(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.