Department of Energy High-End Computing Act of 2012 - 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 sytem 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; and (2) include among the multiple architectures researched 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 one or more exascale computing systems to advance DOE missions. Requires establishment through competitive merit review of two or more DOE National Laboratory-industry partnerships to conduct integrated research, development, and engineering of one or more prototype exascale systems.
Requires the Secretary to conduct mission-related co-design activities in developing prototype 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.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6454 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6454
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
September 20, 2012
Mrs. Biggert 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 ``Department of Energy High-End
Computing Act of 2012''.
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--
(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 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001(a)).
(6) National laboratory.--The term ``National Laboratory''
means any one of the seventeen laboratories owned by the
Department.
(7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy.
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)(1), by striking ``program'' and
inserting ``coordinated program across the Department'';
(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 one or more 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
partnerships to conduct integrated research, development, and
engineering of one or more prototype exascale systems, and--
``(A) conduct mission-related co-design activities
in developing such prototype exascale platforms; and
``(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.
``(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
Department of Energy High-End Computing Act of 2012, 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.
``(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.''.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 4 of the Department of Energy High-End Computing
Revitalization Act of 2004 (15 U.S.C. 5543) is amended--
(1) by striking ``this Act'' and inserting ``section
3(d)''; and
(2) by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and inserting
the following:
(A) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;
(B) $195,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; and
(C) $260,000,000 for fiscal year 2015.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
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