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 PUBLIC LAW 105-305—OCT. 28, 1998 112 STAT. 2919 Public Law 105-305 105th Congress An Act To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1999 and 2000 for the Next Generation Internet program, to require the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee to monitor Oct. 28, 1998 and give advice concerning the development and implementation of the Next [H R 33321 Generation Internet program and report to the President and the Congress on its activities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Next Generation Internet SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Research Act of 1998. This Act may be cited as the "Next Generation Internet 15 USC 5501 Research Act of 1998". note. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 15 USC 5501 (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 59-194 0-98-6:QL3Part5

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