[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 141 (Friday, August 7, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E733]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021

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                               speech of

                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 30, 2020

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of my amendment to 
redirect an additional $25 million within the Department of Energy 
Office of Science to increase support for the Argonne Leadership 
Computing Facility.
  The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility is at a critical moment as 
it prepares for the 2021 deployment of Aurora, the first exascale 
computer in the United States if not the world. As planned, Aurora will 
be able to perform one quintillion, or one billion billion, operations 
per second.
  My amendment will allow America to reach this goal. Argonne's 
Leadership Computing Facility needs the additional funds to cover 
increased cost of High-Bandwidth Memory, which will be necessary to 
reach and sustain exascale computing performance. Without additional 
funding to support Aurora's memory, the entire exascale project is at 
risk, and the resulting smaller machine will not be able to perform all 
of the powerful computations planned.
  If fully funded, America will remain competitive in the global 
supercomputing race. Additionally, our scientists will gain a powerful 
tool for research in drug discovery, energy production, materials 
science, and additive manufacturing.
  It is an economic and national security imperative that the United 
States maintains leadership in supercomputing by developing an exascale 
computer as planned. I ask my colleagues to support this amendment.

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