S. 3597
Introduced in Senate · February 5, 2026January 8 (
legislative day
, January 7), 2026
Mr. Young (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Daines, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Luján, Mr. Budd, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Schumer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Act, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents; 2. Definitions; 3. Purposes; 4. National Quantum Initiative Program; 5. National Quantum Coordination Office; 6. Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science; 7. National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee; 8. Subcommittee on the Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Information Science; 9. International Quantum Cooperation Strategy; 10. Prize challenges; 11. Sunset of National Quantum Initiative; 12. National Institute of Standards and Technology activities and quantum consortium; 13. National Institute of Standards and Technology Quantum Centers; 14. National Science Foundation quantum information science research and education activities; 15. Multidisciplinary centers for quantum research and education; 16. Quantum Reskilling, Education, and Workforce (QREW) Coordination Hub, quantum testbeds, and research security; 17. National Science Foundation cryptography research; 18. National Aeronautics and Space Administration quantum activities; 19. Comptroller General review and report; 20. Review of regulatory barriers to quantum information science and technology development; 21. Sunset of National Nanotechnology Program; 22. Clerical amendments
International Quantum Cooperation Strategy
National Institute of Standards and Technology Quantum Centers
Quantum Reskilling, Education, and Workforce (QREW) Coordination Hub, quantum testbeds, and research security
Quantum Reskilling, Education, and Workforce (QREW) Coordination Hub
Quantum testbeds
Research security
Definition of Administrator
Quantum information science, engineering, and technology research for space and aeronautics
National Aeronautics and Space Administration quantum initiatives
Research security
Authorization of appropriations
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,