,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #i1 #bjbf,ms4 
,salinas 7for herself and ,mr4 ,baird7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to
 amend the ,national ,quantum           
,initiative ,act to upgrade and improve 
access to quantum research resources1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,quantum ,instrumentation for ,science  
and ,engineering ,act4  #b4 ,upgrading  
and improving access to quantum research
 resources  7a7 ,in general ,title ,,iii
 of the ,national ,quantum ,initiative  
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #hhda et seq47 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#a7 of 
section #cja--  7,a7 subparagraph 7,a71 
by striking and after the semicolon2    
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking  
the period and inserting 2 and2 and     
7,c7 by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph3  7,c7 enhance research

 facilities and access to research      
resources to accelerate quantum         
information science1 technology1 and    
engineering research4  2 and  7#b7 by   
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #cjc4 ,upgrading and improving
 access to quantum research resources   
7a7 ,in general ,in carrying out the    
activities described in sections #cja   
and #cjb1 the ,director of the ,national
 ,science ,foundation1 in consultation  
with the heads of other ,federal        
departments and agencies1 as            
appropriate1 shall award grants to      
institutions of higher education or     
eligible nonprofit organizations 7or    
consortia thereof7 to upgrade research  
facilities and improve access to        
research resources1 such as equipment   
and instrumentation1 that is needed for 
research and development in quantum     
information science1 technology1 and    
engineering4  7b7 ,purpose ,grants under
 subsection 7a7 shall be used to        
facilitate quantum information science1 

technology1 and engineering research and
 development1 including by carrying out 
the following3 7#a7 ,upgrading or adding
 research resources to accelerate the   
development of quantum technologies1    
including capabilities focused on       
addressing the roadblocks to            
implementation1 and meeting the         
materials1 advanced materials           
development1 and device needs of the    
scientific community and the quantum    
supply chain4  7#b7 ,enhancing access to
 equipment and instrumentation1         
including at partnering institutions1 by
 facilitating information sharing1      
coordination1 scheduling1 education1 and
 training1 including activities that    
provide meaningful hands-on learning    
experiences for students1 including at  
community and technical colleges4  7#c7 
,enabling professional staff to support 
the operation and improvement of        
research resources used for quantum     
information science1 technology1 and    
engineering research and training4  7c7 

,requirements ,an institution of higher 
education or an eligible nonprofit      
organization 7or a consortium thereof7  
and industry partners seeking funding   
under this section shall submit an      
application to the ,director of the     
,national ,science ,foundation at such  
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,director may   
require4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of contents in section #a7;b7
 of the ,national ,quantum ,initiative  
,act is amended by inserting after the  
item relating to section #cjb the       
following new item3  ,sec4 #cjc4        
,upgrading and improving access to      
quantum research resources4  4