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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 Administra-
tion with Taiwan, and for other purposes. 
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 Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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’’. 
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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 co-
ordination 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 co-
operation 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 Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Ad-
ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration, may carry out efforts to identify and pursue 
space exploration, space applications, and science initia-
tives in areas of mutual benefit, consistent with the Tai-
wan Relations Act of 1979 and applicable export regula-
tions, and taking all appropriate measures to protect sen-
sitive information, intellectual property, trade secrets, and 
economic interests of the United States, in the following 
areas: 
(1) Satellite programs, space exploration pro-
grams, and atmospheric and weather programs. 
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(2) Personnel exchanges of employees of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration and 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion with the Taiwan Space Agency. 
(3) Activities of mutual benefit related to com-
mercial space and atmospheric and weather tech-
nology and services. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and an-
nually thereafter for five years, the Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric 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 con-
ducted between the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration and the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration with Taiwan. 
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(B) An identification of any challenges 
that need to be addressed to expand such co-
operation. 
(C) An overview of efforts undertaken pur-
suant to this section. 
(D) Any other matter the Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration, the Administrator of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration, and the 
Secretary of State consider relevant. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional 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 Rela-
tions of the Senate. 
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