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                 information on 90 different subjects, such as applying
                 for student loans or resolving tenant-landlord
                 disputes.  These kiosks have reduced the cost of job-
                 match services from $150 to $40 per person.3.       Establish a National Law Enforcement/Public 
Safety Network: 
         Whether responding to natural or technological disasters, or
         performing search and rescue or interdiction activities,
         federal, state, and local law enforcement and public safety
         workers must be able to communicate with each other
         effectively, efficiently, and securely.  Currently, federal,
         state and local law enforcement agencies have radio systems
         which can not communicate with each other because they
         occupy different parts of the spectrum.


4.       Demonstrate and Provide Governmentwide Electronic Mail: 
         Government-wide e-mail can provide rapid communications
         among individuals and groups, break down barriers to
         information flows between and within agencies, allow better
         management of complex interagency projects, and permit more
         communication between government officials and the public.






                                 TAB D                 THE INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE TASK FORCE




Mission


         While the private sector will build and run virtually all of
the National Information Infrastructure (NII), the President and
the Vice President have stated clearly that the Federal
government has a key leadership role to play in its development. 
Accordingly, the White House formed the Information
Infrastructure Task Force (IITF) to articulate and implement the
Administration's vision for the NII.  The task force consists of
high-level representatives of the Federal agencies that play a
major role in the development and application of information
technologies.  Working together with the private sector, the
participating agencies will develop comprehensive
telecommunications and information policies that best meet the
needs of both the agencies and the country.  By helping build
consensus on thorny policy issues, the IITF will enable agencies
to make and implement policy more quickly and effectively.


         A high-level Advisory Council on the National Information
Infrastructure has been  established by Executive Order to
provide advice to the IITF.  It will consist of  representatives
of the many different stakeholders in the NII, including
industry, labor, academia, public interest groups, and state and
local governments.  The Secretary of Commerce will appoint the 25
members of the advisory committee.


         The IITF is working closely with the High Performance
Computing, Communications, and Information Technology (HPCCIT)
Subcommittee of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science,
Engineering, and Technology (FCCSET), which is chaired by the
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.  The HPCCIT
Subcommittee provides technical advice to the IITF and
coordinates Federal research activities that support development
of the National Information Infrastructure.  


Membership
         
         All the key agencies involved in telecommunications and
information policy are  represented on the task force.  The task
force operates under the aegis of the White House Office of
Science and Technology Policy and the National Economic Council. 
Ron Brown, the Secretary of Commerce, chairs the IITF, and much
of the staff work for the task force will be done by the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the
Department of Commerce.




Structure


To date, three committees of the IITF have been established:


(1)  Telecommunications Policy Committee, which will formulate a
consistent Administration position on key telecommunications
issues, is chaired by Larry Irving, head of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration of the
Department of Commerce.  Recently, the Committee created:


         The Working Group on Universal Service, which will work to
         ensure that all Americans have access to and can enjoy the
         benefits of the National Information Infrastructure.


(2)  Information Policy Committee, which is addressing critical
information policy issues that must be addressed if the National
Information Infrastructure is to be fully deployed and utilized. 
Sally Katzen, head of the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), chairs the
Committee.  The Committee has created three working groups:


         The Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights, to
         develop proposals for protecting copyrights and other IPR in
         an electronic world.  Bruce Lehman, head of the Patent and
         Trademark Office of the Department of Commerce, chairs this
         group. 


         The Working Group on Privacy, to design Administration
         policies to protect individual privacy despite the rapid
         increase in the collection, storage, and dissemination of
         personal data in electronic form.  It is chaired by Pat
         Faley, Acting Director of the Office of Consumer Affairs,
         Department of Health and Human Services.


         The Working Group on Government Information focuses on ways
         to promote dissemination of government data in electronic
         form.  Bruce McConnell, OMB's Office of Information and
         Regulatory Affairs, chairs this group.


(3)  Applications Committee, which coordinates Administration
efforts to develop, demonstrate, and promote applications of
information technology in manufacturing, education, health care,
government services, libraries, and other areas.  This group
works closely with the High-Performance Computing and
Communications Program, which is funding development of new
applications technologies, to determine how Administration
policies can best promote the deployment of such technologies. 
Arati Prabhakar, Director of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, chairs the committee.  This committee is
responsible for implementing many of the recommendations of the
Vice President's National Performance Review that pertain to
information technology.  So far, the Committee has created one
working group:


         The Working Group on Government Information Technology
         Services (GITS)  will coordinate efforts to improve the
         application of information technology by Federal agencies.
                               TAB E                     UNITED STATES ADVISORY COUNCIL
                ON THE NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE






o        The President will sign an Executive Order creating the
         "United States Advisory Council on the National Information
         Infrastructure" to facilitate private sector input to the
         Information Infrastructure Task Force.  The IITF, which is
         chaired by the Secretary of Commerce, will work with
         Congress and the private sector to propose the policies and
         initiatives needed to accelerate deployment of the NII. 


o        The Council will consist of not more than 25 senior-level
         individuals to be named by the Secretary of Commerce this
         year.  A chair and/or vice chair will be appointed by the
         Secretary from among the Council members.


o        Nominations will be solicited from a variety of NII
         constituencies and interest groups.  The IITF and its
         committees also will use other mechanisms to solicit public
         input to ensure that it hears the views of all interested
         parties.


o        The Council will be broadly representative of the key
         constituencies impacted by the NII, including business,
         labor, academia, public interest groups, and state and local
         governments.  


o        The Council shall advise the IITF on matters related to the
         development of the NII, such as:  the appropriate roles of
         the private and public sectors in NII development; a vision
         for the evolution of the NII and its public and commercial
         applications; the impact of current and proposed regulatory
         regimes on the evolution of the NII; privacy, security, and
         copyright issues; national strategies for maximizing
         interconnection and interoperability of communications
         networks; and universal access.


o        The Council is expected to invite experts to submit
         information to the Council and form subcommittees of the
         Council to review specific issues.


o        The Department of Commerce will act as "secretariat" for the
         Council, providing administrative services, facilities,
         staff and other support services.


o        The Council will exist for two years unless its charter is
         extended.


o        The Council will be separate from, and complementary to, the
         High Performance Computing Advisory Committee, which will be
         established to provide private sector input on the High
         Performance Computing and Communications Initiative.                               TAB F                
ADMINISTRATION NII ACCOMPLISHMENTS


         During its first seven months, the Clinton-Gore
Administration has taken major steps to make its vision of the
National Information Infrastructure a reality:


1.       Freeing up spectrum to create information "skyways":


         o       The President recently signed the Emerging
                 Telecommunications Technology Act, which directs the
                 Secretary of Commerce to transfer, over a ten-year
                 period, at least 200 MHz of spectrum now used by
                 federal agencies to the FCC for subsequent licensing to
                 the private sector. It allows the FCC to use
                 competitive bidding to grant new license assignments
                 for spectrum. 


         o       This will create high-tech jobs and accelerate the
                 development of new wireless industries such as Personal
                 Communications Services.  The entire cellular industry,
                 which has created 100,000 jobs, was created by
                 licensing only 50 MHz of spectrum.


2.       Reinventing Government:


         o       The Administration is committed to using "electronic
                 government" to ensure that the federal government works
                 better and costs less.  


         o       As part of the National Performance Review, the Vice
                 President has identified a number of concrete ways to
                 use information technology to cut costs and improve
                 services, such as electronic benefits transfer; access
                 to government information and services through
                 electronic "kiosks"; a national law enforcement/public
                 safety network; and electronic procurement.


3.       Investing in technology:


         The President's FY 1994 budget includes:


         o       $1.1 billion for the High-Performance Computing and
                 Communications Initiative, including a new $100 million
                 program to develop applications in areas such as
                 education, manufacturing, health, and digital
                 libraries.  The House has passed legislation which
                 would authorize these new programs; Senate action is
                 expected in the fall of 1993.


         o       $50 million for NTIA grants to demonstrate the
                 applications of the NII for non-profit institutions
                 such as schools, hospitals, and libraries.


         o       $40 million for research by the Department of Energy's
                 National Labs on the information infrastructure.


         The ARPA-led Technology Reinvestment Project (TRP), funded
at $472 million in FY 1993, has generated almost 3,000 proposals
from the private sector, requesting a total of $8.5 billion. 
Many of these proposals are for technology development for the
National Information Infrastructure and its applications in
health care, manufacturing, electronic commerce, and education
and training.  The President recently endorsed increasing the
funding of the TRP to $600 million for FY 1994.


4.       Making government information more available to citizens:


         o       The Office of Management and Budget issued a new policy
                 in June (OMB Circular A-130) to encourage agencies to
                 increase citizen access to public information.


         o       Also in June, the President and Vice President
                 announced that the White House would be accessible to
                 the public via electronic mail.  The Administration is
                 using on-line information services and the Internet to
                 make available speeches, press briefings, executive
                 orders, and a summary of the budget.


5.       Creating the right environment for private sector investment
         in the National Information Infrastructure:


         o       The President has signed into law tax incentives for
                 private sector investment in R&D and new business
                 formation, including a three-year extension of the R&D
                 credit and a targeted capital gains reduction for
                 investments in small businesses.  Both of these tax
                 incentives will help spur the private sector investment
                 needed to develop the National Information
                 Infrastructure.










                               TAB G              ADMINISTRATION NII INFORMATION SOURCES




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Information, Director, National Telecommunications and
Information Administration, Chair, IITF  Telecommuni-cations
Policy Committee
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Washington, D.C.   20230
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fax:             202-482-1635 
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Arati Prabhakar, Director, National Institute of Standards and                                                   
Technology, Chair, IITF Applications Committee
NIST, Administration Building, Room A1134
Gaithersburg, MD.   20899
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fax:             301-869-8972 
internet:        arati () micf nist gov


Sally Katzen, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Chair, IITF                                           
Information Policy Committee
New Executive Office Building, Room 350
Washington, D.C.   20503
phone:           202-395-4852
fax:             202-395-3047




Mike Nelson, Special Assistant, Information Technology, Office of
Science and Technology
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Washington, D.C.  20500
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fax:             202-395-4155
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Tom Kalil, Director of Science and Technology
National Economic Council
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Washington, D.C. 20500
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