Contact Congress about H.R. 1368: DOE and NASA Interagency Research Coordination Act
H.R. 1368 gives DOE and NASA clear legal authority to run joint research in areas like propulsion, quantum science, advanced computing, and space-based solar energy. The agencies can share facilities, data, and funding through competitive grants open to labs, universities, and nonprofits. A joint report to Congress is due within two years.
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DOE and NASA Interagency Research Coordination Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Latest action on H.R. 1368: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects researchers, scientists, and engineers at DOE, NASA, national labs, universities, and nonprofits who work in overlapping space and energy fields. Taxpayers benefit from potentially less duplicated federal research spending.
Why this matters: DOE and NASA both invest heavily in areas like propulsion, computing, and earth science — but they often work separately. This bill pushes them to combine strengths, which could speed up breakthroughs and save money. It also opens new doors for outside researchers to compete for joint funding.
Key provisions in H.R. 1368
- DOE and NASA are authorized to run joint research and development projects when the work supports both agencies' missions.
- The agencies must use memoranda of understanding or other formal agreements to manage their collaboration.
- Potential focus areas include nuclear propulsion systems, advanced computer modeling, machine learning, high energy physics and astrophysics, earth and environmental science, quantum information science, radiation health effects, and technology to beam solar power from space to Earth.
- The agencies may build tools to process large, voluntarily shared space and aeronautics datasets using high-performance computers.
- DOE, NASA, national labs, and other appropriate partners are encouraged to share data securely, and NASA may access DOE research facilities when possible.
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Questions people ask about H.R. 1368
- What is H.R. 1368?
- H.R. 1368 gives DOE and NASA clear legal authority to run joint research in areas like propulsion, quantum science, advanced computing, and space-based solar energy. The agencies can share facilities, data, and funding through competitive grants open to labs, universities, and nonprofits. A joint report to Congress is due within two years.
- How do I support or oppose H.R. 1368?
- Choose support, oppose, or ask for changes on Modern Action. The action flow drafts the message for you and keeps the wording tied to this bill.
- Who should I contact about H.R. 1368?
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