,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #gfb  #aae?   
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #fcih
  ,report ,no4 #aae-igd1 ,"p ,i  ,,9 ,,!
 ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,july #ag1
 #bjah ,mr4 ,norman 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,dunn1 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4   
,smi? ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 ,mr4 ,web] 
( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,knight1 ,mr4 ,rohraba*]1
 ,mr4 ,hultgr51 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mrs4       
,com/ock1 ,mr4 ,abraham1 ,mr4 ,biggs1   
,mr4 ,m>%all1 & ,mrs4 ,lesko7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee
 on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a p]iod to be 
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,septemb] #be1                 
#bjah;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,lip9ski1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4         
,gallagh]1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,mr4 ,johnson (  
,ohio1 & ,mr4 ,jones  ,septemb] #be1    
#bjah ,report$ f ! ,committee on        
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ) an      

am5dm5t ,/rike out all aft] ! enact+    
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic      
,septemb] #be1 #bjah;,committee on      
,vet]ans' ,affairs dis*>g$2 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union & ord]$ to be printed,for    
text ( introduc$ bill1 see copy ( bill z
 introduc$ on ,july #ag1 #bjah  ,a      
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,en]gy to conduct collaborative rese>* )
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9 ord] 
to improve heal?c>e s]vices = vet]ans 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy ,vet]ans' ,heal?     
,initiative ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9   
?is ,act3  7#a7 ,dep>tm5t ,! t]m        
,dep>tm5t means ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy4   
7#b7 ,national ,laboratory ,! t]m       
,national ,laboratory has ! mean+ giv5 t
 t]m 9 section #b ( ! ,en]gy ,policy    
,act ( #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja74    
7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  #c4 ,purposes ,!   
purposes ( ?is ,act are to advance      

,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy exp]tise 9 artificial
 intellig5ce & high p]=mance comput+ 9  
ord] to improve heal? outcomes = vet]an 
populations by--  7#a7 support+ basic   
rese>* ?r\gh ! application ( artificial 
intellig5ce1 high p]=mance comput+1     
model+ & simulation1 ma*9e le>n+1 & l>ge
 scale data analytics to id5tify & solve
 outcome-def9$ *all5ges 9 ! heal?       
sci5ces2  7#b7 maximiz+ ! impact ( heal?
 & g5omics data provid$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs1 z well z o!r s\rces1
 on sci5ce1 innovation1 & heal? c>e     
outcomes ?r\gh ! use & advancem5t (     
artificial intellig5ce & high-p]=mance  
comput+ capabilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,en]gy2  7#c7 promot+ collaborative     
rese>* ?r\gh ! e/abli%m5t ( p>tn]%ips to
 improve data %>+ betwe5 ,f$]al ag5cies1
 ,national ,laboratories1 in/itutions ( 
high] education1 & nonpr(it in/itutions2
  7#d7 e/abli%+ multiple sci5tific      
comput+ us] facilities to h\se &        
provision available data to fo/]        
trans=mational outcomes2 &  7#e7 driv+ !

 developm5t ( te*nology to improve      
artificial intellig5ce1 high p]=mance   
comput+1 & network+ relevant to mission 
applications ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1    
includ+ model+1 simulation1 ma*9e le>n+1
 & advanc$ data analytics4  #d4         
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy vet]ans heal? rese>* 
& developm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y 
%all e/abli% & c>ry out a rese>* program
 9 artificial intellig5ce & high        
p]=mance comput+1 focus$ on ! developm5t
 ( tools to solve big data *all5ges     
associat$ ) vet]an's heal?c>e1 & to     
support ! ef=ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs to id5tify pot5tial heal?     
risks & *all5ges utiliz+ data on long   
t]m heal?c>e1 heal? risks1 & g5omic data
 collect$ f vet]an populations4 ,!      
,secret>y %all c>ry out ?is program     
?r\gh a competitive1 m]it-review$       
process1 & consid] applications f       
,national ,laboratories1 in/itutions (  
high] education1 multi-in/itutional     
collaborations1 & o!r appropriate       
entities4  7b7 ,program compon5ts ,9    

c>ry+ out ! program e/abli%$ "u         
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y may-- 7#a7  
conduct basic rese>* 9 model+ &         
simulation1 ma*9e le>n+1 l>ge scale data
 analytics1 & pr$ictive analysis 9 ord] 
to develop novel or optimiz$ algori?ms =
 pr$iction ( disease treatm5t & recov]y2
  7#b7 develop me?ods to accommodate    
l>ge data sets ) v>iable quality &      
scale1 & to provide insight & models =  
complex sy/ems2  7#c7 develop new       
approa*es & maximize ! use ( algori?ms  
develop$ ?r\gh artificial intellig5ce1  
ma*9e le>n+1 data analytics1 natural    
language process+1 model+ & simulation1 
& develop new algori?ms suitable = high 
p]=mance comput+ sy/ems & l>ge biom$ical
 data sets2  7#d7 advance exi/+ &       
con/ruct new data enclaves capable (    
securely /or+ data sets provid$ by !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se1 & o!r s\rces2 &  7#e7       
promote collaboration & data %>+ betwe5 
,national ,laboratories1 rese>*         
entities1 & us] facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t

 by provid+ ! necess>y access & secure  
data transf] capabilities4  7c7         
,coord9ation ,9 c>ry+ out ! program     
requir$ "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y  
is au?oriz$ to-- 7#a7 ent] into a       
memor&um ( und]/&+ 9 ord] to c>ry out a 
reimbursable agreem5t ) ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs & o!r entities 9 ord] 
to maximize ! effectiv5ess ( ,dep>tm5t (
 ,en]gy rese>* & developm5t to improve  
vet]ans' heal?c>e2 &  7#b7 consult ) !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & o!r     
,f$]al ag5cies z appropriate4  7d7      
,report ,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y   
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 
,space1 & ,te*nology & ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee on      
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces & !         
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate1 a report detail+ ! effectiv5ess 
(--  7#a7 ! int]ag5cy coord9ation betwe5
 ea* ,f$]al ag5cy involv$ 9 ! rese>*    
program c>ri$ out "u ?is section2  7#b7 

collaborative rese>* a*ievem5ts ( !     
program2 &  7#c7 pot5tial opportunities 
to exp& ! te*nical capabilities ( !     
,dep>tm5t4  7e7 ,fund+ ,! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs %all devote           
#bg1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is section dur+
 fiscal ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc1 subject 
to ! availability ( appropriations1 to  
come f am\nts made available = m$ical & 
pro/hetic rese>*4 ,?is section %all be  
c>ri$ out us+ funds o!rwise appropriat$ 
by law aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4  #e4 ,artificial intellig5ce1 data
 analytics1 & computational rese>* pilot
 program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all
 c>ry out a pilot program to develop    
tools = big data analytics by utiliz+   
data sets g5]at$ by ,f$]al ag5cies1     
in/itutions ( high] education1 nonpr(it 
rese>* organizations1 & indu/ry 9 ord]  
to advance artificial intellig5ce       
te*nologies to solve complex1 big data  
*all5ges4 ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out ?is
 program ?r\gh a competitive1           
m]it-review$ process1 & consid]         

applications f ,national ,laboratories1 
in/itutions ( high] education1          
multi-in/itutional collaborations1 & o!r
 appropriate entities4  7b7 ,program    
compon5ts ,9 c>ry+ out ! pilot program  
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y 
may-- 7#a7 e/abli% a cross-cutt+ rese>* 
initiative to prev5t duplication &      
coord9ate rese>* ef=ts 9 artificial     
intellig5ce & data analytics across !   
,dep>tm5t2  7#b7 conduct basic rese>* 9 
model+ & simulation1 artificial         
intellig5ce1 ma*9e le>n+1 l>ge scale    
data analytics1 natural language        
process+1 & pr$ictive analysis 9 ord] to
 develop novel or optimiz$ pr$ictive    
algori?ms suitable = high p]=mance      
comput+ sy/ems & l>ge biom$ical data    
sets2  7#c7 develop multiv>iate         
optimization models to accommodate l>ge 
data sets ) v>iable quality & scale 9   
ord] to visualize complex sy/ems2  7#d7 
e/abli% multiple sci5tific comput+ us]  
facilities to s]ve z data enclaves      
capable ( securely /or+ data sets creat$

 by ,f$]al ag5cies1 in/itutions ( high] 
education1 nonpr(it organizations1 or   
indu/ry at ,national ,laboratories2 &   
7#e7 promote collaboration & data %>+   
betwe5 ,national ,laboratories1 rese>*  
entities1 & us] facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 by provid+ ! necess>y access & secure  
data transf] capabilities4  7c7 ,report 
,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate a      
report evaluat+ ! effectiv5ess ( ! pilot
 program "u subsection 7a71 includ+     
basic rese>* discov]ies a*iev$ 9 ! c\rse
 ( ! program & pot5tial opportunities to
 exp& ! te*nical capabilities ( !       
,dep>tm5t ?r\gh ! developm5t (          
artificial intellig5ce & data analytics 
te*nologies4  7d7 ,fund+ ,= purposes (  
c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y (    
,en]gy %all devote #eb1jjj1jjj to c>ry  
out ?is section1 :i* %all include       

#bf1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal ye>s #bjai &   
#bjbj1 subject to ! availability (      
appropriations4 ,?is section %all be    
c>ri$ out us+ funds o!rwise appropriat$ 
by law aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4  #f4 ,sp5d+ limitation ,no        
additional funds are au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act & !    
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 & ?is ,act & 
su* am5dm5ts %all be c>ri$ out us+      
am\nts o!rwise available = su* purpose4 
,septemb] #be1 #bjah ,report$ f !       
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology ) an amendment,september #be1
 #bjah;,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs 
dis*>g$2 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !   
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$