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119-hr-8530119th CongressWALLET

Quantum for Health Act

Sponsored By: Representative Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would amend the National Quantum Initiative Act to make quantum research advance health, workforce, and other social benefits. It broadens who can participate, what counts as quantum work, and requires centers to run outreach to increase diversity.

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  • Allows nonprofit research organizations to participate alongside universities and adds those organizations into advisory committee membership.
  • Adds the Department of Health and Human Services to key subcommittees and explicitly adds "health" to the research topics that centers may pursue.
  • Expands multidisciplinary quantum centers from 5 to 10, widens their scope to include science, engineering, and technology, and requires each center to develop outreach to increase participation by women and other historically underrepresented groups in STEM.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More multidisciplinary quantum centers

This bill would raise the number of authorized Multidisciplinary Centers for Quantum Research and Education from 5 to 10. It would broaden center scope to "quantum information science, engineering, and technology," add health as a listed discipline, and remove the word "basic" from the centers' description. Each participant would need to describe outreach to increase participation by women and students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM. These changes would take effect upon enactment.

More research partners and health input

This bill would broaden who takes part in the National Quantum Initiative. It would add nonprofit research organizations alongside universities in program participation and advisory roles. The Department of Health and Human Services would join two subcommittees to bring health expertise. The Coordination Office's role would expand to cover science, engineering, and technology research and workforce matters and to ensure coordination among consortia. The Advisory Committee would consider educational, environmental, and health issues. The bill would also require applications to be in diverse sectors. These changes would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]

OH • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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