Quantum Readiness and Innovation Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Dec 2, 2025
What it does
The Quantum Readiness and Innovation Act of 2025 requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop guidance within 180 days for upgrading federal and private-sector information systems to post-quantum cryptography, with specific attention to critical infrastructure sectors. It also mandates the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to create a National Quantum Cybersecurity Upgrade Strategy within 360 days and launch a voluntary pilot program to assist high-risk entities—including federal agencies, sector risk management agencies, and their mission partners—in upgrading at least one high-impact system to post-quantum cryptography within…
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