[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8530 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8530

To amend the National Quantum Initiative Act relating to certain health 
             and workforce matters, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2026

  Mrs. Sykes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the National Quantum Initiative Act relating to certain health 
             and workforce matters, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Quantum for Health Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    Subparagraph (A) of section 3(5) of the National Quantum Initiative 
Act (15 U.S.C. 8802(5)) is amended by inserting ``, social benefit,'' 
after ``innovation''.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL QUANTUM INITIATIVE PROGRAM.

    Paragraph (1) of section 101(b) of the National Quantum Initiative 
Act (15 U.S.C. 8811(b)) is amended by inserting ``in diverse sectors'' 
after ``applications''.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL QUANTUM COORDINATION OFFICE.

    Subsection (b) of section 102 of the National Quantum Initiative 
Act (15 U.S.C. 8812) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``science and technology'' and 
                inserting ``science, engineering, and technology 
                research and workforce''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, nonprofit research 
                organizations,'' after ``universities'';
            (2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
            ``(4) ensure coordination among the collaborative ventures 
        or consortia established under this Act;''; and
            (3) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``nonprofit research 
        organizations,'' after ``universities,''.

SEC. 5. SUBCOMMITTEE ON QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE.

    Subsection (b) of section 103 of the National Quantum Initiative 
Act (15 U.S.C. 8813) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(9) the Department of Health and Human Services; and''.

SEC. 6. NATIONAL QUANTUM INITIATIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    Section 104(d)(2) of the National Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 
8814) is amended--
            (1) in subsections (b) and (c), by inserting ``nonprofit 
        research organizations,'' before ``industry'' each place it 
        appears; and
            (2) in subparagraph (G) subsection (d)(2), by inserting 
        ``educational, environmental, health,'' after ``legal,''.

SEC. 7. SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE ECONOMIC AND SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF 
              QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE.

    Subsection (b) of section 105 of the National Quantum Initiative 
Act (15 U.S.C. 8814a) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following new 
        paragraphs:
            ``(11) the Department of Health and Human Services;''.

SEC. 8. MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTERS FOR QUANTUM RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

    Section 302 of the National Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8842) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``5'' and inserting 
        ``10'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``basic''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``science and 
                engineering'' and inserting ``science, engineering, and 
                technology''; and
            (3) in subsection (d)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``quantum 
                science'' and inserting ``quantum information science, 
                engineering, and technology,'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``health,'' 
                after ``chemistry,''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, including 
                how each participant will develop and implement 
                outreach activities to increase the participation of 
                women and other students from groups historically 
                underrepresented in STEM'' before the semicolon.
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