Report on Space Act agreements

(a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the following: (1) Intellectual property considerations in Space Act agreements. (2) Feedback shared by industry groups regarding intellectual property considerations in Space Act agreements. (3) Differences between NASA policies regarding intellectual property in Space Act agreements and policies utilized in similar situations by other Federal agencies. (b) Definition In this section, the term Space Act agreements means agreements entered into by NASA pursuant to its authorities under the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (Public Law 85–568).