ment 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 re-
searchers and educators around the Nation to share infor-
mation and instrumentation.
‘‘(g) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—All Federal agencies
and departments are authorized to allow recipients of Fed-
eral research grants to use grant moneys to pay for com-
puter networking expenses.’’.
SEC. 6. ACCESS TO SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMA-
TION.
(a) ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS.—Section 203 of the Na-
tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and
Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6612) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘four’’ in the second sentence
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘five’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Among other duties, one Associate Director
shall oversee Federal efforts to disseminate scientific
and technical information.’’.
(b) FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR.—Section 204(b) of
the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization,
and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6613(b)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(3);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (4) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(5) assist the President in disseminating sci-
entific and technical information.’’.
SEC. 7. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
The High Performance Computing Act of 1991 is
amended—
(1) in section 3(1)—
(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read
as follows:
‘‘(A) accelerate progress toward a univer-
sally accessible high-capacity and high-speed
data network for the Nation;’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Network’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘Internet’’ in subparagraph (C);
(2) in section 4—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2),
(3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4),
(6), and (7), respectively;
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as
so redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph, the following new paragraph:
‘‘(1) ‘broadband’ means a transmission rate for
digital information on a communications network
which exceeds the maximum rate possible for trans-
mission of digital information on normal copper tele-
phone wires;’’;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4), as so
redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this para-
graph, the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) ‘Internet’ means the network of both Fed-
eral and non-Federal interoperable packet-switched
data networks;’’;
(D) by amending paragraph (6), as so re-
designated by subparagraph (A) of this para-
graph, to read as follows:
‘‘(6) ‘Network Program’ means the National
Research and Education Network Program estab-
lished under section 102;’’;
(E) by striking the period at the end and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’; and
(F) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(7) ‘test bed networks’ means the experimental
test bed networks described in section 102(a)(2).’’;
(3) in section 101(a)(2)(A) and (B), by striking
‘‘Network’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘test bed
networks’’;
(4) in section 101(a)(2)(C), by inserting ‘‘the
private sector, States, and’’ after ‘‘computer net-
works of’’;
(5) in section 101(a)(4)(C), by striking ‘‘estab-
lishment of the Network’’ and inserting in lieu there-
of ‘‘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 pur-
poses of this Act’’; and
(8) in section 201(a)(4), by inserting ‘‘consist-
ent with section 102,’’ before ‘‘assist regional net-
works’’.
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