Frank Wolf Space Security Act
Sponsored By: Representative Webster (FL)
Introduced
Summary
Blocks federal funds for bilateral space and science cooperation with the People's Republic of China unless agencies get a narrow, documented security waiver. This bill would create a presumption against NASA, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the National Space Council working bilaterally with the PRC or Chinese-owned companies using federal funds, while allowing narrowly defined exceptions that require certification and FBI consultation.
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- NASA, OSTP, and the National Space Council would be barred from using federal funds to develop, design, plan, implement, or execute bilateral policies, programs, orders, or contracts with the PRC or Chinese-owned companies unless later law authorizes the activity or a certification permits it.
- U.S. researchers and facilities would face limits on hosting official Chinese visitors at NASA sites unless a certification clears the visit.
- Agencies could only get an exception after consulting the Federal Bureau of Investigation and certifying the activity poses no risk of transferring technology, data, or other information with national or economic security implications.
- Certifications must also state the activity will not involve knowing interactions with officials the United States has determined are directly involved in human-rights violations, and must be submitted at least 30 days before the activity to two specified House committees, two specified Senate committees, and the FBI.
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Limits NASA and space council work with China
This bill would bar NASA, the White House science office, and the National Space Council from using federal money for any bilateral work with China or Chinese-owned companies. It would also bar spending to host official Chinese visitors at NASA facilities. Two narrow exceptions would apply: a future law that expressly allows it, or a written certification after consulting the FBI. The certification would have to say there is no risk of transferring sensitive tech or data and no contact with officials tied to human-rights abuses. It must be sent at least 30 days before the activity to the House Science and Appropriations Committees, the Senate Commerce and Appropriations Committees, and the FBI, and include the purpose, agenda, major participants, location, and timing. These limits would take effect upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Webster (FL)
FL • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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