,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cicf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ad1 #bjbd,mr4    
,s*mitt 7= himself & ,ms4 ,duckwor?7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !   
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,a]onautics &
 ,space ,adm9i/ration & ! ,adm9i/rator (
 ! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic     
,adm9i/ration to seek to engage !       
au?orities ( ,taiwan ) respect to exp&+ 
coop]ation on civilian space activities1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,taiwan & ,am]ican
 ,space ,assi/ance ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4   
,space coop]ation ) ,taiwan  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator (
 ! ,national ,a]onautics & ,space       
,adm9i/ration1 9 coord9ation ) !        
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 act+ ?r\gh !      
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 & ! ,secret>y
 ( ,/ate1 may seek to engage !          

au?orities ( ,taiwan ) respect to exp&+ 
coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & su* 
au?orities on civilian space activities4
  7b7 ,coop]ation ef=ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,9 seek+ to exp& coop]ation "u          
subsection 7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !      
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration & ! ,adm9i/rator ( !      
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration may c>ry out ef=ts to     
id5tify & pursue space exploration1     
space applications1 & sci5ce initiatives
 9 areas ( mutual b5efit to ! ,unit$    
,/ates & ! au?orities ( ,taiwan1        
consi/5t ) ! ,taiwan ,relations ,act    
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et seq47 &         
applicable export regulations1 includ+  
by-- 7,a7 coop]at+ on satellite         
programs1 space exploration programs1 & 
atmosph]ic & wea!r programs2 &  7,b7    
conduct+-- 7i7 p]sonnel ex*anges (      
employees ( ! ,national ,a]onautics &   
,space ,adm9i/ration & ! ,national      
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration )  
employees ( ! ,taiwan ,space ,ag5cy2 &  

7ii7 activities ( mutual b5efit relat+  
to comm]cial space & atmosph]ic & wea!r 
te*nology & s]vices4  7#b7 ,protection (
 s5sitive & propriet>y in=mation &      
economic int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,9   
c>ry+ out ef=ts & activities "u p>agraph
 7#a71 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national     
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration & !  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration %all take all 
appropriate measures to protect s5sitive
 in=mation1 intellectual prop]ty1 trade 
secrets1 & ! economic int]e/s ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4  7c7 ,report  7#a7 ,requirem5t 
,n lat] ?an #bgj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft] 
= five ye>s1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !         
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !       
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration1 & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate    
%all jo9tly submit to ! appropriate     
committees ( ,congress a report on !    
implem5tation ( ?is section4  7#b7      
,elem5ts ,ea* report requir$ by p>agraph

 7#a7 %all include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a    
description ( ! coop]ation ef=ts &      
activities c>ri$ out "u subsection      
7b77#a74  7,b7 ,an id5tification ( any  
*all5ge or res\rce gap t ne$s to be     
address$ to exp& coop]ation betwe5 !    
,unit$ ,/ates & ! au?orities ( ,taiwan  
on civilian space activities4  7,c7 ,any
 o!r matt] ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national 
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration1 !   
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 & ! ,secret>y
 ( ,/ate consid] relevant4  7d7         
,appropriate committees ( ,congress     
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m appropriate 
committees ( ,congress means-- 7#a7 !   
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation & ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 !       
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology & ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4