,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #d1       
#bjbc,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,lujn7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,national ,quantum      
,initiative ,act to establish a         
public-private partnership for near-term
 quantum application development and    
acceleration1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,quantum ,sandbox for           
,near-,term ,applications ,act of #bjbc4
  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds as      
follows3 7#a7 ,the ,national ,quantum   
,initiative and its ongoing activities  
explore and promote ,quantum            
,information ,science4  7#b7 ,continual 
innovation by the quantum industry of   
the ,united ,states is critically       
important4  7#c7 ,quantum and           
quantum-hybrid applications have the    

ability to provide innovative solutions 
for near-term use cases across a variety
 of public and private sector           
challenges4  7#d7 ,many quantum         
computers are available via the cloud   
and through a dedicated near-term       
quantum application acceleration program
 that is inclusive of the wide variety  
of quantum computing technologies will  
break down barriers to access quantum   
computing hardware systems4  7#e7       
,business and consumers of the ,united  
,states will be able to see benefits of 
the innovation through a program        
focusing on near-term use of the        
technology4  7#f7 ,quantum information  
science is a foundational technology    
that is transforming the economy of the 
#bast century4  7#g7 ,robust leadership 
in quantum research and near-term       
development will have a great impact on 
the economic security of the ,united    
,states4  7#h7 ,unrivaled excellence in 
workforce development is key in         
developing next generation leaders in   

quantum applications4  #c4              
,public-private partnership for quantum 
application development acceleration    
7a7 ,in general ,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  #dje4 
,public-private partnership for quantum 
application development acceleration    
7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,quantum applications ,the term quantum 
applications means algorithms and       
applications which use quantum mechanics
 through quantum processing units4      
,these applications include quantum     
computing1 quantum communication1       
quantum sensing1 and quantum-hybrid     
applications which are applications that
 use both quantum computing and         
classical computing hardware systems4   
7#b7 ,quantum sandbox ,the term quantum 
sandbox means a program-- 7,a7 for      
innovation and development of           
applications using quantum information  
sciences with a focus on near-term use  

cases2 and  7,b7 that can be used to    
develop and test demonstrations1 proofs 
of concepts1 and pilot applications4    
7#c7 ,near-term use case ,the term      
near-term use case means an application 
that can be developed and deployed in   
less than #bd months4  7b7              
,establishment of quantum sandbox       
required ,the ,secretary of ,commerce   
shall1 in coordination with the         
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology1 establish a
 quantum sandbox through the            
establishment of a public-private       
partnership focused on quantum          
application development acceleration for
 quantum application near-term use      
cases4  7c7 ,engagement ,as part of the 
,program and in carrying out subsection 
7b71 the ,secretary shall1 acting       
through the ,director of the ,national  
,institute of ,standards and            
,technology1 engage with the ,quantum   
,economic ,development ,consortium1 the 
,national ,laboratories 7as defined in  

section #b of the ,energy ,policy ,act  
of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja771       
federally funded research and           
development centers1 and other members  
of the ,united ,states quantum computing
 and quantum information ecosystem4  4  
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
contents in section #a7;b7 of such ,act 
is amended by adding after the item     
relating to section #djd the following  
new item3  ,sec4 #dje4 ,public-private  
partnership for quantum application     
development acceleration4  4