National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8462 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8462 To reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2026 Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself, Mr. Babin, and Mr. Obernolte) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Act, 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 ``National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. Section 2 of the National Quantum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8801) is amended-- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), the first paragraph (8) (relating to the definition of the ``Subcommittee on Economic and Security Implications''), and the second paragraph (8) (relating to the definition of the ``Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science'') as paragraphs (4), (8), (10), (13), (14), (16), and (17), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: ``(3) Confucius institute.--The term `Confucius Institute' has the meaning given such term in section 10339A of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of Public Law 117-167; 42 U.S.C. 19039).''; (3) by inserting after paragraph (4), as so redesignated, the following new paragraphs: ``(5) Federal laboratory.--The term `Federal laboratory' has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Stevenson- Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3703). ``(6) Foreign country of concern.--The term `foreign country of concern' has the mean