IP: House Science Committee Markup of IT Research Bill will be Webcas t Live

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

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>>Net@EDU members:
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>The full House Science Committee is expected to vote tomorrow (Thursday,
>August 5) on the "Networking and Information Technology Research and
>Development Act" (NITRD) (H.R.2086). The markup is scheduled to begin at 1pm
>(EST) and may be viewed live over the Internet.
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>NITRD authorizes the federal government to invest approximately $4.8 billion
>over the next five years on basic information technology research. The bill
>has gained bipartisan support with over 30 cosponsors and has been endorsed
>by the White House and President's Information Technology Advisory Committee
>(PITAC).
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>EDUCAUSE is urging members of Congress to support the NITRD which would
>provide continued funding of the NSF's PACI program and other measures
>designed to facilitate research in advanced networking and information
>technology.
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>To view the Committee markup you may access the House Science Committee
>website: http://www.house.gov/science/welcome.htm