,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dafc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bc1    
#bjbf,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself1    
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 and ,mr4 ,schumer7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,national ,quantum ,initiative ,act 
to require support for regional         
innovation initiatives in quantum       
information science and technology1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,advancing ,regional ,quantum ,hubs ,act
 of #bjbf4  #b4 ,regional innovation    
initiatives in quantum information      
science and technology ,the ,national   
,quantum ,initiative ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #hhja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
section #ajc 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #hhac2      
relating to membership on the           
,subcommittee on ,quantum ,information  
,science7-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7

 by redesignating paragraphs 7#h7 and   
7#i7 as paragraphs 7#i7 and 7#aj71      
respectively2 and  7ii7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#g7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#h7 the ,economic          
,development ,administration2  2 and    
7,b7 in subsection 7d7-- 7i7 in         
paragraph 7#f71 by striking and after   
the semicolon2  7ii7 in paragraph 7#g71 
by striking the period and inserting 2  
and2 and  7iii7 by adding at the end the
 following new paragraph3  7#h7         
facilitate interagency partnership      
opportunities to support the innovation1
 entrepreneurial1 educational1 and      
research capacity of geographic regions 
with strength in quantum-related fields 
and industries to address 7in           
partnership with industry1 universities1
 small businesses1 and strategic allies 
and partners7 regional1 national1       
societal1 or geostrategic challenges4  2
  7#b7 in subsection 7b77#b7 of section 
#cja 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #hhda2 relating to  
components of the quantum information   

science research and education          
program7-- 7,a7 by redesignating        
subparagraphs 7,d7 and 7,e7 as          
subparagraphs 7,e7 and 7,f71            
respectively2 and  7,b7 by inserting    
after subparagraph 7,c7 the following   
new subparagraph3  7,d7 supporting1 in  
collaboration with the ,secretary of    
,commerce and the ,secretary of ,energy1
 regional innovation initiatives in     
quantum information science and         
technology and the adoption of viable   
quantum capabilities1 which may include 
the activities carried out pursuant to  
an award of funds under section #ajchh  
of the ,research and ,development1      
,competition1 and ,innovation ,act      
7,public ,law #aag-afg2 #db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aiajh72  2 and  7#c7 in subsection 7b7 
of section #dja 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #hhea2   
relating to components of the quantum   
information science research program7-- 
7,a7 in paragraph 7#d77;,f71 by striking
 and2  7,b7 by redesignating paragraph  
7#e7 as paragraph 7#f72 and  7,c7 by    

inserting after paragraph 7#d7 the      
following new paragraph3  7#e7 support1 
in collaboration with the ,secretary of 
,commerce and the ,director of the      
,national ,science ,foundation1 regional
 innovation initiatives in quantum      
information science and technology1     
including initiatives of quantum        
industry and nonprofit entities and     
small- and medium-sized businesses and  
startups2 and  4