,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bh1 
#bjah ,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself1 ,ms4
 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,gardner1
 ,ms4 ,harris1 and ,mr4 ,heinrich7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,energy to carry out      
quantum information science research1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,department of ,energy ,quantum         
,information ,science ,research ,act4   
#b4 ,quantum information science        
research program  7a7 ,in general ,the  
,secretary of ,energy shall carry out a 
basic research program on quantum       
information science4  7b7 ,program      
components ,in carrying out the program 
required under subsection 7a71 the      
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 formulate goals 
for quantum information science research

 to be supported by the ,department of  
,energy2  7#b7 leverage the collective  
body of knowledge from existing quantum 
information science research2  7#c7     
provide research experiences and        
training for additional undergraduate   
and graduate students in quantum        
information science1 including in the   
fields of--  7,a7 quantum information   
theory2  7,b7 quantum physics2  7,c7    
quantum computational science2  7,d7    
applied mathematics and algorithm       
development2  7,e7 quantum networking2  
7,f7 quantum sensing and detection2 and 
7,g7 materials science and engineering2 
7#d7 coordinate research efforts funded 
through existing programs across the    
,department1 including the ,national    
,laboratories1 the ,advanced ,research  
,projects ,agency-,energy1 the ,energy  
,frontier ,research ,centers1 the       
,nanoscale ,science ,research ,centers1 
the ,energy ,innovation ,hubs1 and the  
,national ,quantum ,information ,science
 ,research ,centers established under   

section #c2 and  7#e7 coordinate with   
other ,federal agencies1 research       
communities1 and potential users of     
information produced under this section4
  #c4 ,national ,quantum ,information   
,science ,research ,centers  7a7        
,establishment  7#a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary of ,energy1 acting through   
the ,director of the ,office of ,science
 7referred to in this section as the    
,director7 shall ensure that the ,office
 of ,science carries out a program1 in  
consultation with other ,federal        
agencies1 as appropriate1 to establish  
and operate at least #b1 but not more   
than #e1 research centers to be known as
 ,national ,quantum ,information        
,science ,research ,centers to conduct  
basic research to accelerate scientific 
breakthroughs in quantum information    
science and technology and to support   
research conducted under the program    
established in section #b4  7#b7        
,requirements ,such centers shall be    
established through a competitive1      

merit-reviewed process1 and applicants  
shall submit to the ,director an        
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,director determines to be       
appropriate4 ,the ,director shall       
consider applications from ,national    
,laboratories1 institutions of higher   
education1 research centers1            
multi-institutional collaborations1 and 
any other entity that the ,secretary    
determines to be appropriate4  7b7      
,collaborations ,a collaboration that   
receives assistance under this section  
may include multiple types of research  
institutions and private sector         
entities4  7c7 ,requirements ,to the    
maximum extent practicable1 the ,centers
 developed1 constructed1 operated1 or   
maintained under this section shall     
serve the needs of the ,department of   
,energy1 industry1 the academic         
community1 and other relevant entities  
to create and develop processes for the 
purpose of advancing basic research in  

quantum information science and         
improving the competitiveness of the    
,united ,states4  7d7 ,coordination ,the
 ,secretary shall ensure the            
coordination1 and avoid unnecessary     
duplication1 of the activities of each  
,national ,quantum ,information ,science
 ,research ,center with the activities  
of--  7#a7 other research entities of   
the ,department1 including-- 7,a7 the   
,nanoscale ,science ,research ,centers2 
7,b7 the ,energy ,frontier ,research    
,centers2  7,c7 the ,energy ,innovation 
,hubs2  7,d7 the ,national              
,laboratories2 and  7,e7 institutions of
 higher education2 and  7#b7 industry4  
7e7 ,selection and duration  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the centers selected and       
established under this section are      
authorized to carry out activities for a
 period of #e years4  7#b7              
,reapplication and approval ,an awardee 
may reapply for additional1 subsequent  
periods of #e years4 ,the ,director     
shall approve or disapprove of an       

application on a competitive1           
merit-reviewed basis4  7#c7 ,termination
 ,consistent with the existing          
authorities of the ,department1 the     
,secretary may terminate an             
underperforming ,center for cause during
 the performance period4  7f7 ,funding  
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the ,department of ,energy for each  
of fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc1 up 
to #be1jjj1jjj for each ,center         
established under this section1 subject 
to the availability of appropriations4  
,this section shall be carried out using
 funds otherwise appropriated by law    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4