HR 3220 IH - The Quantum Sandbox for Near-Term Applications Act of 2025Direct Link

Introduced in the House of Representatives on May 6, 2025

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

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Quantum Sandbox for Near-Term Applications Act of 2025’”.

• SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE
• THIS ACT MAY BE CITATED AS THE "QUANTUM SANDBOX FOR NEAR-TERM APPLICATIONS ACT OF 2025".
• SECTION 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES
• THE CONGRESS FINDS THAT:

a new quantum economy is emerging in the United States, with significant potential for job creation, innovation, and economic growth;

• the development of this new quantum economy requires a coordinated national strategy to ensure its success;
• it is necessary to establish a public-private partnership to accelerate the development of quantum computing applications.

SECTION 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF QUANTUM SANDBOX REQUIRED

The Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall establish a quantum sandbox through the establishment of a public-private partnership focused on quantum computing application development acceleration for quantum, quantum communication, quantum sensing, and quantum-hybrid computing near-term use cases.

SECTION 4. ENGAGEMENT

As part of the Program and in carrying out subsection (b), the Secretary shall, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, engage with the Quantum Economic Development Consortium, the National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)), federally funded research and development centers, and other members of the United States quantum computing and quantum information ecosystem.