§ 8812. National Quantum Coordination Office

Footnotes

1. 1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2018

   National Quantum Initiative Act

   Pub. L. 115–368 title I § 102 · 132 Stat. 5092

   Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 8812

   Pub. L. 115–368, title I, § 102, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5094

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 115–368, title I, § 102, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5094

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 102. NATIONAL QUANTUM COORDINATION OFFICE. (a) Establishment.— (1) In general.— The President shall establish a National Quantum Coordination Office. (2) Administration.— The Coordination Office shall have— (A) a Director appointed by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the Secretary of Energy; and (B) staff comprised of employees detailed from the Federal departments and agencies described in section 103(b). (b) Responsibilities.— The Coordination Office shall— (1) provide technical and administrative support to— (A) the Subcommittee; and (B) the Advisory Committee; (2) oversee interagency coordination of the Program, including by encouraging and supporting joint agency solicitation and selection of applications for funding of activities under the Program; (3) serve as the point of contact on Federal civilian quantum information science and technology activities for Federal departments and agencies, industry, universities professional societies, State governments, and such other persons as the Coordination Office considers appropriate to exchange technical and programmatic information; (4) ensure coordination among the collaborative ventures or consortia established under section 201(a), Multidisciplinary Centers for Quantum Research and Education established under section 302(a), and the National Quantum Information Science Research Centers established under section 402(a); (5) conduct public outreach, including the dissemination of findings and recommendations of the Advisory Committee, as appropriate; (6) promote access to and early application of the technologies, innovations, and expertise derived from Program activities to agency missions and systems across the Federal Government, and to industry, including startup companies; and (7) promote access, through appropriate Federal Government agencies, and an open and competitive merit-reviewed process, to existing quantum computing and communication systems developed by industry, universities, and Federal laboratories to the general user community in pursuit of discovery of the new applications of such systems. (c) Funding.— Funds necessary to carry out the activities of the Coordination Office shall be made available each fiscal year by the Federal departments and agencies described in section 103(b), as determined by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

2. 2021

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

   Pub. L. 117–81 div. F title LXVI § 6606(c)(2) · 135 Stat. 1541

   1. Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 8812(b)(1)

      Pub. L. 117–81 substituted “on Quantum Information Science;” for “; and” in subpar. (A)

   2. Inserted · 15 U.S.C. § 8812(b)(1)

      Pub. L. 117–81 inserted “and” after semicolon in subpar. (B)

   3. Added · 15 U.S.C. § 8812(b)(1)

      Pub. L. 117–81 added subpar. (C)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 117–81 substituted “on Quantum Information Science;” for “; and” in subpar. (A), inserted “and” after semicolon in subpar. (B), and added subpar. (C).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in section 102(b)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “; and” and inserting “on Quantum Information Science;”; (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “and” after the semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(C) the Subcommittee on Economic and Security Implications;” ; and

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision