,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bejd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #f1     
#bjah,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cruz1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 and ,mr4 ,gardner7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to provide for continuing      
cooperation between the ,national       
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
and the ,israel ,space ,agency1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,united ,states
 and ,israel ,space ,cooperation ,act4  
#b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds      
that--  7#a7 authorized in #aieh1 the   
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration 7,,nasa7 supports and   
coordinates ,united ,states ,government 
research in aeronautics1 human          
exploration and operations1 science1 and
 space technology2  7#b7 established in 
#aihc1 the ,israel ,space ,agency       
7,,isa7 supports the growth of ,israel's

 space industry by supporting academic  
research1 technological innovation1 and 
educational activities2  7#c7 the mutual
 interest of the ,united ,states and    
,israel in space exploration affords    
both nations an opportunity to leverage 
their unique abilities to advance       
scientific discovery2  7#d7 in #aiif1   
,,nasa and the ,,isa entered into their 
first agreement outlining areas of      
mutual cooperation1 which remained in   
force until #bjje2  7#e7 since #aiif1   
,,nasa and the ,,isa have successfully  
cooperated on many space programs       
supporting the ,global ,positioning     
,system and research related to the sun1
 earth science1 and the environment2    
7#f7 the bond between ,,nasa and the    
,,isa was permanently forged on         
,february #a1 #bjjc1 with the loss of   
the crew of ,,sts-#ajg including        
,israeli ,astronaut ,ilan ,ramon2  7#g7 
the ,united ,states-,israel ,strategic  
,partnership ,act of #bjad 7,public ,law
 #aac-bif7 designated ,israel as a      

,major ,strategic ,partner of the       
,united ,states2 and  7#h7 on ,october  
#ac1 #bjae1 the ,united ,states and     
,israel signed the ,framework ,agreement
 between the ,national ,aeronautics and 
,space ,administration of the ,united   
,states of ,america and the ,israel     
,space ,agency for ,cooperation in      
,aeronautics and the ,exploration and   
,use of ,airspace and ,outer ,space for 
,peaceful ,purposes4  #c4 ,continuing   
cooperation ,the ,administrator of the  
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration shall continue to work  
with the ,israel ,space ,agency to      
identify and cooperatively pursue       
peaceful space exploration and science  
initiatives in areas of mutual interest1
 taking all appropriate measures to     
protect sensitive information1          
intellectual property1 trade secrets1   
and economic interests of the ,united   
,states4