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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #af1         
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,veasey7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
provide = cont9u+ coop]ation betwe5 !   
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration & ! ,israel ,space ,ag5cy1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,unit$ ,/ates &   
,israel ,space ,coop]ation ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds t--  7#a7      
au?oriz$ 9 #aieh1 ! ,national           
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration      
7,,nasa7 supports & coord9ates ,unit$   
,/ates ,gov]nm5t rese>* 9 a]onautics1   
human exploration & op]ations1 sci5ce1 &
 space te*nology2  7#b7 e/abli%$ 9      
#aihc1 ! ,israel ,space ,ag5cy 7,,isa7  
supports ! gr[? ( ,israel's space       
indu/ry by support+ academic rese>*1    
te*nological innovation1 & educational  

activities2  7#c7 ! mutual int]e/ ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates & ,israel 9 space         
exploration af=ds bo? nations an        
opportunity to lev]age _! unique        
abilities to advance sci5tific discov]y2
  7#d7 9 #aiif1 ,,nasa & ! ,,isa ent]$  
into _! fir/ agreem5t outl9+ areas (    
mutual coop]ation1 :i* rema9$ 9 =ce     
until #bjje2  7#e7 s9ce #aiif1 ,,nasa & 
! ,,isa h successfully coop]at$ on _m   
space programs support+ ! ,global       
,position+ ,sy/em & rese>* relat$ to !  
sun1 e>? sci5ce1 & ! environm5t2  7#f7 !
 bond betwe5 ,,nasa & ! ,,isa 0         
p]man5tly =g$ on ,febru>y #a1 #bjjc1 ) !
 loss ( ! crew ( ,,/s-#ajg includ+      
,israeli ,a/ronaut ,ilan ,ramon2  7#g7 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates-,israel ,/rategic        
,p>tn]%ip ,act ( #bjad 7,public ,law    
#aac-bif7 designat$ ,israel z a ,major  
,/rategic ,p>tn] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &   
7#h7 on ,octob] #ac1 #bjae1 ! ,unit$    
,/ates & ,israel sign$ ! ,framework     
,agreem5t betwe5 ! ,national ,a]onautics
 & ,space ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,unit$      

,/ates ( ,am]ica & ! ,israel ,space     
,ag5cy = ,coop]ation 9 ,a]onautics & !  
,exploration & ,use ( ,airspace & ,out] 
,space = ,peaceful ,purposes4  #c4      
,cont9u+ coop]ation ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration %all cont9ue to "w ) !    
,israel ,space ,ag5cy to id5tify &      
coop]atively pursue peaceful space      
exploration & sci5ce initiatives 9 areas
 ( mutual int]e/4