Sec. 222. Pilot program on near-term quantum computing applications
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The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary, in partnership with the entities specified in subsection (b), establishes and operates a program that enables organizations of the Department of Defense, including the Armed Forces, to test and evaluate how quantum and quantum-hybrid applications may be used— to solve technical problems and research challenges identified under section 234(e) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) and such other near-term technical problems and challenges facing the Department and the Armed Forces as the Secretary may identify; and to provide capabilities needed by the Department and the Armed Forces in the near-term.
The Secretary of Defense shall seek to carry out the pilot program under subsection
(a)in partnership with— a federally funded research and development center; and one or more private-sector entities with expertise in quantum computing and quantum information science. Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense, in partnership with the entities specified in subsection (b), shall— convene a group of experts and organizations to identify challenges faced by the Department of Defense, including the Armed Forces, that have the potential to be addressed by quantum and quantum-hybrid applications; develop and deploy demonstrations, proofs of concept, pilot programs, and other measures to address the challenges identified under paragraph
(1)using quantum and quantum-hybrid applications; ensure that any quantum or quantum-hybrid application based solutions identified under the program are capable of development and deployment in 24 months or less; assess and utility of commercial quantum and quantum-hybrid applications for meeting the near-term needs of warfighters; and seek to build and strengthen relationships between the Department of Defense and nontraditional defense contractors (as defined in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code) in the technology industry that may have unused or underused solutions to specific operational challenges of the Department relating to quantum and quantum-hybrid applications. Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing that— identifies the federally funded research and development center and any private-sector entities the Secretary has partnered with for purposes of carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a); and describe the plan of the Secretary for developing and operating the program. On an annual basis during each year in which the pilot program under subsection
(a)is carried out, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes— a description of the problem sets and capabilities that were evaluated by organizations of the Department of Defense under the program; an explanation of whether and to what extent the program resulted in the identification of potential solutions based on quantum and quantum-hybrid applications; any potential barriers to the use of quantum and quantum-hybrid applications to solve near-term problems for the Department of Defense, including the Armed Forces; and recommendations regarding how the Department of Defense can better leverage and deploy quantum and quantum-hybrid applications to address near-term military applications and operational needs. The Secretary of Defense shall commence the pilot program under this section not later than March 1, 2024. The authority to carry out the pilot program under subsection
(a)shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act. In this section: The term near-term means a period of 24 months or less. The term quantum and quantum-hybrid applications means algorithms and applications which use quantum mechanics through quantum processing units, including— quantum-classical hybrid applications which are applications that use both quantum computing and classical computing hardware systems; annealing and gate systems; and all qubit modalities (including superconducting, trap ion, and photonics).
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