As used in this chapter, "quantum safe fiber network" means a fiber network that includes each of the following attributes:

1. (1) A deployed fiber infrastructure comprised of:

   1. (A) standard single mode optical fibers (G.652.D) that are compliant with the federal Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-39, 93 Stat. 144, as amended);
   2. (B) flexgrid reconfigurable photonic layer; and

   3. (C) only coherent optical transponders with FIPS 140-3 certified L1 encryption (OTNsec) with support for external key from quantum key distribution servers that are compliant with the federal Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-39, 93 Stat. 144, as amended);

      on electronics and glass.

2. (2) A fiber infrastructure that is connected to:

   1. (A) a military installation of the United States of America;
   2. (B) the Indiana National Guard;
   3. (C) another military outlet or I-Light; or
   4. (D) an institution of higher learning conducting quantum computing research or advanced computing research.
3. (3) A network engineered with physical intermediate access points (nodes) not more than sixty (60) miles apart.
4. (4) A network with physical intermediate access points (nodes) equipped with physical access control and remote monitoring.
5. (5) A network with quantum key distribution (QKD) servers deployed on every fiber span.
6. (6) A network that is not used for residential broadband and limited in use to less than fifteen percent (15%) for commercial broadband (ISP) applications.
7. (7) A network that complies with the federal Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-39, 93 Stat. 144) as amended.

As added by P.L.178-2025, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.36.