This bill authorizes NASA to establish a public-private talent exchange program that allows temporary swaps of employees between NASA and private sector companies. NASA employees assigned to private companies must agree to work for NASA (or the federal government) for twice as long as their assignment after returning, and they are prohibited from using confidential NASA information to benefit their assigned private company. Private sector employees assigned to NASA would remain on their company's payroll but would be treated as federal employees for legal liability and ethics purposes, with restrictions preventing them from accessing company trade secrets or performing inherently governmental work. Assignments would last between 90 days and 2 years, with potential extensions up to 4 years if needed for critical NASA missions. The program includes conflict-of-interest safeguards and requires NASA to submit annual reports to Congress detailing the number of exchanges, participating companies, positions filled, and benefits achieved. The bill does not specify funding amounts or appropriations, leaving implementation details to NASA regulations to be issued within 30 days of enactment.
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