#aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bdie ,,an ,,act ,to amend the ,department of ,energy ,high-,end ,computing ,revitalization ,act of #bjjd to improve the high-end computing research and development program of the ,department of ,energy1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,american ,super ,computing ,leadership ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,section #b of the ,department of ,energy ,high-,end ,computing ,revitalization ,act of #bjjd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeda7 is amended by striking paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#e7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,co-design ,the term co-design means the joint development of application algorithms1 models1 and codes with computer technology architectures and operating systems to maximize effective use of high-end computing systems4 7#b7 ,department ,the term ,department means the ,department of ,energy4 7#c7 ,exascale ,the term exascale means computing system performance at or near #aj to the #ahth power floating point operations per second4 7#d7 ,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 applications4 7#e7 ,institution of higher education ,the term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section #aja7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a774 7#f7 ,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 problems4 7#g7 ,national laboratory ,the term ,national ,laboratory means any one of the seventeen laboratories owned by the ,department4 7#h7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,energy4 7#i7 ,software technology ,the term software technology includes optimal algorithms1 programming environments1 tools1 languages1 and operating systems for high-end computing systems4 4 #c4 ,department of ,energy high-end computing research and development program ,section #c of the ,department of ,energy ,high-,end ,computing ,revitalization ,act of #bjjd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eedb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking program and inserting coordinated program across the ,department2 7,b7 by striking and at the end of paragraph 7#a72 7,c7 by striking the period at the end of paragraph 7#b7 and inserting 2 and2 and 7,d7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#c7 partner with universities1 ,national ,laboratories1 and industry to ensure the broadest possible application of the technology developed in this program to other challenges in science1 engineering1 medicine1 and industry4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#b71 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 processors1 concurrency1 memory and storage1 bandwidth1 and reliability2 and 7#c7 by striking subsection 7d7 and inserting the following3 7d7 ,exascale computing program 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall conduct a coordinated research program to develop exascale computing systems to advance the missions of the ,department4 7#b7 ,execution ,the ,secretary shall1 through competitive merit review1 establish two or more ,national ,laboratory-industry-university partnerships to conduct integrated research1 development1 and engineering of multiple exascale architectures1 and-- 7,a7 conduct mission-related co-design activities in developing such exascale platforms2 7,b7 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 management2 and 7,c7 explore the use of exascale computing technologies to advance a broad range of science and engineering4 7#c7 ,administration ,in carrying out this program1 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 provide1 on a competitive1 merit-reviewed basis1 access for researchers in ,united ,states industry1 institutions of higher education1 ,national ,laboratories1 and other ,federal agencies to these exascale systems1 as appropriate2 and 7,b7 conduct outreach programs to increase the readiness for the use of such platforms by domestic industries1 including manufacturers4 7#d7 ,reports 7,a7 ,integrated strategy and program management plan ,the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress1 not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of the ,american ,super ,computing ,leadership ,act1 a report outlining an integrated strategy and program management plan1 including target dates for prototypical and production exascale platforms1 interim milestones to reaching these targets1 functional requirements1 roles and responsibilities of ,national ,laboratories and industry1 acquisition strategy1 and estimated resources required1 to achieve this exascale system capability4 ,the report shall include the ,secretary's plan for ,departmental organization to manage and execute the ,exascale ,computing ,program1 including definition of the roles and responsibilities within the ,department to ensure an integrated program across the ,department4 ,the report shall also include a plan for ensuring balance and prioritizing across ,,ascr subprograms in a flat or slow-growth budget environment4 7,b7 ,status reports ,at the time of the budget submission of the ,department for each fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall submit a report to ,congress that describes the status of milestones and costs in achieving the objectives of the exascale computing program4 7,c7 ,exascale merit report ,at least #ah months prior to the initiation of construction or installation of any exascale-class computing facility1 the ,secretary shall transmit a plan to the ,congress detailing-- 7i7 the proposed facility's cost projections and capabilities to significantly accelerate the development of new energy technologies2 7ii7 technical risks and challenges that must be overcome to achieve successful completion and operation of the facility2 and 7iii7 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 facilities1 including an evaluation of where investments should be made in the system software and algorithms to enable these advances4 4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,september #h1 #bjad4;,clerk4