DOE and NASA Interagency Research Coordination Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
Authorizes collaborative research and development activities between the Department of Energy and NASA through coordinated agreements and competitive awards.
Who Benefits and How
NASA, DOE, national laboratories, universities, and contractors could gain more opportunities to collaborate on nuclear, propulsion, modeling, and other advanced technologies relevant to both agencies.
Who Bears the Burden and How
DOE and NASA must coordinate program design and management, and federal funding must support any resulting joint projects or awards.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes DOE-NASA cross-cutting research and development.
- Supports competitive awards for collaborative projects.
- Targets areas such as nuclear propulsion, radioisotope systems, and modeling or simulation.
- Requires coordination through agreements rather than creating a new permanent standalone agency structure.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Authorizes collaborative research and development activities between the Department of Energy and NASA through coordinated agreements and competitive awards.
Key Policy Areas
Space Exploration, Energy, Research and Development
Primary Purpose
Authorizes collaborative research and development activities between the Department of Energy and NASA through coordinated agreements and competitive awards.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- NASA, DOE, researchers, laboratories, and contractors participating in joint R&D
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- DOE and NASA administrators responsible for structuring and managing the collaborative framework
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1207-1209)
Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
Mr. Begich (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, and Mr. …
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