[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 13 (Monday, February 14, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H373-H374]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 2086

                        Offered By: Mr. Andrews

       Amendment No. 6: Page 8, line 22, insert ``optical 
     technology specifically for use in storing, carrying, 
     disseminating, and securing information;'' after ``and 
     scalability;''.

                               H.R. 2086

                        Offered By: Mr. Andrews

       Amendment No. 2: Page 8, line 22, insert ``the quality and 
     accessibility of healthcare via telemedicine;'' after ``and 
     scalability;''.

                               H.R. 2086

                        Offered By: Mr. Andrews

       Amendment No. 8: Page 8, line 22, insert ``and including 
     research by the Laboratory for Telecommunication Science into 
     national Internet prevention of and recovery from denial of 
     service attacks'' after ``including privacy''.

                               H.R. 2086

                         Offered By Mr. Capuano

       Amendmenent No. 9: Page 8, after line 5, insert the 
     following new subsection:
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) National science foundation.--Notwithstanding the 
     amendment made by subsection (a)(3) of this section, the 
     total amount authorized for the National Science Foundation 
     under section 201(b) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 
     1991 shall be $580,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; $699,300,000 
     for fiscal year 2001; $728,150,000 for fiscal year 2002; 
     $801,550,000 for fiscal year 2003; and $838,500,000 for 
     fiscal year 2004.

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       (2) Department of energy.--Notwithstanding the amendment 
     made by subsection (c)(2) of this section, the total amount 
     authorized for the Department of Energy under section 
     203(e)(1) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 shall 
     be $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; $54,300,000 for fiscal 
     year 2001; $56,150,000 for fiscal year 2002; $65,550,000 for 
     fiscal year 2003; and $67,500,000 for fiscal year 2004.

                               H.R. 2086

                     Offered By: Mr. Hall of Texas

       Amendment No. 10: Page 5, lines 12 through 15, strike 
     ``$439,000,000'' and all that follows through 
     ``$571,300,000'' and insert ``$520,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2000; $645,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; $672,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2002; $736,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and 
     $771,000,000''.
       Page 6, lines 14 through 17, strike ``$106,600,000'' and 
     all that follows through ``$129,400,000'' and insert 
     ``$120,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; $108,600,000 for fiscal 
     year 2001; $112,300,000 for fiscal year 2002; $131,100,000 
     for fiscal year 2003; and $135,000,000''.
       Page 8, lines 14 through 17, strike ``$310,000,000'' and 
     all that follows through ``$415,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$350,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; $421,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2001; $442,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; $486,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2003; and $515,000,000''.
       Page 9, line 1, strike ``20'' and insert ``25''.
       Page 9, line 4, strike ``30'' and insert ``35''.
       Page 9, lines 6 through 8, strike ``2000; $40,000,000'' and 
     all that follows through ``$50,000,000'' and insert ``2000; 
     $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; $50,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2002; $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and $60,000,000''.

                               H.R. 2086

                        Offered By: Mr. Hoeffel

       Amendment No. 11: Page 2, line 13, insert ``It is important 
     that access to information technology be available to all 
     citizens, including elderly Americans and Americans with 
     disabilities.'' after ``responsible and accessible.''.
       At the end of the bill, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 9. STUDY OF ACCESSIBILITY TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

       Section 201 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 
     (15 U.S.C. 5524), as amended by sections 3(a) and 4(a) of 
     this Act, is amended further by inserting after subsection 
     (g) the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Study of Accessibility to Information Technology.--
       ``(1) Study.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of the Networking and Information Technology 
     Research and Development Act, the Director of the National 
     Science Foundation, in consultation with the National 
     Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, shall 
     enter into an arrangement with the National Research Council 
     of the National Academy of Sciences for that Council to 
     conduct a study of accessibility to information technologies 
     by individuals who are elderly, individuals who are elderly 
     with a disability, and individuals with disabilities.
       ``(2) Subjects.--The study shall address--
       ``(A) current barriers to access to information 
     technologies by individuals who are elderly, individuals who 
     are elderly with a disability, and individuals with 
     disabilities;
       ``(B) research and development needed to remove those 
     barriers;
       ``(C) Federal legislative, policy, or regulatory changes 
     needed to remove those barriers; and
       ``(D) other matters that the National Research Council 
     determines to be relevant to access to information 
     technologies by individuals who are elderly, individuals who 
     are elderly with a disability, and individuals with 
     disabilities.
       ``(3) Transmittal to congress.--The Director of the 
     National Science Foundation shall transmit to the Congress 
     within 2 years of the date of enactment of the Networking and 
     Information Technology Research and Development Act a report 
     setting forth the findings, conclusions, and recommendations 
     of the National Research Council.
       ``(4) Federal agency cooperation.--Federal agencies shall 
     cooperate fully with the National Research Council in its 
     activities in carrying out the study under this subsection.
       ``(5) Availability of funds.--Funding for the study 
     described in this subsection shall be available, in the 
     amount of $700,000, from amounts described in subsection 
     (c)(1).''.

                               H.R. 2086

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 12: Page 21, after line 7, insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 9. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the 
     Congress a report on the results of a detailed study 
     analyzing the effects of this Act, and the amendments made by 
     this Act, on lower income families, minorities, and women.

                               H.R. 2086

                  Offered By: Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

       Amendment No. 13: Page 21, after line 7, insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 9. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION STUDY.

       Section 201 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 
     (15 U.S.C. 5521), as amended by this Act, is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of the Networking and Information Technology 
     Research and Development Act, the Director of the National 
     Science Foundation shall transmit to the Congress a report on 
     the results of a study analyzing the economic and educational 
     benefits conferred on lower income families, minorities, and 
     women by Federal programs providing access to the 
     Internet.''.

                               H.R. 2086

                        Offered By: Mrs. Morella

       Amendment No. 14: Page 8, after line 5, insert the 
     following new subsection:
       (g) National Institutes of Health.--Title II of the High-
     Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5521 et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 205 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 205A. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ACTIVITIES.

       ``(a) General Responsibilities.--As part of the Program 
     described in title I, the National Institutes of Health shall 
     conduct research directed toward the advancement and 
     dissemination of computational techniques and software tools 
     in support of its mission of biomedical and behavioral 
     research.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services for the purposes of the Program $223,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2000, $233,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
     $242,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $250,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2003, and $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.''.