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“I also would like to thank my good friend and distinguished chairman of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Chairman Smith from Texas, as well as my good friend, Congressman Lipinski from Illinois, as well as my other good friend, the gentleman from California (Mr. Swalwell) all for helping to bring this legislation to the floor. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 874 will help ensure that America stays at the forefront of supercomputing technology by getting to the exascale level of computing--close to the speed of the human brain. These capabilities are vital for our national security, the economy, and, more broadly, the research capabilities of our Nation. While America and American companies are still leading the way for much of this current technology, it is important to point out that the National University of Defense Technology in China now houses the world's fastest computer. One of the Department of Energy's primary responsibilities within the National Nuclear Security Administration is the maintenance of our current nuclear stockpile. This stockpile stewardship responsibility is carried out with increasingly complex simulations as our stockpile ages. The need for improved parallelism capabilities and decreased energy requirements are spelled out in this legislation to ensure the Department carries out a targeted basic research program to overcome the most pressing needs.…”