Sec. 243. Quantum Scaling Initiative
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The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) shall establish an initiative to rapidly expand and support the development of fault-tolerant utility-scale quantum computing capability available to the Department of Defense. The initiative established pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall be known as the Quantum Scaling Initiative (in this section the Initiative ). The Initiative shall include the following: Activities to broaden existing Department efforts to verify and validate commercial efforts to design and build utility-scale quantum computers, including through increased collaboration with key partners in the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the Office of Strategic Capital (OSC), and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). Working with the Office of Strategic Capital, establish regular interactions with the venture capital and finance community to help accelerate commercial efforts to design and build viable utility-scale quantum computers. Working with the office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy to connect key performers in fault-tolerant utility-scale quantum computing with support for industrial bases analysis, manufacturing support, and other analysis support to help foster and grow the broader industrial base supporting fault-tolerant utility-scale quantum computing. Working with the military departments and other Department components to refine use cases for militarily relevant applications of utility-scale quantum computers.