Bipartisan Bill to Create a National Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Strategy

Peters and Blackburn Introduce Bipartisa... | Senator Gary Peters

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TL;DR

Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) rolled out the National Quantum Cybersecurity Migration Strategy Act to make sure the feds aren’t caught off-guard when quantum computers get powerful enough to crack today’s encryption. The bill taps the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Quantum Science subcommittee (ESIX) to craft a nationwide roadmap for shifting all federal systems to quantum-proof security standards before it’s too late.

They’re even kicking things off with a pilot program: each agency must move at least one high-impact system to quantum-safe encryption, while ESIX pinpoints the most urgent targets, lays down performance benchmarks, and defines exactly what counts as a “quantum-relevant” computer. It builds on the 2022 National Quantum Initiative and the Quantum Cybersecurity Preparedness Act—but makes it mandatory instead of optional.