QIC Applauds Passage of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022

The Quantum Industry Coalition congratulates Congress on passing the CHIPS and Science Act, which includes provisions that address quantum computing, quantum networking, and quantum information science.  The bill will strengthen the nation’s ability to innovate and to compete globally.

We are pleased that the bill has prioritized quantum information science and technology from its earliest stages, incorporating it as one of the key technology focus areas for the new National Science Foundation Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships.  This will help ensure that NSF is working to bring quantum technology out of the lab and into the marketplace.  We are also pleased that the bill incorporates other stand-alone quantum legislation we have supported in the past, including the Quantum Network Infrastructure and Workforce Development Act and the Quantum User Expansion for Science and Technology (QUEST) Act, which will strengthen the nation’s quantum network capabilities, improve quantum education and training, and expand access to quantum systems.

The overall bill addresses the nation’s critical need to expand existing domestic semiconductor capability and create new capacity for the design, manufacture, and testing of chips to advance and scale classical and quantum computers.  Thanks to the leaders in the Senate and House who have contributed the quantum provisions in this bill, and to all who have worked to pass this important legislation.

About Quantum Industry Coalition

The Quantum Industry Coalition (QIC) is the voice of the US quantum industry.  QIC is dedicated to maintaining US leadership in the development of quantum technologies.  QIC regularly engages and informs Congress and the Administration to ensure policymaking that maintains and enhances the nation’s position as the world leader in the development and commercialization of quantum technologies, while working closely with allied governments and their countries’ academic and commercial sectors.  QIC’s members range from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies addressing a variety of aspects of quantum technology, including hardware, software, and application development.  Learn more about joining QIC here.