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 112 STAT. 2922 PUBLIC LAW 105-305—OCT. 28, 1998 Deadline. Deadline. "(B) addresses concerns relating to, among other matters— "(i) geographic penalties (as defined in section 7(1) of the Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998); "(ii) the adequacy of access to the Internet by Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and small colleges and universities (whose enrollment is less than 5,000) and the degree of participation of those institutions in activities described in subsection (a); and "(iii) technology transfer to and from the private sector; "(2) review the extent to which the role of each Federal agency and department involved in implementing the Next Generation Internet program is clear and complementary to, and non-duplicative of, the roles of other participating agencies and departments; "(3) assess the extent to which Federal support of fundamental research in computing is sufficient to maintain the Nation's critical leadership in this field; and "(4) make recommendations relating to its findings under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3). "(c) REPORTS.— The Advisory Committee shall review implementation of the Next Generation Internet program and shall report, not less frequently than annually, to the President, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Science, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives on its findings and recommendations for the preceding fiscal year. The first such report shall be submitted 6 months after the date of the enactment of the Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998 and the last report shall be submitted by September 30, 2000. "(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —T here are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this section— "(1) for the Department of Energy, $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; "(2) for the National Science Foundation, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, as authorized in the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1998* "(3) for the National Institutes of Health, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2000; "(4) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and "(5) for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, ' $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2000. Such funds may not be used for routine upgrades to existing federally funded communication networks. SEC. 6. STUDY OF EFFECTS ON TRADEMARK RIGHTS OF ADDING GENERIC TOP-LEVEL DOMAINS. (a) STUDY BY NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL.— Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary

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