§8813 Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science

Summary

The President must set up a Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science inside the National Science and Technology Council. It must include people from NIST, NSF, the Department of Energy, NASA, the Department of Defense, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and any other agencies the President chooses. The Subcommittee is co-chaired by the NIST Director, the NSF Director, and the Secretary of Energy. The Subcommittee must coordinate federal quantum research, share information about international standards and education, set goals and priorities, check infrastructure and workforce needs, review global research efforts, look for chances to cooperate with allies, and prepare a coordinated interagency budget proposal for OMB to keep a balanced quantum research portfolio. The Subcommittee must create a 5-year strategic plan within 1 year after December 21, 2018, and a second 5-year plan within 6 years after that date, and update plans as needed. The co-chairs must send each plan and updates to the President, the Advisory Committee, and the right Congressional committees. Each year, when the President submits the budget to Congress, the co-chairs must also give Congress a report showing the program’s current and next fiscal year budgets for each listed agency and an analysis of progress. By January 1, 2026, the Quantum Networking Working Group must give Congress a report with a plan to advance U.S. quantum networking and communications. That report must update earlier guidance, describe federal-private partnerships and international standards priorities, propose national security protections, assess the U.S. position globally, recommend any needed laws, and cover other items needed to secure networks, support research, and move quantum work into the economy.