,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cjbi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #bb 7legislative day1 ,october #ba71 #bjbe ,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself and ,mr4 ,schiff7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to provide for ,department of ,energy and ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration research and development coordination1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,doe and ,,nasa ,interagency ,research ,coordination ,act4 #b4 ,department of ,energy and ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration research and development coordination 7a7 ,authorization 7#a7 ,research and development activities ,the ,secretary of ,energy 7in this section referred to as the ,secretary7 and the ,administrator of the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 7in this section referred to as the ,administrator7 may carry out1 as practicable1 cross-cutting and collaborative research and development activities to support the advancement of ,department of ,energy and ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration mission requirements and priorities4 7#b7 ,competitive awards ,the ,secretary and the ,administrator may make competitive awards1 in accordance with subsection 7e71 to carry out the research and development activities described in paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,memoranda of understanding ,the ,secretary and the ,administrator shall coordinate the activities under subsection 7a7 through #a or more memoranda of understanding or other appropriate interagency agreements4 7c7 ,coordination ,in carrying out the activities under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary and the ,administrator may do the following3 7#a7 ,conduct collaborative research and development activities in a variety of focus areas1 which may include the following3 7,a7 ,propulsion systems and components1 including nuclear thermal and nuclear electric propulsion1 radioisotope power systems1 thermoelectric generators1 advanced nuclear fuels1 and heater units4 7,b7 ,modeling and simulation1 machine learning1 data assimilation1 large scale data analytics1 and predictive analysis in order to optimize algorithms for mission-related purposes4 7,c7 ,fundamental high energy physics1 astrophysics1 and cosmology1 including the nature of dark energy and dark matter1 in accordance with section #cje of the ,department of ,energy ,research and ,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfdc74 7,d7 ,fundamental ,earth and environmental sciences1 in accordance with section #cjf of the ,department of ,energy ,research and ,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfdd7 and section #fjeja of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,e7 ,quantum information sciences1 including quantum computing and quantum network infrastructure1 in accordance with sections #djc and #djd of the ,national ,quantum ,initiative ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #hhec and #hhed74 7,f7 ,radiation health effects1 in accordance with section #cjf of the ,department of ,energy ,research and ,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfdd74 7,g7 ,ground-based and space-based technology necessary for the transmission to the ,earth's surface of solar energy collected in space4 7,h7 ,arctic science and infrastructure resilience1 including the monitoring of permafrost thaw1 sea ice extent1 wildfire dynamics1 and other ,earth system changes that affect energy systems1 national security1 and climate modeling4 7,i7 ,wildfire mitigation and resilience methods to reduce wildfire risk and the severity of wildfire damages4 7,j7 ,space weather forecasting and geomagnetic storm impact assessment1 especially as related to power grids1 pipelines1 communication systems1 aviation1 and satellite operations in high-latitude regions4 7,k7 ,satellite data acquisition1 processing1 and distribution infrastructure 7including high-latitude ground stations and data centers7 that support ,earth observation1 synthetic aperture radar data1 and space mission telemetry4 7,l7 ,,stem workforce development and experiential training programs1 particularly in underserved or remote regions such as the ,arctic1 in fields relevant to agency missions1 including aerospace engineering1 space physics1 ,earth system modeling1 and remote sensing4 7,m7 ,any other area of potential research and development collaboration the ,secretary and the ,administrator consider important to achieving agency missions and objectives4 7#b7 ,develop methods to accommodate large voluntary data sets on space and aeronautical information on high-performance computing systems with variable quality and scale4 7#c7 ,promote collaboration and data and information sharing between the ,department of ,energy1 the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1 the ,national ,laboratories 7as defined in section #b of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja771 and other appropriate entities by providing the necessary access and secure data and information transfer capabilities4 7#d7 ,support access by the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration to the research infrastructure and capabilities of the ,department of ,energy1 as practicable4 7d7 ,agreements ,in carrying out the activities under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary and the ,administrator may-- 7#a7 carry out reimbursable and nonreimbursable agreements between the ,department of ,energy and the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration2 and 7#b7 collaborate with other ,federal agencies1 as appropriate4 7e7 ,merit-,review process ,the ,secretary and the ,administrator shall ensure that any competitive award made to carry out the activities under subsection 7a7 follows all appropriate laws and agency policies1 including the following3 7#a7 ,selection by merit-review-based processes4 7#b7 ,consideration of applications from ,federal agencies1 the ,national ,laboratories1 institutions of higher education1 nonprofit institutions1 and other appropriate entities4 7f7 ,report ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary and the ,administrator shall submit to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of ,representatives a report detailing the following3 7#a7 ,interagency research and development coordination activities between the ,department of ,energy and the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration carried out under this ,act4 7#b7 ,the manner in which such coordination activities expand the technical capabilities of the ,department of ,energy and the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration4 7#c7 ,collaborative research and development achievements4 7#d7 ,areas of future mutually beneficial activities1 including potential applications of clean energy technologies1 such as marine energy1 and collaborative initiatives to advance ,arctic science1 wildfire resilience1 space weather resilience1 and the ,,stem workforce pipeline in high-need regions4 7#e7 ,continuation of coordination activities between the ,department of ,energy and the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration4 7g7 ,research security ,any activity carried out under subsection 7a7 shall be applied in a manner consistent with subtitle ,d of title ,,vi of the ,research and ,development1 ,competition1 and ,innovation ,act 7enacted as division ,b of ,public ,law #aag-afg2 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #aibca et seq474 7h7 ,authorization for transfer to ,,nasa of funds from other agencies for scientific or engineering research or education 7#a7 ,in general ,section #bjaac7;f7 of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking ,in the performance of its functions and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,in general ,in the performance of its functions 2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,treatment ,funds available to any department or agency of the ,federal ,government for scientific or engineering research or education1 or the provision of facilities for such research or education1 shall1 subject to the approval of the head of such department or agency or as delegated pursuant to a regulation of such department or agency1 be available for transfer1 in whole or in part1 to the ,administration exclusively for activities directly related to space exploration and its associated science1 technology1 or engineering research or education activities4 ,funds so transferred shall be merged with the appropriation to which transferred1 except that such transferred funds shall be limited to the awarding of grants or cooperative agreements for scientific or engineering research or education4 4 7#b7 ,annual information on funds transferred 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall include in the budget justification materials of the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration submitted to ,congress in support of the budget of the ,president submitted pursuant to section #aaje of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 information describing the activities conducted under section #bjaac7;f7 of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 during the fiscal year immediately preceding such submission4 7,b7 ,contents ,the information required to be submitted under subparagraph 7,a7 shall contain a description of each transfer of funds under the authority provided in section #bjaac7;f77#b7 of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 during the fiscal year immediately preceding such submission1 including the following3 7i7 ,an identification of the department or agency of the ,federal ,government from which such funds were transferred4 7ii7 ,the total amount of funds so transferred1 disaggregated by each such department or agency4 7iii7 ,the purposes for which such funds were appropriated to each such agency or department4 7iv7 ,an identification of the program or activity of the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration to which such funds were made available by each such transfer4 7v7 ,the purposes of each such ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration program or activity1 and the amount of funding appropriated to the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration for such purposes4 7#c7 ,report ,not later than #c years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall submit to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of ,representatives a report that includes the following3 7,a7 ,a summary of the value of the authority provided in section #bjaac7;f77#b7 of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 including the extent to which such authority has benefitted-- 7i7 the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration2 and 7ii7 the ability of the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration to meet its needs1 achieve its missions1 or more effectively conduct interagency collaborations specifically in pursuit of space exploration and related scientific and engineering objectives4 7,b7 ,an identification of any barriers or challenges to implementing such authority1 or otherwise to managing the funding required to conduct joint programs and award jointly funded grants and cooperative agreements by the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration with other ,federal departments and agencies so as to contribute to the missions of each such department and agency to advance the shared objectives of space exploration and related research and education4