[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5253-S5254]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3492. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2026 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 appropriate place in title XVI, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 16__. STRATEGY ON QUANTUM READINESS.

       (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer of 
     the Department of Defense, submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a strategy on quantum readiness. Such 
     strategy shall include each of the following:
       (1) An assessment of the risks that quantum computing pose 
     to Department of Defense systems and data.
       (2) A determination of which Department systems and data 
     are most vulnerable to quantum threats and critical to 
     protect, and timelines for the transition of such systems and 
     data.
       (3) An identification of the progress made by organizations 
     and elements of the Department of Defense in inventorying and 
     migrating all cryptographic systems to post-quantum 
     cryptography by 2035 or earlier.
       (4) A plan to adopt and deploy automated quantum readiness 
     platform tools, including capabilities that--
       (A) provide continuous visibility into an organization's 
     cryptographic landscape;
       (B) automate the prioritization of cryptographic risks; and
       (C) facilitate the remediation of insecure cryptography.
       (5) An identification of the methodology used for 
     evaluating and validating Department cryptographic modules as 
     quantum ready.
       (6) An estimate of resources needed to achieve quantum 
     readiness by the target deadline of 2035, as well as an 
     additional estimate of resources needed to achieve quantum 
     readiness earlier than 2035.
       (7) A detailed breakdown of how the funds provided in 
     section 20005(a)(29) of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide 
     for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'', 
     approved July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-21) will be allocated 
     and obligated across specific programs, projects, and 
     activities.
       (8) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers 
     relevant.
       (b) Form of Strategy.--The strategy required by subsection 
     (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a 
     classified annex.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than 240 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in 
     coordination with the Chief Information Officer, submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a briefing on the 
     strategy required under subsection (a).
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``post-quantum cryptography'' has the meaning 
     given that term in

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     section 3 of the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness 
     Act (Public Law 117-260; 6 U.S.C. 1526 note).
       (2) The term ``quantum readiness'' means the state in which 
     an agency's cryptographic systems have been inventoried, 
     continuously assessed for quantum vulnerabilities, and 
     remediated through the adoption of quantum-resistant 
     cryptographic algorithms and other practices.
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