[Report No. 119–62]
March 14, 2025
Mr. Cruz (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
September 8, 2025
Reported by Mr. Cruz, with amendments
Omit the parts struck through and insert the parts printed in italic
To 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.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of 2025
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Sec. 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.
Sec. 3. Reports to Congress
(a) Congressional reports and notices
Any report or noticefinal report or notification required by law that is 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 withnot later than 10 days after 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.