NASA Talent Exchange Program Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3672 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3672 To amend title 51, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to conduct a public-private talent program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 15, 2026 Mr. Kim (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 51, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to conduct a public-private talent program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``NASA Talent Exchange Program Act''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC-PRIVATE TALENT PROGRAM. Section 20113 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(o) Public-Private Talent Program.-- ``(1) Assignment authority.-- ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the Administrator may arrange for the temporary assignment of-- ``(i) an employee of the Administration to a private sector entity; or ``(ii) an employee of a private sector entity to the Administration. ``(B) Agreement and consent.--The Administrator may only arrange for an assignment under subparagraph (A) if the Administrator has obtained-- ``(i) the agreement of the private sector entity concerned; and ``(ii) the consent of the employee concerned. ``(2) Agreements.-- ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall provide for a written agreement among