S.Amdt. 2650

SA 2650. Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Thune) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL QUANTUM INITIATIVE PROGRAM.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the execution of the National Defense Strategy is
critical to the functions of the Federal participants of the
National Quantum Initiative Program; and
(2) the success of the National Quantum Initiative Program
is necessary for the Department of Defense to carry out the
National Defense Strategy.
(b) Department of Defense Participation in National Quantum
Initiative Program.--
(1) In general.--The National Quantum Initiative Act
(Public Law 115-368; 15 U.S.C. 8801 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new title:

``TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE QUANTUM ACTIVITIES

``SEC. 501. DEFENSE QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

``The quantum information science and technology research
and development program carried out under 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) shall be
treated as part of the National Quantum Initiative Program
implemented under section 101(a) of this Act.

``SEC. 502. COORDINATION.

``The Secretary of Energy, the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Director of
the National Science Foundation shall each coordinate with
the Secretary of Defense in the efforts of the Secretary of
Defense to conduct basic research to accelerate scientific
breakthroughs in quantum information science and
technology.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents is section
1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE QUANTUM ACTIVITIES

``Sec. 501. Defense quantum information science and technology research
and development program.
``Sec. 502. Coordination.''.
(c) Assessment by Comptroller General of the United States
of National Quantum Initiative Program.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall--
(A) assess the National Quantum Initiative Program; and
(B) submit to Congress a report on the findings of the
Comptroller General with respect to such assessment.
(2) Elements.--The assessment required by paragraph (1)(A)
shall cover the following:
(A) The effectiveness of the National Quantum Initiative
Program.
(B) Whether all of the programs, committees, and centers
required by the National Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C.
8801 et seq.) have been established.
(C) Whether the agencies, programs, committees, and centers
described in subparagraph (B) are effectively collaborating
together and conducting joint activities where appropriate.
(D) Identification of inefficiencies or duplications across
the various programs of the National Quantum Initiative
Program.
(d) Additional Improvements in Coordination.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of
Commerce acting through the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, the Director of the
National Science Foundation, and the heads of other Federal
agencies participating in the National Quantum Initiative
Program shall coordinate with each other and the heads of
other relevant Federal agencies, including the Secretary of
Defense, to carry out the goals of the National Quantum
Initiative Program.
(2) Subcommittee on the economic and security implications
of quantum science.--
(A) Establishment.--The President shall establish, through
the National Science and Technology Council, the Subcommittee
on the Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Science
(in this paragraph referred to as the ``Subcommittee'').
(B) Membership.--
(i) Composition.--The Subcommittee shall be composed of
members as follows:

(I) One member appointed by the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology.
(II) One member appointed by the Director of the National
Science Foundation.
(III) One member appointed by the Secretary of Energy.
(IV) One member appointed by the Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(V) Three members appointed by the Secretary of Defense, of
whom--

(aa) one shall be a representative of the Army;
(bb) one shall be a representative of the Navy; and
(cc) one shall be a representative of the Air Force.

(VI) One member appointed by the Director of the National
Security Agency.
(VII) One member appointed by the Director of National
Intelligence.
(VIII) One member appointed by the Director of the Office
of Science and Technology Policy.
(IX) Such other members as the President considers
appropriate.

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(ii) Requirement.--Each member of the Subcommittee shall be
an employee of the Federal Government.
(C) Chairpersons.--The Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Secretary of Defense, the
Secretary of Energy, and the Director of the National
Security Agency shall jointly be chairpersons of the
Subcommittee.
(D) Duties.--The Subcommittee shall--
(i) coordinate with the National Science and Technology
Council and its subcommittees to ensure that the economic and
national security implications of basic research and
development in quantum information science, along with other
related technologies, are reviewed and planned for;
(ii) analyze economic and national security risks arising
from research and development in such areas and make
recommendations on how to mitigate those risks; and
(iii) review new programs for national security
implications, when feasible, prior to public announcement.
(E) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the chairpersons of the
Subcommittee shall submit to Congress a report on the
findings and assessments of the Subcommittee regarding
economic and national security risks resulting from quantum
information science and technology research.
(F) Termination.--The Subcommittee shall terminate on the
later of the following:
(i) The date that is five years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(ii) Such date as the Subcommittee determines appropriate.
(3) Involvement of defense in national quantum initiative
advisory committee.--
(A) Qualifications.--Subsection (b) of section 104 of the
National Quantum Initiative Act (Public Law 115-368; 15
U.S.C. 8814) is amended by striking ``and Federal
laboratories'' and inserting ``Federal laboratories, and
defense researchers''.
(B) Integration.--Such section is amended--
(i) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as
subsection (f) through (h), respectively; and
(ii) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
subsection (e):
``(e) Integration of Department of Defense.--The Committee
shall take such actions as may be necessary, including by
modifying policies and procedures of the Committee, to ensure
the full integration of the Department of Defense in
activities and programs of the Committee.''.
(4) Clarification of purpose of multidisciplinary centers
for quantum research and education.--Section 302(c) of the
National Quantum Initiative Act (Public Law 115-368; 15
U.S.C. 8842(c)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) encouraging workforce collaboration, both with
private industry and among Federal entities, including
national defense agencies.''.
(5) Clarifications regarding national quantum information
science research centers.--
(A) Requirements.--Subsection (c) of section 402 of the
National Quantum Initiative Act (Public Law 115-368; 15
U.S.C. 8852) is amended by inserting ``the national defense
agencies,'' after ``industry,''.
(B) Coordination.--Subsection (d) of such section is
amended--
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
(3) and (4), respectively; and
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph (2):
``(2) other research entities of the Federal Government,
including research entities in the Department of Defense;''.
(6) National quantum coordination office.--
(A) Collaboration when reporting to congress.--Section 102
of the National Quantum Initiative Act (Public Law 115-368;
15 U.S.C. 8812) is amended--
(i) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(ii) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection (c):
``(c) Collaboration When Reporting to Congress.--The
Coordination Office shall ensure that when participants in
the National Quantum Initiative Program prepare and submit
reports to Congress that they do so in collaboration with
each other and all appropriate Federal civilian, defense, and
intelligence research entities.''.
(B) Adjustments.--The National Quantum Coordination Office
may make such additional adjustments as it deems necessary to
ensure full integration of the Department of Defense into the
National Quantum Initiative Program.
(7) Reporting to additional committees of congress.--
Paragraph (2) of section 2 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 8801) is
amended to read as follows:
``(2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
`appropriate committees of Congress' means--
``(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, the Committee on Armed Services, and the
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
``(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee
on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Armed
Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
of the House of Representatives.''.
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