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