NASA Talent Exchange Program Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Jan 15, 2026
What it does
The NASA Talent Exchange Program Act would authorize NASA to establish a public-private talent exchange program allowing temporary assignments of NASA employees to private sector entities and private sector employees to NASA, subject to mutual agreement and employee consent. Assignments would last between 90 days and up to four years with possible renewal, require written agreements outlining service obligations and confidentiality restrictions, and mandate annual reporting to Congress on program implementation and outcomes. The bill includes safeguards such as conflict-of-interest management, prohibitions on charging assignment costs to the federal government, and requirements to ensure…
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