Quantum Network Infrastructure Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 8279 To establish and support a quantum network infrastructure research and development program at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 Mr. ZELDIN (for himself and Mr. FOSTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To establish and support a quantum network infrastructure research and development program at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Quantum Network In- 4 frastructure Act of 2020’’. 5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 6 Section 2 of the National Quantum Initiative Act (15 7 U.S.C. 8801) is amended— 8 (1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para- 9 graph (8); and 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:08 Oct 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8279.IH H8279 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 8279 IH (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol- 1 lowing: 2 ‘‘(7) QUANTUM NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE.— 3 The term ‘quantum network infrastructure’ means 4 any facility, expertise, or capability that is necessary 5 to enable the development and deployment of scal- 6 able and diverse quantum network technologies.’’. 7 SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY QUANTUM NETWORK IN- 8 FRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOP- 9 MENT PROGRAM. 10 Title IV of the National Quantum Initiative Act (15 11 U.S.C. 8851 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 12 the following: 13 ‘‘SEC. 403. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY QUANTUM NETWORK 14 INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOP- 15 MENT PROGRAM. 16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy (re- 17 ferred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall carry out 18 a research, development, and demonstration program to 19 accelerate innovation in quantum network infrastructure 20 in order to— 21 ‘‘(1) facilitate the advancement of distributed 22 quantum computing systems through the internet 23 and intranet; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:08 Oct 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8279.IH H8279 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 8279 IH ‘‘(2) improve the precision of measurements of 1 scientific phenomena and physical imaging tech- 2 nologies; and 3 ‘‘(3) develop secure national quantum commu- 4 nications technologies and strategies. 5 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—In carrying out this section, the 6 Secretary shall— 7 ‘‘(1) coordinate with— 8 ‘‘(A) the Director of the National Science 9 Foundation; 10 ‘‘(B) the Director of the National Institute 11 of Standards and Technology; 12 ‘‘(C) the Chair of the Subcommittee on 13 Quantum Information Science of the National 14 Science and Technology Council established 15 under section 103(a); and 16 ‘‘(D) the Chair of the Subcommittee on the 17 Economic and Security Implications of Quan- 18 tum Science; 19 ‘‘(2) conduct cooperative research with indus- 20 try, National Laboratories, institutions of higher 21 education, and other research institutions to facili- 22 tate new quantum infrastructure methods and tech- 23 nologies, including— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:08 Oct 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8279.IH H8279 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 8279 IH ‘‘(A) quantum-limited detectors, ultra-low 1 loss optical channels, space-to-ground connec- 2 tions, and classical networking and cybersecu- 3 rity protocols; 4 ‘‘(B) entanglement and hyper-entangled 5 state sources and transmission, control, and 6 measurement of quantum states; 7 ‘‘(C) quantum interconnects that allow 8 short range local connections between quantum 9 processors; 10 ‘‘(D) transducers for quantum sources and 11 signals between optical and telecommunications 12 regimes and quantum computer-relevant do- 13 mains, including microwaves; 14 ‘‘(E) development of quantum memory 15 buffers and small-scale quantum computers 16 that are compatible with photon-based quantum 17 bits in the optical or telecommunications wave- 18 lengths; 19 ‘‘(F) long-range entanglement distribution 20 at both the terrestrial and space-based level 21 using quantum repeaters, allowing entangle- 22 ment-based protocols between small- and large- 23 scale quantum processors; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:08 Oct 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8279.IH H8279 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 8279 IH ‘‘(G) quantum routers, multiplexers, re- 1 peaters, and related technologies necessary to 2 create secure long-distance quantum commu- 3 nication; and 4 ‘‘(H) integration of systems across the 5 quantum technology stack into traditional com- 6 puting networks, including the development of 7 remote controlled, high performance, and reli- 8 able implementations of key quantum network 9 components; 10 ‘‘(3) engage with the Quantum Economic De- 11 velopment Consortium (QED–C) to transition com- 12 ponent technologies to help facilitate as appropriate 13 the development of a quantum supply chain for 14 quantum network technologies; 15 ‘‘(4) advance basic research in advanced sci- 16 entific computing and material science to enhance 17 the understanding, prediction, and manipulation of 18 materials and processes relevant to quantum net- 19 work infrastructure; 20 ‘‘(5) develop experimental tools and testbeds 21 necessary to support cross-cutting fundamental re- 22 search and development activities with diverse stake- 23 holders from industry and institutions of higher edu- 24 cation; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:08 Oct 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8279.IH H8279 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 8279 IH ‘‘(6) consider quantum network infrastructure 1 applications that span the Department of Energy’s 2 missions in energy, environment, and national secu- 3 rity. 4 ‘‘(c) LEVERAGING.—In carrying out this section, the 5 Secretary shall leverage resources, infrastructure, and ex- 6 pertise across the Department of Energy and from— 7 ‘‘(1) the National Institute of Standards and 8 Technology; 9 ‘‘(2) the National Science Foundation; 10 ‘‘(3) the National Aeronautics and Space Ad- 11 ministration; 12 ‘‘(4) other relevant Federal agencies; 13 ‘‘(5) the National Laboratories; 14 ‘‘(6) industry stakeholders; 15 ‘‘(7) institutions of higher education; and 16 ‘‘(8) the National Quantum Information 17 Science Research Centers. 18 ‘‘(d) RESEARCH PLAN.—Not later than 180 days 19 after the date of the enactment of the Quantum Network 20 Infrastructure Act of 2020, the Secretary shall submit to 21 the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 22 House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 23 and Natural Resources of the Senate, a 4-year research 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:08 Oct 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8279.IH H8279 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 8279 IH plan that identifies and prioritizes basic research needs re- 1 lating to quantum network infrastructure. 2 ‘‘(e) STANDARD OF REVIEW.—The Secretary shall 3 review activities carried out under this section to deter- 4 mine the achievement of technical milestones. 5 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.—Funds authorized to be appro- 6 priated for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, 7 there shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out 8 the activities under this section, $100,000,000 for each 9 of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.’’. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:08 Oct 03, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H8279.IH H8279 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS