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CAMS Act

Introduced: April 30, 2021 Introduced by: Weber, Randy K. Sr. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Apr 30, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Apr 30, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Apr 30, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Computing Advancements for Materials Science Act or the CAMS Act

This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science to support a program of fundamental research for the application of advanced computing practices to foundational and emerging research problems in chemistry and materials science.

The DOE Office of Science shall select and establish up to four computational materials and chemistry science centers to develop open-source, robust, and validated computational codes and user-friendly software, coupled with innovative use of experimental and theoretical data, to enable the design, discovery, and development of new materials and chemical systems including chemical catalysis research and development.

The DOE Office of Science shall support the development of a web-based platform to provide access to a database of computed information on known and predicted materials properties and computational tools to accelerate breakthroughs in materials discovery and design.

What's happening now April 30, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1