Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act of 2025
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Summary
The Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act of 2025 reauthorizes and significantly expands the federal quantum information science program under DOE. It authorizes $175 million per year for fiscal years 2026-2030, covering research across quantum computing, communications, networking, sensing, security, and materials science. The bill creates a new Quantum Instrumentation and Foundry Program at $50 million per year to develop specialized equipment and domestic supply chains. It renews National Quantum Information Science Research Centers with increased funding of $35 million per center per year. The DOE must produce a 10-year strategic plan for integrating quantum accelerators with high-performance computing systems and establish an early-stage quantum supercomputing testbed program. A university-led traineeship program targets underrepresented students. The bill includes restrictions barring funding to institutions with Confucius Institutes and prohibiting quantum research collaboration with foreign countries or entities of concern.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reauthorize and expand the Department of Energy quantum information science program, establishing new research centers, foundry programs, instrumentation infrastructure, workforce development traineeships, and quantum networking programs with $175 million per year through 2030.
Who Benefits
- National Laboratories
- Quantum computing companies
- Quantum hardware and software industry
Who Bears Costs
- Institutions with Confucius Institutes (lose eligibility)
- Foreign quantum technology companies from adversary nations
- Federal budget ($175M/year authorization)
Key Policy Areas
{'domain': 'Science & Technology', 'evidence': 'Amends the National Quantum Initiative Act to expand DOE quantum research, development, and demonstration across 13 fields including quantum computing, communications, sensing, and security'}, {'domain': 'Energy', 'evidence': 'Directs DOE to develop a 10-year strategic plan for hybrid high-performance computing integrating quantum, AI, and ML accelerators'}, {'domain': 'Education', 'evidence': 'Establishes university-led traineeship program at $5M/year focused on underrepresented students in quantum science'}
Primary Purpose
Reauthorize and expand the Department of Energy quantum information science program, establishing new research centers, foundry programs, instrumentation infrastructure, workforce development traineeships, and quantum networking programs with $175 million per year through 2030.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Maintain US quantum technology leadership through expanded federal R&D investment while restricting collaboration with adversary nations, particularly China"
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Murkowski, …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Commercial quantum companies partnering with centers, Domestic quantum computing companies, National Quantum Information Science Research Centers
Department of Energy quantum programs, National Laboratories
Institutions with Confucius Institutes, Research institutions and universities
Positive-direction: Research institutions and universities
Negative-direction: Institutions with Confucius Institutes
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "secretary_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A covered nation under 10 USC 4872(d) or any country determined by the Secretary of Energy to be detrimental to US national security
A foreign entity designated as terrorist organization, on OFAC blocked list, owned by a covered nation, or determined to engage in detrimental conduct
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