Sec. 244. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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## SEC. 244 STRATEGIC PLAN FOR QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ###

(a)In General The Secretary of Defense shall develop a strategic plan to guide the research, development, test, and evaluation, procurement, and implementation of quantum information science (referred to in this section as “QIS”) technologies within the Department of Defense, including the covered Armed Forces, over the period of five years following the date of the enactment of this Act. ###

(b)Elements The plan required under subsection

(a)shall include the following: ####

(1)Identification of QIS technologies that have the potential to solve operational challenges faced by the Department of Defense. ####

(2)Plans to transition technologies identified under paragraph

(1)from the research, development, and prototyping phases into operational use within the Department. ####

(3)Plans for the continuous evaluation, development, and implementation of QIS technology solutions within the Department. ###

(c)Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— ####

(1)the strategic plan developed under subsection (a); and ####

(2)an assessment of whether the budgets proposed for QIS-related activities of the Department of Defense and each of the covered Armed Forces appropriately balance the use of research, development, test, and evaluation funds designated as budget activity 1 (basic research), budget activity 2 (applied research), and budget activity 3 (advanced technology development) (as those budget activity classifications are set forth in volume 2B, chapter 5 of the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DOD 7000.14–R)) to achieve the objectives of the strategic plan over near-, mid-, and long-term timeframes. ###

(d)Updates Following the submittal of the initial strategic plan pursuant to subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Defense may periodically update the plan as the Secretary determines necessary. ###

(e)Covered Armed Force Defined In this section, the term “covered Armed Force” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force.