In the Senate of the United States, 
October 10, 2004. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 4516) entitled ‘‘An Act to require the Secretary 
of Energy to carry out a program of research and develop-
ment to advance high-end computing.’’, do pass with the fol-
lowing 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Energy 
High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means a High- 
End Software Development Center established under 
section 3(d). 
(2) HIGH-END COMPUTING SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘high-end computing system’’ means a computing 
system with performance that substantially exceeds 
that of systems that are commonly available for ad-
vanced scientific and engineering applications. 
(3) LEADERSHIP SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Leader-
ship System’’ means a high-end computing system 
that is among the most advanced in the world in 
terms of performance in solving scientific and engi-
neering problems. 
(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Director 
of the Office of Science of the Department of Energy. 
SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HIGH-END COMPUTING 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
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(1) carry out a program of research and develop-
ment (including development of software and hard-
ware) to advance high-end computing systems; and 
(2) develop and deploy high-end computing sys-
tems for advanced scientific and engineering applica-
tions. 
(b) PROGRAM.—The program shall— 
(1) support both individual investigators and 
multidisciplinary teams of investigators; 
(2) conduct research in multiple architectures, 
which may include vector, reconfigurable logic, 
streaming, processor-in-memory, and multithreading 
architectures; 
(3) conduct research on software for high-end 
computing systems, including research on algorithms, 
programming environments, tools, languages, and op-
erating systems for high-end computing systems, in 
collaboration with architecture development efforts; 
(4) provide for sustained access by the research 
community in the United States to high-end com-
puting systems and to Leadership Systems, including 
provision of technical support for users of such sys-
tems; 
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(5) support technology transfer to the private 
sector and others in accordance with applicable law; 
and 
(6) ensure that the high-end computing activities 
of the Department of Energy are coordinated with rel-
evant activities in industry and with other Federal 
agencies, including the National Science Foundation, 
the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the 
National Nuclear Security Administration, the Na-
tional Security Agency, the National Institutes of 
Health, the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration, the National Institutes of Standards 
and Technology, and the Environmental Protection 
Agency. 
(c) LEADERSHIP SYSTEMS FACILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program car-
ried out under this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
and operate 1 or more Leadership Systems facilities 
to— 
(A) conduct advanced scientific and engi-
neering research and development using Leader-
ship Systems; and 
(B) develop potential advancements in high- 
end computing system hardware and software. 
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(2) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall provide to Leadership Sys-
tems, on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, access to 
researchers in United States industry, institutions of 
higher education, national laboratories, and other 
Federal agencies. 
(d) HIGH-END SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CENTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program car-
ried out under this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
at least 1 High-End Software Development Center. 
(2) DUTIES.—A Center shall concentrate efforts 
to develop, test, maintain, and support optimal algo-
rithms, programming environments, tools, languages, 
and operating systems for high-end computing sys-
tems. 
(3) PROPOSALS.—In soliciting proposals for the 
Center, the Secretary shall encourage staffing ar-
rangements that include both permanent staff and a 
rotating staff of researchers from other institutions 
and industry to assist in coordination of research ef-
forts and promote technology transfer to the private 
sector. 
(4) USE
OF
EXPERTISE.—The Secretary shall 
use the expertise of a Center to assess research and de-
velopment in high-end computing system architecture. 
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(5) SELECTION.—The selection of a Center shall 
be determined by a competitive proposal process ad-
ministered by the Secretary. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available for 
high-end computing, there are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out this Act— 
(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 
(2) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and 
(3) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 
SEC. 5. ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 23 of the National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n– 
9) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) and paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
and the Department of Energy’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘Adminis-
tration, and’’ and inserting ‘‘Administration, the Sec-
retary of Energy, ’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking 
‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘4’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4), and in that paragraph by strik-
ing ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘2’’; and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) 3 members selected by the Secretary of En-
ergy; and 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘the advisory 
bodies of other Federal agencies, such as the Depart-
ment of Energy, which may engage in related re-
search activities’’ and inserting ‘‘other Federal advi-
sory committees that advise Federal agencies that en-
gage in related research activities’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) take effect on March 15, 2005. 
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SEC. 6. REMOVAL OF SUNSET PROVISION FROM SAVINGS IN 
CONSTRUCTION ACT OF 1996. 
Section 14 of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 
U.S.C. 205l) is amended by striking subsection (e). 
Attest: 
Secretary. 
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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4516 
AMENDMENT 
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