§8812 National Quantum Coordination Office

Summary

The President must create a National Quantum Coordination Office to help run the federal quantum program. The Office will have a Director chosen by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy after talking with the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the Secretary of Energy. Its staff will come from the federal agencies listed in section 8813(b). The Office must give technical and administrative help to the named quantum committees, coordinate work and joint funding across agencies, and act as the main contact for federal agencies, industry, universities, professional groups, and state governments. It must link and coordinate the collaborative ventures, Multidisciplinary Centers for Quantum Research and Education (section 8842(a)), and National Quantum Information Science Research Centers (section 8852(a)). The Office must do public outreach, share advisory findings, promote early use of technologies by government and industry (including startups), and support open, merit-based access to existing quantum systems. Each year the agencies in section 8813(b) must provide the money the Office needs, as set by the OSTP Director.