Sec. 6. Improvements to defense quantum information science and technology research and development program
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Section 234 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note), as amended by section 5, is further amended— by redesignating subsection
(g)as subsection (h); and by inserting after subsection (f), as added by section 5, the following new subsection (g): In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall endeavor to develop partnerships with universities that are focused on encouraging students to engage in multidisciplinary courses of study. . It is the sense of Congress that— funding research, development, and deployment of quantum information sciences and quantum information science-related technologies and systems is a priority; and it is especially critical that the United States continue to prioritize such research, development, and deployment in consideration of the significant investment made by China in quantum information sciences. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— commence an assessment of the program carried out under section 234 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note), as amended by section 5 and this section, with consideration of the report submitted under subsection
(h)of such section (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section); and provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the preliminary findings of the Comptroller General with respect to such program. At a date agreed to by the Comptroller General and the congressional defense committees at the briefing provided pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a final report with the findings of the Comptroller General with respect to the assessment conducted under paragraph (1)(A). In this subsection, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.
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Improvements to defense quantum information science and technology research and development program
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