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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 JOHN-
SON of Texas, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. BART-
LETT of Maryland, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. CAL-
VERT, 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 subse-
quently 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. BAR-
TON 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
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 9, 1999]
A BILL
To authorize funding for networking and information tech-
nology research and development for fiscal years 2000
through 2004, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Networking and Infor-
mation Technology Research and Development Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Information technology will continue to
change the way Americans live, learn, and work. The
information revolution will improve the workplace
and the quality and accessibility of health care and
education and make government more responsible and
accessible.
(2) Information technology is an imperative ena-
bling technology that contributes to scientific dis-
ciplines. Major advances in biomedical research, pub-
lic safety, engineering, and other critical areas de-
pend on further advances in computing and commu-
nications.
(3) The United States is the undisputed global
leader in information technology.
(4) Information technology is recognized as a
catalyst for economic growth and prosperity.
(5) Information technology represents one of the
fastest growing sectors of the United States economy,
with electronic commerce alone projected to become a
trillion-dollar business by 2005.
(6) Businesses producing computers, semiconduc-
tors, software, and communications equipment ac-
count for one-third of the total growth in the United
States economy since 1992.
(7) According to the United States Census Bu-
reau, between 1993 and 1997, the information tech-
nology sector grew an average of 12.3 percent per
year.
(8) Fundamental research in information tech-
nology has enabled the information revolution.
(9) Fundamental research in information tech-
nology has contributed to the creation of new indus-
tries and new, high-paying jobs.
(10) Our Nation’s well-being will depend on the
understanding, arising from fundamental research, of
the social and economic benefits and problems arising
from the increasing pace of information technology
transformations.
(11) Scientific and engineering research and the
availability of a skilled workforce are critical to con-
tinued economic growth driven by information tech-
nology.
(12) In 1997, private industry provided most of
the funding for research and development in the infor-
mation technology sector. The information technology
sector now receives, in absolute terms, one-third of all
corporate spending on research and development in
the United States economy.
(13) The private sector tends to focus its spend-
ing on short-term, applied research.
(14) The Federal Government is uniquely posi-
tioned to support long-term fundamental research.
(15) Federal applied research in information
technology has grown at almost twice the rate of Fed-
eral basic research since 1986.
(16) Federal science and engineering programs
must increase their emphasis on long-term, high-risk
research.
(17) Current Federal programs and support for
fundamental research in information technology is in-
adequate if we are to maintain the Nation’s global
leadership in information technology.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—Section 201(b)
of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.
5521(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘From sums otherwise authorized
to be appropriated, there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘1995; and’’ and inserting
‘‘1995;’’; and
(3) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing 
‘‘; 
$439,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2000;
$468,500,000 for fiscal year 2001; $493,200,000 for
fiscal year 2002; $544,100,000 for fiscal year 2003;
and $571,300,000 for fiscal year 2004. Amounts au-
thorized under this subsection shall be the total
amounts authorized to the National Science Founda-
tion for a fiscal year for the Program, and shall not
be in addition to amounts previously authorized by
law for the purposes of the Program.’’.
(b) NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRA-
TION.—Section 202(b) of the High-Performance Computing
Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5522(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘From sums otherwise authorized
to be appropriated, there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘1995; and’’ and inserting
‘‘1995;’’; and
(3) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing 
‘‘; 
$164,400,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2000;
$201,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; $208,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002; $224,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
and $231,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
(c) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.—Section 203(e)(1) of
the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.
5523(e)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1995; and’’ and inserting
‘‘1995;’’; and
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing 
‘‘; 
$106,600,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2000;
$103,500,000 for fiscal year 2001; $107,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002; $125,700,000 for fiscal year 2003;
and $129,400,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
(d) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECH-
NOLOGY.—(1) Section 204(d)(1) of the High-Performance
Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5524(d)(1)) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘1995; and’’ and inserting
‘‘1995;’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘1996; and’’ and inserting
‘‘1996; $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; $9,500,000 for
fiscal year 2001; $10,500,000 for fiscal year 2002;
$16,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and $17,000,000 for
fiscal year 2004; and’’.
(2) Section 204(d) of the High-Performance Com-
puting Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5524(d)) is amended by
striking ‘‘From sums otherwise authorized to be appro-
priated, there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’.
(e) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINIS-
TRATION.—Section 204(d)(2) of the High-Performance
Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5524(d)(2)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1995; and’’ and inserting
‘‘1995;’’; and
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; $13,500,000 for fiscal year 2000; $13,900,000
for fiscal year 2001; $14,300,000 for fiscal year 2002;
$14,800,000 for fiscal year 2003; and $15,200,000 for
fiscal year 2004.’’.
(f) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.—Section
205(b) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15
U.S.C. 5525(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘From sums otherwise authorized
to be appropriated, there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘1995; and’’ and inserting
‘‘1995;’’; and
(3) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; $4,200,000 for fiscal year 2000; $4,300,000 for
fiscal year 2001; $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2002;
$4,600,000 for fiscal year 2003; and $4,700,000 for
fiscal year 2004.’’.
SEC. 4. NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—Section 201 of
the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.
5521) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsections:
‘‘(c) NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—(1) Of the amounts au-
thorized under subsection (b), $310,000,000 for fiscal year
2000; $333,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; $352,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002; $390,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
$415,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 shall be available for
grants for long-term basic research on networking and in-
formation technology, with priority given to research that
helps address issues related to high end computing and soft-
ware; network stability, fragility, reliability, security (in-
cluding privacy), and scalability; and the social and eco-
nomic consequences of information technology.
‘‘(2) In each of the fiscal years 2000 and 2001, the
National Science Foundation shall award under this sub-
section up to 20 large grants of up to $1,000,000 each, and
in each of the fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004, the Na-
tional Science Foundation shall award under this sub-
section up to 30 large grants of up to $1,000,000 each.
‘‘(3)(A) Of the amounts described in paragraph (1),
$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; $40,000,000 for fiscal year
2001; $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; $45,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2003; and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 shall
be available for grants of up to $5,000,000 each for Infor-
mation Technology Research Centers.
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘Infor-
mation Technology Research Centers’ means groups of 6 or
more researchers collaborating across scientific and engi-
neering disciplines on large-scale long-term research
projects which will significantly advance the science sup-
porting the development of information technology or the
use of information technology in addressing scientific issues
of national importance.
‘‘(d) MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT.—(1) In addition
to the amounts authorized under subsection (b), there are
authorized to be appropriated to the National Science
Foundation $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $70,000,000
for fiscal year 2001, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2002,
$80,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, and $85,000,000 for fiscal
year 2004 for grants for the development of major research
equipment to establish terascale computing capabilities at
1 or more sites and to promote diverse computing architec-
tures. Awards made under this subsection shall provide for
support for the operating expenses of facilities established
to provide the terascale computing capabilities, with fund-
ing for such operating expenses derived from amounts avail-
able under subsection (b).
‘‘(2) Grants awarded under this subsection shall be
awarded through an open, nationwide, peer-reviewed com-
petition. Awardees may include consortia consisting of
members from some or all of the following types of institu-
tions:
‘‘(A) Academic supercomputer centers.
‘‘(B) State-supported supercomputer centers.
‘‘(C) Supercomputer centers that are supported
as part of federally funded research and development
centers.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation, or
agency policy, a federally funded research and development
center may apply for a grant under this subsection, and
may compete on an equal basis with any other applicant
for the awarding of such a grant.
‘‘(3) As a condition of receiving a grant under this
subsection, an awardee must agree—
‘‘(A) to connect to the National Science Founda-
tion’s Partnership for Advanced Computational In-
frastructure network;
‘‘(B) to the maximum extent practicable, to co-
ordinate with other federally funded large-scale com-
puting and simulation efforts; and
‘‘(C) to provide open access to all grant recipi-
ents under this subsection or subsection (c).
‘‘(e) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION
AND
TRAINING GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GRANTS.—The
National Science Foundation shall provide grants
under the Scientific and Advanced Technology Act of
1992 for the purposes of section 3(a) and (b) of that
Act, except that the activities supported pursuant to
this paragraph shall be limited to improving edu-
cation in fields related to information technology. The
Foundation shall encourage institutions with a sub-
stantial percentage of student enrollments from
groups underrepresented in information technology
industries to participate in the competition for grants
provided under this paragraph.
‘‘(2) 
INTERNSHIP
GRANTS.—The 
National
Science Foundation shall provide—
‘‘(A) grants to institutions of higher edu-
cation to establish scientific internship programs
in information technology research at private
sector companies; and
‘‘(B) supplementary awards to institutions
funded under the Louis Stokes Alliances for Mi-
nority Participation program for internships in
information technology research at private sector
companies.
‘‘(3) MATCHING
FUNDS.—Awards under para-
graph (2) shall be made on the condition that at least
an equal amount of funding for the internship shall
be provided by the private sector company at which
the internship will take place.
‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘institution of higher education’ has
the meaning given that term in section 1201(a) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)).
‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts
described in subsection (c)(1), $10,000,000 for fiscal
year 2000, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2001,
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $25,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2003, and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2004
shall be available for carrying out this subsection.
‘‘(f) EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.—
‘‘(1) RESEARCH PROGRAM.—As part of its re-
sponsibilities under subsection (a)(1), the National
Science Foundation shall establish a research pro-
gram to develop, demonstrate, assess, and disseminate
effective applications of information and computer
technologies for elementary and secondary education.
Such program shall—
‘‘(A) support research projects, including
collaborative projects involving academic re-
searchers and elementary and secondary schools,
to develop innovative educational materials, in-
cluding software, and pedagogical approaches
based on applications of information and com-
puter technology;
‘‘(B) support empirical studies to determine
the educational effectiveness and the cost effec-
tiveness of specific, promising educational ap-
proaches, techniques, and materials that are
based on applications of information and com-
puter technologies; and
‘‘(C) include provision for the widespread
dissemination of the results of the studies carried
out under subparagraphs (A) and (B), including
maintenance of electronic libraries of the best
educational 
materials 
identified 
accessible
through the Internet.
‘‘(2) REPLICATION.—The research projects and
empirical studies carried out under paragraph (1)(A)
and (B) shall encompass a wide variety of edu-
cational settings in order to identify approaches, tech-
niques, and materials that have a high potential for
being successfully replicated throughout the United
States.
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts
authorized under subsection (b), $10,000,000 for fiscal
year 2000, $10,500,000 for fiscal year 2001,
$11,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $12,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2003, and $12,500,000 for fiscal year 2004
shall be available for the purposes of this subsection.
‘‘(g) PEER REVIEW.—All grants made under this sec-
tion shall be made only after being subject to peer review
by panels or groups having private sector representation.’’.
(b) OTHER PROGRAM AGENCIES.—
(1) NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMIN-
ISTRATION.—Section 202(a) of the High-Performance
Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5522(a)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘, and may participate in or
support research described in section 201(c)(1)’’ after
‘‘and experimentation’’.
(2) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.—Section 203(a)
of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15
U.S.C. 5523(a)) is amended by striking the period at
the end and inserting a comma, and by adding after
paragraph (4) the following:
‘‘and may participate in or support research described in
section 201(c)(1).’’.
(3) NATIONAL
INSTITUTE
OF
STANDARDS
AND
TECHNOLOGY.—Section 204(a)(1) of the High-Per-
formance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.
5524(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end
of subparagraph (C) and inserting a comma, and by
adding after subparagraph (C) the following:
‘‘and may participate in or support research de-
scribed in section 201(c)(1); and’’.
(4) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD-
MINISTRATION.—Section 204(a)(2) of the High-Per-
formance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.
5524(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and may par-
ticipate in or support research described in section
201(c)(1)’’ after ‘‘agency missions’’.
(5) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.—Sec-
tion 205(a) of the High-Performance Computing Act
of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5525(a)) is amended by inserting
‘‘, and may participate in or support research de-
scribed in section 201(c)(1)’’ after ‘‘dynamics mod-
els’’.
SEC. 5. NEXT GENERATION INTERNET.
Section 103 of the High-Performance Computing Act
of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5513) is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(c) STUDY OF INTERNET PRIVACY.—
‘‘(1) STUDY.—Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of the Networking and Information
Technology Research and Development Act, the Na-
tional Science Foundation may enter into an ar-
rangement with the National Research Council of the
National Academy of Sciences for that Council to con-
duct a study of privacy on the Internet.
‘‘(2) SUBJECTS.—The study shall address—
‘‘(A) research needed to develop technology
for protection of privacy on the Internet;
‘‘(B) current public and private plans for
the deployment of privacy technology, standards,
and policies;
‘‘(C) policies, laws, and practices under
consideration or formally adopted in other coun-
tries and jurisdictions to protect privacy on the
Internet;
‘‘(D) Federal legislation and other regu-
latory steps needed to ensure the development of
privacy technology, standards, and policies; and
‘‘(E) other matters that the National Re-
search Council determines to be relevant to Inter-
net privacy.
‘‘(3) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The National
Science Foundation shall transmit to the Congress
within 21 months of the date of enactment of the Net-
working and Information Technology Research and
Development Act a report setting forth the findings,
conclusions, and recommendations of the National Re-
search Council.
‘‘(4) FEDERAL AGENCY COOPERATION.—Federal
agencies shall cooperate fully with the National Re-
search Council in its activities in carrying out the
study under this subsection.
‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts
described in subsection (d)(2), $900,000 shall be
available for the study conducted under this sub-
section.’’; and
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘1999 and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘1999,’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, $15,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2001, and $15,000,000 for fiscal
year 2002’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2000’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, and
$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $25,000,000
for fiscal year 2002’’ after ‘‘Act of 1998’’;
(C) in paragraph (4)—
(i) by striking ‘‘1999 and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘1999,’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, $10,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2001, and $10,000,000 for fiscal
year 2002’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2000’’; and
(D) in paragraph (5)—
(i) by striking ‘‘1999 and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘1999,’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, $5,500,000 for fis-
cal year 2001, and $5,500,000 for fiscal
year 2002’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2000’’.
SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Section 101 of the High-Performance Computing Act
of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1)
through (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E),
respectively;
SEC. 
7. 
EVALUATION 
OF 
CAPABILITIES 
OF 
FOREIGN
ENCRYPTION.
(a) STUDY.—The National Science Foundation shall
undertake a study comparing the availability of encryption
technologies in foreign countries to the encryption tech-
nologies subject to export restrictions in the United States.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Science
Foundation shall transmit to the Congress a report on the
results of the study undertaken under subsection (a).
SEC. 8. RESEARCH CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 41 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to credit for increasing research ac-
tivities) is amended by striking subsection (h).
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 45C(b) of such Code is amended by striking subpara-
graph (D).
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after June
30, 1999.
SEC. 9. STUDY OF APPROPRIATIONS IMPACT ON INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.
Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General, in consultation with the Na-
tional Science and Technology Council and the President’s
Information Technology Advisory Committee, shall trans-
mit to the Congress a report on the impact on information
technology research of the fiscal year 2000 appropriations
acts for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies; for the
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judici-
ary, and Related Agencies; and for Energy and Water De-
velopment.
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