Quantum Encryption Readiness and Resilience Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4942 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4942 To direct the Subcommittee on the Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Information Science to submit reports on mitigating the cybersecurity and national security risks posed by certain quantum computers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 8, 2025 Mr. Subramanyam (for himself, Mr. McGuire, Ms. Stevens, and Mr. Harrigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Subcommittee on the Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Information Science to submit reports on mitigating the cybersecurity and national security risks posed by certain quantum computers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Quantum Encryption Readiness and Resilience Act''. SEC. 2. REPORTS ON MITIGATING THE CYBERSECURITY AND NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS POSED BY CERTAIN QUANTUM COMPUTERS. (a) Initial Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Subcommittee on the Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Information Science established under section 105 of the National Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8814a) shall carry out the following: (1) Conduct an assessment of each of the following: (A) The capabilities and progress of the United States, relative to other countries, with respect to the following: (i) Developing a cryptographically-relevant quantum computer. (ii) Adopting security and preparedness measures, including post-quantum cryptography, to mitigate the cybersecurity and national