§ 5523. — Department of Energy activities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[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.
