Sec. 3. DEFINITIONS
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## SEC. 3 DEFINITIONS **[**[6 U.S.C. 1526 note](/us/usc/t6/s1526)**]** In this Act: ####
(1)Agency The term “**agency**”— #####
(A)means any executive department, military department, Government corporation, Government controlled corporation, or other establishment in the executive branch of the Government (including the Executive Office of the President), or any independent regulatory agency; and #####
(B)does not include— ######
(i)the Government Accountability Office; or ######
(ii)the governments of the District of Columbia and of the territories and possessions of the United States, and their various subdivisions. ####
(2)Classical computer The term “**classical computer**” means a device that accepts digital data and manipulates the information based on a program or sequence of instructions for how data is to be processed and encodes information in binary bits that can either be 0s or 1s. ####
(3)Director of cisa The term “**Director of CISA**” means the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. ####
(4)Director of nist The term “**Director of NIST**” means the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. ####
(5)Director of omb The term “**Director of OMB**” means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. ####
(6)Information technology The term “**information technology**” has the meaning given the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code. ####
(7)National security system The term “**national security system**” has the meaning given the term in section 3552 of title 44, United States Code. ####
(8)Post-quantum cryptography The term “**post-quantum cryptography**” means those cryptographic algorithms or methods that are assessed not to be specifically vulnerable to attack by either a quantum computer or classical computer. ####
(9)Quantum computer The term “**quantum computer**” means a computer that uses the collective properties of quantum states, such as superposition, interference, and entanglement, to perform calculations.
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