§8812 National Quantum Coordination Office

Summary

Creates a National Quantum Coordination Office to run and coordinate civilian quantum science work. The Director is picked 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. Staff are drawn from the federal departments and agencies listed in section 8813(b). The Office must give technical and administrative help to the Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science, the Advisory Committee, and the Subcommittee on Economic and Security Implications. It must lead interagency coordination, encourage joint agency funding and application processes, and act as the main contact for federal agencies, industry, universities, professional societies, State governments, and others. It must coordinate work among the collaborative ventures or consortia (section 8831(a)), 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 Committee findings, help move quantum technology into federal missions and industry (including startups), and promote public access to existing quantum computing and communication systems through appropriate agencies and open, merit-reviewed processes. Each fiscal year, the agencies listed in section 8813(b) must provide the funds needed, as determined by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.