MACH Act

Sponsor: Vince Fong (Republican-CA)January 16, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

NASA could create a program to offer testing for new high-speed aircraft and related technologies.

This bill would let NASA set up a new program to offer testing opportunities for companies and researchers working on very fast aircraft, like hypersonic vehicles. It aims to boost scientific research and technology development in this area. This means more chances for private companies to test their high-speed designs, but NASA would not directly fund the development of those technologies.

What Would Change

Today, NASA conducts general hypersonics research, but there isn't a specific program dedicated to offering testing opportunities for commercial high-speed aircraft. After this bill, NASA would be able to create such a program, providing new avenues for companies and researchers to test their advanced high-speed designs. However, the program would not directly fund the creation of these technologies.

Key Provisions

Lets NASA create a new program to offer testing opportunities for high-speed aircraft and related technologies.
Blocks the program from directly funding the development of the technologies it helps test.
Requires NASA to create a strategic plan for the program within 60 days of the bill becoming law.
Requires NASA to work with the Department of Defense and the Federal Aviation Administration on program activities.
Blocks NASA from making agreements related to these technologies with certain foreign entities or countries of concern.
Requires NASA to report to Congress on the program's activities and progress, with the first report due 90 days after the bill becomes law and then annually.

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HR 477 · 119th Congress · January 16, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

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