ensure the
application of laws that provide network and information
resources security, including those that protect copyright and
other intellectual property rights, and those that control
access to data bases and protect national security;
"(6) have accounting mechanisms which allow users or
groups of users to be charged for their usage of copyrighted
materials available over the test bed networks and, where
appropriate and technically feasible, for their usage of the
test bed networks; "(7) be interoperable with Federal
and non-Federal computer networks, to the extent
appropriate, in a way that allows autonomy for each
component network; and
"(8) be developed by purchasing standard commercial
transmission and network services from vendors whenever feasible,
and by contracting for customized services when not feasible,
in order to minimize Federal investment in network hardware.
"(c) NETWORK ACCESS.--The Federal agencies and departments
participating in activities under this section shall develop a
plan with specific goals for implementing the requirements of
subsection (a)(3), including provision for financial assistance
to educational institutions, public libraries, and other
appropriate entities. This plan shall be submitted to the
Congress not later than one year after the date of enactment of
the High Performance Computing and High Speed Networking
Applications Act of 1993. Each year there the Director shall
report to Congress on progress in implementing subsection
(a)(3).
"(d) RESTRICTION ON USE OF TEST BED NETWORKS.--(1) The test
bed networks shall not be used to provide services that could
otherwise be provided satisfactorily using privately operated
commercial networks.
"(2) This subsection shall take effect 18 months after the
date of enactment of the High Performance Computing and High
Speed Networking Applications Act of 1993.
"(e) DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY
RESPONSIBILITY.-- As part of the Program, the Department of
Defense, through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency,
shall support research and development of advanced fiber optics
technology, switches, and protocols needed to develop the
Network Program.
"(f) INFORMATION SERVICES.--The Director shall assist the
President in coordinating the activities of appropriate agencies
and departments to promote the development of information
services that could be provided over the Internet consistent
with the purposes of this Act. These services may include the
provision of directories of the users and services on computer
networks, data bases of unclassified Federal scientific data,
training of users of data bases and computer networks, and
technology to support computer- based collaboration that allows
researchers and educators around the Nation to share information
and instrumentation.
"(g) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.--All Federal agencies and
departments are authorized to allow recipients of Federal
research grants to use grant moneys to pay for computer
networking expenses.".
!!SEC. 6. ACCESS TO SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION.!!
(a) ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS.--Section 203 of the National Science
and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976
(42 U.S.C. 6612) is amended--
(1) by striking "four" in the second sentence and
inserting in lieu thereof "five"; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence:
"Among other duties, one Associate Director shall oversee
Federal efforts to disseminate scientific and technical
information.".
(b) FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR.--Section 204(b) of the National
Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act
of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6613(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (3);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and
inserting in lieu thereof "; and"; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
paragraph:
"(5) assist the President in disseminating scientific and
technical information.".
!!SEC. 7. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.!!
The High Performance Computing Act of 1991 is amended--
(1) in section 3(1)--
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
"(A) accelerate progress toward a universally
accessible high-capacity and high-speed data network for
the Nation;"; and
(B) by striking "Network" and inserting in lieu
thereof "Internet" in subparagraph (C);
(2) in section 4--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4),
and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), and (7),
respectively; (B) by inserting before paragraph (2),
as so
redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the
following new paragraph:
"(1) `broadband' means a transmission rate for digital
information on a communications network which exceeds the
maximum rate possible for transmission of digital information on
normal copper telephone wires;";
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4), as so
redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the
following new paragraph:
"(5) `Internet' means the network of both Federal and non-
Federal interoperable packet-switched data networks;";
(D) by amending paragraph (6), as so redesignated by
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, to read as follows:
"(6) `Network Program' means the National Research and
Education Network Program established under section 102;";
(E) by striking the period at the end and inserting in
lieu thereof "; and"; and
(F) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
"(7) `test bed networks' means the experimental test bed
networks described in section 102(a)(2).";
(3) in section 101(a)(2)(A) and (B), by striking
"Network" and inserting in lieu thereof "test bed networks";
(4) in section 101(a)(2)(C), by inserting "the private
sector, States, and" after "computer networks of";
(5) in section 101(a)(4)(C), by striking "establishment
of the Network" and inserting in lieu thereof "Network
Program"; (6) in section 201(a)(2), by striking
"Network" both places it appears and inserting in lieu
thereof "Internet";
(7) in section 201(a)(3), by striking "Network" and
inserting in lieu thereof "Internet for the purposes of this
Act"; and
(8) in section 201(a)(4), by inserting "consistent with
section 102," before "assist regional networks".