117th Congress
Computing Advancements for Materials Science Act
Purpose
To provide for a fundamental research program for the application of advanced computing practices to materials science challenges at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
Summary of Selected Provisions
- Directs the Department of Energy to fund up to four “computational materials and chemistry science centers” and to support development of a database that contains “computed information on known and predicted materials properties and computational tools to accelerate breakthroughs in materials discovery and design”
- Recommends Congress provide DOE $10 million annually over 10 years to support the centers and the materials properties database
Primary Sponsors
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REPRESENTATIVE R-TX
Co-sponsors by Party
R
1
D
0
I
0
Actions
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04/30/2021Introduced in House