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American Super Computing Leadership Act
(Sec. 3) Amends the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 with respect to: (1) exascale computing (computing system performance at or near 10 to the 18th power floating point operations per second), and (2) a high-end computing system with performance substantially exceeding that of systems commonly available for advanced scientific and engineering applications.
Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) coordinate the development of high-end computing systems across DOE; (2) partner with universities, National Laboratories, and industry to ensure the broadest possible application of the technology developed in the program to other challenges in science, engineering, medicine, and industry; and (3) include among the multiple architectures researched, at DOE discretion, any computer technologies that show promise of substantial reductions in power requirements and substantial gains in parallelism of multicore processors, concurrency, memory and storage, bandwidth, and reliability.
Repeals authority for establishment of at least one High-End Software Development Center.
Directs the Secretary to conduct a coordinated research program to develop exascale computing systems to advance DOE missions. Requires establishment through competitive merit review of two or more DOE National Laboratory-industry-university partnerships to conduct integrated research, development, and engineering of multiple exascale architectures.
Requires the Secretary to conduct mission-related co-design activities in developing such exascale platforms. Defines "co-design" as the joint development of application algorithms, models, and codes with computer technology architectures and operating systems to maximize effective use of high-end computing systems.
Directs the Secretary to develop any advancements in hardware and software technology required to realize fully the potential of an exascale production system in addressing DOE target applications and solving scientific problems involving predictive modeling and simulation and large-scale data analytics and management. Requires DOE also to explore the use of exascale computing technologies to advance a broad range of science and engineering.
Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress an integrated strategy and program management plan.
Requires the Secretary, before initiating construction or installation of an exascale-class computing facility, to transmit to Congress a separate plan detailing: (1) the proposed facility's cost projections and capabilities to significantly accelerate the development of new energy technologies; (2) technical risks and challenges that must be overcome to achieve successful completion and operation of the facility; and (3) an independent assessment of the scientific and technological advances expected from such a facility relative to those expected from a comparable investment in expanded research and applications at terascale-class and petascale-class computing facilities, including an evaluation of where investments should be made in the system software and algorithms to enable these advances.
[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 874 Introduced in House (IH)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 874
To amend the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act
of 2004 to improve the high-end computing research and development
program of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 11, 2015
Mr. Hultgren (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr.
Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Swalwell of California, and Mr. Lipinski)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Science, Space, and Technology
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A BILL
To amend the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act
of 2004 to improve the high-end computing research and development
program of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Super Computing Leadership
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 2 of the Department of Energy High-End Computing
Revitalization Act of 2004 (15 U.S.C. 5541) is amended by striking
paragraphs (1) through (5) and inserting the following:
``(1) Co-design.--The term `co-design' means the joint
development of application algorithms, models, and codes with
computer technology architectures and operating systems to
maximize effective use of high-end computing systems.
``(2) Department.--The term `Department' means the
Department of Energy.
``(3) Exascale.--The term `exascale' means computing system
performance at or near 10 to the 18th power floating point
operations per second.
``(4) 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 advanced scientific and engineering applications.
``(5) Institution of higher education.--The term
`institution of higher education' has the meaning given the
term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15801).
``(6) Leadership system.--The term `leadership system'
means a high-end computing system that is among the most
advanced in the world in terms of performance in solving
scientific and engineering problems.
``(7) National laboratory.--The term `National Laboratory'
means any one of the seventeen laboratories owned by the
Department.
``(8) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of Energy.
``(9) Software technology.--The term `software technology'
includes optimal algorithms, programming environments, tools,
languages, and operating systems for high-end computing
systems.''.
SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HIGH-END COMPUTING RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
Section 3 of the Department of Energy High-End Computing
Revitalization Act of 2004 (15 U.S.C. 5542) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``program'' and
inserting ``coordinated program across the
Department'';
(B) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
(1);
(C) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(2) and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) partner with universities, National Laboratories, and
industry to ensure the broadest possible application of the
technology developed in this program to other challenges in
science, engineering, medicine, and industry.'';
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``vector'' and all
that follows through ``architectures'' and inserting ``computer
technologies that show promise of substantial reductions in
power requirements and substantial gains in parallelism of
multicore processors, concurrency, memory and storage,
bandwidth, and reliability''; and
(3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
``(d) Exascale Computing Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a
coordinated research program to develop exascale computing
systems to advance the missions of the Department.
``(2) Execution.--The Secretary shall, through competitive
merit review, establish two or more National Laboratory-
industry-university partnerships to conduct integrated
research, development, and engineering of multiple exascale
architectures, and--
``(A) conduct mission-related co-design activities
in developing such exascale platforms;
``(B) develop those advancements in hardware and
software technology required to fully realize the
potential of an exascale production system in
addressing Department target applications and solving
scientific problems involving predictive modeling and
simulation and large-scale data analytics and
management; and
``(C) explore the use of exascale computing
technologies to advance a broad range of science and
engineering.
``(3) Administration.--In carrying out this program, the
Secretary shall--
``(A) provide, on a competitive, merit-reviewed
basis, access for researchers in United States
industry, institutions of higher education, National
Laboratories, and other Federal agencies to these
exascale systems, as appropriate; and
``(B) conduct outreach programs to increase the
readiness for the use of such platforms by domestic
industries, including manufacturers.
``(4) Reports.--
``(A) Integrated strategy and program management
plan.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress, not
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the
American Super Computing Leadership Act, a report
outlining an integrated strategy and program management
plan, including target dates for prototypical and
production exascale platforms, interim milestones to
reaching these targets, functional requirements, roles
and responsibilities of National Laboratories and
industry, acquisition strategy, and estimated resources
required, to achieve this exascale system capability.
The report shall include the Secretary's plan for
Departmental organization to manage and execute the
Exascale Computing Program, including definition of the
roles and responsibilities within the Department to
ensure an integrated program across the Department. The
report shall also include a plan for ensuring balance
and prioritizing across ASCR subprograms in a flat or
slow-growth budget environment.
``(B) Status reports.--At the time of the budget
submission of the Department for each fiscal year, the
Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that
describes the status of milestones and costs in
achieving the objectives of the exascale computing
program.
``(C) Exascale merit report.--At least 18 months
prior to the initiation of construction or installation
of any exascale-class computing facility, the Secretary
shall transmit a plan to the Congress detailing--
``(i) the proposed facility's cost
projections and capabilities to significantly
accelerate the development of new energy
technologies;
``(ii) technical risks and challenges that
must be overcome to achieve successful
completion and operation of the facility; and
``(iii) an independent assessment of the
scientific and technological advances expected
from such a facility relative to those expected
from a comparable investment in expanded
research and applications at terascale-class
and petascale-class computing facilities,
including an evaluation of where investments
should be made in the system software and
algorithms to enable these advances.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 114-122.
Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 114-122.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 87.
Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3361-3363)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 874.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3361-3362)
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3361-3362)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.