# 119-s-1346: Defense Quantum Acceleration Act of 2025

119-s-1346, Defense Quantum Acceleration Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1346
- Congress: 119
- Title: Defense Quantum Acceleration Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Accelerate DoD adoption of quantum information science**. This bill would create a senior Principal Quantum Advisor, a national QIS testbed Center, and a five-year strategic plan to move quantum technologies from research into operational use. - Armed forces would get coordinated QIS transition plans. The Advisor would identify use cases, assess technology and manufacturing readiness, and require prototyping in operational environments for technologies at manufacturing readiness level 5 or higher by the end of FY2025. - Industry, universities, and DoD labs would gain a joint Center to prototype systems, expand the QIS workforce, and receive competitive grants and contracts. The bill authorizes $20 million a year for FY2025–FY2029 to support the Center. - Allied coordination would increase. The Advisor must align DoD efforts with AUKUS partners and Five Eyes members and organize recurring multilateral meetings to share QIS plans and opportunities. *Authorizes $20 million annually for FY2025–FY2029 for the testbed, totaling about $100 million in authorized funding over five years and creating a corresponding increase in discretionary outlays if appropriated.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New quantum advisor and budget review: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would name a Principal Quantum Advisor within 180 days. That advisor would coordinate DoD quantum work and outreach with allies and industry. The advisor must review military QIS budgets and certify adequacy by January 31 before the budget year. By March 31 each year, the…
- Faster quantum prototyping and security: benefit, medium. If enacted, DoD must start large-scale prototyping in operational environments for any QIS solution with a technology and manufacturing readiness level of 5 or higher by the end of fiscal year 2025. For solutions at readiness 4 or lower, the advisor must give Congress a five-fiscal-year RDT&E fundi…
- New national defense quantum center: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Defense Secretary would set up a national quantum center in the United States. The center must include military research labs, a National Laboratory, a federally funded or university research center, and quantum companies. The center would prototype QIS tech, help train workers, and…
- More quantum education and workforce training: benefit, low. If enacted, the Defense Secretary would work within one year to expand quantum study at service academies, ROTC, and other DoD schools. Each military branch would adopt standard procedures to track quantum workforce goals. DoD labs would make an enterprise-wide strategic quantum workforce plan and…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-882: Patients Before Middlemen Act
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-2461: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025
- 119-s-1782: Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1346 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1346)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-882: Patients Before Middlemen Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-882)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-2461: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2461)
- [119-s-1782: Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1782)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1346 (as of 2025-12-21).