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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Nov 5, 1999
Science and Educational Networking Act - Amends the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to require the Director of the National Science Foundation to submit to Congress a report that: (1) identifies the current status of high-speed, large bandwidth capacity access to all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries in the United States; (2) identifies how high-speed large bandwidth capacity access to the Internet to such schools and libraries can be effectively utilized within each school and library; (3) considers the effect that specific or regional circumstances may have on the ability of such institutions to acquire high-speed, large bandwidth capacity to achieve universal connectivity as an effective tool in the education process; and (4) includes options and recommendations for the various entities responsible for elementary and secondary education to address the challenges and issues identified.
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Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D–CT
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14093)
Introduced in Senate
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