,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjbe,ms4   
,stevens 7for herself and ,ms4 ,tenney7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to
 amend the ,national ,quantum           
,initiative ,act and the ,cyber         
,security ,research and ,development    
,act to advance the rapid deployment of 
post quantum cybersecurity standards    
across the ,united ,states economy1     
support ,united ,states cryptography    
research1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,post ,quantum ,cybersecurity       
,standards ,act4  #b4 ,,nist            
cryptography programs and ,,nsf         
cryptography research  7a7 ,national    
,institute of ,standards and ,technology
 cryptography programs ,the ,national   
,quantum ,initiative ,act is amended--  
7#a7 in section #b 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4       
#hhja7-- 7,a7 by redesignating          

paragraphs 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71 7#g71 the  
first paragraph 7#h7 7relating to the   
definition of ,subcommittee on ,economic
 and ,security ,implications71 and the  
second paragraph 7#h7 7relating to the  
definition of ,subcommittee on ,quantum 
,information ,science7 as paragraphs    
7#e71 7#g71 7#h71 7#i71 7#aa71 and      
7#ab71 respectively2  7,b7 by inserting 
after paragraph 7#c7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#d7 ,critical              
infrastructure ,the term critical       
infrastructure has the meaning given    
such term in section #ajaf7;e7 of       
,public ,law #ajg-ef 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#eaie;c7e77  2  7,c7 by inserting after 
paragraph 7#e71 as so redesignated1 the 
following new paragraph3  7#f7          
,post-quantum cryptography ,the term    
post-quantum cryptography means those   
cryptographic algorithms or methods that
 are assessed not to be specifically    
vulnerable to attack by either a quantum
 computer or classical computer4  2 and 
7,d7 by inserting after paragraph 7#i71 

as so redesignated1 the following new   
paragraph3  7#aj7 ,sector risk          
management agency ,the term sector risk 
management agency has the meaning given 
such term in section #bbjj of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #fej74  2 and  7#b7 in section
 #bja 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #hhca71 by-- 7,a7  
redesignating subsection 7c7 as         
subsection 7d72 and  7,b7 inserting     
after subsection 7b7 the following new  
subsection3  7c7 ,post quantum          
cryptography deployment  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the ,director of the ,national 
,institute of ,standards and            
,technology1 in consultation with the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security and   
the heads of sector risk management     
agencies1 as appropriate1 shall promote 
the voluntary adoption and deployment of
 post-quantum cryptography standards1   
including by--  7,a7 disseminating and  
making publicly available guidance and  
resources to help organizations adopt   
and deploy post-quantum cryptography    

standards2  7,b7 providing technical    
assistance1 as practicable1 to entities 
that are high risk of quantum           
cryptoanalytic attacks1 such as entities
 determined to be critical              
infrastructure or digital infrastructure
 providers2 and  7,c7 conducting such   
other activities as determined necessary
 by the ,director to promote the        
adoption and deployment of post-quantum 
cryptography standards across the       
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,grant program   
7,a7 ,in general ,subject to the        
availability of appropriations and after
 the date on which the ,director of     
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology has issued post-quantum     
cryptography standards under paragraph  
7#a71 the ,director may establish a     
program to identify and provide         
technical assistance through the award  
of grants to entities that are at high  
risk of quantum cryptoanalytic attacks1 
including by granting funds1 in adopting
 such post-quantum cryptographic        

standards and remediating               
quantum-related vulnerabilities4  7,b7  
,use of funds ,grants awarded to        
entities under this subsection may be   
used to cover reasonable costs1 up to a 
specified amount established by the     
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology1 of         
activities to adopt post-quantum        
cryptographic standards and remediate   
quantum-related vulnerabilities4  7,c7  
,guidance ,the ,director of the         
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology may develop1 and            
periodically update1 guidance1 including
 eligibility1 application disclosure    
requirements1 grant amount and duration1
 and any additional requirements        
regarding the award of grants under this
 paragraph4  7,d7 ,consultation ,if the 
program described in this paragraph is  
established1 the ,director of the       
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology shall consult with the      
,director of the ,cybersecurity and     

,infrastructure ,security ,agency of the
 ,department of ,homeland ,security1 the
 heads of other ,sector ,specific       
,agencies and risk management agencies1 
and appropriate representatives of      
private sector entities1 including      
nonprofit organizations1 to share       
information regarding the program and   
guidance developed under subparagraph   
7,c74  4  7b7 ,national ,science        
,foundation cryptography research       
,subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 of section #d  
of the ,cyber ,security ,research and   
,development ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gdjc7 
is amended by inserting 1 including     
post-quantum cryptography before the    
semicolon4