Sec. 1722. ASSESSING RISK TO NATIONAL SECURITY OF QUANTUM COMPUTING

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## SEC. 1722 ASSESSING RISK TO NATIONAL SECURITY OF QUANTUM COMPUTING ###

(a)Comprehensive Assessment and Recommendations Required Not later than December 31, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall— ####

(1)complete a comprehensive assessment of the current and potential threats and risks posed by quantum computing technologies to critical national security systems, including— #####

(A)an identification and prioritization of critical national security systems at risk; #####

(B)an assessment of the standards of the National Institute of Standards and Technology for quantum resistant cryptography and the applicability of such standards to cryptographic requirements of the Department of Defense; #####

(C)an assessment of the feasibility of alternate quantum-resistant algorithms and features; and #####

(D)a description of any funding shortfalls in public and private developmental efforts relating to quantum resistant cryptography, standards, and models; and ####

(2)develop recommendations for research, development, and acquisition activities, including resourcing schedules, for securing the critical national security systems identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) against quantum computing code-breaking capabilities. ###

(b)Briefing Not later than February 1, 2022, the Secretary shall brief the congressional defense committees on the assessment completed under paragraph

(1)of subsection

(a)and the recommendations developed under paragraph

(2)of such subsection.