DOE and NASA Interagency Research Coordination Act

This bill allows the Department of Energy (DOE) and NASA to carry out joint research and development projects and to make competitive awards for that work. The two agencies must coordinate through one or more formal agreements, and possible research areas include nuclear propulsion, space-based solar power, quantum computing, Arctic science, wildfire mitigation, space weather, and STEM workforce training. Competitive awards must use merit review, and the agencies must report to Congress on their joint work within 2 years. The bill also lets other federal agencies transfer research or education funds to NASA for space exploration grants and cooperative agreements, with NASA required to report each transfer in its budget materials.

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Sponsors

• Dan Sullivan Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors