,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #acca ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #h1 #bjbe,ms4 ,hassan 7for herself and ,mrs4 ,blackburn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,defense to establish or designate an office in the ,department of ,defense to serve as the lead for all quantum efforts of the ,department1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,quantum ,national ,security ,coordination and ,competition ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,national security quantum coordination and competition 7a7 ,office of ,quantum ,capabilities and ,competition 7#a7 ,establishment ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall establish or designate an office in the ,department of ,defense to serve as the lead for all quantum efforts of the ,department relating to the following3 7,a7 ,quantum technology research1 including quantum sensing1 quantum computing1 and quantum communications4 7,b7 ,quantum technology development1 including quantum sensing1 quantum computing1 and quantum communications4 7,c7 ,quantum technology application1 including quantum sensing1 quantum computing1 and quantum communications4 7,d7 ,quantum technology policy1 including quantum sensing1 quantum computing1 and quantum communications4 7,e7 ,such other quantum related efforts as the ,secretary considers appropriate4 7#b7 ,designation ,the office established or designated pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall be known as the ,department of ,defense ,office of ,quantum ,capabilities and ,competition 7in this section the ,office74 7#c7 ,primary mission ,the primary mission of the ,office shall be coordinating1 leading1 and directing quantum technology efforts of the ,department in order-- 7,a7 to advance ,department research efforts in quantum technology2 7,b7 to develop quantum technology expertise that enables advancements in ,united ,states national security capabilities2 7,c7 to aggressively pursue a national competitive advantage in quantum technology1 vis--vis other countries2 and 7,d7 to develop quantum technologies that can be utilized for real-world application by the ,department of ,defense or other ,united ,states national security entities4 7b7 ,coordination with other quantum efforts 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall1 acting through the ,office1 regularly coordinate with the heads of other ,federal departments and agencies that work on quantum science1 quantum technology1 or quantum research4 7#b7 ,quantum ,coordination ,office for ,national ,security 7,a7 ,in general ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall establish within the ,office a subcomponent to liaise with1 share expertise with1 and whenever feasible1 coordinate and1 if necessary1 deconflict efforts with other relevant ,u4,s4 government entities pursuing efforts on quantum science1 quantum technology1 or quantum research4 7,b7 ,designation ,the subcomponent established pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 shall be known as the ,quantum ,coordination ,office for ,national ,security4 7c7 ,triennial reports 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and not less frequently than once every three years thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report on national security quantum capabilities and competition4 7#b7 ,contents generally ,each report submitted pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall cover the following3 7,a7 ,the state of current quantum efforts within the ,department of ,defense1 including specific sections on quantum sensing1 quantum computing1 and quantum communications4 7,b7 ,the state of current quantum efforts of adversarial and competitor countries1 including specific sections on quantum sensing1 quantum computing1 and quantum communications4 7,c7 ,the state of current quantum efforts of any other countries with advanced capabilities in quantum technology and quantum science1 including specific sections on quantum sensing1 quantum computing1 and quantum communications4 7,d7 ,a comparison of the capabilities of the ,united ,states and those of adversarial and competitor countries1 as well as any other countries with advanced capabilities in quantum technology and quantum science4 7,e7 ,an assessment of capabilities of the ,united ,states compared to those of ,china1 ,russia1 and ,iran1 combined with an assessment of how such countries 7in addition to any other countries the ,secretary considers relevant7 may utilize quantum technology in a conflict against the ,united ,states or allies and partners of the ,united ,states1 including via hybrid warfare4 7,f7 ,a realistic pathway forward1 both short term 7#c years7 and long term 7#aj years and beyond71 for the ,united ,states to compete with and outpace other countries in quantum technology and quantum science in regard to national security4 7#c7 ,contents of initial report ,in addition to the matter covered by paragraph 7#b71 the first report submitted pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall include an annex on quantum communication efforts that covers the following3 7,a7 ,the current state of ,united ,states national security quantum communications technology and capabilities4 7,b7 ,a comparison of the national security quantum communications technology and capabilities of the ,united ,states compared to that of ,china1 ,russia1 ,iran1 and such other countries as the ,secretary considers relevant4 7,c7 ,an immediate 7#b years7 and long-term 7#aj years and beyond7 plan-- 7i7 to close any gaps that may exist between national security quantum communications technology and capabilities of the ,united ,states and those of ,china1 ,russia1 ,iran1 and such other countries as the ,secretary considers relevant2 and 7ii7 to outpace the quantum communications technology and capabilities for ,china1 ,russia1 ,iran1 and such other countries as the ,secretary considers relevant4 7#d7 ,form ,each report submitted pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in classified form4 7#e7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress defined ,in this subsection1 the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives4 7d7 ,protection of national security ,the ,secretary shall carry out this section in accordance with all applicable provisions of law and policies relating to classified information and national security4 7e7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section shall be construed to require any action that is not consistent with a provision of law or policy that was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this ,act4