Quantum Industry Coalition Highlights Funding Priorities For The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act – The Quantum Insider

Quantum Industry Coalition Highlights Funding Priorities For The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act  The Quantum Insider

The Quantum Industry Coalition urged congressional leaders to pass the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act this year. The Quantum Industry Coalition sent a letter to Congressional leadership on Friday urging the passage of the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act, along with a list of funding priorities the industry group wants to see included in the pending bill. The letter, a copy obtained by The Quantum Insider, is addressed to leadership on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Specific recipients include Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.; Mike Lee, R-Utah; Martin Heinrich, D-NM; and Reps.

Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Brian Babin, R-Texas. It was sent on Friday, Oct. 30. Coalition members unanimously endorse both chambers’ versions of the NQIRA and express that the bill needs to be enacted this year. As the NQIRA is slated for inclusion in the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act and the House and Senate versions need reconciliation, the letter listed priority issues members want to see in the final bill text. Continued need for adequate funding in areas like quantum testbeds and quantum technology center operations was first among the language the QIC reccommends, along with higher budget authorization levels than those offered in the proposed