[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1757 Engrossed in House (EH)]

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1757

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                                 AN ACT

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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103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1757

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                                 AN ACT


 
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 ``National Information Infrastructure 
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) high-performance computing and high-speed networking 
        have the potential to expand opportunities for participation 
        for Americans who have disabilities and to improve equality of 
        opportunity, full participation, independent living, and 
        economic self-sufficiency for Americans with disabilities;
            (5) 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;
            (6) 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, including users with disabilities; and
            (7) 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.

    ``(a) Establishment.--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 usable by all persons in 
        the United States, including historically underserved 
        populations and individuals with disabilities, 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). The applications program may be administered as part of 
the Program established under section 101.
    ``(b) 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.
    ``(c) Interoperable Information Systems.-- In selecting projects 
for support under this title, special consideration shall be given to 
projects which will promote development of interconnected and 
interoperable information systems.
    ``(d) Nondevelopmental Items.--In carrying out activities under 
this Act, Federal departments and agencies shall purchase 
nondevelopmental items whenever possible.

``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(a)(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(a)(1), 
        consistent with this Act;
            ``(2) set forth the specific responsibilities of each 
        Federal agency and department participating in the applications 
        program established under section 301(a)(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) 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 and the demographic diversity 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(a)(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) assess, prior to the President's submission to the 
        Congress of the annual budget estimate, each agency and 
        departmental budget estimate for consistency with the Plan and 
        make the results of that assessment available to the 
        appropriate elements of the Executive Office of the President, 
        particularly the Office of Management and Budget.

``SEC. 304. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.

    ``(a) Requirement.--Each Federal agency and department designated 
by the President under section 301(a) as a participant in the 
applications program shall, as part of its annual request for 
appropriations to the Office of Management and Budget--
            ``(1) identify 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) identify 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 submission received 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. 305. NETWORK ACCESS.

    ``(a) Connections Program.--The Plan shall include programs 
administered by the National Science Foundation to--
            ``(1) foster the development of network services in local 
        communities which will connect institutions of education at all 
        levels, libraries, museums, and State and local governments to 
        each other; and
            ``(2) provide funds for the purchase of network services to 
        entities described in paragraph (1), or organizations 
        representing such entities, to connect to the Internet.
Such program shall include funding for the acquisition of required 
hardware and software and for the establishment of broadband 
connections to the Internet. Not more than 75 percent of the cost of 
any project for which an award is made under this subsection shall be 
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. Training programs shall include 
programs designed for individuals with disabilities.
    ``(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, and including the numbers of institutions having 
        human/computer interfaces suitable for use by individuals with 
        disabilities;
            ``(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 
        institutions of education at all levels, 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.--From sums otherwise 
authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated 
to the National Science Foundation for the purposes of this section, 
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and 
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.

``SEC. 306. 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 include basic and 
applied research activities related to the long-range social and 
ethical implications of applications of high-speed networking and high-
performance computing. 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--
            ``(1) ensure the security and privacy of transmissions over 
        the Internet and the integrity of digital information accessed 
        via the Internet; and
            ``(2) facilitate the management and protection of 
        copyrighted information which is 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 and by individuals with 
disabilities.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--From sums otherwise 
authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated 
for the purposes of this section, $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, 
$15,000,000 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. 307. 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 from early childhood education through higher education, 
including projects for the education and training of individuals with 
disabilities. The National Science Foundation shall be the lead agency 
for implementing the activities required by this section, and shall 
consult with the Department of Education in implementing those 
activities. 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, including cost 
        effectiveness, 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, including teachers in 
                special education programs; and
                    ``(B) informal education outside of school, 
                including workforce training in mathematics, science, 
                and technology and in specific job-related skills, 
                including literacy; 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, secondary, and vocational/
technical education shall be designed to complement and strengthen 
ongoing national, State, and local 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 institutions of higher education; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) access educational materials and 
                        other computing resources;
                    ``(B) address the needs of rural populations and of 
                urban communities; and
                    ``(C) address the needs of individuals with 
                disabilities;
            ``(2) collection and dissemination of information about 
        ongoing elementary and secondary educational projects, 
        including special education 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, the Department of Education, 
and other Federal agencies participating in such activities shall work 
with the computer hardware, computer software, and communications 
industries, authors and publishers of educational materials, State 
education departments, and local school districts, as appropriate.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--From sums otherwise 
authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated 
to the National Science Foundation for the purposes of this section, 
$16,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $45,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, 
$60,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and 
$75,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.

``SEC. 308. 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, with the goal of improving the 
quality and enhancing the cost-effectiveness of health care. Special 
consideration shall be given to applications that are designed to lower 
health care costs. The Department of Health and Human Services, through 
the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, 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, and 
        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) interactive technologies to allow health care 
        providers to monitor, evaluate, and treat patients in 
        nonclinical settings;
            ``(6) database technology to provide health care providers 
        with access to relevant medical information and literature;
            ``(7) database technology for storing, accessing and 
        transmitting patients' medical records while protecting the 
        accuracy and privacy of those records;
            ``(8) numerical simulation of chemical interactions 
        relevant to reducing the time and cost of drug development;
            ``(9) three dimensional geometric modeling and artificial 
        intelligence methods for interpreting an array of medical 
        images; and
            ``(10) complex simulations of sociological populations 
        affected disproportionately by selected diseases or disorders.
    ``(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, Centers 
        for Independent Living established by the Rehabilitation Act of 
        1973, organizations established by title I of the Technology-
        Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 
        1988, 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 service; 
        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 Prevention 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.--From sums otherwise 
authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the purposes of this 
section, $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $54,000,000 for fiscal year 
1995, $72,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $90,000,000 for fiscal year 
1997, and $90,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.

``SEC. 309. 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, and in implementing this 
section shall take into account the needs of individuals with 
disabilities.
    ``(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;
            ``(8) development of visualization methods for quickly 
        browsing large volumes of imagery; and
            ``(9) development of means for protecting copyrighted 
        material in electronic form, including, if technologically 
        feasible, systems with capabilities for electronically 
        identifying copyrighted works and for electronically indicating 
        whether any permission which is required by title 17, United 
        States Code, has been granted by the copyright owner.
    ``(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 development of 
prototype digital libraries may involve nonprofit, private institutions 
that collect and maintain specimens, materials, or other items used in 
research, such as natural history museums. 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.--From sums otherwise 
authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized to be 
appropriated--
            ``(1) to the National Science Foundation for the purposes 
        of this section, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $16,000,000 
        for fiscal year 1995, $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, 
        $32,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $32,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1998; and
            ``(2) to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
        for the purposes of this section, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1994, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, $10,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1996, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $12,000,000 
        for fiscal year 1998.

``SEC. 310. 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, including access by 
individuals with disabilities.
    ``(b) Lead Agency.--The President shall designate a lead agency for 
implementing the activities required by this section. The lead agency 
shall issue policy guidelines designed to foster--
            ``(1) a diversity of public and private sources for, and a 
        competitive marketplace in, information products and services 
        based on government information; and
            ``(2) dissemination of government information to the public 
        on a timely, equitable, and affordable basis and in a manner 
        that will promote the usefulness of the information to the 
        public.
    ``(c) 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, including databases 
                available through State projects funded pursuant to the 
                Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with 
                Disabilities Act of 1988; 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.
    ``(d) 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.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--From sums otherwise 
authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated 
for the purposes of this section, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, 
$12,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, $16,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, 
$21,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $21,000,000 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.--(1) The Director shall establish an advisory committee on 
high-performance computing and applications consisting of non-Federal 
members, including representatives of the research and library 
communities, education at all levels, consumer and public interest 
groups, network providers, and the computer hardware, computer 
software, telecommunications, publishing, 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 
this section and the Plan required by section 301(a)(2). The advisory 
committee shall provide the Director with an independent assessment 
of--
            ``(A) progress in implementing the Program described in 
        this section and the Plan required by section 301(a)(2);
            ``(B) the need to revise the Program described in this 
        section and the Plan required by section 301(a)(2);
            ``(C) the balance between the components of the activities 
        undertaken pursuant to this Act;
            ``(D) whether the research, development and demonstration 
        projects undertaken pursuant to this Act are--
                    ``(i) helping to maintain United States leadership 
                in computing and networking technologies and in the 
                application of those technologies; and
                    ``(ii) promoting competitive private sector markets 
                in the provision of products and services related to 
                these technologies and their applications;
            ``(E) 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
            ``(F) other issues identified by the Director.
    ``(2) The advisory committee established under paragraph (1) shall 
meet not less than once annually, following notice in the Federal 
Register, for the purpose of receiving oral and written public 
testimony on the subjects identified in subparagraphs (A) through (F) 
of paragraph (1). The advisory committee shall compile and submit an 
annual report to the Director and to the Congress containing the 
findings and recommendations required under this subsection and 
summarizing the public testimony received. In addition, the advisory 
committee may meet periodically as determined by its members.
    ``(3) The Director shall provide such support as is required to 
allow the advisory committee established under paragraph (1) to meet 
and to carry out the responsibilities assigned by this subsection.''.

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, the Department of Education, 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 developing high-performance data 
        networking capabilities with the goal of achieving the 
        transmission of data at a speed of one gigabit per second or 
        greater.
            ``(2) Federal experimental test bed networks for--
                    ``(A) developing and demonstrating advanced 
                networking technologies resulting from the activities 
                described in paragraph (1), including any reasonably 
                necessary assessment of the reliability of such 
                technologies under realistic operating conditions; and
                    ``(B) providing connections and associated network 
                services for purposes consistent with this Act which 
                require levels of network capabilities not commercially 
                available.
            ``(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 hardware, computer software, 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; and
            ``(7) be interoperable with Federal and non-Federal 
        computer networks, to the extent appropriate, in a way that 
        allows autonomy for each component network.
    ``(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 National Information Infrastructure Act of 
1993. Each year thereafter, the Director shall report to Congress on 
progress in implementing subsection (a)(3).
    ``(d) Restriction on Use of Test Bed Networks.--(1) The Federal 
test bed networks shall not be used to provide network services that 
are not related to the activities under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
subsection (a) and that could otherwise be provided satisfactorily 
using commercially available network services. Determination of 
satisfactory availability shall include consideration of geographic 
access to and affordability of service, and timeliness and technical 
performance standards in providing services.
    ``(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) shall take effect on the 
date set forth in the report required under paragraph (3).
    ``(3) Six months following the date of enactment of the National 
Information Infrastructure Act of 1993, the Director, after 
consultation with the Federal agencies and departments supporting 
Federal test bed networks, shall provide a report to Congress which--
            ``(A) describes the technical developments necessary to 
        allow implementation of paragraph (1);
            ``(B) determines the earliest feasible date for 
        implementing paragraph (1); and
            ``(C) sets forth that date as the date on which paragraph 
        (1) shall take effect.
Should the Director subsequently determine that, for technical reasons, 
the requirements of paragraph (1) cannot be imposed on that date, the 
Director shall, not less than 3 months prior to that date, report to 
Congress on the reasons for the delay in imposing the requirements of 
paragraph (1), and shall set forth a new date on which paragraph (1) 
shall take effect.
    ``(e) Advanced Research Projects Agency Responsibility.--As part of 
the Program, the Department of Defense, through the 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.
    ``(h) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Development of data 
communications networks pursuant to this Act shall be through purchase 
of standard commercial transmission and network services from vendors 
whenever feasible, and by contracting for customized services when such 
purchase is not feasible, in order to minimize Federal investment in 
network hardware and software.''.

SEC. 6. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENTS.

    Title II of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 209. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENTS.

    ``The Competition in Contracting Act shall apply to all 
procurements under this Act of $25,000 or greater.''.

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), (7), (8), (10), and (12), 
                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 (2), as so 
                redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the 
                following new paragraphs:
            ``(3) `disabilities' means functional limitations of 
        hearing, vision, movement, manipulation, speech, and 
        interpretation of information;
            ``(4) `educational institutions' includes institutions of 
        early childhood education, elementary and secondary education, 
        postsecondary education, and vocational/technical education;
            ``(5) `education at all levels' includes early childhood 
        education, elementary and secondary education, postsecondary 
        education, and vocational/technical education;
            ``(6) `Federal test bed networks' means the Federal 
        experimental test bed networks described in section 
        102(a)(2);'';
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (8), as so 
                redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the 
                following new paragraph:
            ``(9) `Internet' means the network of both Federal and non-
        Federal interoperable packet switched data networks;'';
                    (E) by amending paragraph (10), as so redesignated 
                by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, to read as 
                follows:
            ``(10) `Network Program' means the National Research and 
        Education Network Program established under section 102;''; and
                    (F) by inserting after such paragraph (10) the 
                following new paragraph:
            ``(11) `Nondevelopmental item' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 2325(d) of title 10, United States Code; and'';
            (3) in section 101(a)(2) (A) and (B), by striking 
        ``Network'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Federal 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'';
            (8) in section 201(a)(4), by inserting ``consistent with 
        section 102,'' before ``assist regional networks'';
            (9) in section 202(b), by striking ``$134,000,000'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$111,000,000''; and
            (10) in section 203(e)(1), by striking ``$138,000,000'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$124,000,000''.

SEC. 8. USE OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTS.

    (a) Prohibition Against Fraudulent Use of ``Made in America'' 
Labels.--(1) A person shall not intentionally affix a label bearing the 
inscription of ``Made in America'', or any inscription with that 
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States, if 
that product is not a domestic product.
    (2) A person who violates paragraph (1) shall not be eligible for 
any contract for a procurement carried out with amounts authorized 
under this Act, or under any amendment made by this Act, including any 
subcontract under such a contract pursuant to the debarment, 
suspension, and ineligibility procedures in subpart 9.4 of chapter 1 of 
title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor procedures 
thereto.
    (b) Compliance With Buy American Act.--(1) Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), the head of each agency which conducts procurements 
shall ensure that such procurements are conducted in compliance with 
sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a through 
10c, popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').
    (2) This subsection shall apply only to procurements made for 
which--
            (A) amounts are authorized by this Act, or by any amendment 
        made by this Act, to be made available; and
            (B) solicitations for bids are issued after the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
    (3) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 
before January 1, 1995, shall report to the Congress on procurements 
covered under this subsection of products that are not domestic 
products.
    (c) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term 
``domestic product'' means a product--
            (1) that is manufactured or produced in the United States; 
        and
            (2) at least 50 percent of the cost of the articles, 
        materials, or supplies of which are mined, produced, or 
        manufactured in the United States.
    (d) Purchase of American Made Equipment and Products.--
            (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
        any recipient of a grant under this Act, or under any amendment 
        made by this Act, should purchase, when available and cost-
        effective, American made equipment and products when expending 
        grant monies.
            (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In allocating 
        grants under this Act, or under any amendment made by this Act, 
        the appropriate agency or department shall provide to each 
        recipient a notice describing the statement made in paragraph 
        (1) by the Congress.

SEC. 9. SUNSET.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the 
High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 shall expire on October 1, 1998.
    (b) Exception.--Title II and section 305 of the High-Performance 
Computing Act of 1991 shall expire on October 1, 1996.
    (c) Continuing Administration.--Nothing in this section shall 
affect the continuing validity of any contract, grant, or cooperative 
agreement entered into prior to the relevant expiration dates referred 
to in subsection (a) and (b), and any such contract, grant, or 
cooperative agreement may continue to be administered under its terms 
as if the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 had not expired.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 1993.

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