Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on October 10, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) implement a research and development program (involving software and hardware development) to advance high-end computing systems; and (2) develop and deploy them for advanced scientific and engineering applications.
Details program functions, including research in: (1) multiple architectures, which may include vector, reconfigurable logic, streaming, processor-in-memory, and multithreading architectures; and (2) software development on optimal algorithms, programming environments, tools, languages, and operating systems for high-end computing systems, in collaboration with architecture development efforts.
Directs the Secretary to establish and operate facilities to: (1) conduct advanced scientific and engineering research and development using Leadership Systems; (2) develop potential advancements in high-end computing system hardware and software; and (3) provide access to such Systems on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to researchers in U.S. industry, institutions of higher education, national laboratories, and other Federal agencies.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish at least one High-End Software Development Center which shall concentrate efforts to develop, test, maintain, and support optimal algorithms, programming environments, tools, languages, and operating systems for high-end computing systems; and (2) use the expertise of a Center to assess research and development in high-end computing system architecture.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2007.
(Sec. 5) Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to make the Department of Energy, along with the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (as under existing law), one of three specified Federal agencies jointly establishing the Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee.
Revises Advisory Committee membership to include three members selected by the Secretary of Energy.
(Sec. 6) Amends the the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 and the Savings in Construction Act of 1996 to repeal the expiration date of (thereby making permanent) Federal agency authority to require metric system specifications (subject to certain conditions for specifications that can only be satisfied by hard-metric versions) for concrete masonry units and recessed lighting fixtures in a solicitation for design or construction of a Federal facility within the United States or its territories.
Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) implement a research and development program (involving software and hardware development) to advance high-end computing systems; and (2) develop and deploy them for advanced scientific and engineering applications.
Details program functions, including research in: (1) multiple architectures, which may include vector, reconfigurable logic, streaming, processor-in-memory, and multithreading architectures; and (2) software development on optimal algorithms, programming environments, tools, languages, and operating systems for high-end computing systems, in collaboration with architecture development efforts.
Directs the Secretary to establish and operate facilities to: (1) conduct advanced scientific and engineering research and development using Leadership Systems; (2) develop potential advancements in high-end computing system hardware and software; and (3) provide access to such Systems on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to researchers in U.S. industry, institutions of higher education, national laboratories, and other Federal agencies.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish at least one High-End Software Development Center which shall concentrate efforts to develop, test, maintain, and support optimal algorithms, programming environments, tools, languages, and operating systems for high-end computing systems; and (2) use the expertise of a Center to assess research and development in high-end computing system architecture.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2007.
(Sec. 5) Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to make the Department of Energy, along with the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (as under existing law), one of three specified Federal agencies jointly establishing the Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee.
Revises Advisory Committee membership to include three members selected by the Secretary of Energy.
(Sec. 6) Amends the the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 and the Savings in Construction Act of 1996 to repeal the expiration date of (thereby making permanent) Federal agency authority to require metric system specifications (subject to certain conditions for specifications that can only be satisfied by hard-metric versions) for concrete masonry units and recessed lighting fixtures in a solicitation for design or construction of a Federal facility within the United States or its territories.
Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) implement a research and development program (involving software and hardware) to advance high-end computing systems; and (2) develop and deploy them for advanced scientific and engineering applications.
Details program functions, including research in: (1) multiple architectures, which may include vector, reconfigurable logic, streaming, processor-in-memory, and multithreading architectures; and (2) software development on optimal algorithms, programming environments, tools, languages, and operating systems for high-end computing systems, in collaboration with architecture development efforts.
Directs the Secretary to establish and operate facilities to: (1) conduct advanced scientific and engineering research and development using Leadership Systems; (2) develop potential advancements in high-end computing system hardware and software; and (3) provide access to such Systems on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to researchers in U.S. industry, institutions of higher education, national laboratories, and other Federal agencies.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish at least one High-End Software Development Center which shall concentrate efforts to develop, test, maintain, and support optimal algorithms, programming environments, tools, languages, and operating systems for high-end computing systems; and (2) use the expertise of a Center to assess research and development in high-end computing system architecture.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2007.
(Sec. 5) Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to make the Department of Energy, along with the Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (as under existing law), one of three specified Federal agencies jointly establishing the Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee.
Revises Advisory Committee membership to include three members selected by the Secretary of Energy.
(Sec. 6) Amends the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to repeal the expiration date for (thereby making permanent) Federal agency authority to require metric system measurements for concrete masonry units and recessed lighting fixtures as well as other materials and services acquired for Federal facilities.
Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) implement a research and development program (involving software and hardware) to advance high-end computing systems; and (2) develop and deploy them for advanced scientific and engineering applications.
Details program functions, including research in: (1) multiple architectures, which may include vector, reconfigurable logic, streaming, processor-in-memory, and multithreading architectures; and (2) software development on optimal algorithms, programming environments, tools, languages, and operating systems for high-end computing systems, in collaboration with architecture development efforts.
Directs the Secretary to establish and operate Leadership Systems facilities to: (1) conduct advanced scientific and engineering research and development using Leadership Systems; (2) develop potential advancements in high-end computing system hardware and software; and (3) provide access to such Systems on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to researchers in U.S. industry, institutions of higher education, national laboratories, and other Federal agencies.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2007.
(Sec. 5) Directs the National Science Foundation to support research into the implications of computers (including both hardware and software) that would be capable of mimicking human abilities to learn, reason, and make decisions.
(Sec. 6) Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to make the Department of Energy, along with the Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (as under existing law), one of three specified Federal agencies jointly establishing the Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee.
Revises Advisory Committee membership to include three members selected by the Secretary of Energy.
(Sec. 7) Amends the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 to repeal the expiration date for (thereby making permanent) Federal agency authority to require metric system measurements for concrete masonry units and recessed lighting fixtures as well as other materials and services acquired for Federal facilities.
Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Instructs the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Director of the Office of Science, to: (1) implement a research and development program (involving software and hardware) to advance high-end computing systems; and (2) develop and deploy them for advanced scientific and engineering applications.
Details Program functions, including research in: (1) multiple architectures, which may include vector, reconfigurable logic, streaming, processor-in-memory, and multithreading architectures; and (2) software development on optimal algorithms, programming environments, tools, languages, and operating systems for high-end computing systems, in collaboration with architecture development efforts.
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to establish and operate Leadership Systems facilities to: (1) conduct advanced scientific and engineering research and development using Leadership Systems; and (2) develop potential advancements in high-end computing system hardware and software. Requires access to such Systems on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to researchers in U.S. industry, institutions of higher education, national laboratories, and other Federal agencies.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through 2007.
Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) implement a research and development program to advance high-end computing systems, and to develop and deploy them for advanced scientific and engineering applications; and (2) establish and operate facilities to conduct advanced scientific and engineering research and development using Leadership Systems, and to develop potential advancements in high-end computing system hardware and software.
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