S.Amdt. 2252

SA 2252. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Padilla) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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 end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

SEC. 10__. QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE TO ENHANCE THE
RESILIENCE, SECURITY, AND EFFICIENCY OF THE
ELECTRIC GRID.

(a) In General.--Title IV of the National Quantum
Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8851 et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following:

``SEC. 405. QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE TO ENHANCE THE
RESILIENCE AND SECURITY OF THE ELECTRIC GRID.

``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy (referred to in
this section as the `Secretary') shall conduct research,
development, and demonstration activities focused on the use
of quantum information science, engineering, and technology,
including through quantum applications and quantum computing,
to enhance the resilience, security, and efficiency of the
electric grid in the United States.
``(b) Research Areas.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary shall conduct research in the following areas:
``(1) Fault detection and prediction.
``(2) Grid security and safety, including through post-
quantum cryptography.
``(3) Integrated grid planning.
``(4) Grid optimization.
``(5) Enhanced modeling.
``(6) Energy storage.
``(7) Energy market optimization.
``(8) Any other area in which, in the determination of the
Secretary, quantum information science, engineering, and
technology can enhance the resilience, security, and
efficiency of the electric grid in the United States.
``(c) Cooperation.--To the extent practicable, the
Secretary shall conduct research, development, and
demonstration activities under subsection (a) in cooperation,
including through partnerships, as the Secretary determines
to be appropriate, with members of relevant industries,
National Laboratories, institutions of higher education, and
other relevant institutions, including research institutions,
as determined by the Secretary.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of the National

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Quantum Initiative Act (Public Law 115-368; 132 Stat. 5092;
136 Stat. 1441) is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 404 the following:

``Sec. 405. Quantum information science to enhance the resilience and
security of the electric grid.''.
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