# 119-hr-4360: Frank Wolf Space Security Act

119-hr-4360, Frank Wolf Space Security Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4360
- Congress: 119
- Title: Frank Wolf Space Security Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits NASA and space council work with China: benefit, low. 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 futur…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4360 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4360)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4360 (as of 2026-04-21).