# 119-hr-5122: NASA Talent Exchange Program Act

119-hr-5122, NASA Talent Exchange Program Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5122
- Congress: 119
- Title: NASA Talent Exchange Program Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a public-private talent exchange at NASA** that would let NASA employees do temporary assignments at private companies and let private-sector staff serve at NASA under strict conditions and limits. The program aims to share skills while protecting mission integrity and nonpublic information. - NASA employees: Would be able to take temporary assignments to private firms for between 3 months and 2 years, with a total cap of 3 years. Agreements must require a return to NASA or another civil service job for twice the length of the assignment and can make the employee liable for assignment-related costs if they break the agreement. - Private companies: Could place employees at NASA who would stay paid by their employer and gain certain federal protections. Those private staff may not access trade secrets or nonpublic commercial information and may not perform inherently governmental work or charge NASA for their pay. - NASA operations and oversight: The Administrator must certify assignments do not hurt NASA missions, limit participation to no more than 2% of the civil service at once, create policies for conflicts of interest, and deliver annual reports plus a GAO review in 3 years.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Rules and reports for NASA exchange: benefit, low. The bill would require the NASA Administrator to set clear policies for the exchange, including conflict-of-interest and confidentiality rules, waiver criteria, and how costs are determined. NASA would have to report to Congress every year by April 30 on who participated, which companies were invol…
- NASA worker exchange with private companies: mixed, low. This bill would create a worker exchange between NASA and private companies. Staff could be assigned for 3 to 24 months, with extensions up to 36 months total; at most 2% of NASA’s workforce could be out at once. A NASA employee who participates would agree to return to federal service for twice th…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5122 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5122)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5122 (as of 2026-04-21).