,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #af1 #bjbj  
,mr4 ,zeld9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,fo/]7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% &    
support a quantum network infra/ructure 
rese>* & developm5t program at !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,quantum ,network ,infra/ructure ,act 
( #bjbj4  #b4 ,def9itions ,section #b ( 
! ,national ,quantum ,initiative ,act   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #hhja7 is am5d$--  7#a7  
by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#g7 z p>agraph  
7#h72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph   
7#f7 ! foll[+3  7#g7 ,quantum network   
infra/ructure ,! t]m quantum network    
infra/ructure means any facility1       
exp]tise1 or capability t is necess>y to
 enable ! developm5t & deploym5t (      
scalable & div]se quantum network       
te*nologies4  4  #c4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy 
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 & ,developm5t ,program ,title ,,iv ( ! 
,national ,quantum ,initiative ,act 7#ae
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add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #djc4 ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,en]gy ,quantum ,network             
,infra/ructure ,rese>* & ,developm5t    
,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (   
,en]gy 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !     
,secret>y7 %all c>ry out a rese>*1      
developm5t1 & demon/ration program to   
accel]ate innovation 9 quantum network  
infra/ructure 9 ord] to-- 7#a7          
facilitate ! advancem5t ( di/ribut$     
quantum comput+ sy/ems ?r\gh ! int]net &
 intranet2  7#b7 improve ! precision (  
measurem5ts ( sci5tific ph5om5a &       
physical imag+ te*nologies2 &  7#c7     
develop secure national quantum         
communications te*nologies & /rategies4 
7b7 ,program ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 !
 ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 coord9ate )--    
7,a7 ! ,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce  
,f\ndation2  7,b7 ! ,director ( !       
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology2  7,c7 ! ,*air ( !           

,subcommittee on ,quantum ,in=mation    
,sci5ce ( ! ,national ,sci5ce &         
,te*nology ,c\ncil e/abli%$ "u section  
#ajc7;a72 &  7,d7 ! ,*air ( !           
,subcommittee on ! ,economic & ,security
 ,implications ( ,quantum ,sci5ce2  7#b7
 conduct coop]ative rese>* ) indu/ry1   
,national ,laboratories1 in/itutions (  
high] education1 & o!r rese>*           
in/itutions to facilitate new quantum   
infra/ructure me?ods & te*nologies1     
includ+-- 7,a7 quantum-limit$ detectors1
 ultra-l[ loss optical *annels1         
space-to-gr\nd connections1 & classical 
network+ & cyb]security protocols2  7,b7
 entanglem5t & hyp]-entangl$ /ate s\rces
 & transmission1 control1 & measurem5t (
 quantum /ates2  7,c7 quantum           
int]connects t all[ %ort range local    
connections betwe5 quantum processors2  
7,d7 transduc]s = quantum s\rces &      
signals betwe5 optical &                
telecommunications regimes & quantum    
comput]-relevant doma9s1 includ+        
micr[aves2  7,e7 developm5t ( quantum   

memory buff]s & small-scale quantum     
comput]s t are compatible ) photon-bas$ 
quantum bits 9 ! optical or             
telecommunications wavel5g?s2  7,f7     
long-range entanglem5t di/ribution at   
bo? ! t]re/rial & space-bas$ level us+  
quantum repeat]s1 all[+ entanglem5t-bas$
 protocols betwe5 small- & l>ge-scale   
quantum processors2  7,g7 quantum r\t]s1
 multiplex]s1 repeat]s1 & relat$        
te*nologies necess>y to create secure   
long-di/ance quantum communication2 &   
7,h7 integration ( sy/ems across !      
quantum te*nology /ack into traditional 
comput+ networks1 includ+ ! developm5t (
 remote controll$1 high p]=mance1 &     
reliable implem5tations ( key quantum   
network compon5ts2  7#c7 engage ) !     
,quantum ,economic ,developm5t          
,consortium 7,,q$-,c7 to transition     
compon5t te*nologies to help facilitate 
z appropriate ! developm5t ( a quantum  
supply *a9 = quantum network            
te*nologies2  7#d7 advance basic rese>* 
9 advanc$ sci5tific comput+ & mat]ial   

sci5ce to enhance ! und]/&+1 pr$iction1 
& manipulation ( mat]ials & processes   
relevant to quantum network             
infra/ructure2  7#e7 develop exp]im5tal 
tools & te/b$s necess>y to support      
cross-cutt+ fundam5tal rese>* &         
developm5t activities ) div]se          
/akehold]s f indu/ry & in/itutions (    
high] education2 &  7#f7 consid] quantum
 network infra/ructure applications t   
span ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy's missions 9  
en]gy1 environm5t1 & national security4 
7c7 ,lev]ag+ ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 !
 ,secret>y %all lev]age res\rces1       
infra/ructure1 & exp]tise across !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy & f--  7#a7 !        
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology2  7#b7 ! ,national ,sci5ce   
,f\ndation2  7#c7 ! ,national           
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration2     
7#d7 o!r relevant ,f$]al ag5cies2  7#e7 
! ,national ,laboratories2  7#f7 indu/ry
 /akehold]s2  7#g7 in/itutions ( high]  
education2 &  7#h7 ! ,national ,quantum 
,in=mation ,sci5ce ,rese>* ,c5t]s4  7d7 

,rese>* plan ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,quantum        
,network ,infra/ructure ,act ( #bjbj1 ! 
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on    
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate1 
a #d-ye> rese>* plan t id5tifies &      
prioritizes basic rese>* ne$s relat+ to 
quantum network infra/ructure4  7e7     
,/&>d ( review ,! ,secret>y %all review 
activities c>ri$ out "u ?is section to  
det]m9e ! a*ievem5t ( te*nical          
mile/ones4  7f7 ,fund+ ,funds au?oriz$  
to be appropriat$ = ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,en]gy's ,(fice ( ,sci5ce1 !re %all be  
made available to ! ,secret>y to c>ry   
out ! activities "u ?is section1        
#ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba  
?r\gh #bjbe4  4