NASA Talent Exchange Program Act
Congress would let NASA swap staff with private companies, with conflict-of-interest safeguards
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Lets NASA temporarily swap workers with private companies, if the worker and company both agree.
- Assignments must be in writing and last at least 90 days and up to 2 years, with possible renewal up to 4 years total.
- If a NASA employee goes to a company, they must come back and work for the federal government for twice as long as the assignment.
- Sets guardrails to reduce unfair advantages, like banning misuse of draft NASA budgeting or contracting info and requiring NASA to manage conflicts of interest.
- Private-sector workers placed at NASA keep their company pay, can’t do core government-only jobs, and NASA must report yearly to Congress on how the program is used.
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Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Related News
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Senators Kim, Wicker, Padilla, Cornyn Lead Bill to Drive Innovation and Partnerships between NASA and Space Industry
Announces introduction of the NASA Talent Exchange Program Act to create a Public Private Talent Exchange Program at NASA, enabling temporary assignments between NASA and private-sector entities with guardrails.
Cornyn, Kim, Wicker, Padilla Lead Bill to Drive Innovation and Partnerships between NASA and Space Industry
Statement on introducing the NASA Talent Exchange Program Act and creating a NASA public-private talent exchange program to deepen collaboration with commercial space industry.
Padilla, Kim, Wicker, Cornyn Lead Bipartisan Bill to Drive Innovation and Strengthen Partnerships Between NASA and Space Industry
Press release describing the NASA Talent Exchange Program Act’s proposed Public Private Talent Exchange Program and how it aims to expand NASA-industry collaboration while addressing conflicts of interest.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
NASA Talent Exchange Program Act
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