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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6351 
To amend the National Quantum Initiative Act to require support for regional 
innovation initiatives in quantum information science and technology, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 2, 2025 
Ms. GILLEN (for herself and Mr. OBERNOLTE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To amend the National Quantum Initiative Act to require 
support for regional innovation initiatives in quantum 
information science and technology, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing Regional 
Quantum Hubs Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REGIONAL INNOVATION INITIATIVES IN QUANTUM 
INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 
The National Quantum Initiative Act is amended— 
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(1) in section 103 (15 U.S.C. 8813; relating to 
membership on the Subcommittee on Quantum In-
formation Science)— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (8) 
and (9) as paragraphs (9) and (10), re-
spectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (7) 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) the Economic Development Administra-
tion;’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (6), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(ii) in paragraph (7), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) facilitate interagency partnership opportu-
nities to support the innovation, entrepreneurial, 
educational, and research capacity of geographic re-
gions with strength in quantum-related fields and in-
dustries to address regional, national, societal, or 
geostrategic challenges.’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 
301 (15 U.S.C. 8841; relating to components of the 
quantum information science research and education 
program)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) supporting, in collaboration with the 
Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of En-
ergy, regional innovation initiatives in quantum 
information science and technology, which may 
include the activities carried out pursuant to an 
award of funds under section 10388 of the Re-
search and Development, Competition, and In-
novation Act (Public Law 117–167; 42 U.S.C. 
19108);’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b) of section 401 (15 U.S.C. 
8851; relating to components of the quantum infor-
mation science research program)— 
(A) in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (4), 
by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (6); and 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) support, in collaboration with the Sec-
retary of Commerce and Director of the National 
Science Foundation, regional innovation initiatives 
in quantum information science and technology; 
and’’. 
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