Quantum Sandbox for Near-Term Applications Act of 2025

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Section 1: Short Title

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

Section 2: Findings

Congress finds as follows:

• (1) The National Quantum Initiative and its ongoing activities explore and promote Quantum Information Science.
• (2) Continual innovation by the quantum industry of the United States is critically important.
• (3) Quantum and quantum-hybrid applications have the ability to provide innovative solutions for near-term use cases across a variety of public and private sector challenges.
• (4) Many quantum computers are available via the cloud and through a dedicated near-term use case application development acceleration program.
• (5) 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 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),
• Federally funded research and development centers,
• and other members of the United States quantum computing and quantum information ecosystem.

CLERICAL AMENDMENT

The table of contents of the National Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 88012 et seq.) is amended by adding after the item relating to section 404 the following new item:

Sec. 405. Public-Private Partnership for Quantum Application Development Acceleration.