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[S. 1331 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1331
To require the Secretary of Defense to establish or designate an office
in the Department of Defense to serve as the lead for all quantum
efforts of the Department, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 8, 2025
Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed
Services
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Defense to establish or designate an office
in the Department of Defense to serve as the lead for all quantum
efforts of the Department, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Quantum National Security
Coordination and Competition Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL SECURITY QUANTUM COORDINATION AND COMPETITION.
(a) Office of Quantum Capabilities and Competition.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
establish or designate an office in the Department of Defense
to serve as the lead for all quantum efforts of the Department
relating to the following:
(A) Quantum technology research, including quantum
sensing, quantum computing, and quantum communications.
(B) Quantum technology development, including
quantum sensing, quantum computing, and quantum
communications.
(C) Quantum technology application, including
quantum sensing, quantum computing, and quantum
communications.
(D) Quantum technology policy, including quantum
sensing, quantum computing, and quantum communications.
(E) Such other quantum related efforts as the
Secretary considers appropriate.
(2) Designation.--The office established or designated
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Department of
Defense Office of Quantum Capabilities and Competition'' (in
this section the ``Office'').
(3) Primary mission.--The primary mission of the Office
shall be coordinating, leading, and directing quantum
technology efforts of the Department in order--
(A) to advance Department research efforts in
quantum technology;
(B) to develop quantum technology expertise that
enables advancements in United States national security
capabilities;
(C) to aggressively pursue a national competitive
advantage in quantum technology, vis-a-vis other
countries; and
(D) to develop quantum technologies that can be
utilized for real-world application by the Department
of Defense or other United States national security
entities.
(b) Coordination With Other Quantum Efforts.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, acting through the
Office, regularly coordinate with the heads of other Federal
departments and agencies that work on quantum science, quantum
technology, or quantum research.
(2) Quantum coordination office for national security.--
(A) In general.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall establish within the Office a
subcomponent to liaise with, share expertise with, and
whenever feasible, coordinate and, if necessary,
deconflict efforts with other relevant U.S. government
entities pursuing efforts on quantum science, quantum
technology, or quantum research.
(B) Designation.--The subcomponent established
pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be known as the
``Quantum Coordination Office for National Security''.
(c) Triennial Reports.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once
every three years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on national
security quantum capabilities and competition.
(2) Contents generally.--Each report submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall cover the following:
(A) The state of current quantum efforts within the
Department of Defense, including specific sections on
quantum sensing, quantum computing, and quantum
communications.
(B) The state of current quantum efforts of
adversarial and competitor countries, including
specific sections on quantum sensing, quantum
computing, and quantum communications.
(C) The state of current quantum efforts of any
other countries with advanced capabilities in quantum
technology and quantum science, including specific
sections on quantum sensing, quantum computing, and
quantum communications.
(D) A comparison of the capabilities of the United
States and those of adversarial and competitor
countries, as well as any other countries with advanced
capabilities in quantum technology and quantum science.
(E) An assessment of capabilities of the United
States compared to those of China, Russia, and Iran,
combined with an assessment of how such countries (in
addition to any other countries the Secretary considers
relevant) may utilize quantum technology in a conflict
against the United States or allies and partners of the
United States, including via hybrid warfare.
(F) A realistic pathway forward, both short term (3
years) and long term (10 years and beyond), for the
United States to compete with and outpace other
countries in quantum technology and quantum science in
regard to national security.
(3) Contents of initial report.--In addition to the matter
covered by paragraph (2), the first report submitted pursuant
to paragraph (1) shall include an annex on quantum
communication efforts that covers the following:
(A) The current state of United States national
security quantum communications technology and
capabilities.
(B) A comparison of the national security quantum
communications technology and capabilities of the
United States compared to that of China, Russia, Iran,
and such other countries as the Secretary considers
relevant.
(C) An immediate (2 years) and long-term (10 years
and beyond) plan--
(i) to close any gaps that may exist
between national security quantum
communications technology and capabilities of
the United States and those of China, Russia,
Iran, and such other countries as the Secretary
considers relevant; and
(ii) to outpace the quantum communications
technology and capabilities for China, Russia,
Iran, and such other countries as the Secretary
considers relevant.
(4) Form.--Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall be submitted in classified form.
(5) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select
Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign
Relations, and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Homeland Security
of the House of Representatives.
(d) Protection of National Security.--The Secretary shall carry out
this section in accordance with all applicable provisions of law and
policies relating to classified information and national security.
(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to require any action that is not consistent with a provision
of law or policy that was in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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