,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #gcc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #af1 #bjac ,mr4 ,alexander 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,udall of ,new ,mexico1 and ,mr4 ,kirk7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,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 ,exascale ,computing for ,science1 ,competitiveness1 ,advanced ,manufacturing1 ,leadership1 and the ,economy ,act of #bjac or ,exa,s,c,a,l,e ,computing ,leadership ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,renaming of ,act 7a7 ,in general ,section #a of the ,department of ,energy ,high-,end ,computing ,revitalization ,act of #bjjd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeja note2 ,public ,law #ajh-dbc7 is amended by striking ,department of ,energy ,high-,end ,computing ,revitalization ,act of #bjjd and inserting ,exascale ,computing for ,science1 ,competitiveness1 ,advanced ,manufacturing1 ,leadership1 and the ,economy ,act of #bjac4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #igf7;a77#a7 of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afcaf7a77 is amended by striking ,department of ,energy ,high-,end ,computing ,revitalization ,act of #bjjd and inserting ,exascale ,computing for ,science1 ,competitiveness1 ,advanced ,manufacturing1 ,leadership1 and the ,economy ,act of #bjac4 #c4 ,definitions ,section #b of the ,exascale ,computing for ,science1 ,competitiveness1 ,advanced ,manufacturing1 ,leadership1 and the ,economy ,act of #bjac 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eeda7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#e7 as paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#f71 respectively2 7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,department ,the term ,department means the ,department of ,energy4 7#b7 ,exascale computing ,the term exascale computing means computing through the use of a computing machine that performs near or above #aj to the #ahth power floating point operations per second4 2 and 7#c7 in paragraph 7#f7 7as redesignated by paragraph 7#a771 by striking 1 acting through the ,director of the ,office of ,science of the ,department of ,energy4 #d4 ,department of ,energy high-end computing research and development program ,section #c of the ,exascale ,computing for ,science1 ,competitiveness1 ,advanced ,manufacturing1 ,leadership1 and the ,economy ,act of #bjac 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eedb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by striking program and inserting coordinated program across the ,department2 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#b71 by striking 1 which may and all that follows through architectures2 and 7#c7 by striking subsection 7d7 and inserting the following3 7d7 ,exascale computing program 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall conduct a research program 7referred to in this subsection as the program7 to develop #b or more exascale computing machines to promote the missions of the ,department4 7#b7 ,partnerships ,in carrying out the program1 the ,secretary shall establish #b or more national laboratory-industry partnerships for the research and development of #b or more exascale computing machines across all applicable agencies of the ,department4 7#c7 ,codesign and application development ,the ,secretary shall carry out the program through an integration of application1 computer science1 and computer hardware architecture using public-private partnerships to ensure that1 to the maximum extent practicable1 #b or more exascale computing machines are capable of solving ,department target applications and scientific problems4 7#d7 ,project review ,the exascale computing machines described in paragraph 7#b7 shall be reviewed through a project review process4 7#e7 ,annual reports ,at the time of the budget submission of the ,department for each fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report that describes funding for the exascale computing program as a whole by functional element of the ,department and critical milestones4 7#f7 ,funding ,the ,secretary shall use existing funds to carry out the program4 4 #e4 ,authorization of appropriations ,section #d of the ,exascale ,computing for ,science1 ,competitiveness1 ,advanced ,manufacturing1 ,leadership1 and the ,economy ,act of #bjac 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #eedc7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking this ,act and inserting section #c7;d72 and 7#b7 by striking paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 #afj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjad2 7#b7 #bjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjae2 and 7#c7 #bbj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjaf4 4