McClellan Helps Advance Quantum Package Out of Committee

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) voted to advance H.R. 6212, the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act out of the the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. H.R. 6212 included her bipartisan Expand QISET Act as an amendment.

Earlier this month, Reps. Jennifer McClellan and Tom Kean, Jr. introduced the Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science, Engineering, and Technology Act, or the Expand QISET Act, to increase research capacity, education, infrastructure capacity, and broaden participation in quantum information science, engineering, and technology and related disciplines. McClellan and Kean offered the Expand QISET Act as an amendment to the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act. 

“In order to broaden participation in STEM, it is especially important that we enable students at HBCUs, MSIs, and emerging research institutions to have access to experiential learning opportunities in tomorrow’s technologies,” said Congresswoman McClellan. “As a member of the House Science Committee, I am committed to ensuring our federal agencies have the necessary resources to support the advancement of this field, further develop our STEM workforce, and create more opportunities for historically underrepresented communities. I am thrilled that my Expand QISET Act was included in the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act, and I look forward to supporting this legislation on the floor.”

The Expand QISET Act would direct the National Science Foundation (NSF) to make awards to expand research, education and infrastructure capacity, and broaden participation by: 

• Supporting curriculum development. 
• Funding grants for Quantum Education pilot programs. 
• Leveraging local community readiness to secure a talent pipeline to meet the workforce needs of industry, government, and academia. 

Representatives McClellan and Kean serve on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee.  

Read the full text of H.R. 6212 here. Read the text of the Expand QISET Act here. 

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