2019 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 114 - National Quantum Initiative
Sec. 8801 - Definitions

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Citation 15 U.S.C. § 8801 (2019)
Section Name §8801. Definitions
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In this chapter:

(1) Advisory Committee

The term "Advisory Committee" means the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee established under section 8814(a) of this title.

(2) Appropriate committees of Congress

The term "appropriate committees of Congress" 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 established 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) Subcommittee

The term "Subcommittee" means the Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science of the National Science and Technology Council established under section 8813(a) of this title.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 115–368, §2, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5092.)

Editorial Notes SHORT TITLE

Pub. L. 115–368, §1(a), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5092, provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'National Quantum Initiative Act'."

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 114 - NATIONAL QUANTUM INITIATIVE
Sec. 8801 - Definitions
Contains section 8801
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Short Titles 'National Quantum Initiative Act'."
Statutes at Large References 132 Stat. 5092
Public Law References Public Law 115-368
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