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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. 

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 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Taiwan and American 

5 Space Assistance Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SPACE COOPERATION WITH TAIWAN. 

2 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

3 date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 

4 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in co5 ordination with the Secretary of Commerce, acting 

6 through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 

7 Atmospheric Administration, and the Secretary of State, 

8 shall seek to engage Taiwan relating to expanding co9 operation regarding civilian space activities. 

10 (b) COOPERATION EFFORTS.—In seeking to expand 

11 the cooperation regarding civilian space activities between 

12 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the 

13 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and 

14 Taiwan under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Na15 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Ad16 ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad17 ministration, may carry out efforts to identify and pursue 

18 space exploration, space applications, and science initia19 tives in areas of mutual benefit, consistent with the Tai20 wan Relations Act of 1979 and applicable export regula21 tions, and taking all appropriate measures to protect sen22 sitive information, intellectual property, trade secrets, and 

23 economic interests of the United States, in the following 

24 areas: 

25 (1) Satellite programs, space exploration pro26 grams, and atmospheric and weather programs. 


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1 (2) Personnel exchanges of employees of the 

2 National Aeronautics and Space Administration and 

3 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra4 tion with the Taiwan Space Agency. 

5 (3) Activities of mutual benefit related to com6 mercial space and atmospheric and weather tech7 nology and services. 

8 (c) REPORT.— 

9 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 270 days 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act and an11 nually thereafter for five years, the Administrator of 

12 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

13 the Administrator of the National Oceanic and At14 mospheric Administration, and the Secretary of 

15 State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

16 committees a report on the implementation of this 

17 section. 

18 (2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph 

19 (1) shall include the following: 

20 (A) A description of the activities con21 ducted between the National Aeronautics and 

22 Space Administration and the National Oceanic 

23 and Atmospheric Administration with Taiwan. 


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1 (B) An identification of any challenges and 

2 resources that need to be addressed to expand 

3 such cooperation. 

4 (C) An overview of efforts undertaken pur5 suant to this section. 

6 (D) Any other matter the Administrator of 

7 the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis8 tration, the Administrator of the National Oce9 anic and Atmospheric Administration, and the 

10 Secretary of State consider relevant. 

11 (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

12 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con13 gressional committees’’ means— 

14 (1) the Committee on Science, Space, and 

15 Technology and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

16 the House of Representatives; and 

17 (2) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

18 Transportation and the Committee on Foreign Rela19 tions of the Senate. 

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