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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National Science 
Foundation shall, through programs carried out or supported 
by the National Science Foundation, seek to increase the 
integration of quantum information science and engineering 
(referred to in this subsection as ‘QISE’) into the STEM cur-
riculum at all education levels, including community colleges, 
as considered appropriate by the Director. 
‘‘(2) CURRICULUM INTEGRATION.—The curriculum integra-
tion under paragraph (1) may include the following: 
‘‘(A) Methods to conceptualize QISE for elementary, 
middle, and high school curricula. 
‘‘(B) Methods for strengthening foundational mathe-
matics and science curricula. 
‘‘(C) Methods for integrating students who are under-
served or historically underrepresented groups in STEM. 
‘‘(D) Age-appropriate materials that apply the prin-
ciples of quantum information science in STEM fields. 
‘‘(E) Recommendations for the standardization of key 
concepts, definitions, and curriculum criteria across govern-
ment, academia, and industry. 
‘‘(F) Materials that specifically address the findings 
and outcomes of the study to evaluate and make rec-
ommendations for the quantum information science 
workforce pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10661 of 
the Research and Development, Competition, and Innova-
tion Act and strategies to account for the skills and 
workforce needs identified through such study. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this subsection, the 
Director shall coordinate with relevant Federal agencies, and 
consult with nongovernmental entities with expertise in QISE, 
as appropriate, which may include institutions eligible to 
participate in the Established Program to Stimulate Competi-
tive Research (EPSCoR). 
‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘STEM’ 
means the academic and professional disciplines of science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer 
science.’’. 
(f) QUANTUM EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director, building on the 
National Science Foundation’s role in the National Q–12 Edu-
cation Partnership and programs such as Q2Work Program, 
shall make awards to institutions of higher education, non- 
profit organizations, or consortia thereof to carry out a pilot 
program, to be known as the ‘‘Next Generation Quantum 
Leaders Pilot Program’’ (in this subsection referred to as the 
‘‘Program’’), for the education and training of the next genera-
tion of students and teachers in the fundamental principles 
of quantum mechanics. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the Program, the 
Director shall— 
(i) encourage awardees to coordinate with edu-
cational service agencies (as such term ‘‘educational 
service agency’’ is defined in section 602(5) of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement
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Act of 2004 (20 U.S.C. 1401(5))), associations that sup-
port STEM educators or local educational agencies, 
and partnerships through the Q–12 Education Partner-
ship, to encourage elementary schools, middle schools, 
and secondary schools, and State educational agencies 
to participate in the Program; 
(ii) require that awardees partner with elementary 
schools, middle schools, or secondary schools, or con-
sortia thereof, and State educational agencies, to carry 
out activities under the Program; 
(B) USE OF FUNDS.—In carrying out the Program, the 
Director shall make competitive, merit-reviewed awards 
to— 
(i) support testing, evaluation, dissemination, and 
implementation of age-appropriate quantum informa-
tion sciences curricula and resources, including the 
integration of quantum information science and 
engineering into the STEM curriculum pursuant to 
subsection (d) of section 301 of the National Quantum 
Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8841), as added by subsection 
(e); 
(ii) support opportunities for informal education 
on quantum concepts, including informal hands-on 
learning opportunities; 
(iii) support opportunities for students to further 
explore quantum information science education and 
related careers; 
(iv) develop and implement training, research, and 
professional 
development 
programs 
for 
teachers, 
including innovative pre-service and in-service pro-
grams, in quantum information science and related 
fields; and 
(v) carry out such other activities as the Director 
determines appropriate. 
(C) DISTRIBUTION.—In carrying out the Program and 
to the extent practicable, the Director shall ensure there 
is a wide, equitable distribution of Program participants 
across diverse geographic areas and that the Program 
includes a diverse representation of students, including 
students from groups historically underrepresented in 
STEM. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall carry out the Pro-
gram in consultation with the QIS Workforce Working Group 
of the Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science of the 
National Science and Technology Council and the Advancing 
Informal STEM Learning Program. 
(4) REPORTING.—Not later than four years after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Director shall submit 
to Congress a report that includes the following: 
(A) An assessment, that includes feedback from a wide 
range of stakeholders in academia, K-12 education, and 
the private sector, of the effectiveness of the Program in 
scaling up implementation of effective quantum education 
and training innovations.
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(B) If determined to be effective, a plan for integrating 
the Program into existing programs, including the feasi-
bility and advisability of expanding the scope of the Pro-
gram to include additional technology areas, grade levels, 
and educational institutions beyond those originally 
selected to participate in the Program. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Director $8,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 to carry out this section. 
(6) TERMINATION.—This subsection shall terminate on the 
date that is four years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
Subtitle H—Blockchain Specialist 
SEC. 10671. ESTABLISHMENT OF BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY 
SPECIALIST POSITION WITHIN OSTP. 
The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy 
shall establish or designate a blockchain and cryptocurrencies 
advisory specialist position within the Office to coordinate Federal 
activities and advise the President on matters of research and 
development relating to blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and distrib-
uted ledger technologies. 
Subtitle I—Partnerships for Energy 
Security and Innovation 
SEC. 10691. FOUNDATION FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Direc-
tors described in subsection (b)(2)(A). 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ means the 
Department of Energy. 
(3) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Executive Director’’ 
means the Executive Director described in subsection (b)(5)(A). 
(4) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ means the 
Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation established 
under subsection (b)(1). 
(5) HISTORICALLY
BLACK
COLLEGE
OR
UNIVERSITY.—The 
term ‘‘historically Black college or university’’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘‘part B institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
(6) INDIVIDUAL LABORATORY-ASSOCIATED FOUNDATION.—The 
term ‘‘Individual Laboratory-Associated Foundation’’ means a 
Laboratory Foundation established by an operating contractor 
of a National Laboratory. 
(7) MINORITY-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘minority 
serving institution’’ means a Hispanic-serving institution as 
defined in section 502 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1101a), an Alaska Native-serving institution and 
a Native Hawaiian-serving institution as defined in section 
in 317 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d), 
or a Predominantly Black Institution, Asian American and 
Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution, or a 
Native American-serving nontribal institution as defined in
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section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1067q). 
(8) NATIONAL LABORATORY.—The term ‘‘National Labora-
tory’’ has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801). 
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Energy. 
(10) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The term ‘‘Tribal 
College or University’’ has the meaning given in section 316 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c). 
(b) FOUNDATION FOR ENERGY SECURITY AND INNOVATION.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
a nonprofit corporation to be known as the ‘‘Foundation 
for Energy Security and Innovation’’. 
(B) MISSION.—The mission of the Foundation shall be— 
(i) to support the mission of the Department; and 
(ii) 
to 
advance 
collaboration 
with 
energy 
researchers, institutions of higher education, industry, 
and nonprofit and philanthropic organizations to accel-
erate the commercialization of energy technologies. 
(C) LIMITATION.—The Foundation shall not be an 
agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government. 
(D) TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.—The Board shall take all nec-
essary and appropriate steps to ensure that the Foundation 
is an organization that is described in section 501(c) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax-
ation under section 501(a) of that Code. 
(E) COLLABORATION WITH EXISTING ORGANIZATIONS.— 
The Secretary may collaborate with 1 or more organizations 
to establish the Foundation and carry out the activities 
of the Foundation. 
(2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Foundation shall be gov-
erned by a Board of Directors. 
(B) COMPOSITION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall be composed of 
the ex officio nonvoting members described in clause 
(ii) and the appointed voting members described in 
clause (iii). 
(ii) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The ex officio members 
of the Board shall be the following individuals or des-
ignees of those individuals: 
(I) The Secretary. 
(II) The Under Secretary for Science. 
(III) The Under Secretary for Nuclear Secu-
rity. 
(IV) The Chief Commercialization Officer. 
(iii) APPOINTED MEMBERS.— 
(I) INITIAL MEMBERS.—The Secretary and the 
other ex officio members of the Board shall— 
(aa) seek to enter into an agreement with 
the 
National 
Academies 
of 
Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine to develop a list 
of individuals to serve as members of the 
Board who are well-qualified and will meet
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the requirements of subclauses (II) and (III); 
and 
(bb) appoint the initial members of the 
Board from that list, if applicable, in consulta-
tion with the National Academies of Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine. 
(II) REPRESENTATION.—The appointed mem-
bers of the Board shall reflect a broad cross-section 
of stakeholders from academia, National Labora-
tories, industry, nonprofit organizations, State or 
local governments, the investment community, and 
the philanthropic community. 
(III) EXPERIENCE.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that a majority of the appointed members of the 
Board— 
(aa)(AA) has experience in the energy 
sector; 
(BB) has research experience in the 
energy field; or 
(CC) 
has 
experience 
in 
technology 
commercialization or foundation operations; 
and 
(bb) to the extent practicable, represents 
diverse regions, sectors, and communities. 
(C) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall designate from 
among the members of the Board— 
(I) an individual to serve as Chair of the 
Board; and 
(II) an individual to serve as Vice Chair of 
the Board. 
(ii) TERMS.—The term of service of the Chair and 
Vice Chair of the Board shall end on the earlier of— 
(I) the date that is 3 years after the date 
on which the Chair or Vice Chair of the Board, 
as applicable, is designated for the position; and 
(II) the last day of the term of service of the 
member, as determined under subparagraph (D)(i), 
who is designated to be Chair or Vice Chair of 
the Board, as applicable. 
(iii) REPRESENTATION.—The Chair and Vice Chair 
of the Board— 
(I) shall not be representatives of the same 
area of subject matter expertise, or entity, as 
applicable, under subparagraph (B)(iii)(II); and 
(II) shall not be representatives of any area 
of subject matter expertise, or entity, as applicable, 
represented by the immediately preceding Chair 
and Vice Chair of the Board. 
(D) TERMS AND VACANCIES.— 
(i) TERMS.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—The term of service of each 
appointed member of the Board shall be not more 
than 5 years. 
(II) INITIAL APPOINTED MEMBERS.—Of the ini-
tial members of the Board appointed under 
subparagraph (B)(iii)(I), half of the members shall
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(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board shall ensure that 
the bylaws of the Foundation and the activities carried 
out under those bylaws shall not— 
(I) reflect unfavorably on the ability of the 
Foundation to carry out activities in a fair and 
objective manner; or 
(II) compromise, or appear to compromise, the 
integrity of any governmental agency or program, 
or any officer or employee employed by, or involved 
in, a governmental agency or program. 
(H) COMPENSATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—No member of the Board shall 
receive compensation for serving on the Board. 
(ii) CERTAIN EXPENSES.—In accordance with the 
bylaws of the Foundation, members of the Board may 
be reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, and other necessary expenses 
incurred in carrying out the duties of the Board. 
(I) RESTRICTION ON MEMBERSHIP.—No employee of the 
Department shall be appointed as a member of the Board 
of Directors. 
(3) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Foundation are— 
(A) to support the Department in carrying out the 
mission of the Department to ensure the security and pros-
perity of the United States by addressing energy and 
environmental challenges through transformative science 
and technology solutions; and 
(B) to increase private and philanthropic sector invest-
ments that support efforts to create, characterize, develop, 
test, validate, and deploy or commercialize innovative tech-
nologies that address crosscutting national energy chal-
lenges, including those affecting minority, rural, and other 
underserved communities, by methods that include— 
(i) fostering collaboration and partnerships with 
researchers from the Federal Government, State 
governments, 
institutions 
of 
higher 
education, 
including historically Black colleges or universities, 
Tribal Colleges or Universities, and minority-serving 
institutions, federally funded research and develop-
ment centers, industry, and nonprofit organizations 
for the research, development, or commercialization 
of transformative energy and associated technologies; 
(ii) strengthening and sharing best practices 
relating to regional economic development through sci-
entific and energy innovation, including in partnership 
with an Individual Laboratory-Associated Foundation; 
(iii) promoting new product development that sup-
ports job creation; 
(iv) administering prize competitions— 
(I) to accelerate private sector competition and 
investment; and 
(II) that complement the use of prize authority 
by the Department; 
(v) supporting programs that advance technology 
maturation, especially where there may be gaps in 
Federal or private funding in advancing a technology
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to deployment or commercialization from the prototype 
stage to a commercial stage; 
(vi) supporting efforts to broaden participation in 
energy technology development among individuals from 
historically underrepresented groups or regions; and 
(vii) facilitating access to Department facilities, 
equipment, and expertise to assist in tackling national 
challenges. 
(4) ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) STUDIES, 
COMPETITIONS, 
AND
PROJECTS.—The 
Foundation may conduct and support studies, competitions, 
projects, and other activities that further the purposes 
of the Foundation described in paragraph (3). 
(B) FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Foundation may award 
fellowships and grants for activities relating to 
research, development, demonstration, maturation, or 
commercialization of energy and other Department- 
supported technologies. 
(ii) FORM OF AWARD.—A fellowship or grant under 
clause (i) may consist of a stipend, health insurance 
benefits, funds for travel, and funds for other appro-
priate expenses. 
(iii) SELECTION.—In selecting a recipient for a 
fellowship or grant under clause (i), the Foundation— 
(I) shall make the selection based on the tech-
nical and commercialization merits of the proposed 
project of the potential recipient; and 
(II) may consult with a potential recipient 
regarding the ability of the potential recipient to 
carry out various projects that would further the 
purposes of the Foundation described in paragraph 
(3). 
(iv) NATIONAL LABORATORIES.—A National Labora-
tory that applies for or accepts an award under clause 
(i) shall not be considered to be engaging in a competi-
tive process. 
(C) 
ACCESSING
FACILITIES
AND
EXPERTISE.—The 
Foundation may work with the Department— 
(i) to leverage the capabilities and facilities of 
National Laboratories to commercialize technology; and 
(ii) to assist with resources, including by providing 
information on the assets of each National Laboratory 
that may enable the deployment and commercialization 
of technology. 
(D) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—The Foundation may 
support programs that provide training to researchers, sci-
entists, other relevant personnel at National Laboratories 
and institutions of higher education, and previous or cur-
rent recipients of or applicants for Department funding 
to help research, develop, demonstrate, deploy, and 
commercialize federally funded technology. 
(E) MATURATION FUNDING.—The Foundation shall sup-
port programs that provide maturation funding to 
researchers to advance the technology of those researchers 
for the purpose of moving products from a prototype stage 
to a commercial stage.
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(F) STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.—The Foundation shall 
convene, and may consult with, representatives from the 
Department, institutions of higher education, National Lab-
oratories, the private sector, and commercialization 
organizations to develop programs for the purposes of the 
Foundation described in paragraph (3) and to advance the 
activities of the Foundation. 
(G) INDIVIDUAL AND FEDERAL LABORATORY-ASSOCIATED 
FOUNDATIONS.— 
(i) DEFINITION OF COVERED FOUNDATION.—In this 
subparagraph, the term ‘‘covered foundation’’ means 
each of the following: 
(I) An Individual Laboratory- Associated 
Foundation. 
(II) A Federal Laboratory- Associated Founda-
tion established pursuant to subsection (c)(1). 
(ii) SUPPORT.—The Foundation shall provide sup-
port to and collaborate with covered foundations. 
(iii) GUIDELINES AND TEMPLATES.—For the purpose 
of providing support under clause (ii), the Secretary 
shall establish suggested guidelines and templates for 
covered foundations, including— 
(I) a standard adaptable organizational design 
for responsible management; 
(II) standard and legally tenable bylaws and 
money-handling procedures; and 
(III) a standard training curriculum to orient 
and expand the operating expertise of personnel 
employed by covered foundations. 
(iv) AFFILIATIONS.—Nothing in this subparagraph 
requires— 
(I) an existing Individual Laboratory-Associ-
ated Foundation to modify current practices or 
affiliate with the Foundation; or 
(II) a covered foundation to be bound by 
charter or corporate bylaws as permanently affili-
ated with the Foundation. 
(H) SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS.—The Foundation may 
carry out supplemental programs— 
(i) to conduct and support forums, meetings, con-
ferences, courses, and training workshops consistent 
with the purposes of the Foundation described in para-
graph (3); 
(ii) to support and encourage the understanding 
and development of data that promotes the translation 
of technologies from the research stage, through the 
development and maturation stage, and ending in the 
market stage; 
(iii) for writing, editing, printing, publishing, and 
vending books and other materials relating to research 
carried out under the Foundation and the Department; 
and 
(iv) to conduct other activities to carry out and 
support the purposes of the Foundation described in 
paragraph (3). 
(I) EVALUATIONS.—The Foundation shall support the 
development of an evaluation methodology, to be used as
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part of any program supported by the Foundation, that 
shall— 
(i) consist of qualitative and quantitative metrics; 
and 
(ii) include periodic third party evaluation of those 
programs and other activities of the Foundation. 
(J) COMMUNICATIONS.—The Foundation shall develop 
an expertise in communications to promote the work of 
grant and fellowship recipients under subparagraph (B), 
the 
commercialization 
successes 
of 
the 
Foundation, 
opportunities for partnership with the Foundation, and 
other activities. 
(K) SOLICITATION AND USE OF FUNDS.—The Foundation 
may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and other donations, 
establish accounts, and invest and expend funds in support 
of the activities and programs of the Foundation. 
(L) AUTHORITY OF THE FOUNDATION.—The Foundation 
shall be the sole entity responsible for carrying out the 
activities described in this paragraph. 
(5) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(A) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Board shall hire an 
Executive Director of the Foundation, who shall serve at 
the pleasure of the Board. Subject to the compliance with 
the policies and bylaws established pursuant to paragraph 
(2)(G), the Executive Director shall be responsible for the 
daily operations of the Foundation in carrying the activities 
described in paragraph (4). 
(B) COMPENSATION.—The rate of compensation of the 
Executive Director shall be fixed by the Board. 
(C) ADMINISTRATIVE
CONTROL.—No member of the 
Board, officer or employee of the Foundation or of any 
program established by the Foundation, or participant in 
a program established by the Foundation, shall exercise 
administrative control over any Federal employee. 
(D) STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Foundation shall submit 
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives a strategic 
plan that contains— 
(i) a plan for the Foundation to become financially 
self-sustaining in fiscal year 2023 and thereafter 
(except for the amounts provided each fiscal year under 
paragraph (11)(A)(iii)); 
(ii) a forecast of major crosscutting energy chal-
lenge opportunities, including short- and long-term 
objectives, identified by the Board, with input from 
communities representing the entities and areas of 
subject matter expertise, as applicable, described in 
paragraph (2)(B)(iii)(II); 
(iii) a description of the efforts that the Foundation 
will take to be transparent in the processes of the 
Foundation, including processes relating to— 
(I) grant awards, including selection, review, 
and notification; 
(II) communication of past, current, and future 
research priorities; and