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Friday, October 18, 2002
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/10/2002101801t.htm Senate Votes to Expand Research on Methods to Counter Hackers and Cyberterrorists DAN CARNEVALE The U.S. Senate passed a bill on Wednesday night that would expand research on securing computer networks from hackers and terrorists. The bill includes language that would restrict the ability of some foreign students to participate in the research. A similar version of the bill passed the House of Representatives in February. (See an article from The Chronicle, February 8.) The House will need to vote for the new version of the bill before it can be sent to President Bush, who is expected to sign it into law. The House may consider the bill in late November. The bill, HR 3394, would authorize $903-million in grants over five years to study how to protect computer networks from terrorists and hackers. The National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology would award the grants, many of which would go to research universities....
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