On August 30, 2019, President Trump signed Executive Order 13885, establishing the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee (NQIAC) as required by the National Quantum Initiative Act. The order was published in the Federal Register on September 5, 2019.
Under the executive order, committee membership would include the OSTP director or designee and up to 22 quantum experts selected by the Secretary of Energy. Members were tasked with advising the President, the Secretary of Energy, and the NSTC Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science. The committee was required to meet at least twice a year.
Executive Order 14073 of May 4, 2022, subsequently elevated the NQIAC to a Presidential advisory committee.