S.Amdt. 4734

SA 4734. Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Thune) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr.
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title II, insert the
following:

SEC. 2__. APPLICATION OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE TALENT EXCHANGE
PROGRAMS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO
QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
RESEARCH.

In carrying out section 1599g of title 10, United States
Code, the Secretary of Defense may establish public-private
exchange programs, each with up to 10 program participants,
focused on private sector entities working on quantum
information sciences and technology research applications.

SEC. 2__. BRIEFING ON SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND RESEARCH FOR
TRANSFORMATION (SMART) DEFENSE EDUCATION
PROGRAM.

Not later than three years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide Congress
with a briefing on participation and use of the program under
section 2192a of title 10, United States Code, as amended by
this subsection, with a particular focus on levels of
interest from students engaged in studying quantum fields.

SEC. 2__. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEFENSE QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM.

(a) Fellowship Program Authorized.--Section 234 of the John
S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
subsection (f):
``(f) Fellowships.--
``(1) Program authorized.--In carrying out the program
required by subsection (a) and subject to the availability of
appropriations to carry out this subsection, the Secretary
may carry out a program of fellowships in quantum information
science and technology research and development for
individuals who have a graduate or post-graduate degree.
``(2) Equal access.--In carrying out the program under
paragraph (1), the Secretary may establish procedures to
ensure that minority, geographically diverse, and
economically disadvantaged students have equal access to
fellowship opportunities under such program.''.
(b) Multidisciplinary Partnerships With Universities.--Such
section is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (g), as redesignated by
subsection (a)(1), as subsection (h); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f), as added by
subsection (a)(2), the following new subsection (g):
``(g) Multidisciplinary Partnerships With Universities.--In
carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary
of Defense may develop partnerships with universities to
enable students to engage in multidisciplinary courses of
study.''.
(c) Comptroller General of the United States Assessment of
Program.--
(1) Assessment and briefing.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall--
(A) commence an assessment of the program carried out under
section 234 of the

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John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note), as
amended by this section, with consideration of the report
submitted under subsection (h) of such section (as
redesignated by subsection (b)(2) of this section); and
(B) provide the congressional defense committees a briefing
on the preliminary findings of the Comptroller General with
respect to such program.
(2) Final report.--At a date agreed to by the Comptroller
General and the congressional defense committees at the
briefing provided pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), the
Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a final report with the findings of the
Comptroller General with respect to the assessment conducted
under paragraph (1)(A).
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