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President Trump Establishes ‘The National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee’

By IQT News posted 03 Sep 2019

(WhiteHouse.gov) By Executive Order, President Trump has established “The National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee.” The Committee shall consist of the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy or the Director’s designee (Director) and not more than 22 members appointed by the Secretary of Energy (Secretary).  Committee members shall represent industry, universities, Federal laboratories, and other Federal Government agencies.  Committee members must be qualified to provide advice and information on quantum information science and technology research, development, demonstrations, standards, education, technology transfers, commercial application, and national security economic concerns.  The Director shall serve as a Co Chair of the Committee.  The Secretary shall designate at least one of the Committee members to serve as Co-Chair with the Director.
The Committee shall meet at least twice a year. The Committee shall advise the Secretary and the Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science of the National Science and Technology Council (Subcommittee) and make recommendations to the Secretary to consider when reviewing and revising the National Quantum Initiative Program (Program) established pursuant to section 101 of the Act. The Committee shall also carry out all responsibilities set forth in section 104 of the Act.

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