119 S1081 IS: Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-03-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1081IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 14, 2025Mr. Cruz (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationA BILLTo require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to submit certain reports to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of 2025.

2.

Definitions

In this Act:(1)

Administrator

The term Administrator means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.(2)

NASA

The term NASA means the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

3.

Reports to Congress

(a)

Congressional reports and notices

Any report or notice provided to Congress by NASA shall be provided to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, concurrently with its delivery to any other committee or office.(b)

Privileged reports and reprogramming requests

Nonpublic reports, including privileged reports, reprogramming requests, and spend plans provided to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives pursuant to subsection (a) shall be treated as confidential committee documents and shall not to be disclosed publicly.(c)

Reports on international agreements

If the United States becomes a signatory to an international agreement or nonbinding instrument concerning activities in outer space involving NASA, the Administrator shall, not later than 15 days after the date on which the United States becomes a signatory, submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing a copy of such agreement or instrument.