[House Report 108-578]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



108th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     108-578

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   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HIGH-END COMPUTING REVITALIZATION ACT OF 2004

                                _______
                                

  July 1, 2004.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Boehlert, from the Committee on Science, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 4516]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Science, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 4516) to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a 
program of research and development to advance high-end 
computing, having considered the same, report favorably thereon 
with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do 
pass.

                                CONTENTS

                                                                   Page
   I.  Amendment......................................................2
  II.  Purpose of the Bill............................................3
 III.  Background and Need for the Legislation........................3
  IV.  Summary of Hearings............................................4
   V.  Committee Actions..............................................5
  VI.  Summary of Major Provisions of the Bill........................5
 VII.  Section-by-Section Analysis (by Title and Section).............6
VIII.  Committee Views................................................7
  IX.  Cost Estimate..................................................7
   X.  Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate......................8
  XI.  Compliance With Public Law 104-4 (Unfunded Mandates)...........9
 XII.  Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations...............9
XIII.  Statement on General Performance Goals and Objectives..........9
 XIV.  Constitutional Authority Statement.............................9
  XV.  Federal Advisory Committee Statement...........................9
 XVI.  Congressional Accountability Act...............................9
XVII.  Statement on Preemption of State, Local, or Tribal Law.........9
XVIII. Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported..........9

 XIX.  Committee Recommendations.....................................10
  XX.  Proceedings of the Subcommittee Markup........................11
 XXI.  Proceedings of the Full Committee Markup......................25

                              I. AMENDMENT

    The amendment is as follows:
    Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Energy High-End 
Computing Revitalization Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

  For purposes of this Act:
          (1) High-end computing system.--The term ``high-end computing 
        system'' means a computing system with performance that 
        substantially exceeds that of systems that are commonly 
        available for advanced scientific and engineering applications.
          (2) Leadership system.--The term ``Leadership System'' means 
        a high-end computing system that is among the most advanced in 
        the world in terms of performance in solving scientific and 
        engineering problems.
          (3) Institution of higher education.--The term ``institution 
        of higher education'' has the meaning given the term in section 
        101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
          (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Energy.

SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HIGH-END COMPUTING RESEARCH AND 
                    DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

  (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a program of research 
and development (involving software and hardware) to advance high-end 
computing systems, and shall develop and deploy such systems for 
advanced scientific and engineering applications.
  (b) Program.--The program shall--
          (1) support both individual investigators and 
        multidisciplinary teams of investigators;
          (2) conduct research in multiple architectures, which may 
        include vector, reconfigurable logic, streaming, processor-in-
        memory, and multithreading architectures;
          (3) conduct research on software for high-end computing 
        systems, including research on algorithms, programming 
        environments, tools, languages, and operating systems for high-
        end computing systems, in collaboration with architecture 
        development efforts;
          (4) provide for sustained access by the research community in 
        the United States to high-end computing systems and to 
        Leadership Systems, including provision for technical support 
        for users of such systems;
          (5) support technology transfer to the private sector and 
        others in accordance with applicable law; and
          (6) ensure that the high-end computing activities of the 
        Department of Energy are coordinated with relevant activities 
        in industry and with other Federal agencies, including the 
        National Science Foundation, the Defense Advanced Research 
        Projects Agency, the National Security Agency, the National 
        Institutes of Health, the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration, the National Institute of Standards and 
        Technology, and the Environmental Protection Agency.
  (c) Leadership Systems Facilities.--
          (1) In general.--As part of the program carried out under 
        this Act, the Secretary shall establish and operate Leadership 
        Systems facilities to--
                  (A) conduct advanced scientific and engineering 
                research and development using Leadership Systems; and
                  (B) develop potential advancements in high-end 
                computing system hardware and software.
          (2) Administration.--In carrying out this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall provide access to Leadership Systems on a 
        competitive, merit-reviewed basis to researchers in United 
        States industry, institutions of higher education, national 
        laboratories, and other Federal agencies.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  In addition to amounts otherwise made available for high-end 
computing, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to 
carry out this Act--
  (a) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
  (b) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
  (c) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.

                        II. PURPOSE OF THE BILL

    The purpose of the bill is to authorize a program at the 
Department of Energy (DOE) to support research and development 
(including the development of hardware and software) to advance 
high-end computing systems and to develop and deploy such 
systems for advanced scientific and engineering applications.

              III. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR THE LEGISLATION

State of high-performance computing in the world today

    High-performance computers (also called supercomputers or 
high-end computers) are an essential component of U.S. 
scientific, industrial, and military competitiveness. However, 
the fastest and most efficient supercomputer in the world 
today--the ``Earth Simulator''--is in Japan, not the U.S.
    The success of Japan's Earth Simulator has caused a great 
deal of soul-searching in the high-performance computing 
community in the U.S. The Earth Simulator reflects a serious, 
sustained investment by the Japanese government in research, 
development, and construction of a customized computer designed 
to be the best in the world at tackling specific scientific and 
engineering tasks, including climate modeling and earthquake 
simulation. While Japan pursued this course, the U.S. chose to 
favor the use of commercially available components for 
constructing high-performance computers. An advantage of this 
approach was that it made high-performance computers more cost-
effective to develop by leveraging development costs against a 
larger market. A disadvantage was that certain kinds of 
research questions are difficult to pursue on the kinds of 
computers that can be built with commercial components.

The role of the U.S. Government in high-performance computing

    Despite the recent technical success of the Japanese, most 
experts still rate the U.S. as highly competitive in high-
performance computing. The depth and strength of U.S. 
capability stems in part from the sustained research and 
development program carried out by federal science agencies 
under an interagency program codified by the High-Performance 
Computing Act of 1991. That Act is widely credited with 
reinvigorating U.S. high-performance computing capabilities 
after a period of relative decline during the late 1980s.
    The Federal government promotes high-performance computing 
in several different ways. First, it funds research and 
development at universities, government laboratories and 
companies to help develop new computer hardware and software; 
second, it funds the purchase of high-performance computers for 
universities and government laboratories; and third, it 
provides access to high-performance computers for a wide 
variety of researchers by allowing them to use government-
supported computers at universities and government 
laboratories.
    According to the National Coordination Office of the 
National Information Technology Research and Development 
Program (NITRD), 11 agencies or offices participate in the 
high-end computing elements of the NITRD program. The total 
NITRD budget for all 11 agencies in Fiscal Year 2003 (FY03) for 
high-performance computing was $862.6 million. The largest 
research and development programs were at the National Science 
Foundation (NSF), $287.7 million, and the DOE Office of 
Science, $135.7 million. Other major agency activities (with 
funding ranging between $60 and $115 million) were at the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Defense Advanced 
Research Projects Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA), and DOE's National Nuclear Security 
Administration (NNSA). These budget estimates do not include 
the procurement costs for high-performance computers purchased 
by agencies such as NNSA and the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for computational science 
related to their missions.

                        IV. SUMMARY OF HEARINGS

    On July 16, 2003, the Committee on Science held a hearing 
to examine whether the United States was losing ground to 
foreign competitors in the production and use of supercomputers 
and whether federal agencies' proposed paths for advancing our 
supercomputing capabilities were adequate to maintain or regain 
the U.S. lead.
    The Committee heard testimony from Dr. Raymond Orbach, 
Director of the Department of Energy's Office of Science; Dr. 
Peter Freeman, Assistant Director for Computing and Information 
Sciences and Engineering at the National Science Foundation; 
Dr. Daniel Reed, Director of the National Center for 
Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at 
Urbana-Champaign; and Dr. Vincent Scarafino, Manager for 
Numerically Intensive Computing at Ford Motor Company. 
Witnesses described the status of federal agencies' efforts to 
coordinate and leverage high-end computation investments. 
Witnesses also stressed the importance of high-performance 
computing to virtually every field of scientific endeavor, and 
to maintaining the competitiveness of U.S. industry in the 
global marketplace.
    On May 13, 2004, the Committee on Science held a hearing to 
examine the current state of federal high-performance computing 
research and development activities. At the hearing, Dr. John 
Marburger, Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy (OSTP) released the report of OSTP's High-End Computing 
Revitalization Task Force, Federal Plan for High-End Computing, 
which recommends that the federal government renew its 
commitment to making the most advanced high-performance 
computing infrastructure available to U.S. scientists and 
engineers.
    The other witnesses also voiced their support for renewed 
investments in high-performance computing infrastructure. The 
Committee heard testimony from Dr. Irving Wladawsky-Berger, 
Vice President for Technology and Strategy, IBM Corporation; 
Dr. Daniel Reed, Director of the Renaissance Computing Center 
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and Dr. 
Rick Stevens, Director of the Mathematics and Computer science 
division at Argonne National Laboratory. Witnesses noted the 
importance of the federal role in high-performance computing to 
ensure U.S. leadership in the field, and to ensure that U.S. 
researchers in industry and academia have access to the most 
advanced high-performance computing systems.

                          V. COMMITTEE ACTIONS

    On June 3, 2004 Representative Judy Biggert and 
Representative Lincoln Davis introduced H.R. 4516, the 
Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 
2004.
    The Energy Subcommittee of the Committee on Science met on 
Tuesday, June 15, 2004, to consider the bill.
     No amendments were offered.
     Mr. Larson moved that the Subcommittee favorably 
report the bill, H.R. 4516, to the Full Committee on Science, 
and that staff be instructed to make technical and conforming 
changes to the bill in accordance with the recommendations of 
the Subcommittee. The motion was agreed to by a voice vote.
    The Full Committee on Science met on Wednesday, June 16, 
2004, to consider the bill.
     Mrs. Biggert offered an amendment to delete the 
Findings section of the bill, and to make technical 
corrections. The amendment was agreed to by a voice vote.
     Mr. Sherman offered an amendment to require 
studies of the societal, ethical, and legal implications of 
creating artificial intelligence. A unanimous consent request 
to withdraw the amendment was agreed to.
     Mr. Gordon moved that the Committee favorably 
report the bill, H.R. 4516, as amended, to the House with the 
recommendation that the bill as amended do pass, and that the 
staff be instructed to make technical and conforming changes to 
the bill as amended and prepare the legislative report and that 
the Chairman take all necessary steps to bring the bill before 
the House for consideration. With a quorum present, the motion 
was agreed to by a voice vote.

              VI. SUMMARY OF MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE BILL

     The bill requires the Secretary of Energy to 
develop and deploy high-end computing systems for advanced 
scientific and engineering applications.
     The bill further requires that the Department of 
Energy's high-end computing program support individual 
investigators and multi-disciplinary teams of investigators; 
conduct research on multiple computing architectures; conduct 
research on algorithms, programming environments, tools, 
languages, and operating systems; support technology transfer 
to the private sector; and coordinate with industry and other 
federal agencies.
     The bill also requires the Secretary to establish 
and operate Leadership Systems facilities that would provide 
the U.S. research community with sustained access to high-
performance computing resources. Leadership Systems are defined 
in the bill as high-end computing systems that are among the 
most advanced in the world in terms of performance in solving 
scientific and engineering problems. These Leadership Systems 
are to be made available on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis 
to researchers in U.S. industry, institutions of higher 
education, national laboratories, and other federal agencies.
     In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
for high-end computing, the bill authorizes the expenditure of 
$50 million for fiscal year 2005, $55 million for fiscal year 
2006, and $60 million for fiscal year 2007.

        VII. SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS (BY TITLE AND SECTION)

Sec. 1. Short title

    `` Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization 
Act of 2004.''

Sec. 2. Definitions

    Defines terms used in the Act, including:
     High-end computing system: the term ``high-end 
computing system'' means a computing system with performance 
that substantially exceeds systems that are commonly available 
for advanced scientific and engineering applications;
     Leadership System: the term ``Leadership System'' 
means a high-end computing system that is among the most 
advanced in the world in terms of performance in solving 
scientific and engineering problems.

Sec. 3. Department of Energy high-end computing research and 
        development program

    Requires the Secretary of Energy to carry out a high-end 
computing (HEC) research and development program. Requires the 
Secretary to develop and deploy HEC systems for advanced 
scientific and engineering systems. Requires the program to:
     Support both individual investigators and 
multidisciplinary teams of investigators;
     Conduct research on multiple HEC architectures;
     Conduct research in algorithms, programming 
environments, tools, languages, and operating systems for HEC 
systems in collaboration with architecture development efforts;
     Provide for sustained access by the research 
community in the United States to HEC systems and to Leadership 
Systems, including the provision of technical support for users 
of such systems;
     Support technology transfer to the private sector;
     Ensure that Department of Energy HEC activities 
are coordinated with industry and with other Federal agencies.
    Requires the Secretary to establish and operate Leadership 
Systems facilities to conduct advanced scientific and 
engineering research and development using Leadership Systems, 
and to develop potential advancements in HEC system hardware 
and software. Requires the Secretary to provide access to 
Leadership Systems on competitive, merit-reviewed basis to 
researchers in United States industry, institutions of higher 
education, national laboratories, and other Federal agencies.

Sec. 4. Authorization of appropriations

    Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Energy to 
carry out this Act:
     $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
     $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
     $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.

                         VIII. COMMITTEE VIEWS

Assuring U.S. researchers sustained access to high-performance 
        computing infrastructure

    The Committee believes that DOE's Office of Science must 
provide U.S. researchers with sustained access to high-
performance computers that are among the most advanced in the 
world in terms of performance in solving scientific and 
engineering problems. This is necessary in order for the U.S. 
to maintain its position as a world leader in scientific and 
engineering fields and in technology innovation. By ``among the 
most advanced in the world,'' the Committee means general 
purpose scientific computing systems that would rank among the 
top few systems in existence in performance (1) on widely 
accepted standardized tests, such as the LINPACK Benchmark used 
to generate the Top 500 list; and (2) on actual production 
codes for solving the most demanding problems in science and 
engineering disciplines. The Committee intends that such 
computing systems be equivalent to ``Leadership Systems'' as 
described in the May 10, 2004 report of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy, Federal Plan for High-End Computing.
    The Committee is supportive of recent initiatives to make 
DOE's Office of Science high-performance computing resources 
more broadly available to researchers not otherwise supported 
by DOE and to allocate those resources on a competitive, merit-
reviewed basis. The Committee encourages DOE to increase the 
quantity of supercomputing resources allocated to U.S. 
researchers in this fashion and to provide information to the 
research community on the long-term availability of these 
resources.
    But the most advanced high-performance computing hardware, 
on its own, will not be enough to enable researchers to conduct 
the most advanced science. The Committee believes that the 
development of software, applications, networking, and data 
storage and management techniques, including support for the 
applied mathematics required to develop advanced software and 
algorithms, will be essential to enable researchers to make 
effective use of the high-performance computing resources made 
available under this Act.

                           IX. COST ESTIMATE

    A cost estimate and comparison prepared by the Director of 
the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 has been timely submitted to 
the Committee on Science prior to the filing of this report and 
is included in Section X of this report pursuant to House Rule 
XIII, clause 3(c)(3).
    H.R. 4516 does not contain new budget authority, credit 
authority, or changes in revenues or tax expenditures. Assuming 
that the sums authorized under the bill are appropriated, H.R. 
4516 does authorize additional discretionary spending, as 
described in the Congressional Budget Office report on the 
bill, which is contained in Section X of this report.

              X. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                     Washington, DC, June 24, 2004.
Hon. Sherwood L. Boehlert,
Chairman, Committee on Science,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 4516, the 
Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 
2004.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Kathleen 
Gramp.
            Sincerely,
                                     Elizabeth M. Robinson,
                               (For Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director).
    Enclosure.

H.R. 4516--Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act 
        of 2004

    Summary: H.R. 4516 would authorize the appropriation of 
$165 million to the Department of Energy (DOE), over fiscal 
years 2005 through 2007, for certain activities related to 
high-end computing systems. The bill would direct DOE to 
conduct research and development (R&D) on ways to advance the 
capabilities of high-end computing systems and to establish and 
operate leadership-class facilities. The bill would define 
high-end computing systems to include those computing systems 
that substantially exceed the performance of systems commonly 
available for scientific and engineering applications. 
Leadership systems would be those whose performance is among 
the most advanced in the world.
    CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 4516 would cost $165 
million over the 2005-2009 period, assuming appropriation of 
the authorized amounts. Enacting H.R. 4516 would have no effect 
on direct spending or revenues.
    H.R. 4516 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) 
and would impose no costs on state, local, and tribal 
governments.
    Estimated cost to the Federal Government: The estimated 
budgetary impact of H.R. 4516 is shown in the following table. 
For this estimate, CBO assumes that the bill will be enacted 
near the end of 2004 and that the amounts specified in the bill 
will be appropriated near the beginning of each fiscal year. We 
assume outlays will follow historical patterns for DOE R&D 
activities. The costs of this legislation fall within budget 
function 250 (general science, space, and technology).

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                                                                  By fiscal year, in millions of dollars--
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
                                                              2004     2005     2006     2007     2008     2009
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                                        SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION

Spending Under Current Law for DOE R&D on Certain High-End
 Computing Systemns:
    Budget Authority \1\..................................       38        0        0        0        0        0
    Estimated Outlays.....................................       19       17        2        0        0        0
Proposed Changes:
    Authorized Level......................................        0       50       55       60        0        0
    Estimated Outlays.....................................        0       25       50       57       30        3
Spending Under H.R. 4516:
    Authorization Level \1\...............................       38       50       55       60        0        0
    Estimated Outlays.....................................       19       42       52       57       30        3
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\1\ The 2004 level is the amount that Office of Management and Budget estimates was appropriated for activities
  like those authorized in H.R. 4516.

    Intergovernmental and private-sector impact: H.R. 4516 
contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as 
defined in UMRA and would impose no costs on state, local, and 
tribal governments.
    Estimate prepared by: Federal Costs: Kathleen Gramp; Impact 
on State, Local, and Tribal Governments: Greg Waring; and 
Impact on the Private Sector: Jean Talarico.
    Estimate approved by: Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant 
Director for Budget Analysis.

        XI. COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4 (UNFUNDED MANDATES)

    H.R. 4516 contains no unfunded mandates.

         XII. COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee on Science's oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

      XIII. STATEMENT ON GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

    Pursuant to clause (3)(c) of House rule XIII, the goals of 
H.R. 4516 are to establish a Program at the Department of 
Energy to support research and development (including the 
development of hardware and software) to advance high-end 
computing systems and to develop and deploy such systems for 
advanced scientific and engineering applications; and to 
authorize appropriations for the Department of Energy to carry 
out the Program.

                XIV. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

    Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
States grants Congress the authority to enact H.R. 4516.

                XV. FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

    H.R. 4516 does not establish nor authorize the 
establishment of any advisory committee.

                 XVI. CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

    The Committee finds that H.R. 4516 does not relate to the 
terms and conditions of employment or access to public services 
or accommodations within the meaning of section 102(b)(3) of 
the Congressional Accountability Act (Public Law 104-1).

      XVII. STATEMENT ON PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL LAW

    This bill is not intended to preempt any state, local, or 
tribal law.

      XVIII. CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

    This legislation does not amend any existing Federal 
statute.

                     XIX. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    On June 16, 2004, a quorum being present, the Committee on 
Science favorably reported H.R. 4516, The Department of Energy 
High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004, by a voice vote, 
and recommended its enactment.


  XX. PROCEEDINGS OF THE MARKUP BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY ON H.R. 
  4516, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HIGH-END COMPUTING REVITALIZATION ACT OF 
                                  2004

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                         TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2004

                  House of Representatives,
                            Subcommittee on Energy,
                                      Committee on Science,
                                                    Washington, DC.

    The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 2:10 p.m., in 
Room 2318 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Judy 
Biggert [Chairwoman of the Subcommittee] presiding.
    Chairwoman Biggert. Good afternoon. The Subcommittee will 
be in order. I apologize for being late. After a two-day 
markup, we are having votes at this very moment, so I did get 
three out of five in, so it was time to leave.
    Pursuant to notice, the Subcommittee on Energy meets today 
to consider the following measures: H.R. 4516, to require the 
Secretary of Energy to carry out a program of research and 
development to advance high-end computing; and H.R. 3890, To 
Reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and 
Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988. I ask unanimous consent 
for authority to recess the Subcommittee at any point. Without 
objection, it is so ordered.
    We will now proceed with opening statements, and I will 
start.
    I want to thank you all for attending today's markup. The 
two bills the Energy Subcommittee will consider this afternoon 
are non-controversial in nature, and I anticipate that we will 
complete our business here quite quickly. The first bill before 
the Subcommittee is H.R. 4516, the Department of Energy High-
End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004, which I sponsored 
along with my Democratic colleague, Lincoln Davis. This bill 
would authorize a program of research and development in high-
end computing at the Department of Energy. Next, the 
Subcommittee will consider H.R. 3890, a bill to reauthorize the 
Metals Initiative at the Department of Energy, sponsored by Ms. 
Hart. Representative Hart's bill will help the metals industry, 
one of our most energy-intensive industries, to develop more 
energy-efficient processes.
    Let me speak for a moment about the legislation H.R. 4516, 
DOE's High-Energy Computing Revitalization Act of 2004. This 
bill requires the Secretary of Energy to establish and operate 
high-end computing facilities involving leadership-class 
machines that are among the most elite in the world. The bill 
also directs the Secretary to conduct advanced scientific and 
engineering research and development using these leadership-
class systems, and to continue to advance the capabilities of 
high-end computing hardware and software. Finally, the bill 
requires that these computing facilities be made available on a 
competitive, peer-reviewed basis to researchers with U.S. 
industry, institutions of higher education, national 
laboratories, and other federal agencies.
    Last fall, the Department of Energy's Office of Science 
released its ``20-year Facilities Plan,'' a prioritized list of 
the most important facilities needed to advance multiple fields 
of scientific endeavor over the next two decades. The second 
highest priority identified on the Department's list was ultra-
scale computing. Ultra-scale, or high-end, computing ranks at 
the top of the Department of Energy's priority list, because 
these computers are essential tools for achieving the next 
generation of scientific breakthroughs in a variety of 
disciplines. These powerful machines are used to complement 
theory and experimentation in plasma physics and fusion, 
astrophysics, nuclear physics, and genomes, all fields central 
to the Department of Energy's mission.
    In many cases, dramatic breakthroughs will require us to 
increase computing power by a factor of 100, or, in some cases, 
by a factor of 1,000. While obtaining these increases may seem 
daunting, the history of computer development has taught us 
that with a sustained commitment to research, such gains are 
within our reach.
    The bill we are marking up today also complements a new 
initiative recently advanced by the Department. Last month, 
Secretary Abraham announced the selection of a team including 
Argonne National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and 
other partners to develop and build a new high-end computing 
facility. When completed, this facility will outpace the 
world's current number one computer, Japan's Earth Simulator. 
By renewing our commitment to high-end computing research and 
development at the Department of Energy, the United States can 
regain its distinction as home to the world's most powerful 
computer.
    [The prepared statement of Mrs. Biggert follows:]

              Prepared Statement of Chairman Judy Biggert

    I want to thank you all for attending today's markup. The two bills 
the Energy Subcommittee will consider this morning are non-
controversial in nature, and I anticipate that we will complete our 
business here quite quickly.
    The first bill before the Subcommittee is H.R. 4516, the Department 
of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004, which I 
sponsored along with my Democratic colleague, Lincoln Davis. This bill 
would authorize a program of research and development in high-end 
computing at the Department of Energy. Next, the Subcommittee will 
consider H.R. 3890, a bill to reauthorize the metals initiative at the 
Department of Energy, sponsored by Ms. Hart. Representative Hart's bill 
will help the metals industry, one of our most energy intensive 
industries, to develop more energy efficient processes.
    Let me speak for a moment about my legislation, H.R. 4516, the DOE 
High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004. This bill requires the 
Secretary of Energy to establish and operate high-end computing 
facilities involving ``leadership-class'' machines that are among the 
most elite in the world. My bill also directs the Secretary to conduct 
advanced scientific and engineering research and development using 
these leadership class systems, and to continue to advance the 
capabilities of high-end computing hardware and software. Finally, the 
bill requires that these computing facilities be made available on a 
competitive, peer-reviewed basis to researchers with U.S. industry, 
institutions of higher education, national laboratories, and other 
federal agencies.
    Last fall, the Department of Energy's Office of Science released 
its twenty-year facilities plan, a prioritized list of the most 
important facilities needed to advance multiple fields of scientific 
endeavor over the next two decades. The second highest priority 
identified on the Department's list was ``ultra-scale computing.''
    Ultra-scale or high-end computing ranks at the top of the 
Department of Energy's priority list because these computers are 
essential tools for achieving the next generation of scientific 
breakthroughs in a variety of disciplines. These powerful machines are 
used to complement theory and experimentation in plasma physics and 
fusion, astrophysics, nuclear physics, and genomics, all fields central 
to the Department of Energy's mission.
    In many cases, dramatic breakthroughs will require us to increase 
computing power by a factor of a hundred, or in some cases, by a factor 
of a thousand. While attaining these increases may seem daunting, the 
history of computer development has taught us that with a sustained 
commitment to research, such gains are within our reach.
    The bill we are marking up today also complements a new initiative 
recently advanced by the Department. Last month, Secretary Abraham 
announced the selection of a team, including Argonne National 
Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and other partners to 
develop and build a new high-end computing facility. When completed, 
this new facility will outpace the world's current ``number one'' 
computer, Japan's Earth Simulator.
    By renewing our commitment to high-end computing research and 
development at the Department of Energy, the United States can regain 
its distinction as home to the world's most powerful computer.
    Thank you.

    Chairwoman Biggert. I now recognize Mr. Larson for five 
minutes to present his opening remarks.
    Mr. Larson. Thank you, Madame Chair. I join with you in the 
sentiments that you have expressed that the two bills that we 
are about to undertake are one that enjoy unanimous support of 
the Subcommittee, and we look forward to their passage in 
taking them before the Committee of the whole. And I would like 
to congratulate both Congresswoman Hart and also yourself and 
Congressman Lincoln Davis for your hard work in putting forth 
this legislation.
    Madame Chair, I am pleased to join you in supporting the 
Department of Energy's High-End Computing Revitalization Act 
that is before the Subcommittee today. I want to congratulate 
you and Congressman Lincoln Davis on our side of the aisle for 
all of your hard work in developing this important bill. It has 
been a bipartisan effort, as you know, that culminated in an 
excellent legislative product deserving of the support of the 
Subcommittee.
    The activities authorized at Department of Energy by H.R. 
4516 will help to ensure that United States researchers have 
the tools they need now and in the future to make progress in 
science and engineering research and to generate the new ideas 
that will underpin future technology products and services. The 
bill will reenergize the Department of Energy's R&D efforts in 
supercomputing, which have been at the forefront in past 
development of high-end computing capabilities, as you have 
previously noted. The resources authorized will provide 
researchers with access to the most powerful computing systems 
and will also support the education and training of new 
scientists and engineers in computer and computational 
sciences.
    [The prepared statement of Mr. Larson follows:]

            Prepared Statement of Representative John Larson

    Madam Chair, I am pleased to join you in supporting the Department 
of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act that is before the 
Subcommittee today.
    I want to congratulate you and Congressman Lincoln Davis, on this 
side of the aisle, for all of your hard work in developing this 
important bill. It has been a bipartisan effort that culminated in an 
excellent legislative product deserving of the support of the 
Subcommittee.
    The activities authorized at the Department of Energy by H.R. 4516 
will help to ensure that U.S. researchers have the tools they need now 
and in the future to make progress in science and engineering research 
and to generate the new ideas that will underpin future technology 
products and services.
    The bill will re-energize the Department of Energy's R&D efforts in 
supercomputing, which have been at the forefront in the past 
development of high-end computing capabilities. The resources 
authorized will provide researchers with access to the most powerful 
computing systems and will also support the education and training of 
new scientists and engineers in computer and computational sciences.
    I would like to yield now to the co-author of the bill, Congressman 
Lincoln Davis, for any comments he may wish to make on the legislation.

    Mr. Larson. I would also seek unanimous consent, and I know 
that Mr. Davis is not here, and I know how hard he has worked 
on this proposal and would seek unanimous consent to submit, 
for the record, any remarks that Mr. Davis, who I know is also 
probably detained by a markup and is unable to be here at this 
point.
    Chairwoman Biggert. Without objection, all Members' opening 
statements will be placed in the record at this time.
    [The prepared statement of Mr. Davis follows:]

           Prepared Statement of Representative Lincoln Davis

    Madam Chair, I am pleased to have joined you in introducing H.R. 
4516, the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 
2004. Thank you for bringing the measure before the Energy Subcommittee 
for its consideration today.
    In response to the need for greater resources and focus on high-end 
computing, we have introduced H.R. 4516. This bill authorizes 
activities at the Department of Energy to advance high-end computing. 
This is a technology that is needed to address urgent challenges 
related to national security, economic competitiveness, health care, 
and environmental protection.
    H.R. 4516 focuses on activities at the Department of Energy, which 
has been a major player in the development of supercomputing since its 
earliest days. DOE has taken a leadership position in attempting to 
advance high-end computing as is evident from the recent award to Oak 
Ridge National Laboratory to lead a partnership to build the world's 
most powerful supercomputer by 2007. I am particularly proud that the 
Center for Computational Sciences at Oak Ridge will be the new home of 
the world's fastest computer.
    H.R. 4516 authorizes R&D activities needed to develop future high-
end computing systems and provides for the sustained development and 
deployment of the most capable computing systems for use by U.S. 
researchers from academia, industry and federal labs. These will be 
truly national resources that will address important problems requiring 
the most powerful computational capabilities.
    H.R. 4516 responds to an identified national need. I commend the 
bill to my colleagues, and ask for their support in reporting it 
favorably to the Full Committee.

    Chairwoman Biggert. We will first consider the bill H.R. 
4516, a bill to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a 
program of research and development to advance high-end 
computing. Since I have already discussed the bill in my 
opening statement, I would recognize Mr. Larson, however, I 
think that you have also covered the bill in your opening 
statement----
    Mr. Larson. Yes.
    Chairwoman Biggert.--but if you would like to make some 
more remarks. Otherwise, without objection, all Members may 
place opening statements in the record at this time.
    I ask unanimous consent that the bill is considered as read 
and open to amendment at any point. Without objection, so 
ordered.
    Are there any amendments? Hearing none, the question is on 
the bill, H.R. 4516, to require the Secretary of Energy to 
carry out a program of research and development to advance 
high-end computing, as amended. All those in favor will say 
aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the Chair, the ayes 
have it.
    I will now offer--recognize Mr. Larson to offer a motion.
    Mr. Larson. Thank you, Madame Chairwoman. I move that the 
Subcommittee favorably report the bill H.R. 4516 to the Full 
Committee. Further, I ask unanimous consent that the staff be 
instructed to make all necessary technical and conforming 
changes to the bill in accordance with the recommendation of 
the Subcommittee.
    Chairwoman Biggert. The question is on the motion to report 
the bill. Those in favor will say aye. Those opposed will say 
no. The ayes have it, and the motion is agreed to.
    Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon 
the table.
    This concludes our Subcommittee markup. And I thank you 
all. And again, I apologize for being late. My one goal always 
is to be on time and to start our meetings on time. So once 
again, thank you for coming, and the Chair declares the 
Subcommittee adjourned.
    [Whereupon, at 2:20 p.m., the Subcommittee was adjourned.]


                               Appendix:

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 H.R. 4516, Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act 
           of 2004; Section-by-Section Analysis of H.R. 4516


  Section-by-Section Analysis of H.R. 4516, the Department of Energy 
             High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004

Sec. 1. Short Title

    ``Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 
2004.''

Sec. 2. Findings

    States a number of finding by Congress with respect to high-end 
computing (HEC), including:
          HEC is a critical component of the Nation's 
        scientific, military, and economic competitiveness
          Deployment of the Earth System Simulator in Japan 
        challenges U.S. leadership in HEC
          Promising new architectures that may be better suited 
        to different applications should be developed along with 
        software that improves HEC systems efficiency
          HEC development efforts should include research in 
        algorithms, programming environments, tools, languages, and 
        operating systems for HEC systems in collaboration with 
        architecture development efforts
          Government support is required to drive accelerated 
        HEC system innovation
          The Office of Science in the Department of Energy is 
        well qualified to lead research in HEC, networking technology, 
        and information technology.

Sec. 3. Definitions

    Defines terms used in the Act, including:
          High-end computing system--the term ``high-end 
        computing system'' means a computing system with performance 
        that substantially exceeds systems that are commonly available 
        for advanced scientific and engineering applications
          Leadership System--the term ``Leadership System'' 
        means a high-end computing system that is among the most 
        advanced in the world in terms of performance in solving 
        scientific and engineering problems.

Sec. 4.  Department of Energy High-End Computing Research and 
                    Development Program

    Requires the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Director of 
the Office of Science, to carry out a HEC research and development 
(R&D) program. Requires the Secretary to develop and deploy HEC systems 
for advanced scientific and engineering systems. Requires the program 
to:
          Support both individual investigators and 
        multidisciplinary teams of investigators
          Conduct research on multiple HEC architectures
          Conduct research in algorithms, programming 
        environments, tools, languages, and operating systems for HEC 
        systems in collaboration with architecture development efforts
          Provide for sustained access by the research 
        community in the United States to HEC systems and to Leadership 
        Systems, including the provision for technical support for 
        users of such systems
          Support technology transfer to the private sector
          Ensure that Department of Energy HEC activities are 
        coordinated with industry and with other federal agencies
    Requires the Secretary to establish and operate Leadership Systems 
facilities to conduct advanced scientific and engineering R&D using 
Leadership Systems, and to develop potential advancements in HEC system 
hardware and software. Requires the Secretary to provide access to 
Leadership Systems on competitive, merit-reviewed basis to researchers 
in United States industry, institutions of higher education, national 
laboratories, and other federal agencies.

Sec. 5. Authorization of Appropriations

    Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Energy to carry out 
this Act:
          $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005
          $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2006
          $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2007


XXI. PROCEEDINGS OF THE FULL COMMITTEE MARKUP ON H.R. 4516, DEPARTMENT 
        OF ENERGY HIGH-END COMPUTING REVITALIZATION ACT OF 2004

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                        WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004

                  House of Representatives,
                                      Committee on Science,
                                                    Washington, DC.

    The Committee met, pursuant to call, at 10:10 a.m., in Room 
2318 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Sherwood L. 
Boehlert [Chairman of the Committee] presiding.
    Chairman Boehlert. The Committee on Science will be in 
order. Pursuant to notice, the Committee on Science meets today 
to consider the following measures: H.R. 3890, To Reauthorize 
the Steel and Aluminum Conservation and Technology 
Competitiveness Act of 1988; H.R. 3598, Manufacturing 
Technology Competitiveness Act of 2004; H.R. 4218, High-
Performance Computing Revitalization Act of 2004; and H.R. 
4516, Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization 
Act of 2004. I ask unanimous consent for the authority to 
recess the Committee at any point during consideration of these 
matters. And without objection, it is so ordered.
    We will now proceed with opening statements, and I will 
lead off.
    I am going to keep my remarks very brief, because we have a 
long markup ahead of us. I would simply point out that once 
again we have come up with a good set of bipartisan bills that 
prepare our nation for the future. We have Ms. Hart's metals 
bill, which will help our nation save energy, helping the steel 
and aluminum industries remain competitive by helping our 
nation become less dependent on foreign sources of energy, all 
worthy goals. We have Ms. Biggert's computing bill--bills, 
which will revitalize our high-performance computing efforts, 
enabling our scientists and computing industry to excel as they 
face new challenges from abroad. And we have Dr. Ehlers' 
manufacturing bill, which will help our smaller manufacturers 
stay up-to-date and competitive. All of these bills reflect 
significant contributions from the Minority and have lead 
Minority co-sponsors, whom I am sure Mr. Gordon will 
acknowledge.
    Our debate today will be prolonged, but it won't be on 
fundamental goals or principles. It will be about whether to do 
even more in the manufacturing bill. I think we need to get 
this measure through before we take on additional issues. We 
will have lively discussion on that, but we are united on 
trying to do everything possible for our manufacturers.
    With that, let the games begin.
    Mr. Gordon.
    [The prepared statement of Chairman Boehlert follows:]
            Prepared Statement of Chairman Sherwood Boehlert
    I'm going to keep my remarks very brief because we have a long 
markup ahead of us.
    I would simply point out that once again we've come with a good set 
of bipartisan bills that prepare our nation for the future. We have Ms. 
Hart's metals bill, which will help our nation save energy, helping the 
steel and aluminum industry remain competitive while helping our nation 
become less dependent on foreign sources of energy. We have Ms. 
Biggert's computing bills, which will revitalize our high-performance 
computing efforts, enabling our scientists and computing industry to 
excel as they face new challenges from abroad. And we have Mr. Ehlers 
manufacturing bill, which will help our smaller manufacturers stay up-
to-date and competitive.
    All these bills reflect significant contributions from the Minority 
and have lead Minority co-sponsors, whom I'm sure Mr. Gordon will 
acknowledge.
    Our debate today will be prolonged, but it won't be on fundamental 
goals or first principles. It will be about whether to do even more in 
the manufacturing bill. I think we need to get this measure through 
before we take on additional issues. We'll have lively discussion on 
that, but we are united on trying to do everything possible for our 
manufacturers.
    With that, let the games begin.
    Mr. Gordon.

    Mr. Gordon. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me say that we are 
pleased at the bipartisan cooperation we have experienced in 
the development of three of the bills considered today: H.R. 
3890, To Reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation 
and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988; H.R. 4516, the 
Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 
2004; and H.R. 4218, the High-Performance Computing 
Revitalization Act of 2004.
    With regard to H.R. 4218 and H.R. 4516, we believe the 
Committee is making a major contribution to reinvigorating 
high-end computing at a time when traditional U.S. lead is 
under vigorous challenge. We are depending on this program to 
increase ability to understand huge data sets across a wide 
spectrum of programs ranging from advanced manufacturing to 
weather prediction.
    The steel industry is one of several industrial sectors 
that are heavy users of energy and benefit from cooperative 
research with the Federal Government. We support not only 
continuing the Department of Energy's program with the steel 
industry as set out in H.R. 3890, but also strengthening the 
entire Industries of the Future Program.
    Unfortunately, though, however, the same level of 
cooperation did not occur on H.R. 3598 in developing our 
manufacturing policy. This is particularly disturbing in light 
of the battering this sector has endured over the last three 
years. We have no problem with the tentative first steps taken 
in H.R. 3598, but we do not think it is an adequate response to 
the problems that have cost the jobs of two million Americans. 
I will have further comments on this bill when it is called up 
for consideration.
    Thank you.
    [The prepared statement of Mr. Gordon follows:]

            Prepared Statement of Representative Bart Gordon

    We are pleased at the bipartisan cooperation we have experienced in 
the development of three bills to be considered today: H.R. 3890, To 
Reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology 
Competitiveness Act of 1988; H.R. 4516, The Department of Energy High-
End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004; and H.R. 4218, The High-
Performance Computing Revitalization Act of 2004.
    With regard to H.R. 4218 and H.R. 4516, we believe the Committee is 
making a major contribution to reinvigorating high-end computing at a 
time when the traditional U.S. lead is under vigorous challenge. We are 
depending on this program to increase our ability to understand huge 
data sets across a wide spectrum of problems ranging from advanced 
manufacturing to weather prediction. The steel industry is one of 
several industrial sectors that are heavy users of energy that benefit 
from cooperative research with the Federal Government. We support, not 
only continuing the Department of Energy's program with the steel 
industry as set out in H.R. 3890, but also strengthening the entire 
Industries of the Future Program.
    Unfortunately, the same level of cooperation did not occur on the 
H.R. 3598, The Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2004, in developing 
our manufacturing policy. This is particularly disturbing in light of 
the battering this sector has endured over the past three years. We 
have no problem with the tentative first steps taken in H.R. 3598, but 
we do not think it is an adequate response to the problems that have 
cost the jobs of two million Americans. I will have further comments on 
this bill when it is called up for consideration.

    Chairman Boehlert. Thank you very much, Mr. Gordon.
    Without objection, all Members may place opening statements 
in the record at this point.
    [The prepared statement of Mr. Davis follows:]

           Prepared Statement of Representative Lincoln Davis

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mrs. Biggert and I are pleased to bring 
H.R. 4516, the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization 
Act of 2004, for the consideration of the Full Committee today.
    H.R. 4516 authorizes the Department of Energy to advance high-end 
computing. The Committee has held several hearings that have emphasized 
the importance of high-end computing to achieving progress in many 
fields of science and engineering.
    In response to needs for better planning and governance of the 
federal efforts in high-performance computing, Mrs. Biggert and I 
introduced H.R. 4218 to strengthen the existing interagency planning 
and budgeting mechanisms. In response to the need for greater resources 
and focus on high-end computing, we have introduced this bill, H.R. 
4516.
    This bill focuses on activities at the Department of Energy, which 
has been a major player in the development of supercomputing since its 
earliest days. Tennessee's Oak Ridge National Laboratory will lead a 
partnership supported by DOE to build the world's most powerful 
supercomputer by 2007. I am thrilled that the Center for Computational 
Sciences at Oak Ridge will soon be the new home of the world's fastest 
computer.
    H.R. 4516 authorizes R&D activities needed to develop future high-
end computing systems, and equally important, provides for the 
sustained development and deployment of the most capable computing 
systems for use by U.S. researchers from academia, industry and federal 
labs. These computing systems will truly be national resources that 
will address important problems related to national security, economic 
competitiveness, health care, and environmental protection.
    H.R. 4516 responds to an identified national need for government's 
support of high-end computing. I commend the bill to my colleagues, and 
ask for their support.

    Chairman Boehlert. The next and final bill is H.R. 4516, 
Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 
2004, and I now yield five minutes to Mrs. Biggert to introduce 
her bill.
    Mrs. Biggert. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I, again, want to 
start by recognizing and thanking my colleague from Tennessee, 
Mr. Davis, for his work as chief co-sponsor of this legislation 
to authorize the program, research and development in high-end 
computing at the Department of Energy.
    Given the bill that this committee has just passed, this 
bill is--that we are considering right now, is to authorize 
specific research and development that the Department of Energy 
will need to undertake to meet the mandates laid out in H.R. 
4218, the bill just approved by the Committee.
    It requires the Secretary of Energy to establish and 
operate high-end computing facilities. The bill directs the 
Secretary to conduct advanced scientific and engineering 
research and development using these leadership class systems, 
and to continue to advance the capabilities of high-end 
computing hardware and software.
    And finally, the bill requires that these computing 
facilities be made available on a competitive, peer-reviewed 
basis to researchers from U.S. industry, institutions of higher 
education, national laboratories, and other federal agencies. 
And I will have an amendment, a manager's amendment. And I 
would yield back the balance of my time.
    Chairman Boehlert. I now recognize Mr. Gordon.
    Mr. Gordon. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to commend the 
Chair of the Energy Subcommittee, Congresswoman Biggert, and 
Ranking Member Congressman Lincoln Davis for their work on 
developing H.R. 4516, and I yield the balance of my time to 
Congressman Davis.
    Chairman Boehlert. The gentleman is recognized.
    Mr. Davis. Congressman Gordon, thank you very much. And Mr. 
Chairman, thank you. Mrs. Biggert, you have been very 
instrumental in being sure this legislation that is being 
proposed today is as complete as it can be, and I certainly 
appreciate the efforts that you have--that you put forth. House 
Resolution 4516, the Department of Energy High-End Computing 
Revitalization Act of 2004, and I am glad it is being 
considered today for the Full Committee.
    This resolution authorizing the Department of Energy to 
advance high-end computing, our committee has held several 
hearings that have emphasized the importance of high-end 
computing to achieving progress in the many fields of science 
and engineering.
    In response to needs for better planning and governance of 
the federal efforts in high-performance computing, Mrs. Biggert 
and I have introduced House Resolution 4218, to strengthen the 
existing interagency planning and budgeting mechanisms. In 
response to the need for greater resources and focus on high-
end computing, this bill will do exactly that.
    This bill focuses on activities at the Department of 
Energy, which has been a major player in the development of 
supercomputing since its earliest days. Tennessee's Oak Ridge 
National Lab, which will lead a partnership supported by DOE to 
build the world's most powerful supercomputer by the year 2007. 
I am thrilled that the Center for Computational Science at Oak 
Ridge will soon be the new home of the world's fastest 
computer.
    This resolution authorizes research and development 
activities needed to develop future high-end computing systems, 
and equally important, provides for the sustained development 
and deployment of the most capable computing systems for use by 
U.S. researchers for academia, industry, and our federal labs.
    These computing systems will truly be national resources 
that will address the important problems related to national 
security, economic competitiveness, health care, and 
environmental protection. This resolution responds to an 
identified national need for America's support of high-end 
computing.
    I comment the bill to my colleagues, and ask for their 
support. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
    Chairman Boehlert. Thank you very much. Without objection, 
all Members may place opening statements in the record at this 
point. I ask unanimous consent that the bill is considered as 
read and opened to amendment at any point, and that Members 
proceed with the amendments in the order of the roster. Without 
objection, so ordered.
    The first amendment on the roster is an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, offered by Mrs. Biggert. I ask 
unanimous consent that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute be treated as original text for purposes of 
amendment under the five minute rule. Without objection, so 
ordered. The Clerk shall report the amendment.
    Ms. Tessieri. Amendment in the nature of a substitute, to 
H.R. 4516, offered by Mrs. Biggert.
    [Note: See the Appendix for the Amendment offered by Ms. 
Biggert.]
    Chairman Boehlert. The gentlelady is recognized for five 
minutes or less to offer her amendment.
    Mrs. Biggert. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and the 
manager's amendment is technical in nature.
    It makes the following changes to H.R. 4516. First, the 
amendment makes the Secretary of Energy responsible for 
coordinating high-end computing R&D at the Department. Second, 
the amendment eliminates NSA from the list of federal agencies 
the Department of Energy is required to coordinate with, since 
that is--NSA is part of the Department of Energy. Third, the 
amendment clarifies the language pertaining to research on 
algorithm development. And finally, the manager's amendment 
eliminates the finding sections.
    I urge my colleagues to support the manager's amendment, 
and yield back the balance of my time.
    Chairman Boehlert. Any further discussion on the amendment? 
Hearing none, the next amendment on the roster is amendment 
number 2, an amendment offered by the gentleman from 
California. Are you ready to proceed under the same ground 
rules? Mr. Sherman.
    Mr. Sherman. Mr. Chairman, the amendment----
    Chairman Boehlert. The Clerk will report the amendment.
    Ms. Tessieri. Amendment offered by Mr. Sherman to the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
    [Note: See the Appendix for the Amendment offered by Mr. 
Sherman.]
    Chairman Boehlert. The gentleman is recognized.
    Mr. Sherman. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This amendment is 
identical to the one I offered to the previous bill, and for 
identical reasons, then, I hope that we would reach an 
identical result.
    Chairman Boehlert. And the Chair gives an identical 
response.
    Mr. Sherman. Thank you. I withdraw the amendment.
    Chairman Boehlert. Thank you. I ask unanimous consent to 
withdraw the amendment. Without objection, so ordered. Are 
there any further amendments to the amendment in the nature of 
a substitute? Hearing none, the question is on the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. All in favor, say aye. Aye. The 
opposed, no. The ayes have it, and the amendment in the nature 
of a substitute is agreed to.
    Are there any other amendments? Hearing none, the question 
is now on the bill, H.R. 4516, Department of Energy High-End 
Computing Revitalization Act of 2004, as amended. All those in 
favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. In the opinion of the Chair, 
the ayes have it.
    I now recognize Mr. Gordon to offer a motion.
    Mr. Gordon. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee 
favorably report H.R. 4516, as amended, to the House with the 
recommendation that the bill, as amended, do pass. Furthermore, 
I move that the staff be instructed to prepare the legislative 
report, and make necessary technical and conforming changes, 
that the Chairman take all necessary steps to bring the bill 
before the House for consideration.
    Chairman Boehlert. The question is on the motion to report 
the bill, as amended, favorably. Those in favor of the motion 
will signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. The ayes appear 
to have it, and the bill is favorably reported. Without 
objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. I 
move that Members have two subsequent calendar days in which to 
submit supplemental, minority, or additional views on the 
measure. I move, pursuant to Clause 1 of Rule 22 of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, that the Committee authorize 
the Chairman to offer such motions as may be necessary in the 
House to adopt and pass H.R. 4516, as amended, and to go to 
conference with the Senate on H.R. 4516, or a similar Senate 
bill. Without objection, so ordered.
    This concludes our Committee markup, and I want to thank 
those who indulged all of us for so many hours. I want to thank 
the staff on a bipartisan basis for their outstanding input, 
that makes these success stories possible.
    This committee is adjourned.
    [Whereupon, at 2:15 p.m., the Committee was adjourned.]


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     Amendment Roster; Summary of Manager's Amendment to H.R. 4516





              Summary of Manager's Amendment to H.R. 4516
    The amendment makes the following changes to H.R. 4516:

          Deletes the findings.
          Changes ``the Secretary [of Energy], acting through 
        the Director of the Office of Science'' to ``the Secretary'' at 
        every occurrence.
          Eliminates the National Nuclear Security 
        Administration from the list of federal agencies the Department 
        of Energy is required to coordinate with on high-end computing 
        activities. The National Nuclear Security Administration is an 
        agency within the Department of Energy.
          Clarifies the language pertaining to research on 
        algorithm development.

                                  
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