ExaSCALE Computing Leadership Act of 2015
Latest action · Jun 9, 2015 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Exascale Computing for Science, Competitiveness, Advanced Manufacturing, Leadership, and the Economy Act of 2015 or the ExaSCALE Computing Leadership Act of 2015
Renames the Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 as the Exascale Computing for Science, Competitiveness, Advanced Manufacturing, Leadership, and the Economy Act of 2015.
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:
- conduct a research program to develop exascale computing machine architectures to promote DOE missions;
- establish national laboratory partnerships with industry partners and institutions of higher education (IHEs) for the research and development of exascale computing systems across all applicable DOE organizations;
- provide, on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis, access for researchers in U.S. industries, IHEs, National Laboratories, and other federal agencies to the exascale computing systems developed under this Act;
- select members for such partnerships through a competitive, peer-review process; and
- execute the program through an integration of application, computer science, and computer hardware architecture using those partnerships to ensure that exascale computing machine architectures are capable of solving DOE target applications and broader scientific problems.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2015 to Jan 19, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 11, 2015 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Jan 19, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 11, 2015Hearings Jun 9, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2015Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.
- Feb 11, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Feb 11, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- ExaSCALE Computing Leadership Act of 2015
- Exascale Computing for Science, Competitiveness, Advanced Manufacturing, Leadership, and the Economy Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2015Introduced in Senate
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