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[CITE: 15USC5523]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                 CHAPTER 81--HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
 
                    SUBCHAPTER II--AGENCY ACTIVITIES
 
Sec. 5523. Department of Energy activities


(a) General responsibilities

    As part of the Program described in subchapter I of this chapter, 
the Secretary of Energy shall--
        (1) perform research and development on, and systems evaluations 
    of, high-performance computing and communications systems;
        (2) conduct computational research with emphasis on energy 
    applications;
        (3) support basic research, education, and human resources in 
    computational science; and
        (4) provide for networking infrastructure support for energy-
    related mission activities.

(b) Collaborative Consortia

    In accordance with the Program, the Secretary of Energy shall 
establish High-Performance Computing Research and Development 
Collaborative Consortia by soliciting and selecting proposals. Each 
Collaborative Consortium shall--
        (1) conduct research directed at scientific and technical 
    problems whose solutions require the application of high-performance 
    computing and communications resources;
        (2) promote the testing and uses of new types of high-
    performance computing and related software and equipment;
        (3) serve as a vehicle for participating vendors of high-
    performance computing systems to test new ideas and technology in a 
    sophisticated computing environment; and
        (4) be led by a Department of Energy national laboratory, and 
    include participants from Federal agencies and departments, 
    researchers, private industry, educational institutions, and others 
    as the Secretary of Energy may deem appropriate.

(c) Technology transfer

    The results of research and development carried out under this 
section shall be transferred to the private sector and others in 
accordance with applicable law.

(d) Reports

    Not later than 1 year after December 21, 1995, and thereafter as 
part of the report required under section 5511(a)(3)(A) of this title, 
the Secretary of Energy shall report on activities taken to carry out 
this chapter.

(e) Authorization of appropriations

    (1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Energy for the purposes of the Program $93,000,000 for fiscal year 1992; 
$110,000,000 for fiscal year 1993; $138,000,000 for fiscal year 1994: 
\1\ $157,000,000 for fiscal year 1995; and $169,000,000 for fiscal year 
1996.
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    (2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Energy for fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996, such funds as 
may be necessary to carry out the activities that are not part of the 
Program but are authorized by this section.

(Pub. L. 102-194, title II, Sec. 203, Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1600; Pub. 
L. 104-66, title I, Sec. 1052(j), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 719.)

                          Codification

    December 21, 1995, referred to in subsec. (d), was in the original 
``the date of enactment of this subsection'', which was translated as 
meaning the date of enactment of Pub. L. 104-66, which amended subsec. 
(d) generally, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.


                               Amendments

    1995--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-66 amended heading and text of 
subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: 
``Within one year after December 9, 1991, and every year thereafter, the 
Secretary of Energy shall transmit to the Congress a report on 
activities taken to carry out this chapter.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 5511 of this title.
