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119-hr-10479119th Congress

Quantum Benchmark Act

Sponsored By: Representative Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

Introduced

Summary

Requires the Department of Defense to allow only validated and verified quantum computing systems before they are developed or acquired. The bill also ties DoD policy to DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative to guide those checks and standards.

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  • DoD acquisition teams would need a formal policy issued within 180 days that defines what counts as a quantum computing system and sets a validation and verification process. After that, a DoD element could not develop or buy a quantum system unless it passed that process.
  • Quantum researchers and program managers must align development and acquisition with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative or any successor initiative. This makes DARPA benchmarks the reference for DoD validation.
  • The Secretary of Defense could grant case-by-case waivers, but must notify the congressional defense committees within 15 days and provide the justification for each waiver.

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New Defense Department rules for quantum systems

This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to issue a formal policy on quantum computing systems within 180 days of enactment. The policy would define "quantum computing system," set a process to validate and verify such systems before the Department develops or buys them, and require alignment with DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. After the policy is issued, DoD parts would not be allowed to develop or acquire a quantum system unless it is validated and verified under the policy. The Secretary could waive that ban case-by-case, but the Secretary would have to notify the congressional defense committees in writing and explain the waiver within 15 days.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

NE • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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