§ 5523. Department of Energy activities

As part of the Program described in subchapter I, the Secretary of Energy shall—

• (1) conduct and support basic and applied research in networking and information technology 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-end 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.