Text of Senate Amendment 5947

On 2026-06-23, Senator Michael F. Bennet (D-CO) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5947" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5947

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3097-S3098] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5947. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. DOMESTIC PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENT FOR CRITICAL QUANTUM HARDWARE. (a) Requirement.--Except as provided in subsection (b), beginning on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may not procure any critical quantum hardware unless such hardware is domestically manufactured by an entity 50 percent or more of the ownership interest in which is held by United States persons. (b) Waiver.-- (1) Authority.--During the two-year period beginning on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement under subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that-- (A) the critical quantum hardware is not domestically manufactured in sufficient quantity or of satisfactory quality; (B) the procurement of domestically manufactured critical quantum hardware would result in a cost increase of more than 25 percent; or (C) the waiver is necessary to respond to an urgent national security requirement. (2) Sunset.--The authority to grant a waiver under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Notification and Justification.--Not later than 15 days before granting a waiver [[Page S3098]] under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notification that includes the following: (1) An identification of the critical quantum hardware to be procured. (2) A detailed justification for the waiver, including the specific basis under subsection (b)(1) upon which the waiver is being granted. (3) An assessment of domestic manufacturing capacity for the hardware. (4) A description of any efforts underway to develop or expand domestic sources for the hardware. (d) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Critical quantum hardware.--The term ``critical quantum hardware'' means any of the following items designed for use in quantum computing, quantum sensing, or quantum networking systems: (A) Cryogenic cooling systems, including dilution refrigerators and pulse tube cryocoolers and cryostats. (B) Laser systems. (C) Cryogenic wiring assemblies. (D) Radio frequency and microwave components, including passive components (attenuators and connectors) and active components (traveling-wave parametric amplifiers, Josephson parametric amplifiers, high-electron-mobility transistors, and circulators). (2) Domestically manufactured.--The term ``domestically manufactured'' means, with respect to critical quantum hardware, that-- (A) the hardware was assembled in the United States; and (B) not less than 55 percent of the components of the hardware (as determined based on the cost of such components) were-- (i) produced or manufactured in the United States; or (ii) mined in the United States (as defined in section 638(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). (3) United states person.--The term ``United States person'' means-- (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States. ______