15 U.S.C. § 8801 — Definitions

Page 2455 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 8802 1 So in original. Two pars. (8) have been enacted. Sec. 8802. Purposes. SUBCHAPTER I—NATIONAL QUANTUM INITIATIVE 8811. National Quantum Initiative Program. 8812. National Quantum Coordination Office. 8813. Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science. 8814. National Quantum Initiative Advisory Com- mittee. 8814a. Subcommittee on the Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Information Science. 8815. Sunset. SUBCHAPTER II—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY QUANTUM AC- TIVITIES 8831. National Institute of Standards and Tech- nology Activities and Quantum Consor- tium. SUBCHAPTER III—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION QUANTUM ACTIVITIES 8841. Quantum information science research and education program. 8842. Multidisciplinary centers for quantum re- search and education. SUBCHAPTER IV—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY QUANTUM ACTIVITIES 8851. Quantum information science research pro- gram. 8852. National Quantum Information Science Re- search Centers. 8853. Department of Energy quantum network in- frastructure research and development pro- gram. 8854. Department of Energy Quantum User Expan- sion for Science and Technology program. § 8801. Definitions In this chapter: (1) Advisory Committee The term ‘‘Advisory Committee’’ means the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Com- mittee established under section 8814(a) of this title. (2) Appropriate committees of Congress The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con- gress’’ 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 estab- lished under section 8812(a) of this title. (4) Institution of higher education The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the meaning given the term in section 1001(a) of title 20. (5) Program The term ‘‘Program’’ means the National Quantum Initiative Program implemented under section 8811(a) of this title. (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) Quantum network infrastructure The term ‘‘quantum network infrastruc- ture’’ means any facility, expertise, or capa- bility that is necessary to enable the develop- ment and deployment of scalable and diverse quantum network technologies. (8) 1 Subcommittee on Economic and Security Implications The term ‘‘Subcommittee on Economic and Security Implications’’ means the Sub- committee on the Economic and Security Im- plications of Quantum Information Science es- tablished under section 8814a(a) of this title. (8) 1 Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science The term ‘‘Subcommittee on Quantum Infor- mation Science’’ means the Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science of the National Science and Technology Council established under section 8813(a) of this title. (Pub. L. 115–368, § 2, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5092; Pub. L. 117–81, div. F, title LXVI, § 6606(c)(1), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2443; Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title I, § 10104(b)(1), Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1437.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Pars. (7), (8). Pub. L. 117–167 added par. (7) and redesignated former par. (7) relating to Subcommittee on Economic and Security Implications as (8). 2021—Pars. (7), (8). Pub. L. 117–81 added pars. (7) and (8) and struck out former par. (7) which defined ‘‘Sub- committee’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 115–368, § 1(a), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5092, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘National Quantum Initiative Act’.’’ § 8802. Purposes The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the continued leadership of the United States in quantum information science and its technology applications by— (1) supporting research, development, dem- onstration, and application of quantum infor- mation science and technology— (A) to expand the number of researchers, educators, and students with training in quantum information science and tech- nology to develop a workforce pipeline; (B) to promote the development and inclu- sion of multidisciplinary curriculum and re- search opportunities for quantum informa- tion 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