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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 2086

[Report No. 106–472, Part I]

To authorize funding for networking and information technology research

and development for fiscal years 2000 through 2004, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 9, 1999

Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. DAVIS of

Virginia, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. EWING, Mr. COOK, Mr. BRADY of Texas,

Mr. EHLERS, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr.

KUYKENDALL, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mr. SMITH of

Michigan, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Ms. LOFGREN, and Mr. GORDON) introduced the

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, and in

addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

NOVEMBER 16, 1999

Reported from the Committee on Science with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

NOVEMBER 16, 1999

Referral to the Committee on Ways and Means extended for a period ending

not later than February 29, 2000

FEBRUARY 3, 2000

Additional sponsors: Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. LARSON, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. DREIER, Mr. WU, Mr.

LAFALCE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. BAIRD, Mr.

MARTINEZ, Mr. WEINER, Mr. BOUCHER, Mrs. BIGGERT, Ms. ESHOO, Mr.

PICKERING, and Mr. BILBRAY
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[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 9, 1999]

A BILL

To authorize funding for networking and information technology research and development for fiscal years 2000

through 2004, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Networking and Infor5 mation Technology Research and Development Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

7 The Congress makes the following findings:

8 (1) Information technology will continue to

9 change the way Americans live, learn, and work. The

10 information revolution will improve the workplace

11 and the quality and accessibility of health care and

12 education and make government more responsible and

13 accessible.

14 (2) Information technology is an imperative ena15 bling technology that contributes to scientific dis16 ciplines. Major advances in biomedical research, pub17 lic safety, engineering, and other critical areas de18 pend on further advances in computing and commu19 nications.
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1 (3) The United States is the undisputed global

2 leader in information technology.

3 (4) Information technology is recognized as a

4 catalyst for economic growth and prosperity.

5 (5) Information technology represents one of the

6 fastest growing sectors of the United States economy,

7 with electronic commerce alone projected to become a

8 trillion-dollar business by 2005.

9 (6) Businesses producing computers, semiconduc10 tors, software, and communications equipment ac11 count for one-third of the total growth in the United

12 States economy since 1992.

13 (7) According to the United States Census Bu14 reau, between 1993 and 1997, the information tech15 nology sector grew an average of 12.3 percent per

16 year.

17 (8) Fundamental research in information tech18 nology has enabled the information revolution.

19 (9) Fundamental research in information tech20 nology has contributed to the creation of new indus21 tries and new, high-paying jobs.

22 (10) Our Nation’s well-being will depend on the

23 understanding, arising from fundamental research, of

24 the social and economic benefits and problems arising
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1 from the increasing pace of information technology

2 transformations.

3 (11) Scientific and engineering research and the

4 availability of a skilled workforce are critical to con5 tinued economic growth driven by information tech6 nology.

7 (12) In 1997, private industry provided most of

8 the funding for research and development in the infor9 mation technology sector. The information technology

10 sector now receives, in absolute terms, one-third of all

11 corporate spending on research and development in

12 the United States economy.

13 (13) The private sector tends to focus its spend14 ing on short-term, applied research.

15 (14) The Federal Government is uniquely posi16 tioned to support long-term fundamental research.

17 (15) Federal applied research in information

18 technology has grown at almost twice the rate of Fed19 eral basic research since 1986.

20 (16) Federal science and engineering programs

21 must increase their emphasis on long-term, high-risk

22 research.

23 (17) Current Federal programs and support for

24 fundamental research in information technology is in-
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1 adequate if we are to maintain the Nation’s global

2 leadership in information technology.

3 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

4 (a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—Section 201(b)

5 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.

6 5521(b)) is amended—

7 (1) by striking ‘‘From sums otherwise authorized

8 to be appropriated, there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’;

9 (2) by striking ‘‘1995; and’’ and inserting

10 ‘‘1995;’’; and

11 (3) by striking the period at the end and insert12 ing ‘‘; $439,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;

13 $468,500,000 for fiscal year 2001; $493,200,000 for

14 fiscal year 2002; $544,100,000 for fiscal year 2003;

15 and $571,300,000 for fiscal year 2004. Amounts au16 thorized under this subsection shall be the total

17 amounts authorized to the National Science Founda18 tion for a fiscal year for the Program, and shall not

19 be in addition to amounts previously authorized by

20 law for the purposes of the Program.’’.

21 (b) NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRA22 TION.—Section 202(b) of the High-Performance Computing

23 Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5522(b)) is amended—

24 (1) by striking ‘‘From sums otherwise authorized

25 to be appropriated, there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’;
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘1995; and’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘1995;’’; and

3 (3) by striking the period at the end and insert4 ing ‘‘; $164,400,000 for fiscal year 2000;

5 $201,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; $208,000,000 for

6 fiscal year 2002; $224,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;

7 and $231,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.

8 (c) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.—Section 203(e)(1) of

9 the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.

10 5523(e)(1)) is amended—

11 (1) by striking ‘‘1995; and’’ and inserting

12 ‘‘1995;’’; and

13 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert14 ing ‘‘; $106,600,000 for fiscal year 2000;

15 $103,500,000 for fiscal year 2001; $107,000,000 for

16 fiscal year 2002; $125,700,000 for fiscal year 2003;

17 and $129,400,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.

18 (d) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECH19 NOLOGY.—(1) Section 204(d)(1) of the High-Performance

20 Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5524(d)(1)) is

21 amended—

22 (A) by striking ‘‘1995; and’’ and inserting

23 ‘‘1995;’’; and

24 (B) by striking ‘‘1996; and’’ and inserting

25 ‘‘1996; $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; $9,500,000 for
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1 fiscal year 2001; $10,500,000 for fiscal year 2002;

2 $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and $17,000,000 for

3 fiscal year 2004; and’’.

4 (2) Section 204(d) of the High-Performance Com5 puting Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5524(d)) is amended by

6 striking ‘‘From sums otherwise authorized to be appro7 priated, there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’.

8 (e) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINIS9 TRATION.—Section 204(d)(2) of the High-Performance

10 Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5524(d)(2)) is

11 amended—

12 (1) by striking ‘‘1995; and’’ and inserting

13 ‘‘1995;’’; and

14 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert15 ing ‘‘; $13,500,000 for fiscal year 2000; $13,900,000

16 for fiscal year 2001; $14,300,000 for fiscal year 2002;

17 $14,800,000 for fiscal year 2003; and $15,200,000 for

18 fiscal year 2004.’’.

19 (f) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.—Section

20 205(b) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15

21 U.S.C. 5525(b)) is amended—

22 (1) by striking ‘‘From sums otherwise authorized

23 to be appropriated, there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’;

24 (2) by striking ‘‘1995; and’’ and inserting

25 ‘‘1995;’’; and
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1 (3) by striking the period at the end and insert2 ing ‘‘; $4,200,000 for fiscal year 2000; $4,300,000 for

3 fiscal year 2001; $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2002;

4 $4,600,000 for fiscal year 2003; and $4,700,000 for

5 fiscal year 2004.’’.

6 SEC. 4. NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RE7 SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

8 (a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—Section 201 of

9 the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.

10 5521) is amended by adding at the end the following new

11 subsections:

12 ‘‘(c) NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

13 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—(1) Of the amounts au14 thorized under subsection (b), $310,000,000 for fiscal year

15 2000; $333,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; $352,000,000 for

16 fiscal year 2002; $390,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

17 $415,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 shall be available for

18 grants for long-term basic research on networking and in19 formation technology, with priority given to research that

20 helps address issues related to high end computing and soft21 ware; network stability, fragility, reliability, security (in22 cluding privacy), and scalability; and the social and eco23 nomic consequences of information technology.

24 ‘‘(2) In each of the fiscal years 2000 and 2001, the

25 National Science Foundation shall award under this sub-
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1 section up to 20 large grants of up to $1,000,000 each, and

2 in each of the fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004, the Na3 tional Science Foundation shall award under this sub4 section up to 30 large grants of up to $1,000,000 each.

5 ‘‘(3)(A) Of the amounts described in paragraph (1),

6 $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; $40,000,000 for fiscal year

7 2001; $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; $45,000,000 for fis8 cal year 2003; and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 shall

9 be available for grants of up to $5,000,000 each for Infor10 mation Technology Research Centers.

11 ‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘Infor12 mation Technology Research Centers’ means groups of 6 or

13 more researchers collaborating across scientific and engi14 neering disciplines on large-scale long-term research

15 projects which will significantly advance the science sup16 porting the development of information technology or the

17 use of information technology in addressing scientific issues

18 of national importance.

19 ‘‘(d) MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT.—(1) In addition

20 to the amounts authorized under subsection (b), there are

21 authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

22 Foundation $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $70,000,000

23 for fiscal year 2001, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2002,

24 $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and $85,000,000 for fiscal

25 year 2004 for grants for the development of major research
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1 equipment to establish terascale computing capabilities at

2 1 or more sites and to promote diverse computing architec3 tures. Awards made under this subsection shall provide for

4 support for the operating expenses of facilities established

5 to provide the terascale computing capabilities, with fund6 ing for such operating expenses derived from amounts avail7 able under subsection (b).

8 ‘‘(2) Grants awarded under this subsection shall be

9 awarded through an open, nationwide, peer-reviewed com10 petition. Awardees may include consortia consisting of

11 members from some or all of the following types of institu12 tions:

13 ‘‘(A) Academic supercomputer centers.

14 ‘‘(B) State-supported supercomputer centers.

15 ‘‘(C) Supercomputer centers that are supported

16 as part of federally funded research and development

17 centers.

18 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or

19 agency policy, a federally funded research and development

20 center may apply for a grant under this subsection, and

21 may compete on an equal basis with any other applicant

22 for the awarding of such a grant.

23 ‘‘(3) As a condition of receiving a grant under this

24 subsection, an awardee must agree—
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1 ‘‘(A) to connect to the National Science Founda2 tion’s Partnership for Advanced Computational In3 frastructure network;

4 ‘‘(B) to the maximum extent practicable, to co5 ordinate with other federally funded large-scale com6 puting and simulation efforts; and

7 ‘‘(C) to provide open access to all grant recipi8 ents under this subsection or subsection (c).

9 ‘‘(e) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND

10 TRAINING GRANTS.—

11 ‘‘(1) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GRANTS.—The

12 National Science Foundation shall provide grants

13 under the Scientific and Advanced Technology Act of

14 1992 for the purposes of section 3(a) and (b) of that

15 Act, except that the activities supported pursuant to

16 this paragraph shall be limited to improving edu17 cation in fields related to information technology. The

18 Foundation shall encourage institutions with a sub19 stantial percentage of student enrollments from

20 groups underrepresented in information technology

21 industries to participate in the competition for grants

22 provided under this paragraph.

23 ‘‘(2) INTERNSHIP GRANTS.—The National

24 Science Foundation shall provide—
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1 ‘‘(A) grants to institutions of higher edu2 cation to establish scientific internship programs

3 in information technology research at private

4 sector companies; and

5 ‘‘(B) supplementary awards to institutions

6 funded under the Louis Stokes Alliances for Mi7 nority Participation program for internships in

8 information technology research at private sector

9 companies.

10 ‘‘(3) MATCHING FUNDS.—Awards under para11 graph (2) shall be made on the condition that at least

12 an equal amount of funding for the internship shall

13 be provided by the private sector company at which

14 the internship will take place.

15 ‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub16 section, the term ‘institution of higher education’ has

17 the meaning given that term in section 1201(a) of the

18 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)).

19 ‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts

20 described in subsection (c)(1), $10,000,000 for fiscal

21 year 2000, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2001,

22 $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $25,000,000 for fis23 cal year 2003, and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2004

24 shall be available for carrying out this subsection.

25 ‘‘(f) EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.—
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1 ‘‘(1) RESEARCH PROGRAM.—As part of its re2 sponsibilities under subsection (a)(1), the National

3 Science Foundation shall establish a research pro4 gram to develop, demonstrate, assess, and disseminate

5 effective applications of information and computer

6 technologies for elementary and secondary education.

7 Such program shall—

8 ‘‘(A) support research projects, including

9 collaborative projects involving academic re10 searchers and elementary and secondary schools,

11 to develop innovative educational materials, in12 cluding software, and pedagogical approaches

13 based on applications of information and com14 puter technology;

15 ‘‘(B) support empirical studies to determine

16 the educational effectiveness and the cost effec17 tiveness of specific, promising educational ap18 proaches, techniques, and materials that are

19 based on applications of information and com20 puter technologies; and

21 ‘‘(C) include provision for the widespread

22 dissemination of the results of the studies carried

23 out under subparagraphs (A) and (B), including

24 maintenance of electronic libraries of the best
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1 educational materials identified accessible

2 through the Internet.

3 ‘‘(2) REPLICATION.—The research projects and

4 empirical studies carried out under paragraph (1)(A)

5 and (B) shall encompass a wide variety of edu6 cational settings in order to identify approaches, tech7 niques, and materials that have a high potential for

8 being successfully replicated throughout the United

9 States.

10 ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts

11 authorized under subsection (b), $10,000,000 for fiscal

12 year 2000, $10,500,000 for fiscal year 2001,

13 $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $12,000,000 for fis14 cal year 2003, and $12,500,000 for fiscal year 2004

15 shall be available for the purposes of this subsection.

16 ‘‘(g) PEER REVIEW.—All grants made under this sec17 tion shall be made only after being subject to peer review

18 by panels or groups having private sector representation.’’.

19 (b) OTHER PROGRAM AGENCIES.—

20 (1) NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMIN21 ISTRATION.—Section 202(a) of the High-Performance

22 Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5522(a)) is

23 amended by inserting ‘‘, and may participate in or

24 support research described in section 201(c)(1)’’ after

25 ‘‘and experimentation’’.
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1 (2) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.—Section 203(a)

2 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15

3 U.S.C. 5523(a)) is amended by striking the period at

4 the end and inserting a comma, and by adding after

5 paragraph (4) the following:

6 ‘‘and may participate in or support research described in

7 section 201(c)(1).’’.

8 (3) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND

9 TECHNOLOGY.—Section 204(a)(1) of the High-Per10 formance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.

11 5524(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end

12 of subparagraph (C) and inserting a comma, and by

13 adding after subparagraph (C) the following:

14 ‘‘and may participate in or support research de15 scribed in section 201(c)(1); and’’.

16 (4) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD17 MINISTRATION.—Section 204(a)(2) of the High-Per18 formance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.

19 5524(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and may par20 ticipate in or support research described in section

21 201(c)(1)’’ after ‘‘agency missions’’.

22 (5) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.—Sec23 tion 205(a) of the High-Performance Computing Act

24 of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5525(a)) is amended by inserting

25 ‘‘, and may participate in or support research de-
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1 scribed in section 201(c)(1)’’ after ‘‘dynamics mod2 els’’.

3 SEC. 5. NEXT GENERATION INTERNET.

4 Section 103 of the High-Performance Computing Act

5 of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5513) is amended—

6 (1) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol7 lows:

8 ‘‘(c) STUDY OF INTERNET PRIVACY.—

9 ‘‘(1) STUDY.—Not later than 90 days after the

10 date of enactment of the Networking and Information

11 Technology Research and Development Act, the Na12 tional Science Foundation may enter into an ar13 rangement with the National Research Council of the

14 National Academy of Sciences for that Council to con15 duct a study of privacy on the Internet.

16 ‘‘(2) SUBJECTS.—The study shall address—

17 ‘‘(A) research needed to develop technology

18 for protection of privacy on the Internet;

19 ‘‘(B) current public and private plans for

20 the deployment of privacy technology, standards,

21 and policies;

22 ‘‘(C) policies, laws, and practices under

23 consideration or formally adopted in other coun24 tries and jurisdictions to protect privacy on the

25 Internet;
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1 ‘‘(D) Federal legislation and other regu2 latory steps needed to ensure the development of

3 privacy technology, standards, and policies; and

4 ‘‘(E) other matters that the National Re5 search Council determines to be relevant to Inter6 net privacy.

7 ‘‘(3) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The National

8 Science Foundation shall transmit to the Congress

9 within 21 months of the date of enactment of the Net10 working and Information Technology Research and

11 Development Act a report setting forth the findings,

12 conclusions, and recommendations of the National Re13 search Council.

14 ‘‘(4) FEDERAL AGENCY COOPERATION.—Federal

15 agencies shall cooperate fully with the National Re16 search Council in its activities in carrying out the

17 study under this subsection.

18 ‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts

19 described in subsection (d)(2), $900,000 shall be

20 available for the study conducted under this sub21 section.’’; and

22 (2) in subsection (d)—

23 (A) in paragraph (1)—

24 (i) by striking ‘‘1999 and’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘1999,’’; and
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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, $15,000,000 for fis2 cal year 2001, and $15,000,000 for fiscal

3 year 2002’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2000’’;

4 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, and

5 $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $25,000,000

6 for fiscal year 2002’’ after ‘‘Act of 1998’’;

7 (C) in paragraph (4)—

8 (i) by striking ‘‘1999 and’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘1999,’’; and

10 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, $10,000,000 for fis11 cal year 2001, and $10,000,000 for fiscal

12 year 2002’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2000’’; and

13 (D) in paragraph (5)—

14 (i) by striking ‘‘1999 and’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘1999,’’; and

16 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, $5,500,000 for fis17 cal year 2001, and $5,500,000 for fiscal

18 year 2002’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2000’’.

19 SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

20 Section 101 of the High-Performance Computing Act

21 of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended—

22 (1) in subsection (b)—

23 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1)

24 through (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E),

25 respectively;
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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘ADVISORY

2 COMMITTEE.—’’; and

3 (C) by adding at the end the following new

4 paragraph:

5 ‘‘(2) In addition to the duties outlined in paragraph

6 (1), the advisory committee shall conduct periodic evalua7 tions of the funding, management, implementation, and ac8 tivities of the Program, the Next Generation Internet pro9 gram, and the Networking and Information Technology Re10 search and Development program, and shall report not less

11 frequently than once every 2 fiscal years to the Committee

12 on Science of the House of Representatives and the Com13 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the

14 Senate on its findings and recommendations. The first re15 port shall be due within 1 year after the date of the enact16 ment of the Networking and Information Technology Re17 search and Development Act.’’; and

18 (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A) and (2), by inserting

19 ‘‘, including the Next Generation Internet program

20 and the Networking and Information Technology Re21 search and Development program’’ after ‘‘Program’’

22 each place it appears.
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1 SEC. 7. EVALUATION OF CAPABILITIES OF FOREIGN

2 ENCRYPTION.

3 (a) STUDY.—The National Science Foundation shall

4 undertake a study comparing the availability of encryption

5 technologies in foreign countries to the encryption tech6 nologies subject to export restrictions in the United States.

7 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 months

8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Science

9 Foundation shall transmit to the Congress a report on the

10 results of the study undertaken under subsection (a).

11 SEC. 8. RESEARCH CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 41 of the Internal Revenue

13 Code of 1986 (relating to credit for increasing research ac14 tivities) is amended by striking subsection (h).

15 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of sec16 tion 45C(b) of such Code is amended by striking subpara17 graph (D).

18 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this

19 section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after June

20 30, 1999.

21 SEC. 9. STUDY OF APPROPRIATIONS IMPACT ON INFORMA22 TION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.

23 Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this

24 Act, the Comptroller General, in consultation with the Na25 tional Science and Technology Council and the President’s

26 Information Technology Advisory Committee, shall trans-
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1 mit to the Congress a report on the impact on information

2 technology research of the fiscal year 2000 appropriations

3 acts for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing

4 and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies; for the

5 Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judici6 ary, and Related Agencies; and for Energy and Water De7 velopment.

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