117th Congress
Next Generation Computing Research and Development Act of 2021
Purpose
To provide for fundamental research programs in advanced scientific computing at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
Summary of Selected Provisions
- Directs the Department of Energy to create a program focused on developing computing capabilities that surpass those of exascale systems
- Recommends Congress increase the annual budget of the Computational Science Graduate Fellowship program to more than $20 million to enable more graduate students to collaborate with researchers at the national laboratories
- Directs DOE to create a program focused on reducing the energy required by advanced computing systems
- Tasks DOE with upgrading its Energy Sciences Network to increase network reliability, cybersecurity, and bandwidth
Primary Sponsors
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REPRESENTATIVE R-CA
Co-sponsors by Party
R
1
D
0
I
0
Actions
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05/17/2021Introduced in House