§8814a Subcommittee on the Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Information Science

Summary

The President must create, through the National Science and Technology Council, a Subcommittee on the Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Information Science. The Subcommittee must include representatives from agencies such as the Departments of Energy, Defense, Commerce, Homeland Security, Justice, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and any other agencies the President chooses. The Subcommittee must keep track of federal spending and work on quantum research. It must check the economic and security effects of those investments, look for counterintelligence or foreign threats, and recommend goals, priorities, export controls, and investment strategies to protect U.S. interests. The Secretary of Energy, the Director of National Intelligence, and the National Quantum Coordination Office may give staff, equipment, facilities, and other help. The Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Director of National Intelligence must give support for work that involves classified information, including secure facilities and storage.