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108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4218
To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 27, 2004
Mrs. Biggert (for herself, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Boehlert, and
Mr. Johnson of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Science
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A BILL
To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991.
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 ``High-Performance Computing
Revitalization Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
Section 4 of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.
5503) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and multidisciplinary
teams of researchers'' after ``high-performance computing
resources'';
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``scientific workstations,'';
(B) by striking ``(including vector supercomputers
and large scale parallel systems)'';
(C) by striking ``and applications'' and inserting
``applications''; and
(D) by inserting ``, and the management of large
data sets'' after ``systems software'';
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``packet switched''; and
(4) by amending paragraphs (5) and (6) to read as follows:
``(5) `Program' means the High-Performance Computing
Research and Development Program described in section 101; and
``(6) `Program Component Areas' means the major subject
areas under which are grouped related individual projects and
activities carried out under the Program.''.
SEC. 3. HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
Title I of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.
5511 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in the title heading, by striking ``AND THE NATIONAL
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK'' and inserting ``RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT'';
(2) in section 101--
(A) the section heading, by striking ``national
high-performance computing'' and inserting ``high-
performance computing research and development'';
(B) in subsection (a)--
(i) in the subsection heading, by striking
``National High-performance Computing'' and
inserting ``High-performance Computing Research
and Development'';
(ii) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and
inserting the following: ``(1) The President
shall implement a High-Performance Computing
Research and Development Program, which shall--
``(A) provide for long-term basic and applied
research on high-performance computing;
``(B) provide for research and development on, and
demonstration of, technologies to advance the capacity
and capabilities of high-performance computing and
networking systems;
``(C) provide for sustained access by the research
community in the United States to high-performance
computing systems that are among the most advanced in
the world in terms of performance in solving scientific
and engineering problems, including provision for
technical support for users of such systems;
``(D) provide for efforts to increase software
availability, productivity, capability, security,
portability, and reliability;
``(E) provide for high-performance networks,
including experimental testbed networks, to enable
research and development on, and demonstration of,
advanced applications enabled by such networks;
``(F) provide for computational science and
engineering research on mathematical modeling and
algorithms for applications in all fields of science
and engineering;
``(G) provide for the technical support of, and
research and development on, high-performance computing
systems and software required to address Grand
Challenges;
``(H) provide for educating and training additional
undergraduate and graduate students in software
engineering, computer science, computer and network
security, applied mathematics, library and information
science, and computational science; and
``(I) provide for improving the security of
computing and networking systems, including Federal
systems, including research required to establish
security standards and practices for these systems.'';
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
(iv) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated
by clause (iii) of this subparagraph--
(I) by striking subparagraph (B);
(II) by redesignating subparagraphs
(A) and (C) as subparagraphs (D) and
(F), respectively;
(III) by inserting before
subparagraph (D), as so redesignated by
subclause (II) of this clause, the
following new subparagraphs:
``(A) establish the goals and priorities for Federal high-
performance computing research, development, networking, and
other activities;
``(B) establish Program Component Areas that implement the
goals established under subparagraph (A), and identify the
Grand Challenges that the Program should address;
``(C) provide for interagency coordination of Federal high-
performance computing research, development, networking, and
other activities undertaken pursuant to the Program;''; and
(IV) by inserting after subparagraph (D),
as so redesignated by subclause (II) of this
clause, the following new subparagraph:
``(E) develop and maintain a research, development, and
deployment roadmap for the provision of high-performance
computing systems under paragraph (1)(C); and''; and
(v) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated by
clause (iii) of this subparagraph--
(I) by striking ``paragraph
(3)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(2)(D)'';
(II) by amending subparagraph (A)
to read as follows:
``(A) provide a detailed description of the Program
Component Areas, including a description of any changes in the
definition of or activities under the Program Component Areas
from the preceding report, and the reasons for such changes,
and a description of Grand Challenges supported under the
Program;'';
(III) in subparagraph (C), by
striking ``specific activities'' and
all that follows through ``the
Network'' and inserting ``each Program
Component Area'';
(IV) in subparagraph (D), by
inserting ``and for each Program
Component Area'' after ``participating
in the Program'';
(V) in subparagraph (D), by
striking ``applies;'' and inserting
``applies; and'';
(VI) by striking subparagraph (E)
and redesignating subparagraph (F) as
subparagraph (E); and
(VII) in subparagraph (E), as so
redesignated by subclause (VI) of this
clause, by inserting ``and the extent
to which the Program incorporates the
recommendations of the advisory
committee established under subsection
(b)'' after ``for the Program'';
(C) in subsection (b)--
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through
(5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E),
respectively;
(ii) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``Advisory
Committee.--'';
(iii) in paragraph (1)(C), as so
redesignated by clauses (i) and (ii) of this
subparagraph, by inserting ``, including
funding levels for the Program Component
Areas'' after ``of the Program'';
(iv) in paragraph (1)(D), as so
redesignated by clauses (i) and (ii) of this
subparagraph, by striking ``computing'' and
inserting ``high-performance computing and
networking''; and
(v) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) In addition to the duties outlined in paragraph (1), the
advisory committee shall conduct periodic evaluations of the funding,
management, coordination, implementation, and activities of the
Program, and shall report not less frequently than once every two
fiscal years to the Committee on Science of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate on its findings and recommendations. The
first report shall be due within one year after the date of enactment
of this paragraph.''; and
(D) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ``Program
or'' and inserting ``Program Component Areas or''; and
(3) by striking sections 102 and 103.
SEC. 4. AGENCY ACTIVITIES.
Title II of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C.
5521 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) of section 201 to read as
follows:
``(a) General Responsibilities.--As part of the Program described
in title I, the National Science Foundation shall--
``(1) support research and development to generate
fundamental scientific and technical knowledge with the
potential of advancing high-performance computing and
networking systems and their applications;
``(2) provide computing and networking infrastructure
support to the research community in the United States,
including the provision of high-performance computing systems
that are among the most advanced in the world in terms of
performance in solving scientific and engineering problems, and
including support for advanced software and applications
development, for all science and engineering disciplines; and
``(3) support basic research and education in all aspects
of high-performance computing and networking.'';
(2) by amending subsection (a) of section 202 to read as
follows:
``(a) General Responsibilities.--As part of the Program described
in title I, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall
conduct basic and applied research in high-performance computing and
networking, with emphasis on--
``(1) computational fluid dynamics, computational thermal
dynamics, and computational aerodynamics;
``(2) scientific data dissemination and tools to enable
data to be fully analyzed and combined from multiple sources
and sensors;
``(3) remote exploration and experimentation; and
``(4) tools for collaboration in system design, analysis,
and testing.'';
(3) in section 203--
(A) by striking subsections (a) through (d) and
inserting the following:
``(a) General Responsibilities.--As part of the Program described
in title I, the Secretary of Energy shall--
``(1) conduct and support basic and applied research in
high-performance computing and networking to support
fundamental research in science and engineering disciplines
related to energy applications; and
``(2) provide computing and networking infrastructure
support, including the provision of high-performance computing
systems that are among the most advanced in the world in terms
of performance in solving scientific and engineering problems,
and including support for advanced software and applications
development, for science and engineering disciplines related to
energy applications.''; and
(B) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(b);
(4) by amending subsection (a) of section 204 to read as
follows:
``(a) General Responsibilities.--As part of the Program described
in title I--
``(1) the National Institute of Standards and Technology
shall--
``(A) conduct basic and applied metrology research
needed to support high-performance computing and
networking systems;
``(B) develop benchmark tests and standards for
high-performance computing and networking systems and
software;
``(C) develop and propose voluntary standards and
guidelines, and develop measurement techniques and test
methods, for the interoperability of high-performance
computing systems in networks and for common user
interfaces to high-performance computing and networking
systems; and
``(D) work with industry and others to develop, and
facilitate the implementation of, high-performance
computing applications to solve science and engineering
problems that are relevant to industry; and
``(2) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
shall conduct basic and applied research on high-performance
computing applications, with emphasis on--
``(A) improving weather forecasting and climate
prediction;
``(B) collection, analysis, and dissemination of
environmental information; and
``(C) development of more accurate models of the
ocean-atmosphere system.''; and
(5) by amending subsection (a) of section 205 to read as
follows:
``(a) General Responsibilities.--As part of the Program described
in title I, the Environmental Protection Agency shall conduct basic and
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