[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4578-S4579]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2252. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Padilla) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 10__. QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE TO ENHANCE THE 
                   RESILIENCE, SECURITY, AND EFFICIENCY OF THE 
                   ELECTRIC GRID.

       (a) In General.--Title IV of the National Quantum 
     Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8851 et seq.) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 405. QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE TO ENHANCE THE 
                   RESILIENCE AND SECURITY OF THE ELECTRIC GRID.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy (referred to in 
     this section as the `Secretary') shall conduct research, 
     development, and demonstration activities focused on the use 
     of quantum information science, engineering, and technology, 
     including through quantum applications and quantum computing, 
     to enhance the resilience, security, and efficiency of the 
     electric grid in the United States.
       ``(b) Research Areas.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall conduct research in the following areas:
       ``(1) Fault detection and prediction.
       ``(2) Grid security and safety, including through post-
     quantum cryptography.
       ``(3) Integrated grid planning.
       ``(4) Grid optimization.
       ``(5) Enhanced modeling.
       ``(6) Energy storage.
       ``(7) Energy market optimization.
       ``(8) Any other area in which, in the determination of the 
     Secretary, quantum information science, engineering, and 
     technology can enhance the resilience, security, and 
     efficiency of the electric grid in the United States.
       ``(c) Cooperation.--To the extent practicable, the 
     Secretary shall conduct research, development, and 
     demonstration activities under subsection (a) in cooperation, 
     including through partnerships, as the Secretary determines 
     to be appropriate, with members of relevant industries, 
     National Laboratories, institutions of higher education, and 
     other relevant institutions, including research institutions, 
     as determined by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the National

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     Quantum Initiative Act (Public Law 115-368; 132 Stat. 5092; 
     136 Stat. 1441) is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 404 the following:

``Sec. 405. Quantum information science to enhance the resilience and 
              security of the electric grid.''.
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