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title: "15 U.S.C. § 8851"
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description: "Quantum information science research program"
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title_number: 15
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title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
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chapter_number: "114"
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chapter_name: "NATIONAL QUANTUM INITIATIVE"
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section: "8851"
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citation: "15 U.S.C. § 8851"
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# 15 U.S.C. § 8851 - Quantum information science research program
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## Text
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(a) In general The Secretary of Energy shall carry out a basic research program on quantum information science.
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(b) Program components In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall—
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(1) formulate goals for quantum information science research to be supported by the Department of Energy;
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(2) leverage the collective body of knowledge from existing quantum information science research;
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(3) provide research experiences and training for additional undergraduate and graduate students in quantum information science, including in the fields of—
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(A) quantum information theory;
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(B) quantum physics;
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(C) quantum computational science;
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(D) applied mathematics and algorithm development;
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(E) quantum networking;
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(F) quantum sensing and detection; and
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(G) materials science and engineering;
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(4) coordinate research efforts funded through existing programs across the Department of Energy, including—
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(A) the Nanoscale Science Research Centers;
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(B) the Energy Frontier Research Centers;
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(C) the Energy Innovation Hubs;
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(D) the National Laboratories;
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(E) the Advanced Research Projects Agency; and
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(F) the National Quantum Information Science Research Centers; and
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(5) coordinate with other Federal departments and agencies, research communities, and potential users of information produced under this section.
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(Pub. L. 115–368, title IV, § 401, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5101.)
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