[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 167 (Tuesday, October 22, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6045-S6046]
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SA 965. Mr. GARDNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 948 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 3055, making
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in division A, insert the
following:
SEC. ___. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION
OF ADVANCED LABORATORY FACILITIES FOR QUANTUM
INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Construction.--
(1) Increase.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available under the heading ``construction of research
facilities'' under the heading ``National Institute of
Standards and Technology'' in division A is hereby increased
by $134,000,000.
(2) Availability.--The amount of the increase under
paragraph (1) shall be available for the construction of new
advanced laboratory facilities to support research,
technology, and advanced training in quantum information
science and technology.
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(3) Supplement and not supplant.--The amount made available
by paragraph (2) shall supplement, not supplant, other
funding made available for purposes described in such
paragraph.
(b) Renovation.--
(1) Increase.--The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available under the heading ``construction of research
facilities'' under the heading ``National Institute of
Standards and Technology'' in division A, as modified by
subsection (a)(1), is hereby increased by an additional
$27,000,000.
(2) Availability.--The amount of the increase under
paragraph (1) shall be available for the renovation of
existing laboratory space that may be upgraded to accommodate
additional research efforts relating to quantum information
science and technology for technology development,
interaction with industry, new quantum workforce training
opportunities, and other national goals.
(3) Supplement and not supplant.--The amount made available
by paragraph (2) shall supplement, not supplant, other
funding made available for purposes described in such
paragraph.
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