,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ded ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #aa1 #bjae ,mr4 ,alexander 7for himself and ,ms4 ,baldwin7 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 #bjae or the ,exa,s,c,a,l,e ,computing ,leadership ,act of #bjae4 #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 #bjae4 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 #bjae4 #c4 ,definitions ,section #b of the ,exascale ,computing for ,science1 ,competitiveness1 ,advanced ,manufacturing1 ,leadership1 and the ,economy ,act of #bjae 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 #bjae 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 machine architectures to promote the missions of the ,department4 7#b7 ,implementation 7,a7 ,in general ,in carrying out the ,program1 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7 establish #b or more ,national ,laboratory partnerships with industry partners and institutions of higher education for the research and development of #b or more exascale computing systems across all applicable organizations of the ,department2 and 7ii7 provide1 as appropriate1 on a competitive1 merit-reviewed basis1 access for researchers in industries in the ,united ,states1 institutions of higher education1 ,national ,laboratories1 and other ,federal agencies to the exascale computing systems developed pursuant to clause 7i74 7,b7 ,selection of partners ,the ,secretary shall select members for the partnerships under subparagraph 7,a7 through a competitive1 peer-review process4 7#c7 ,codesign and application development 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall carry out the ,program through an integration of application1 computer science1 and computer hardware architecture using the partnerships established pursuant to paragraph 7#b7 to ensure that1 to the maximum extent practicable1 #b or more exascale computing machine architectures are capable of solving ,department target applications and broader scientific problems4 7,b7 ,report ,the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report on how the integration under subparagraph 7,a7 is furthering application science data and computational workloads across application interests1 including national security1 material science1 physical science1 cyber security1 biological science1 the ,materials ,genome and ,,brain ,initiatives of the ,president1 advanced manufacturing1 and the national electric grid4 7#d7 ,project review 7,a7 ,in general ,the exascale architectures systems developed pursuant to partnerships established pursuant to paragraph 7#b7 shall be reviewed through a project review process4 7,b7 ,report ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this subsection1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report on-- 7i7 the results of the review conducted under subparagraph 7,a72 and 7ii7 the coordination and management of the ,program to ensure an integrated research program across the ,department4 7#e7 ,annual reports ,at the time of the budget submission of the ,department for each fiscal year1 the ,secretary1 in consultation with the members of the partnerships established pursuant to paragraph 7#b71 shall submit to ,congress a report that describes funding for the ,program as a whole by functional element of the ,department and critical milestones4 4 #e4 ,authorization of appropriations ,section #d of the ,exascale ,computing for ,science1 ,competitiveness1 ,advanced ,manufacturing1 ,leadership1 and the ,economy ,act of #bjae 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 #bgb1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjaf2 7#b7 #cdj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjag2 and 7#c7 #cfj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjah4 4