H.R. 8237

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8237 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8237

To amend the National Quantum Initiative Act to upgrade and improve 
access to quantum research resources, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 9, 2026

Ms. Salinas (for herself and Mr. Baird) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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A BILL

To amend the National Quantum Initiative Act to upgrade and improve 
access to quantum research resources, 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 Instrumentation for Science 
and Engineering Act''.

SEC. 2. UPGRADING AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO QUANTUM RESEARCH RESOURCES.

(a) In General.--Title III of the National Quantum Initiative Act 
(15 U.S.C. 8841 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1) of section 301--
(A) subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the 
semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
``(C) enhance research facilities and access to 
research resources to accelerate quantum information 
science, technology, and engineering research.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 303. UPGRADING AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO QUANTUM RESEARCH 
RESOURCES.

``(a) In General.--In carrying out the activities described in 
sections 301 and 302, the Director of the National Science Foundation, 
in consultation with the heads of other Federal departments and 
agencies, as appropriate, shall award grants to institutions of higher 
education or eligible nonprofit organizations (or consortia thereof) to 
upgrade research facilities and improve access to research resources, 
such as equipment and instrumentation, that is needed for research and 
development in quantum information science, technology, and 
engineering.
``(b) Purpose.--Grants under subsection (a) shall be used to 
facilitate quantum information science, technology, and engineering 
research and development, including by carrying out the following:
``(1) Upgrading or adding research resources to accelerate 
the development of quantum technologies, including capabilities 
focused on addressing the roadblocks to implementation, and 
meeting the materials, advanced materials development, and 
device needs of the scientific community and the quantum supply 
chain.
``(2) Enhancing access to equipment and instrumentation, 
including at partnering institutions, by facilitating 
information sharing, coordination, scheduling, education, and 
training, including activities that provide meaningful hands-on 
learning experiences for students, including at community and 
technical colleges.
``(3) Enabling professional staff to support the operation 
and improvement of research resources used for quantum 
information science, technology, and engineering research and 
training.
``(c) Requirements.--An institution of higher education or an 
eligible nonprofit organization (or a consortium thereof) and industry 
partners seeking funding under this section shall submit an application 
to the Director of the National Science Foundation at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Director may 
require.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the National Quantum Initiative Act is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 302 the following new item:

``Sec. 303. Upgrading and improving access to quantum research 
resources.''.
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