Robotics Supply Chain Improvement Act

(a) In general. The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (referred to in this section as the Administrator) shall prioritize the licensing of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration inventions, patents, and technologies to the private sector, through new or existing mechanisms, for the commercialization of innovations related to robotics developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, including by marketing such innovations to the private sector, for the purpose of supporting the domestic robotics industrial base.

(b) Report. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on efforts made by the Administrator to prioritize the commercialization of National Aeronautics and Space Administration innovations related to robotics under subsection (a).