Taiwan and American Space Assistance Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5626 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 A