In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Example input: SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF FACILITIES
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business entity.--The term ''business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or other form of enterprise.
(2) Facility.--The term ''facility'' means any real
property, including any building, improvement, or appurtenance.
(3) Gross negligence.--The term ''gross negligence'' means
voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at
the time of the conduct) that the conduct is likely to be
harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(4) Intentional misconduct.--The term ''intentional
misconduct'' means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the
time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health
or well-being of another person.
(5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ''nonprofit
organization'' means--
(A) any organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B) any not-for-profit organization organized and
conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for
charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or
health purposes.
(6) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any such State,
territory, or possession.
(b) Limitation on Liability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), a business
entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any
injury or death occurring at a facility of the business entity
in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit
organization if--
(A) the use occurs outside of the scope of business
of the business entity;
(B) such injury or death occurs during a period
that such facility is used by the nonprofit
organization; and
(C) the business entity authorized the use of such
facility by the nonprofit organization.
(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply--
(A) with respect to civil liability under Federal
and State law; and
(B) regardless of whether a nonprofit organization
pays for the use of a facility.
(c) Exception for Liability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to an
injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business
entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct,
including any misconduct that--
(1) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act
of international terrorism (as that term is defined in section
2331 of title 18) for which the defendant has been convicted in
any court;
(2) constitutes a hate crime (as that term is used in the
Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note));
(3) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable
State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any
court; or
(4) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been
found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
(d) Superseding Provision.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection
(e), this Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act
shall not preempt any State law that provides additional
protection from liability for a business entity for an injury
or death with respect to which conditions under subparagraphs
(A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1) apply.
(2) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
(e) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This Act shall
not apply to any civil action in a State court against a business
entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State
enacts a statute--
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this Act
shall not apply to such civil action in the State; and
(3) containing no other provision.
Example output: Shields a business entity from civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring at a facility of that entity in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit organization if: (1) the use occurs outside the scope of business of the business entity; (2) such injury or death occurs during a period that such facility is used by such organization; and (3) the business entity authorized the use of such facility by the organization.
Makes this Act inapplicable to an injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct, including misconduct that: (1) constitutes a hate crime or a crime of violence or act of international terrorism for which the defendant has been convicted in any court; or (2) involves a sexual offense for which the defendant has been convicted in any court or misconduct for which the defendant has been found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
Preempts State laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except State law that provides additional protection from liability. Specifies that this Act shall not be construed to supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any civil action in a State court against a business entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State, citing this Act's authority and containing no other provision, enacts a statute declaring the State's election that this Act shall not apply to such action in the State.
Example explanation: This Bill focuses on shielding business entities from civil liability relating to an injury or death depending on the conditions of injury, hence the generated summary is correct.
Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Next Generation Internet Research
Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

(a) Terms Used in This Act.--For purposes of this Act--
(1) Internet.--The term ''Internet'' has the meaning given
such term by section 230(e)(1) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 230(e)(1)).
(2) Geographic penalty.--The term ''geographic penalty''
means the imposition of costs on users of the Internet in rural
or other locations attributable to the distance of the user
from network facilities, the low population density of the area
in which the user is located, or other factors, that are
disproportionately greater than the costs imposed on users in
locations closer to such facilities or on users in locations
with significantly greater population density.
(b) Definition of Network in High-Performance Computing Act of
1991.--Paragraph (4) of section 4 of the High-Performance Computing Act
of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5503) is amended by striking ''network referred to
as the National Research and Education Network established under
section 102; and'' and inserting ''network, including advanced computer
networks of Federal agencies and departments; and''.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

(a) In General.--The Congress finds that--
(1) United States leadership in science and technology has
been vital to the Nation's prosperity, national and economic
security, and international competitiveness, and there is every
reason to believe that maintaining this tradition will lead to
long-term continuation of United States strategic advantages in
information technology;
(2) the United States' investment in science and technology
has yielded a scientific and engineering enterprise without
peer, and that Federal investment in research is critical to
the maintenance of United States leadership;
(3) previous Federal investment in computer networking
technology and related fields has resulted in the creation of
new industries and new jobs in the United States;
(4) the Internet is playing an increasingly important role
in keeping citizens informed of the actions of their
government; and
(5) continued inter-agency cooperation is necessary to
avoid wasteful duplication in Federal networking research and
development programs.
(b) Additional Findings for the 1991 Act.--Section 2 of the High-
Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5501) is amended by--
(1) striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
''(4) A high-capacity, flexible, high-speed national
research and education computer network is needed to provide
researchers and educators with access to computational and
information resources, act as a test bed for further research
and development for high-capacity and high-speed computer
networks, and provide researchers the necessary vehicle for
continued network technology improvement through research.'';
and
(2) adding at the end thereof the following:
''(7) Additional research must be undertaken to lay the
foundation for the development of new applications that can
result in economic growth, improved health care, and improved
educational opportunities.
''(8) Research in new networking technologies holds the
promise of easing the economic burdens of information access
disproportionately borne by rural users of the Internet.
''(9) Information security is an important part of
computing, information, and communications systems and
applications, and research into security architectures is a
critical aspect of computing, information, and communications
research programs.''.

SEC. 4. PURPOSES.

(a) In General.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to serve as the first authorization in a series of
computing, information, and communication technology
initiatives outlines in the High-Performance Computing Act of
1991 (15 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.) that will include research
programs related to--
(A) high-end computing and computation;
(B) human-centered systems;
(C) high confidence systems; and
(D) education, training, and human resources; and
(2) to provide for the development and coordination of a
comprehensive and integrated United States research program
which will--
(A) focus on the research and development of a
coordinated set of technologies that seeks to create a
network infrastructure that can support greater speed,
robustness, and flexibility than is currently available
and promote connectivity and interoperability among
advanced computer networks of Federal agencies and
departments;
(B) focus on research in technology that may result
in high-speed data access for users that is both
economically viable and does not impose a geographic
penalty; and
(C) encourage researchers to pursue approaches to
networking technology that lead to maximally flexible
and extensible solutions wherever feasible.
(b) Modification of Purposes of the 1991 Act.--Section 3 of the
High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5502) is amended by--
(1) striking the section caption and inserting the
following:

''SEC. 3. PURPOSES.'';

(2) striking ''purpose of this Act is'' and inserting
''purposes of this Act are'';
(3) striking ''universities; and'' in paragraph (1)(I) and
inserting ''universities;'';
(4) striking ''efforts.'' in paragraph (2) and inserting
''network research and development programs;''; and
(5) adding at the end thereof the following:
''(3) promoting the further development of an information
infrastructure of information stores, services, access
mechanisms, and research facilities available for use through
the Internet;
''(4) promoting the more rapid development and wider
distribution of networking management and development tools;
and
''(5) promoting the rapid adoption of open network
standards.''.

SEC. 5. DUTIES OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

Title I of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C
5511 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

''SEC. 103. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

''(a) In General.--In addition to its functions under Executive
Order 13035 (62 F.R. 7231), the Advisory Committee on High-Performance
Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next
Generation Internet, established by Executive Order No. 13035 of
February 11, 1997 (62 F.R. 7231) shall--
''(1) assess the extent to which the Next Generation
Internet program--
''(A) carries out the purposes of this Act;
''(B) addresses concerns relating to, among other
matters--
''(i) geographic penalties (as defined in
section 2(2) of the Next Generation Internet
Research Act of 1998); and
''(ii) technology transfer to and from the
private sector; and
''(2) assess the extent to which--
''(A) the role of each Federal agency and
department involved in implementing the Next Generation
Internet program is clear, complementary to and non-
duplicative of the roles of other participating
agencies and departments; and
''(B) each such agency and department concurs with
the rule of each other participating agency or
department.
''(b) Reports.--The Advisory Committee shall assess implementation
of the Next Generation Internet initiative and report, not less
frequently than annually, to the President, the United States Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the United
States House of Representatives Committee on Science on its findings
for the preceding fiscal year. The first such report shall be submitted
6 months after the date of enactment of the Next Generation Internet
Research Act of 1998 the last report shall be submitted by September
30, 2000.''.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Title I of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C
5511 et seq.), as amended by section 5 of this Act, is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following:

''SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

''There are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of
carrying out the Next Generation Internet program the following
amounts:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
''Agency FY 1999 FY 2000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
''Department of Defense.................... $40,000,000 $42,500,000
''Department of Energy..................... $20,000,000 $25,000,000
''National Science Foundation.............. $25,000,000 $25,000,000
''National Institutes of Health............ $5,000,000 $7,500,000
''National Aeronautics and Space
Administration............................ $10,000,000 $10,000,000
''National Institute of Standards and
Technology................................ $5,000,000 $7,500,000.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

The amount authorized for the Department of Defense for fiscal year
1999 under this section shall be the amount authorized pursuant to the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999.''.

SEC. 7. STUDY OF EFFECTS ON TRADEMARKS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
OF ADDING GENERIC TOP-LEVEL DOMAINS.

(a) Study by National Research Council.--Not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce
shall request the National Research Council of the National Academy of
Sciences to conduct a comprehensive study, taking into account the
diverse needs of domestic and international Internet users, of the
short-term and long-term effects on trademark and intellectual property
rights holders of adding new generic top-level domains and related
dispute resolution procedures.
(b) Matters To Be Assessed In Study.--The study shall assess and,
as appropriate, make recommendations for policy, practice, or
legislative changes relating to--
(1) the short-term and long-term effects on the protection
of trademark and intellectual property rights and consumer
interests of increasing or decreasing the number of generic
top-level domains;
(2) trademark and intellectual property rights clearance
processes for domain names, including--
(A) whether domain name databases should be readily
searchable through a common interface to facilitate the
clearing of trademarks and intellectual property rights
and proposed domain names across a range of generic
top-level domains;
(B) the identification of what information from
domain name databases should be accessible for the
clearing of trademarks and intellectual property
rights; and
(C) whether generic top-level domain registrants
should be required to provide certain information;
(3) domain name trademark and intellectual property rights
dispute resolution mechanisms, including how to--
(A) reduce trademark and intellectual property
rights conflicts associated with the addition of any
new generic top-level domains; and
(B) reduce trademark and intellectual property
rights conflicts through new technical approaches to
Internet addressing;
(4) choice of law or jurisdiction for resolution of
trademark and intellectual property rights disputes relating to
domain names, including which jurisdictions should be available
for trademark and intellectual property rights owners to file
suit to protect such trademarks and intellectual property
rights;
(5) trademark and intellectual property rights infringement
liability for registrars, registries, or technical management
bodies; and
(6) short-term and long-term technical and policy options
for Internet addressing schemes and the impact of such options
on current trademark and intellectual property rights issues.
(c) Cooperation With Study.--
(1) Interagency cooperation.--The Secretary of Commerce
shall--
(A) direct the Patent and Trademark Office, the
National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, and other Department of Commerce
entities to cooperate fully with the National Research
Council in its activities in carrying out the study
under this section; and
(B) request all other appropriate Federal
departments, Federal agencies, Government contractors,
and similar entities to provide similar cooperation to
the National Research Council.
(2) Private corporation cooperation.--The Secretary of
Commerce shall request that any private, not-for-profit
corporation established to manage the Internet root server
system and the top-level domain names provide similar
cooperation to the National Research Council.
(d) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the National Research Council shall
complete the study under this section and submit a report on
the study to the Secretary of Commerce. The report shall set
forth the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the
Council concerning the effects of adding new generic top-level
domains and related dispute resolution procedures on trademark
and intellectual property rights holders.
(2) Submission to congressional committees.--Not later than
30 days after the date on which the report is submitted to the
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary shall submit the report to
the Committees on Commerce and the Committees on the Judiciary
of the Senate and House of Representatives.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $800,000 for the study conducted under this Act.

Passed the Senate June 26, 1998.

Attest:

GARY SISCO,

Secretary.
A:
Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998 - Declares the purposes of this Act to be to: (1) serve as the first authorization in a series of computing, information, and communication technology initiatives outlined in the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (HPCA); and (2) provide for the development and coordination of a comprehensive and integrated U.S. research program on computer network infrastructure, high-speed data access, and networking technology. Directs the Advisory Committee on High-Performance Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next Generation Internet (created under the HPCA) to assess the extent to which: (1) the Next Generation Internet program (program) carries out the purposes of this Act and addresses concerns relating to geographic penalties (costs imposed on Internet users in rural or small population areas that are greater than those imposed on users in large population areas or areas closer to network facilities) and technology transfer to and from the private sector; and (2) the role of each Federal department and agency involved in implementing the program is clear, complementary, and non-duplicative, as well as the extent to which each such department and agency concurs with the role of each other participating department or agency.
Requires the Advisory Committee to assess program implementation and report at least annually to the President and specified congressional committees.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 and 2000 for the program. Requires the amount authorized for the Department of Defense for FY 1999 to be the amount authorized pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1999.
Directs the Secretary of Commerce to request the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive study, taking into account the diverse needs of domestic and international Internet users, of the short-term and long-term effects on trademark and intellectual property rights holders of adding new generic top-level domains and related dispute resolution procedures. Sets forth reporting requirements for the Council and the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations.