119-hr5626

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5626 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5626

 To provide expanded cooperation by the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
 with Taiwan, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 30, 2025

 Mr. Hill of Arkansas (for himself, Mr. Amo, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Min, and 
 Mr. Lieu) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the 
 Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently 
 determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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 A BILL

 To provide expanded cooperation by the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
 with Taiwan, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Taiwan and American Space Assistance 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. SPACE COOPERATION WITH TAIWAN.

    (a) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, and the Secretary of State, shall seek to 
engage Taiwan relating to expanding cooperation regarding civilian 
space activities.

    (b) Cooperation Efforts.--In seeking to expand the cooperation 
regarding civilian space activities between the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, and Taiwan under subsection

    (a) , the Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Administrator 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, may carry out 
efforts to identify and pursue space exploration, space applications, 
and science initiatives in areas of mutual benefit, consistent with the 
Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 and applicable export regulations, and 
taking all appropriate measures to protect sensitive information, 
intellectual property, trade secrets, and economic interests of the 
United States, in the following areas:

    (1) Satellite programs, space exploration programs, and 
 atmospheric and weather programs.

    (2) Personnel exchanges of employees of the National 
 Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Oceanic 
 and Atmospheric Administration with the Taiwan Space Agency.

    (3) Activities of mutual benefit related to commercial 
 space and atmospheric and weather technology and services.
            (c) Report.--

    (1) Requirement.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
 the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for five 
 years, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
 Administration, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
 Atmospheric Administration, and the Secretary of State, shall 
 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
 the implementation of this section.

    (2) Contents.--The report under paragraph

    (1) shall include 
 the following:
        (A) A description of the activities conducted 
 between the National Aeronautics and Space 
 Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
 Administration with Taiwan.
        (B) An identification of any challenges that need 
 to be addressed to expand such cooperation.
            (C) An overview of efforts undertaken pursuant to 
 this section.
            (D) Any other matter the Administrator of the 
 National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the 
 Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
 Administration, and the Secretary of State consider 
 relevant.
            (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--

    (1) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the 
 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; 
 and

    (2) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
 and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
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