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.   

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                       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". 