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15 U.S.C. § 8841 — Sunset
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**(a) In general** Except as provided in subsection (b), the authority to carry out sections 8811, 8812, 8813, 8814, and 8814a of this title shall terminate on the date that is 11 years after December 21, 2018.
**(b) Extension** The President may continue the activities under such sections if the President determines that such activities are necessary to meet national economic or national security needs.
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**(a) In general** Except as provided in subsection (b), the authority to carry out sections 8811, 8812, 8813, 8814, and 8814a of this title shall terminate on the date that is 11 years after December 21, 2018.
**(b) Extension** The President may continue the activities under such sections if the President determines that such activities are necessary to meet national economic or national security needs.
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**(a) Establishment** The President shall establish, through the National Science and Technology Council, the Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science.
**(b) Membership** The Subcommittee shall include a representative of—
(1) the National Institute of Standards and Technology;
(2) the National Science Foundation;
(3) the Department of Energy;
(4) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
(5) the Department of Defense;
(6) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
(7) the Office of Management and Budget;
(8) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and
(9) such other Federal department or agency as the President considers appropriate.
**(c) Chairpersons** The Subcommittee shall be jointly chaired by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the Secretary of Energy.
**(d) Responsibilities** The Subcommittee shall—
(1) coordinate the quantum information science and technology research, information sharing about international standards development and use, and education activities and programs of the Federal agencies;
(2) establish goals and priorities of the Program, based on identified knowledge and workforce gaps and other national needs;
(3) assess and recommend Federal infrastructure needs to support the Program;
(4) assess the status, development, and diversity of the United States quantum information science workforce;
(5) assess the global outlook for quantum information science research and development efforts;
(6) evaluate opportunities for international cooperation with strategic allies on research and development in quantum information science and technology; and
(7) propose a coordinated interagency budget for the Program to the Office o
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Director** — The term “Director” means the Director of the National Science Foundation.
(2) **Appropriate committees of Congress** — The term “appropriate committees of Congress” has the meaning given such term in [section 8801 of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section8801&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Q2work Program** — The term “Q2Work Program” means the Q2Work Program supported by the Foundation.
**(b) , (c) Omitted**
**(d) Quantum information science workforce evaluation and acceleration**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 180 days after August 9, 2022, the Director shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study to evaluate and make recommendations for the quantum information science workforce. The study shall—
(A) characterize the quantum information science workforce, including by—
(i) describing what constitutes a quantum information science qualified worker across sectors, including academia, the Federal Government, and industry; and
(ii) describing the size and makeup of the quantum information science workforce, including an assessment of current and future trends;
(B) identify near- and long-term quantum information science workforce needs across government, academia, and industry sectors, including identifying the cross-disciplinary academic degrees or academic courses necessary to—
(i) prepare students for multiple career pathways in quantum information sciences and related fields;
(ii) ensure the United States is competitive in the field of quantum information science while preserving national security; and
(iii) support the development of quantum applications;
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 8841
amended Pub. L. 117–81, div. F, title LXVI,
§ 6606(a)(1), (b)(1), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2442,
2443.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2021—Pub. L. 117–81, § 6606(b)(1), substituted ‘‘8813,
8814, and 8814a’’ for ‘‘8813, and 8814’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2021 AMENDMENT
Amendment by section 6606(a)(1) of Pub. L. 117–81 ef-
fective as if included in the enactment of the National
Quantum Initiative Act, see section 6606(b)(2) of Pub. L.
117–81, set out as an Effective Date note under section
8814a of this title.
SUBCHAPTER II—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
STANDARDS
AND
TECHNOLOGY
QUAN-
TUM ACTIVITIES
§ 8831. National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology activities and quantum consortium
(a) National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology activities
As part of the Program, the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology—
(1) shall continue to support and expand
basic
and
applied
quantum
information
science and technology research and develop-
ment of measurement and standards infra-
structure necessary to advance commercial
development of quantum applications;
(2) shall use the existing programs of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology,
in collaboration with other Federal depart-
ments and agencies, as appropriate, to train
scientists in quantum information science and
technology to increase participation in the
quantum fields;
(3) shall carry out research to facilitate the
development and standardization of quantum
cryptography
and
post-quantum
classical
cryptography;
(4) shall carry out research to facilitate the
development and standardization of quantum
networking,
communications,
and
sensing
technologies and applicatio
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