,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cigi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,schmitt 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,duckworth1 and ,mr4 ,bennet7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide expanded cooperation by the     
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration and the ,national       
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration with ,taiwan1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,taiwan and    
,american ,space ,assistance ,act of    
#bjbf4  #b4 ,space cooperation with     
,taiwan  7a7 ,requirement ,not later    
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1
 with the concurrence of the ,secretary 
of ,state and in coordination with the  
,secretary of ,commerce 7acting through 

the ,administrator of the ,national     
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration71 may seek to engage    
,taiwan relating to expanding           
cooperation regarding civilian space    
activities4  7b7 ,cooperation efforts   
,in seeking to expand cooperation       
regarding civilian space activities     
between the ,national ,aeronautics and  
,space ,administration1 the ,national   
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration1 and ,taiwan under      
subsection 7a71 the ,administrator of   
the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space   
,administration and the ,administrator  
of the ,national ,oceanic and           
,atmospheric ,administration1 with the  
concurrence of the ,secretary of ,state1
 may carry out efforts to identify and  
pursue space exploration1 space         
applications1 and science initiatives in
 areas of mutual benefit1 consistent    
with the ,taiwan ,relations ,act of     
#aigi and applicable export regulations1
 and taking all appropriate measures to 

protect sensitive information1          
intellectual property1 trade secrets1   
and economic interests of the ,united   
,states1 in the following areas3 7#a7   
,satellite programs1 space exploration  
programs1 and atmospheric and weather   
programs4  7#b7 ,personnel exchanges of 
employees of the ,national ,aeronautics 
and ,space ,administration and the      
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration with the ,taiwan ,space 
,agency4  7#c7 ,activities of mutual    
benefit related to commercial space and 
atmospheric and weather technology and  
services4  7c7 ,report  7#a7            
,requirement ,not later than #ahj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act and annually thereafter for five   
years1 the ,administrator of the        
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration1 the ,administrator of  
the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric 
,administration1 and the ,secretary of  
,state1 shall jointly submit to the     
appropriate congressional committees a  

report on the implementation of this    
section4  7#b7 ,contents ,the report    
under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the  
following3 7,a7 ,a description of the   
activities conducted between the        
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration and the ,national       
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration with ,taiwan4  7,b7 ,an 
identification of any challenges that   
need to be addressed to expand such     
cooperation4  7,c7 ,an overview of      
efforts undertaken pursuant to this     
section4  7,d7 ,any other matter the    
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1
 the ,administrator of the ,national    
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration1 and the ,secretary of  
,state consider relevant4  7d7          
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology and the        

,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives2 and  7#b7   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation and the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4