U.S. Code > Title 15 Commerce and Trade > CHAPTER 81—HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (§§ 5501—5543) > SUBCHAPTER II—AGENCY ACTIVITIES (§§ 5521—5528) > § 5523. Department of Energy activities

§ 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) conduct and support basic and applied research in high-performance computing and networking to support fundamental research in science and engineering disciplines related to energy applications; and
(2) provide computing and networking infrastructure support, including—
(A) the provision of high-performance computing systems that are among the most advanced in the world in terms of performance in solving scientific and engineering problems; and
(B) support for advanced software and applications development for science and engineering disciplines related to energy applications.
(b) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Energy such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.