3.0.0 3459 2023-01-11T13:23:06Z 2023-01-11T13:23:06Z Senate S S 2012-07-31 112 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-07-31T15:31:36Z Department of Energy High-End Computing Act of 2012 112 6454 HR 2012-10-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Related bill CRS 2012-07-31 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5734-5735) IntroReferral 2012-07-31 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5734) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-07-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS N A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2012-07-31 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2012-07-31 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2012-09-12 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2012-09-12 False Energy Computers and information technology Department of Energy Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding Research and development Energy 00 2012-07-31 Introduced in Senate 2012-10-11T21:17:39Z Department of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act of 2012 - Renames the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 as the Department of Energy High-End Computing Act of 2012.

Defines "exascale computing" as computing through the use of a computing machine that performs near or above 10 to the 18th power floating point operations per second.

Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) conduct a research program to develop exascale computing machines to promote DOE missions; (2) coordinate the development of such machines across all applicable DOE agencies; and (3) implement the program through an integration of application, computer science, and computer hardware architecture using public-private partnerships to ensure that exascale computing machines are capable of solving DOE target applications and scientific problems.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2013-FY2015.

]]> Department of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act of 2012 Display Title Department of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 to improve the high-end computing research and development program of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Department of Energy High-End Computing Improvement Act of 2012 Introduced in Senate 2012-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3459is/xml/BILLS-112s3459is.xml 2012-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5734-5735) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.