Sec. 13. National Institute of Standards and Technology Quantum Centers
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Title II of the National Quantum Initiative Act is amended by adding at the end the following new sections: Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall, in consultation with such heads of other Federal departments and agencies as the Director considers appropriate, carry out a program to establish and operate at least 1, but not more than 3, centers to accelerate research, development, deployment, and standardization of quantum information science, engineering, and technology. The centers established and operated under paragraph
(1)shall be established through a competitive, merit-reviewed process. An eligible applicant described in subparagraph
(C)seeking to establish and operate a center described in paragraph
(1)shall submit to the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology an application therefor at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director determines to be appropriate. Eligible applicants described in this subparagraph are the following: Institutions of higher education. Nonprofit organizations. Multi-institution collaborations, including multiple types of research institutions, private sector entities, Federal laboratories, and nonprofit organizations, or consortia thereof. Any other entity the Director determines appropriate. The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall solicit proposals and prioritize the following topics in the initial selection of centers, subject to merit-review: Quantum sensing and measurement. Quantum engineering. To the maximum extent practicable, centers established and operated under this section shall serve the mission of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, for the benefit of the broader United States quantum information science community, to develop processes for the following purposes: Advancing research and standardization in quantum information science, engineering, and technology. Advancing technology transfer. Improving the competitiveness of the United States. The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall ensure coordination, and avoid unnecessary duplication of, the activities carried out under this section with existing activities of the Institute, other activities carried out under this Act, and other related programs, as appropriate. Each center established under this section may leverage commercially available hardware and software to carry out the activities described in subsection (a). The centers established under this section may carry out activities for a period of 5 years. Each center established under this section may be renewed for successive periods of 5 years following a successful merit-based review by the Director. Consistent with the authorities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology may terminate an underperforming center for cause during the performance period. The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall allocate up to $18,000,000 for each center established under this section for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, subject to the availability of appropriations. Amounts made available to carry out this section shall be derived from amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2024 , and not less frequently than once each year thereafter, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Space, Science, and Technology of the House of Representatives a briefing on current and planned activities under this section. The activities authorized under this title shall be carried out in a manner consistent with subtitle D of title VI of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 19231 et seq. ). .
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