S 2450
118th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
A bill to improve coordination between the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation on activities carried out under the National Quantum Initiative Program, and for other purposes.
Introduced: July 20, 2023
Introduced by:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Became law
Jul 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill requires certain agencies to coordinate and support activities to advance quantum information science.
Specifically, the National Quantum Coordination Office must establish a liaison between the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation to coordinate activities under the National Quantum Initiative Program. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must report on the program's progress.
The bill also requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to support a Manufacturing USA institute that focuses on manufacturing processes and the related workforce for quantum computing and technology.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Cosponsors
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