,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ag1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,lucas 7for himself and ,mr4  
,mc,nerney7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish   
and support the ,quantum ,user          
,expansion for ,science and ,technology 
,program at the ,department of ,energy1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,quest ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,department 
of ,energy quantum user expansion for   
science and technology program ,title   
,,iv of the ,national ,quantum          
,initiative ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #hhea et
 seq47 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  #djc4 ,department of    
,energy quantum user expansion for      
science and technology program  7a7 ,in 
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of the enactment of the ,,quest
 ,act of #bjbj1 the ,secretary of       

,energy 7referred to in this section as 
the ,secretary7 shall establish and     
carry out a program 7to be known as the 
,quantum ,user ,expansion for ,science  
and ,technology program or ,,quest      
program7 to encourage and facilitate    
access to ,united ,states quantum       
computing hardware and quantum computing
 clouds for research purposes in order  
to-- 7#a7 enhance the ,united ,states   
quantum research enterprise2  7#b7      
educate the future quantum computing    
workforce2 and  7#c7 accelerate the     
advancement of ,united ,states quantum  
computing capabilities4  7b7 ,program   
,in carrying out this section1 the      
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 coordinate      
with-- 7,a7 the ,director of the        
,national ,science ,foundation2  7,b7   
the ,director of the ,national          
,institute of ,standards and            
,technology2  7,c7 the ,chair of the    
,quantum ,information ,science of the   
,national ,science and ,technology      
,council established under section      

#ajc7;a72 and  7,d7 the ,chair of the   
subcommittee on the ,economic and       
,security ,implications of ,quantum     
,science2  7#b7 provide researchers     
based within the ,united ,states with   
access to1 and use of1 ,united ,states  
quantum computing resources through a   
competitive1 merit-reviewed process2    
7#c7 consider applications from the     
,national ,laboratories1                
multi-institutional collaborations1     
institutions of higher education1       
industry stakeholders1 and any other    
entities that the ,secretary determines 
are appropriate to provide national     
leadership on quantum computing related 
issues2 and  7#d7 consult and coordinate
 with private sector stakeholders1 the  
user community1 and interagency partners
 on program development and best        
management practices4  7c7 ,leveraging  
,in carrying out this section1 the      
,secretary shall leverage resources and 
expertise across the ,department of     
,energy and from-- 7#a7 the ,national   

,institute of ,standards and            
,technology2  7#b7 the ,national        
,science ,foundation2  7#c7 the         
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration2  7#d7 other relevant   
,federal agencies2  7#e7 the ,national  
,laboratories2  7#f7 industry           
stakeholders2  7#g7 institutions of     
higher education2 and  7#h7 the         
,national ,quantum ,information ,science
 ,research ,centers4  7d7 ,security ,in 
carrying out the activities authorized  
by this section1 the ,secretary1 in     
consultation with the ,director of the  
,national ,science ,foundation and the  
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology1 shall      
ensure proper security controls are in  
place to protect sensitive information1 
as appropriate4  7e7 ,report ,not later 
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of the ,,quest ,act of #bjbj1 
the ,secretary shall submit to the      
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology of the ,house of            

,representatives and the ,committee on  
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate1 a report on the results of the 
,,quest program activities and any other
 information the ,secretary determines  
appropriate4  7f7 ,funding ,funds       
authorized to be appropriated for the   
,department of ,energy's ,office of     
,science1 there shall be made available 
to the ,secretary to carry out the      
activities under this section-- 7#a7    
#cj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba2  7#b7
 #ej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb2     
7#c7 #gj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc2 
7#d7 #ij1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd2 
and  7#e7 #ajj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year  
#bjbe4  4