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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 8462 (Introduced in House) — To reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Act, and for other purposes. · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Definitions

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Section 2 of the National Quantum Initiative Act ( 15 U.S.C. 8801 ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), the first paragraph
(8)(relating to the definition of the Subcommittee on Economic and Security Implications ), and the second paragraph
(8)(relating to the definition of the Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science ) as paragraphs (4), (8), (10), (13), (14), (16), and (17), respectively; by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following new paragraph: The term Confucius Institute has the meaning given such term in section 10339A of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of Public Law 117–167 ; 42 U.S.C. 19039 ). ; by inserting after paragraph (4), as so redesignated, the following new paragraphs: The term Federal laboratory has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3703 ). The term foreign country of concern has the meaning given such term in section 10638 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of Public Law 117–167 ; 42 U.S.C. 19237 ). The term foreign entity of concern has the meaning given such term in section 10638 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (division B of Public Law 117–167 ; 42 U.S.C. 19237 ). ; in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by striking section 1001(a) and inserting section 1001 ; by inserting after paragraph (8), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph: The term National Laboratory has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15801 ). ; by inserting after paragraph (10), as so redesignated, the following new paragraphs: The term quantum applications means applications that use quantum information science, engineering, and technology, including quantum algorithms and software, quantum computing and quantum-classical hybrids, quantum sensing, quantum networking, quantum encryption, or quantum communications applications. The term quantum computing means any of a variety of quantum computing technologies, including quantum annealing and quantum gate-model systems that utilize a variety of qubit architectures, such as superconducting, ion traps, photonics, neutral atoms, atomic spin, electron spin, or topological qubits. ; by amending paragraph (13), as so redesignated, to read as follows: The term quantum information science, engineering, and technology means the understanding, translation, use, or application of the laws of quantum physics for the storage, transmission, manipulation, computing, simulation, or measurement of information. ; and by inserting after paragraph (14), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph: The term STEM means the academic and professional disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science. .
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