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This bill establishes a framework for research and development coordination between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), enabling the two agencies to collaborate on cross-cutting scientific and technological initiatives. The bill authorizes the Secretary of Energy and NASA Administrator to conduct joint research in multiple focus areas, including propulsion systems, nuclear technologies, high energy physics, earth and environmental sciences, quantum information sciences, radiation health effects, and space-based solar energy transmission. The agencies are permitted to develop collaborative agreements, share data, and provide each other access to research infrastructure, with the requirement that any competitive research awards follow merit-based selection processes and involve potential participants from federal agencies, national laboratories, universities, and other institutions. The bill mandates that within two years of enactment, the agencies must submit a comprehensive report to congressional committees detailing their research coordination activities, technical capability expansions, collaborative achievements, and potential future joint research areas. All research activities must be conducted consistent with existing research security guidelines, ensuring that collaborative efforts maintain appropriate safeguards and align with national research and innovation standards.

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