,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #i1 #bjbf,ms4  
,sal9as 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,baird7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !       
,national ,quantum ,initiative ,act to  
upgrade & improve access to quantum     
rese>* res\rces1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,quantum ,in/rum5tation = ,sci5ce &     
,eng9e]+ ,act4  #b4 ,upgrad+ & improv+  
access to quantum rese>* res\rces  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,title ,,iii ( ! ,national     
,quantum ,initiative ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #hhda et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9       
subsection 7b77#a7 ( section #cja--     
7,a7 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ & aft] !
 semicolon2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by
 /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3 
7,c7 enhance rese>* facilities & access 
to rese>* res\rces to accel]ate quantum 
in=mation sci5ce1 te*nology1 & eng9e]+  

rese>*4  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+ new section3  #cjc4 ,upgrad+ &   
improv+ access to quantum rese>*        
res\rces  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out !   
activities describ$ 9 sections #cja &   
#cjb1 ! ,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce 
,f\ndation1 9 consultation ) ! heads (  
o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 z       
appropriate1 %all aw>d grants to        
in/itutions ( high] education or        
eligible nonpr(it organizations 7or     
consortia !re(7 to upgrade rese>*       
facilities & improve access to rese>*   
res\rces1 su* z equipm5t &              
in/rum5tation1 t is ne$$ = rese>* &     
developm5t 9 quantum in=mation sci5ce1  
te*nology1 & eng9e]+4  7b7 ,purpose     
,grants "u subsection 7a7 %all be us$ to
 facilitate quantum in=mation sci5ce1   
te*nology1 & eng9e]+ rese>* &           
developm5t1 includ+ by c>ry+ out !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,upgrad+ or add+ rese>*    
res\rces to accel]ate ! developm5t (    
quantum te*nologies1 includ+            
capabilities focus$ on address+ !       

roadblocks to implem5tation1 & meet+ !  
mat]ials1 advanc$ mat]ials developm5t1 &
 device ne$s ( ! sci5tific community & !
 quantum supply *a94  7#b7 ,enhanc+     
access to equipm5t & in/rum5tation1     
includ+ at p>tn]+ in/itutions1 by       
facilitat+ in=mation %>+1 coord9ation1  
s*$ul+1 education1 & tra9+1 includ+     
activities t provide mean+ful h&s-on    
le>n+ exp]i5ces = /ud5ts1 includ+ at    
community & te*nical colleges4  7#c7    
,enabl+ pr(essional /aff to support !   
op]ation & improvem5t ( rese>* res\rces 
us$ = quantum in=mation sci5ce1         
te*nology1 & eng9e]+ rese>* & tra9+4    
7c7 ,requirem5ts ,an in/itution ( high] 
education or an eligible nonpr(it       
organization 7or a consortium !re(7 &   
indu/ry p>tn]s seek+ fund+ "u ?is       
section %all submit an application to ! 
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &    
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,director may 
require4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!    
table ( cont5ts 9 section #a7;b7 ( !    

,national ,quantum ,initiative ,act is  
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #cjb ! foll[+ new item3  ,sec4  
#cjc4 ,upgrad+ & improv+ access to      
quantum rese>* res\rces4  4