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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 5139 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5139

 To require the Secretary of Defense to support development of quantum 
                 technologies, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 27, 2026

 Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL

 
 To require the Secretary of Defense to support development of quantum 
                 technologies, 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 ``National Quantum Readiness Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) Deploying Quantum-Enabled Sensors and Networks.--Not later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall identify three next-generation quantum sensor projects to 
prioritize in order to field these sensors by September 30, 2028.
    (b) Development of Quantum-Enabling Component Technologies.--Not 
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
Energy, and the Director of the National Science Foundation shall, in 
coordination with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, jointly 
develop a plan to encourage and partner with the private sector, 
potentially through the use of prize challenges or advance market 
commitments--
            (1) to develop quantum-enabling component technologies in 
        the United States; and
            (2) to identify any legislative or administrative action 
        required to address quantum-specific market hurdles.
    (c) Increasing Domestic Access to Defense Foundry Resources.--Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with such heads of Federal 
agencies as the Secretary considers appropriate, take such steps as the 
Secretary considers appropriate--
            (1) to increase domestic access to Department-sponsors 
        quantum information science and technology-relevant foundry 
        resources; and
            (2) strengthen efforts to improve access to critical 
        quantum information science and technology supply chains.
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National Quantum Readiness Act of 2026

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