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H.R. 1757--High Performance Computing and High Speed Networking Applications Act of 1993. Hearings Before DOCUMENT RESUME ED 365 282 IR 016 383 TITLE H.R. 1757--High Performance Computing and High Speed Networking Applications Act of 1993. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Science of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session (April 27, May 6, May 11, 1993). INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. REPORT NO ISBN-0-16-041506-3 PUB DATE May 93 NOTE 582p. AVAILABLE FROMU.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) EDRS PRICE MF03/PC24 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Computer Networks; Distance Education; *Federal Legislation; Federal Programs; Health Services; Hearings; Information Retrieval; Information Storage; Research; Research Libraries; *Technological Advancement; Telecommunications IDENTIFIERS Computer Industry; Congress 103rd; Electronic Libraries; *High Performance Computing; Internet; Proposed Legislation ABSTRACT This document contains the transcript of three hearings on the High Speed Performance Computing and High Speed Networking Applications Act of 1993 (H.R. 1757). The hearings were designed to obtain specific suggestions for improvements to the legislation and alternative or additional application areas that should be pursued. Testimony and prepared statements were received from:(1) John H. Gibbons, Office of Science and Technology Policy; (2) Thomas J. Tauke, NYNEX; (3) Robert H. Ewald, Cray Research; (4) W. B. Barker, BBN Communications; (5) Richard F. Rashid, Microsoft; (6) Major R. Owens, House Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights; (7) Don E. Detmer, University of Virginia; (8) Connie Stout, Texas Educational Network; (9) John Masten, New York Public Library; (10) Martin A. Massengale, University of Nebraska; (11) Cynthia H. Braddon, Information Industry Association; (12) Donald A. B. Lindberg, National Coordination Office for HPCC Program; (13) Malvin H. Kalos, Cornell Theory Center; (14) Jeffrey C. Kalb, Maspar Computer Corp.; (15) Edward Masi, Intel; (16) Fred Weingarten, Computing Research Association; (17) David K. Herron, Lilly Research Laboratories; and (18) John B. Gage, Sun Microsystems Laboratories. Subcommittee and committee markups of H.R. 1757, as well as prepared statements from the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network, International Society for Technology in Education, Coalition for Patent Information Dissemination, and Microcomputer Industry Association, are appended. (KRN) Hit 1757-HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND HIGH SPEED NETWORKING APPLICATIONS ACT OF 1993 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION APRIL 27; MAY 6, 11, 1993 [No. 37] Printed for the use of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 71-888 WASHINGTON :1993 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of INN:mous. Congressional Sales Office. Washington, DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-041506-3 COMM:J:1TX ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY GEORGE E. BROWN, JR., California, Chairman MARILYN LLOYD, Tennessee ROBERT S. WALKER, Pennsylvania DAN GLICKMAN, Kansas F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., HAROLD L. VOLKMER, Missouri Wisconsin RALPH M. HALL, Texas SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York DAVE McCURDY, Oklahoma TOM LEWIS, Florid, TIM VALENTINE, North Carolina PAUL B. HENRY, Michigan ROBERT G. TORRICELLI, New Jersey HARRIS W. FAWELL, Illinois RICK BOUCHER, Virginia CONSTANCE A.. MORELLA, Maryland JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR., Ohio DANA ROHRABACHER, California JAMES A. HAYES, Louisiana STEVEN H. SCHIFF, New Mexico JOHN S. TANNER, Tennessee JOE BARTON, Texas PETE GEP.EN, Texas DICK ZIMMER, New Jersey JIM BACCHUS, Florida SAM JOHNSON, Texas TIM ROEMER, Indiana KEN CALVERT, California ROBERT E. (BUD) CRAMER, JR., Alabama MARTIN R. HOKE, Ohio DICK SWETT, New Hampshire NICK SMITH, Michigan JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan EDWARD R. ROYCE, California HERBERT C. KLEIN, New Jersey ROD GRAMS, Minnesota ERIC FINGERHUT, Ohio JOHN LINDER, Georgia PAUL McHALE, Pennsylvania PETER BLUTE, Massachusetts JANE HARMAN, California JENNIFER DUNN, Washington DON JOHNSON, Georgia BILL BAKER, California SAM COPPERSMITH, Arizona ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland ANNA G. ESHOO, California JAY INSLEE, Washington EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas DAVID MINGE, Minnesota NATHAN DEAL, Georgia ROBERT C. SCOTT, Virginia XAVIER BECERRA, California PETER W. BARCA, Wisconsin ROBERT E. PALMER, Chief of Staff MICHAEL RODEMEYER, Chief Counsel KATHRYN HOLMES, Administrator DAVID D. CiEmErrr, Republican Chief of Staff SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE RICK BOUCHER, Virginia, Chairman RALPH M. HALL, Texas SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York TIM VALENTINE, North Carolina JOE BARTON, Texas JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan SAM JOHNSON, Texas DON JOHNSON, Georgia NICK SMITH, Michigan ANNA G. ESHOO, California PETER BLUTE, Massachusetts EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas DAVID MINGE, Minnesota *Ranking Republican Member. 4 CONTENTS WITNESSES Page Aprji 27, 1993: /)r. John H. Gibbons, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, / Washington, DC 5 Thomas J. Tauke, executive vice president, government affairs, NYNEX, Washington, DC; Robert H. Ewald, executive vice president and general manager, supercomputer operations, Cray Research, Inc., Chippewa Falls, WI; Dr. W.B. Barker, President, BBN Communications, Cam- bridge, MA; and Dr. Richard F. Rashid, director of research, Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA 35 May 6, 1993: Hon. Major R. Owens, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York, and chairman, House Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights 106 Dr. Don E. Detmer, professor of surgery and business administration and vice president for health science, University of Virginia, and chair- man, Committee on Improving the Patient Record, Institute of Medi- cine; Connie Stout, director, Texas Educational Network, Texas Edu- cation Agency, Austin, TX, and chairman, Consortium for School Networking; John Masten, chief operating officer, the New York Public Library, New York, NY; Dr. Martin A. Massengale, president, Univer- sity of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, and chairman, Commission on Informa- tion Technologies, National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges; and Cynthia H. Eraddon, vice president, McGraw- Hill, Inc., Washington, DC, representing the Information Industry As- sociation 117 May 11, 1993: Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg, director, National Coordination Office for HPCC Program, and director, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; Dr. Malvin H. Kalos, director, Cornell Theory Center, Ithaca, NY; Jeffrey C. Kalb, president and CEO, Maspar Computer Corp:, Sunnyvale, CA; Edward Masi, president, Supercomputer System Divi- sion, Intel Corp., Beaverton, OR; Dr. Fred Weingarten, executive direc- tor, Computing Research Association, substituting for Dr. Edward Lazowaka, professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; David K. Herron, Ph.D., senior research scientist, Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN; John B. Gage, director, Science Office, Sun Microsystems Laboratories, Inc., Mountain View, CA, accompanied by Dr. Whitfield Diffie, distinguished engineer. 258 APPENDIX Subcommittee markup of H.R. 1757 385 Full committee markup of H.R. 1757 465 Statement from CIESIN 550 Statement from ISTE 567 Statement from Coalition for Patent Information Dissemination 572 Statement from the Microcomputer Industry Association 577 5 H.R. 1757-HIGH PERFORMANCE CO1VHILTTING AND HIGH SPEED NETWORKING APPLICA- TIONS ACT OF 1993 TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1993 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY, SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 9:3G a.m., in room 2318, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Rick Boucher (Chair- man of the Subcommittee) presiding. Mr. BOUCHER. The subcommittee will come to order. This morning the Subcommittee on Science will receive testi- mony on the High Performance Computing and High Speed Networking Act of 1993, H.R. 1757. The bill authorizes research, development, and demonstration of high speed networking tech- nologies, which are essential activities to achieve the Administra- tion's goal of information superhighways for the Nation. It also conforms to the information infrastructure provisions con- tained in the President's technology plan entitled, "Technology for America's Economic Growth." That was released by the President on February 22. I introduced H.R. 1757 last Wednesday, and am very pleased to be joined in the co-sponsorship of the measure by the Ranking Re- publican Member of the Subcommittee, the gentleman from New York, Sherry Boehlert, and by the Chairman of the Full Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, George Brown from California. I vould also like to acknowledge additional co-sponsorship by Mem- bets of this Subcommittee: Mr. Valentine, Mr. Barcia, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson. The bill was developed following this subcommittee's hearing on February 2, and it reflects many of the recommendations and sug- gestions that were expressed by witnesses at that time. I would like to pay particular tribute today to the vision of Vice President Gore, who for more than a decade, has been advancing the deploy- ment in this Nation of the world's most capable interactive tele- communications network. His vision led to
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