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National Quantum Initiative Act

H.R. 6227 · 115th Congress · Dec 21, 2018 · Lineage

AN ACT

To provide for a coordinated Federal program to accelerate quantum research and development for the economic and national security of the United States.

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

(a)
Short title— This Act may be cited as the “National Quantum Initiative Act”.
(b)
Table of contents— The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 2 Definitions

In this Act:
(1)
Advisory Committee— The term Advisory Committee means the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee established under section 104(a).
(2)
Appropriate committees of Congress— The term appropriate committees of Congress means—
(A)
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;
(B)
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
(C)
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.
(3)
Coordination Office— The term Coordination Office means the National Quantum Coordination Office established under section 102(a).
(4)
Institution of higher education— The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
(5)
Program— The term Program means the National Quantum Initiative Program implemented under section 101(a).
(6)
Quantum information science— The term quantum information science means the use of the laws of quantum physics for the storage, transmission, manipulation, computing, or measurement of information.
(7)
Subcommittee— The term Subcommittee means the Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science of the National Science and Technology Council established under section 103(a).

Sec. 3 Purposes

The purpose of this Act is to ensure the continued leadership of the United States in quantum information science and its technology applications by—
(1)
supporting research, development, demonstration, and application of quantum information science and technology—
(A)
to expand the number of researchers, educators, and students with training in quantum information science and technology to develop a workforce pipeline;
(B)
to promote the development and inclusion of multidisciplinary curriculum and research opportunities for quantum information science at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral level;
(C)
to address basic research knowledge gaps, including computational research gaps;
(D)
to promote the further development of facilities and centers available for quantum information science and technology research, testing and education; and
(E)
to stimulate research on and promote more rapid development of quantum-based technologies;
(2)
improving the interagency planning and coordination of Federal research and development of quantum information science and technology;
(3)
maximizing the effectiveness of the Federal Government’s quantum information science and technology research, development, and demonstration programs;
(4)
promoting collaboration among the Federal Government, Federal laboratories, industry, and universities; and
(5)
promoting the development of international standards for quantum information science and technology security—
(A)
to facilitate technology innovation and private sector commercialization; and
(B)
to meet economic and national security goals.