,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acdc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #h1     
#bjbe,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,peters7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to improve coordination between the  
,department of ,energy and the ,national
 ,science ,foundation on activities     
carried out under the ,national ,quantum
 ,initiative ,program1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,advancing ,quantum 
,manufacturing ,act of #bjbe4  #b4      
,coordination between ,department of    
,energy and ,national ,science          
,foundation on activities under         
,national ,quantum ,initiative  7a7 ,in 
general ,section #ajb of the ,national  
,quantum ,initiative ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #hhab7 is amended-- 7#a7 by            
redesignating subsection 7c7 as         
subsection 7d72 and  7#b7 by inserting  

after subsection 7b7 the following3  7c7
 ,liaison between ,department of ,energy
 and ,national ,science ,foundation ,the
 ,director of the ,coordination ,office 
shall appoint a member of the staff of  
the ,coordination ,office to serve as a 
liaison between the ,department of      
,energy and the ,national ,science      
,foundation to ensure the coordination1 
and avoid unnecessary duplication1 of   
the ,department and the ,foundation     
activities under the ,program4  4  7b7  
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that activities and research  
carried out by the ,department of       
,energy and the ,national ,science      
,foundation should include1 to the      
extent practicable1 all quantum         
information science technologies1 as    
well as critical quantum-enabling       
technologies1 including-- 7#a7          
gate-based quantum computing2  7#b7     
annealing-based quantum computing2  7#c7
 quantum bit 7qubit7 technologies1      
including those based on-- 7,a7         

topological materials2  7,b7 photons2   
7,c7 trapped ions2  7,d7 neutral atoms2 
7,e7 silicon2  7,f7 superconducting     
devices2 and  7,g7 any other viable     
quantum technology2 and  7#d7           
quantum-enabling technologies1          
including-- 7,a7 single photon sources2 
7,b7 lasers2  7,c7 radio frequency1     
microwave1 and other electronics2  7,d7 
electron spin2  7,e7 cryogenic          
technologies2  7,f7 low-disorder or     
low-defect materials development and    
fabrication2 and  7,g7 any other        
critical enabling technology4  #c4      
,establishment of ,manufacturing ,,usa  
institute for quantum manufacturing  7a7
 ,definition of ,manufacturing ,,usa    
institute ,in this section1 the term    
,manufacturing ,,usa institute has the  
meaning given such term in section      
#cd7;d7 of the ,national ,institute of  
,standards and ,technology ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #bghs7d774  7b7 ,establishment
 of ,manufacturing ,,usa institute ,the 
,secretary of ,commerce1 acting through 

the ,director of the ,national          
,institute of ,standards and            
,technology1 and in consultation with   
the ,secretary of ,energy1 shall-- 7#a7 
determine the manufacturing capabilities
 necessary to produce reliable quantum  
components and systems at scale and the 
gaps in access to such capabilities2 and
  7#b7 establish1 or award financial    
assistance1 under section #cd7;e77#a7 of
 the ,national ,institute of ,standards 
and ,technology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#bghs7e77#a77 to plan1 establish1 or    
support1 a ,manufacturing ,,usa         
institute that-- 7,a7 provides an       
end-to-end manufacturing ecosystem      
addressing quantum computing1 quantum   
sensing1 and quantum communication2     
7,b7 includes within the end-to-end     
ecosystem provided pursuant to paragraph
 7#a7 the capability to design1         
fabricate1 and test materials1 devices1 
structures1 and manufacturing processes 
for quantum technologies or systems1 as 
well as the capacity to develop and     

create jobs for a coordinated advanced  
manufacturing and quantum engineering   
workforce2  7,c7 provides access to     
prototyping1 both at research scale and 
commercial scale1 for researchers and   
developers working on quantum component 
technologies and systems and            
manufacturing process innovations to    
facilitate the transition into scalable1
 cost-effective1 and high-performing    
manufacturing capabilities2  7,d7       
supports the development of a resilient 
quantum supply chain with an emphasis on
 key components and supply from allies  
of the ,united ,states1 that enables    
quantum technologies1 and increases the 
domestic production of goods critical to
 national security and economic         
competitiveness2 and  7,e7 supports     
development of a workforce with skills  
relevant to manufacture of quantum      
components and systems4  #d4 ,studies   
relating to ,national ,quantum          
,initiative ,program  7a7 ,independent  
study on progress made by ,national     

,quantum ,initiative ,program  7#a7     
,agreement ,the ,director of the ,office
 of ,science and ,technology ,policy    
shall seek to enter into an agreement   
with the ,national ,academies of        
,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine  
7in this subsection the ,national       
,academies7 to perform the services     
covered by this section4  7#b7          
,independent study ,under an agreement  
between the ,director and the ,national 
,academies under this subsection1 the   
,national ,academies shall carry out an 
independent study to assess the progress
 made by the ,national ,quantum         
,initiative ,program in achieving the   
purposes set forth under section #c of  
the ,national ,quantum ,initiative ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #hhjb7 and the goals of  
the ,program1 including with respect to 
sensing1 communications1 computing1 and 
workforce development for near-term     
development and quantum applications4   
7b7 ,study on impediments to            
collaboration under ,national ,quantum  

,initiative ,program  7#a7 ,study and   
report ,not later than #ahj days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the consortium convened by the ,director
 of the ,national ,institute of         
,standards and ,technology pursuant to  
section #bja7;b77#a7 of the ,national   
,quantum ,initiative ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #hhca7;b77#a77 shall-- 7,a7 conduct a  
study-- 7i7 on the impediments to       
collaboration under the ,national       
,quantum ,initiative ,program           
implemented pursuant to section #aja7;a7
 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #hhaa7;a77 
between ,multidisciplinary ,centers for 
,quantum ,research and ,education       
established under section #cjb7;a7 of   
such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #hhdb7;a771    
,national ,quantum ,information ,science
 ,research ,centers established and     
operated pursuant to section            
#djb7;a77#a7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #hheb7;a77#a771 industry1 and academia2
 and  7ii7 to develop recommendations   
for legislative action to eliminate or  

mitigate such impediments2 and  7,b7    
submit to the ,committee on ,commerce1  
,science1 and ,transportation of the    
,senate and the ,committee on ,science1 
,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of
 ,representatives a report on the       
findings of the consortium with respect 
to the study conducted pursuant to      
paragraph 7#a74  7#b7 ,contents ,the    
report submitted under paragraph        
7#a77;,b7 shall include the following3  
7,a7 ,an overview of the current state  
of research being conducted under the   
,national ,quantum ,initiative ,program4
  7,b7 ,a breakdown of the funding under
 the ,program for near-term quantum     
applications development1 disaggregated 
by different quantum technologies1      
including computing 7annealing and      
gate-model with the different types of  
qubit technologies71 sensing1           
communication1 and networking4  7,c7    
,identification of potential risks in   
the research funded under the ,program4