United States Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

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

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

• 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.

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