,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fchd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ac1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,kean ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself
 & ,ms4 ,mc,clellan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill
  ,to exp& capacity 9 quantum in=mation 
sci5ce1 eng9e]+1 & te*nology1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,exp&+ ,capacity 9 ,quantum
 ,in=mation ,sci5ce1 ,eng9e]+1 &        
,te*nology ,act or ! ,exp& ,,qiset ,act4
  #b4 ,exp&+ capacity 9 quantum         
in=mation sci5ce1 eng9e]+1 & te*nology  
7,,qiset7  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( !
 ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 9        
consultation ) ! heads ( ,f$]al ag5cies 
! ,director consid]s appropriate1 %all  
make aw>ds on a competitive1            
m]it-review$ basis to eligible          
in/itutions ( high] education or        
eligible nonpr(it organizations 7or     
consortia !re(7 to increase rese>*      
capacity1 education & infra/ructure     

capacity1 & broad5 p>ticipation 9       
quantum in=mation sci5ce1 eng9e]+1 &    
te*nology & relat$ discipl9es1 includ+  
by-- 7#a7 support+ curriculum developm5t
 9 quantum in=mation sci5ce1 eng9e]+1 & 
te*nology z describ$ 9 section #cja7;d7 
( ! ,national ,quantum ,initiative ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #hhda7;d772  7#b7 build+ 
^u ! activities c>ri$ out "u ! ,next    
,g5]ation ,quantum ,lead]s ,pilot       
,program au?oriz$ "u section #ajffa7;f7 
( ! ,rese>* & ,developm5t1 ,competition1
 & ,innovation ,act 7,public ,law       
#aag-afg2 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #aibfa7;f772 &  
7#c7 lev]ag+ ! read9ess = ! involvem5t (
 local rese>* & education communities to
 secure a tal5t pipel9e 9 quantum       
in=mation sci5ce1 eng9e]+1 & te*nology  
to meet ! work=ce ne$s ( indu/ry1       
gov]nm5t1 & academia4  7b7              
,collaborations ,a collaboration receiv+
 an aw>d "u ?is subsection may include  
in/itutions ( high] education1 nonpr(it 
organizations1 & private sector         
entities4  7c7 ,eligible in/itution (   

high] education def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! 
t]m eligible in/itution ( high]         
education means an in/itution ( high]   
education1 t1 accord+ to ! data publi%$ 
by ! ,national ,c5t] = ,sci5ce &        
,eng9e]+ ,/ati/ics1 is n1 on av]age1    
among ! top #ajj in/itutions 9 ,f$]al   
rese>* & developm5t exp5ditures dur+ !  
#c-ye> p]iod prior to ! ye> ( ! aw>d4   
7d7 ,requirem5ts ,to receive an aw>d "u 
?is section1 an eligible in/itution %all
 submit to ! ,director ( ! ,national    
,sci5ce ,f\ndation an application t     
includes ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a plan to su/a9
 propos$ activities beyond ! duration ( 
! aw>d4  7#b7 ,propos$ quantum in=mation
 sci5ce1 eng9e]+1 & te*nology discipl9es
 & focus areas ! eligible in/itution is 
prep>$ to engage 9 to significantly     
build up its quantum in=mation sci5ce1  
eng9e]+1 & te*nology rese>* & education 
capacity4  7#c7 ,a plan = education &   
work=ce developm5t1 :i* may include     
,k-#ab & po/-second>y education programs
 & activities1 work=ce tra9+ & c>e] &   

te*nical education programs &           
activities1 und]graduate1 graduate1 &   
po/doctoral education1 & in=mal         
education programs & activities4  7e7   
,activities ,aw>ds "u ?is section to    
support rese>* & relat$ activities may  
include ! activities relat+ to ! foll[+3
 7#a7 ,developm5t or expansion ( rese>* 
programs 9 discipl9es & focus areas     
specifi$ 9 subsection 7d77#b74  7#b7    
,faculty recruitm5t & pr(essional       
developm5t 9 discipl9es & focus areas   
specifi$ 9 subsection 7d77#b74  7#c7    
,bridge programs focus$ on prep>+       
po/-baccalaureate /ud5ts = graduate     
programs 9 quantum in=mation sci5ce1    
eng9e]+1 & te*nology4  7#d7 ,to build   
rese>* capacity & infra/ructure at an   
eligible in/itution 9 discipl9es & focus
 areas specifi$ 9 subsection 7d77#b74   
7#e7 ,an assessm5t ( capacity-build+ &  
rese>* infra/ructure ne$s id5tifi$ 9    
subsection 7d77#b74  7#f7 ,adm9i/rative 
rese>* developm5t support4  7#g7 ,o!r   
activities necess>y to build rese>*     

capacity 9 quantum in=mation sci5ce1    
eng9e]+1 & te*nology4  7f7 ,additional  
consid]ations ,9 mak+ aw>ds "u ?is      
section1 ! ,director ( ! ,national      
,sci5ce ,f\ndation may also consid] !   
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ext5t to :i* ! eligible 
applicant w support /ud5ts f div]se     
backgr\nds1 includ+ fir/-g5]ation       
und]graduate /ud5ts4  7#b7 ,! geographic
 & in/itutional div]sity ( eligible     
applicants4  7#c7 ,h[ ! eligible        
applicant c lev]age public-private      
p>tn]%ips & exi/+ rese>* p>tn]%ips )    
,f$]al ag5cies4  7g7 ,duplication ,!    
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation %all ensure aw>ds made "u ?is
 section are complim5t>y to & n         
duplicative ( exi/+ programs4