[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3254]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1913. Mr. SCHMITT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1911 submitted by Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Cruz, 
Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Moran) and intended to be proposed to the bill 
H.R. 3935, to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize and 
improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other civil aviation 
programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SPACE COOPERATION WITH TAIWAN.

       (a) In General.--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, may seek to engage the authorities of 
     Taiwan with respect to expanding cooperation between the 
     United States and such authorities on civilian space 
     activities.
       (b) Cooperation Efforts.--
       (1) In general.--In seeking to expand cooperation 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 to the United States and the authorities of Taiwan, 
     consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et 
     seq.) and applicable export regulations, including by--
       (A) cooperating on satellite programs, space exploration 
     programs, and atmospheric and weather programs; and
       (B) conducting--
       (i) personnel exchanges of employees of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration with employees of the Taiwan 
     Space Agency; and
       (ii) activities of mutual benefit relating to commercial 
     space and atmospheric and weather technology and services.
       (2) Protection of sensitive and proprietary information and 
     economic interests of the united states.--In carrying out 
     efforts and activities under paragraph (1), the Administrator 
     of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration shall take all appropriate measures to protect 
     sensitive information, intellectual property, trade secrets, 
     and the economic interests of the United States.
       (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 jointly submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report on the implementation of this section.
       (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A description of the cooperation efforts and activities 
     carried out under subsection (b)(1).
       (B) An identification of any challenge or resource gap that 
     needs to be addressed to expand cooperation between the 
     United States and the authorities of Taiwan on civilian space 
     activities.
       (C) 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 Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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