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Union Calendar No. 342 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4516 

[Report No. 108–578] 

To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program of research 

and development to advance high-end computing. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 4, 2004 

Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science 

JULY 1, 2004 

Additional sponsor: Mr. GORDON

JULY 1, 2004 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 4, 2004] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program 

of research and development to advance high-end computing. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Energy 

3 High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 For purposes of this Act: 

6 (1) HIGH-END COMPUTING SYSTEM.—The term 

7 ‘‘high-end computing system’’ means a computing 

8 system with performance that substantially exceeds 

9 that of systems that are commonly available for ad10 vanced scientific and engineering applications. 

11 (2) LEADERSHIP SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Leader12 ship System’’ means a high-end computing system 

13 that is among the most advanced in the world in 

14 terms of performance in solving scientific and engi15 neering problems. 

16 (3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

17 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean18 ing given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher 

19 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

20 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

21 the Secretary of Energy. 

22 SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HIGH-END COMPUTING 

23 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 

25 program of research and development (involving software 

26 and hardware) to advance high-end computing systems, and 
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1 shall develop and deploy such systems for advanced sci2 entific and engineering applications. 

3 (b) PROGRAM.—The program shall— 

4 (1) support both individual investigators and 

5 multidisciplinary teams of investigators; 

6 (2) conduct research in multiple architectures, 

7 which may include vector, reconfigurable logic, 

8 streaming, processor-in-memory, and multithreading 

9 architectures; 

10 (3) conduct research on software for high-end 

11 computing systems, including research on algorithms, 

12 programming environments, tools, languages, and op13 erating systems for high-end computing systems, in 

14 collaboration with architecture development efforts; 

15 (4) provide for sustained access by the research 

16 community in the United States to high-end com17 puting systems and to Leadership Systems, including 

18 provision for technical support for users of such sys19 tems; 

20 (5) support technology transfer to the private 

21 sector and others in accordance with applicable law; 

22 and 

23 (6) ensure that the high-end computing activities 

24 of the Department of Energy are coordinated with rel25 evant activities in industry and with other Federal 
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1 agencies, including the National Science Foundation, 

2 the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the 

3 National Security Agency, the National Institutes of 

4 Health, the National Aeronautics and Space Admin5 istration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad6 ministration, the National Institute of Standards and 

7 Technology, and the Environmental Protection Agen8 cy. 

9 (c) LEADERSHIP SYSTEMS FACILITIES.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program car11 ried out under this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

12 and operate Leadership Systems facilities to— 

13 (A) conduct advanced scientific and engi14 neering research and development using Leader15 ship Systems; and 

16 (B) develop potential advancements in high17 end computing system hardware and software. 

18 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out this sub19 section, the Secretary shall provide access to Leader20 ship Systems on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis 

21 to researchers in United States industry, institutions 

22 of higher education, national laboratories, and other 

23 Federal agencies. 
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1 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 In addition to amounts otherwise made available for 

3 high-end computing, there are authorized to be appro4 priated to the Secretary to carry out this Act— 

5 (1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

6 (2) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and 

7 (3) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 
Union Calendar No. 342 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4516 

[Report No. 108–578] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a 

high-end computing. program of research and development to advance 

JULY 1, 2004 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,