; and (ii) are expected to unnecessarily impede the ability to make the product commercially available outside the United States. (f) Briefing Not later than December 31, 2024, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the implementation of the pilot program under this section and any related policy issues. (g) Notice to Congress Not later than 30 days after each instance in which the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics awards support to a qualified entity under this section, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees notice of such award. (h) Termination The pilot program under this section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (i) Definitions In this section: (1) The term commercialize , when used with respect to a prototype, means to transition a prototype into a commercial product. (2) The term commercial product has the meaning given that term in section 103 of title 41, United States Code. (3) The term qualified entity means an individual or entity the Secretary of the Air Force determines to be qualified to participate in the pilot program under this section. 231. Pilot program on near-term quantum computing applications (a) Pilot program The Secretary of Defense may carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary, in partnership with the entities specified in subsection (b), establishes and operates a program that enables organizations of the Department of Defense, including the Armed Forces, to test and evaluate how quantum and quantum-hybrid applications may be used— (1) to solve technical problems and research challenges identified under section 234(e) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232