Taiwan and American Space Assistance Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7661 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7661

 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

                             March 13, 2024

 Mr. Hill (for himself and Ms. Caraveo) 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 2024''.

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 and 
                resources 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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