To require a report on the maturity and effectiveness of the Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) network.
What it does: Adds SEC. 142. REPORT ON MATURITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GLOBAL INFORMATION GRID BANDWIDTH EXPANSION (GIG-BE) NETWORK on page 25, between lines 15 and 16
Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA)Adds SEC. 142. REPORT ON MATURITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GLOBAL INFORMATION GRID BANDWIDTH EXPANSION (GIG-BE) NETWORK on page 25, between lines 15 and 16
Adds a sectionPrinted pageInserted: SEC. 142. REPORT ON MATURITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GLOBAL INFORMATION GRID BANDWIDTH EXPANSION (GIG-BE) NETWORK.
Inserted: (a) Report Required.--Not later that 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on a test to demonstrate the maturity and effectiveness of the Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) network architecture, using end-to-end evaluation capabilities independently monitored by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
Inserted: (b) Contents of Report.--The report under subsection (a) shall--
Inserted: (1) certify whether the results of the test described in subsection (a) demonstrate compliance of the GIG-BE architecture with the overall goals of the GIG-BE program;
Inserted: (2) identify--
Inserted: (A) the extent to which the GIG-BE architecture does not meet the overall goals of the program; and
Inserted: (B) the components that are not yet sufficiently developed to achieve the goals required for certification of compliance under paragraph (1);
Inserted: (3) include a plan and cost estimates for achieving compliance; and
Inserted: (4) document the equipment and network configuration used to demonstrate real-world scenarios, including the use of mixtures of secure voice, secure video, teleconferencing, and secure high volume data exchanges (at not less than 10 gigabytes per second) between the continental United States and other theaters of operation, including Europe and the Persian Gulf; and
Inserted: (5) document, with respect to the test--
Inserted: (A) the number of simulated users and network routers used;
Inserted: (B) information with respect to network loads; and
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Inserted: (C) the metrics used to test performance, such as quality of service, signal to noise ratios, bit error performance, and data latencies measures.
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On page 25, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:
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SA 3166. Mr. SANTORUM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2400, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 25, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:
SEC. 142. REPORT ON MATURITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GLOBAL INFORMATION GRID BANDWIDTH EXPANSION (GIG-BE) NETWORK.
(a) Report Required.--Not later that 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on a test to demonstrate the maturity and effectiveness of the Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) network architecture, using end-to-end evaluation capabilities independently monitored by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
(b) Contents of Report.--The report under subsection (a) shall--
(1) certify whether the results of the test described in subsection (a) demonstrate compliance of the GIG-BE architecture with the overall goals of the GIG-BE program;
(2) identify--
(A) the extent to which the GIG-BE architecture does not meet the overall goals of the program; and
(B) the components that are not yet sufficiently developed to achieve the goals required for certification of compliance under paragraph (1);
(3) include a plan and cost estimates for achieving compliance; and
(4) document the equipment and network configuration used to demonstrate real-world scenarios, including the use of mixtures of secure voice, secure video, teleconferencing, and secure high volume data exchanges (at not less than 10 gigabytes per second) between the continental United States and other theaters of operation, including Europe and the Persian Gulf; and
(5) document, with respect to the test--
(A) the number of simulated users and network routers used;
(B) information with respect to network loads; and
(C) the metrics used to test performance, such as quality of service, signal to noise ratios, bit error performance, and data latencies measures.
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 3166 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.(text as modified: CR S6057-6058)
May 21, 2004
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 3166 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.(text as modified: CR S6057-6058)
May 21, 2004
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3166 proposed by Senator Warner for Senator Santorum.(consideration: CR S6057-6058)
May 21, 2004
Amendment SA 3166 proposed by Senator Warner for Senator Santorum. (consideration: CR S6057-6058) To require a report on the maturity and effectiveness of the Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) network.
May 21, 2004
Amendment SA 3166 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (text as modified: CR S6057-6058)
May 21, 2004
Senate amendment submitted
May 18, 2004