,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #caae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bd1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 
,padilla7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,national ,quantum ,initiative ,act to  
require the ,secretary of ,energy to    
conduct research on how quantum         
information science1 technology1 and    
engineering can enhance the resilience  
and security of the electric grid1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,grid    
,resilience ,innovation and ,development
 ,act or the ,,grid ,act4  #b4 ,quantum 
information science to enhance the      
resilience1 security1 and efficiency of 
the electric grid  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 ,quantum          

information science to enhance the      
resilience and security of the electric 
grid  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of
 ,energy 7referred to in this section as
 the ,secretary7 shall conduct research1
 development1 and demonstration         
activities focused on the use of quantum
 information science1 engineering1 and  
technology1 including through quantum   
applications and quantum computing1 to  
enhance the resilience1 security1 and   
efficiency of the electric grid in the  
,united ,states4  7b7 ,research areas   
,in carrying out subsection 7a71 the    
,secretary shall conduct research in the
 following areas3 7#a7 ,fault detection 
and prediction4  7#b7 ,grid security and
 safety1 including through post-quantum 
cryptography4  7#c7 ,integrated grid    
planning4  7#d7 ,grid optimization4     
7#e7 ,enhanced modeling4  7#f7 ,energy  
storage4  7#g7 ,energy market           
optimization4  7#h7 ,any other area in  
which1 in the determination of the      
,secretary1 quantum information science1

 engineering1 and technology can enhance
 the resilience1 security1 and          
efficiency of the electric grid in the  
,united ,states4  7c7 ,cooperation ,to  
the extent practicable1 the ,secretary  
shall conduct research1 development1 and
 demonstration activities under         
subsection 7a7 in cooperation1 including
 through partnerships1 as the ,secretary
 determines to be appropriate1 with     
members of relevant industries1         
,national ,laboratories1 institutions of
 higher education1 and other relevant   
institutions1 including research        
institutions1 as determined by the      
,secretary4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment 
,the table of contents in section #a7;b7
 of the ,national ,quantum ,initiative  
,act 7,public ,law #aae-cfh2 #acb ,stat4
 #ejib2 #acf ,stat4 #adda7 is amended by
 inserting after the item relating to   
section #djd the following3  ,sec4 #dje4
 ,quantum information science to enhance
 the resilience and security of the     
electric grid4  4