This bill, the Quantum for Health Act, would change parts of the National Quantum Initiative Act. It adds the phrase "social benefit" to the purposes of the initiative and asks that quantum applications be developed "in diverse sectors." The bill expands the role of the National Quantum Coordination Office to include engineering and workforce research and to work with nonprofit research organizations. It adds the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to two congressional subcommittees that advise on quantum information science. The National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee would include nonprofit research organizations and would add the words "educational, environmental, health" to a list of areas to consider. The bill would increase the number of multidisciplinary centers for quantum research and education from 5 to 10, broaden center work to include engineering and technology (not only basic science), add "health" to a list of research topics, and require each center to describe outreach plans to increase participation by women and students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM.
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