---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 16316"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "16316"
heading: "Advanced scientific computing research and development program"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/16316"
units:
  - "Chapter 149 — National Energy Policy and Programs"
  - "Subchapter IX — Research and Development"
  - "Part G — Science"
---

# §16316. Advanced scientific computing research and development program

- (1) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/15801.md?p=4) shall conduct an advanced scientific computing research and development program that includes activities related to applied mathematics and activities authorized by the American Super Computing Leadership Act of 2017 ([15 U.S.C. 5541](/usc/15/5541.md) et seq.).
- (2) **Goal—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/15801.md?p=4) shall carry out the program with the goal of supporting [departmental missions](/usc/42/16182.md?p=1), and providing the high-performance computational, networking, advanced visualization technologies, and workforce resources, that are required for world leadership in science.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 976(a), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 903; Pub. L. 115–246, title III, § 304(b)(1)(B), formerly § 304(a)(1)(B), Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3145, renumbered § 304(b)(1)(B), Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title I, § 10104(a)(1), Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1433.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The American Super Computing Leadership Act of 2017, referred to in par. (1), is Pub. L. 108–423, Nov. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2400, which is classified principally to subchapter III (§ 5541 et seq.) of chapter 81 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5501 of Title 15 and Tables.

### Amendments

2018—Par. (1). Pub. L. 115–246 substituted “American Super Computing Leadership Act of 2017” for “Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004”.