roundtable: FINS SPECIAL REPORT

roundtable: FINS SPECIAL REPORT

FINS SPECIAL REPORT

Vigdor Schreibman - FINS (fins@access.digex.net)
Tue, 8 Mar 1994 12:03:10 -0500 (EST) 

Date: Tue, 8 Mar 1994 12:03:10 -0500 (EST)
From: Vigdor Schreibman - FINS <fins@access.digex.net>
Subject: FINS SPECIAL REPORT
To: Vigdor Schreibman - FINS <fins@access.digex.net>
Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9403081106.A17620-0100000@access2.digex.net>

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FINS SPECIAL REPORT                                        MARCH 8, 1994
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SENATE BEGINS DEBATE ON S.4
Two Days Before Vote Expected

Washington, DC The U.S. Senate began debate March 7, 1994, on the
provisions of an amendment to S.4, in the nature of a substitute, known as
the "National Competitiveness Act of 1993."  The bill is to promote the
industrial competitiveness and economic growth of the United States by
strengthening and expanding the civilian technology programs of the
Department of Commerce, amending the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovations Act of 1980 to enhance the development and nationwide
deployment of manufacturing technologies, and authorizing appropriations
for the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce, including
the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other
purposes.  Title VI of the bill is the "Information Technology
Applications Program Act of 1993," which includes provisions for the
so-called "Grand Applications" pertaining to: manufacturing, health care,
libraries, and government information.  The National Research and 
Education Network is also amended in this bill, which shall consist of 
the following components:
  (1) Research and development of broadband networking software and hardware.
  (2) Experimental test bed networks for--
  (A) developing and demonstrating advanced networking technologies 
resulting from the activities described in paragraph (1); and 
  (B) providing connections for purposes consistent with this Act which 
require levels of network capabilities not available from commercial 
networks operated by the private sector.
  (3) Provision of support directly to researchers, educators, and 
students to obtain access to and use of the Internet to allow for 
communication with other individuals in the research and education 
communities and to allow for access to high-performance computing 
systems, electronic information resources, other research facilities, and 
libraries

  It is expected that debate on the bill and amendments that may be
offered will continue "at least" until thursday, March 10, 1994.  FINS
will provide daily coverage of the story. 

  Individuals who desire special coverage of these proceedings may contact 
Vigdor Schreibman, at the Capitol, Senate Periodicals Gallery: 
202-224-0265, or at the House Periodicals Gallery: 202-225-2941.

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