,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #biih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #e1 #bjah
 ,ms4 ,harris introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,defense to establish the ,defense     
,quantum ,information ,consortium1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,quantum 
,computing ,research ,act of #bjah4  #b4
 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of
 ,congress that--  7#a7 focused and     
continued investment in the development 
of viable quantum information science   
technology is vital to national         
security2  7#b7 quantum information     
science should address two critical     
development problems1 namely quantum    
communication and quantum computing2    
7#c7 alignment of effort within the     
,united ,states government1 academic1   
and private sectors are vital to        
ensuring the best technology is made    

available for the defense of the ,united
 ,states2 and  7#d7 to the extent       
possible to protect national security1  
work performed under section #c should  
be maintained at the lowest possible    
classification level to promote         
coordination between consortium partners
 and growth within the field of quantum 
information science4  #c4 ,defense      
,quantum ,information ,consortium  7a7  
,consortium  7#a7 ,establishment  7,a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,defense 
shall1 in coordination with the         
,director of the ,office of ,science and
 ,technology ,policy1 establish a       
consortium on matters relating to       
quantum information sciences4  7,b7     
,designation ,the consortium established
 under paragraph 7#a7 shall be known as 
the ,defense ,quantum ,information      
,consortium 7in this section the        
,consortium74  7#b7 ,membership ,the    
,consortium shall consist of--  7,a7 one
 component composed of members selected 
by the ,chief of ,naval ,research from  

among institutions of higher learning   
and industry partners located in the    
eastern half of the ,united ,states     
which are recognized for achievement in 
quantum information science2 and  7,b7  
one component composed of members       
selected by the ,director of the ,army  
,research ,laboratory from among        
institutions of higher learning and     
industry partners located in the western
 half of the ,united ,states which are  
recognized for achievement in quantum   
information science4  7#c7 ,duties  7,a7
 ,chief of ,naval ,research ,the ,chief 
of ,naval ,research shall-- 7i7         
coordinate and administer the grants    
awarded under subsection 7b7 to members 
selected under paragraph 7#b77;,a72 and 
7ii7 coordinate partnerships between    
such members4  7,b7 ,director of the    
,army ,research ,laboratory ,the        
,director of the ,army ,research        
,laboratory shall--  7i7 coordinate and 
administer the grants awarded under     
subsection 7b7 to members selected under

 paragraph 7#b77;,b72 and  7ii7         
coordinate partnerships between such    
members4  7b7 ,board  7#a7              
,establishment ,the ,secretary shall1 in
 coordination with the ,director1       
establish a board to support the        
,consortium4  7#b7 ,membership ,the     
board established under paragraph 7#a7  
shall be composed of members as follows3
 7,a7 ,the ,chief of ,naval ,research   
and a designee of the ,chief4  7,b7 ,the
 ,director of the ,army ,research       
,laboratory and a designee of the       
,director4  7,c7 ,the ,assistant        
,director of ,quantum ,information      
,science at the ,office of ,science and 
,technology ,policy4  7,d7 ,members of  
the ,national ,quantum ,initiative      
7,,nqi74  7#c7 ,duties ,the duties of   
the board established under paragraph   
7#a7 are as follows3  7,a7 ,to award    
grants under subsection 7c74  7,b7 ,to  
assist with ongoing research being      
conducted by members of the ,consortium 
relating to quantum information         

sciences4  7,c7 ,to facilitate          
partnerships between members of the     
,consortium4  7c7 ,grants  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the board established under    
subsection 7b77#a7 shall award grants to
 members of the ,consortium to conduct  
research on matters relating to quantum 
information science4  7#b7 ,application 
,a member of the ,consortium seeking a  
grant under this subsection shall submit
 to the board established under         
subsection 7b77#a7 an application       
therefor at such time1 in such manner1  
and containing such information as the  
board may prescribe4  7#c7 ,selection   
7,a7 ,establishment of selection        
committees ,the board established under 
subsection 7b77#a7 shall establish a    
committee to select applicants for the  
award of grants under this subsection4  
7,b7 ,selection process ,in selecting   
applicants for awards of grants under   
this subsection1 the committee          
established under subparagraph 7,a7     
shall--  7i7 develop a competitive      

application and grant making process    
that furthers the goals of ensuring the 
competitiveness of the ,united ,states  
in quantum information science2 and     
7ii7 exercise that process to solicit   
grant applications from ,consortium     
members1 select among applications1 and 
grant high quality awards4  7#d7        
,conflicts of interest ,in any case in  
which a member of the board established 
under subsection 7b77#a7 or the         
committee established under paragraph   
7#c77;,a7 of this subsection has a      
conflict of interest with an applicant  
or an application for a grant under this
 subsection1 such member shall recuse   
him or herself from all matters relating
 to consideration of such applicant or  
application4  7d7 ,termination ,the     
requirements and authorities of this    
section shall terminate at the end of   
fiscal year #bjbd4  7e7 ,authorization  
of appropriations ,there is authorized  
to be appropriated such sums as may be  
necessary to carry out this section4