‘‘(2) The advisory committee established under para-
graph (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 sub-
section 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 re-
quired 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 NET-
WORK PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—As part of the Program de-
scribed 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 ad-
vanced networking technologies resulting from
the activities described in paragraph (1), includ-
ing any reasonably necessary assessment of the
reliability of such technologies under realistic op-
erating 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, edu-
cators, and students to obtain access to and use of the
Internet to allow for communication with other indi-
viduals in the research and education communities
and to allow for access to high-performance comput-
ing systems, electronic information resources, other re-
search 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, tele-
communications, and information industries;
‘‘(2) be designed, developed, and operated in col-
laboration with potential users in government, indus-
try, and research institutions and educational insti-
tutions;
‘‘(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 develop-
ment 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 infor-
mation resources security, including those that protect
copyright and other intellectual property rights, and
those that control access to data bases and protect na-
tional 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 fea-
sible, for their usage of the test bed networks; and
‘‘(7) be interoperable with Federal and non-Fed-
eral computer networks, to the extent appropriate, in
a way that allows autonomy for each component net-
work.
‘‘(c) NETWORK ACCESS.—The Federal agencies and de-
partments 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 Infrastruc-
ture 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 NET-
WORKS.—(1) The Federal test bed networks shall not be used
to provide network services that are not related to the activi-
ties under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) and
that could otherwise be provided satisfactorily using com-
mercially available network services. Determination of sat-
isfactory availability shall include consideration of geo-
graphic access to and affordability of service, and timeliness
and technical performance standards in providing services.
‘‘(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) shall take ef-
fect on the date set forth in the report required under para-
graph (3).
‘‘(3) Six months following the date of enactment of the
National Information Infrastructure Act of 1993, the Direc-
tor, after consultation with the Federal agencies and de-
partments supporting Federal test bed networks, shall pro-
vide a report to Congress which—
‘‘(A) describes the technical developments nec-
essary to allow implementation of paragraph (1);
‘‘(B) determines the earliest feasible date for im-
plementing 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 tech-
nical reasons, the requirements of paragraph (1) can not
be imposed on that date, the Director shall, not less than
3 months prior to that date, report to Congress on the rea-
sons for the delay in imposing the requirements of para-
graph (1), and shall set forth a new date on which para-
graph (1) shall take effect.
‘‘(e) ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY RE-
SPONSIBILITY.—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 as-
sist the President in coordinating the activities of appro-
priate agencies and departments to promote the develop-
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 unclassi-
fied Federal scientific data, training of users of data bases
and computer networks, and technology to support com-
puter-based collaboration that allows researchers and edu-
cators around the Nation to share information and instru-
mentation.
‘‘(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.
‘‘(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 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), (7), (8),
(10), and (12), respectively;
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so
redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this para-
graph, 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 (2), as so
redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this para-
graph, the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(3) ‘disabilities’ means functional limitations of
hearing, vision, movement, manipulation, speech, and
interpretation of information;
‘‘(4) ‘educational institutions’ includes institu-
tions of early childhood education, elementary and
secondary education, postsecondary education, and
vocational/technical education;
‘‘(5) ‘education at all levels’ includes early child-
hood education, elementary and secondary education,
postsecondary education, and vocational/technical
education;
‘‘(6) ‘Federal test bed networks’ means the Fed-
eral experimental test bed networks described in sec-
tion 102(a)(2);’’;
(D) by inserting after paragraph (8), as so
redesignated by subparagraph (A) of this para-
graph, 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 re-
designated by subparagraph (A) of this para-
graph, 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 ‘‘estab-
lishment 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 pur-
poses 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 in-
tentionally affix a label bearing the inscription of ‘‘Made
in America’’, or any inscription with that meaning, to any