; and (B) does not involve knowing interactions with officials who have been determined by the United States to have direct involvement with violations of human rights. (2) Certification to Congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which a waiver is granted under paragraph (1), the Administrator, the Director, or the Chair, as applicable, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a written certification that the activity complies with the requirements in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of that paragraph. 304. Countering Chinese threats to U.S. activities in space (a) Findings (1) The Government of the People’s Republic of China maintains, as a national priority, a global program of theft and other misappropriation of intellectual property, and unacceptable technology transfer requirements, particularly in fields of high technology. (2) China is taking steps to establish a commanding position in the commercial launch and satellite sectors relying in part on aggressive state-backed financing that market-driven companies cannot match. (3) China has engaged in an aggressive campaign to dominate sensitive markets such as germanium wafer production, used for nearly all specialized satellite solar panels, allowing China ownership of over 70 percent of global germanium mining, refining, and production. (4) China has begun focusing on the lunar surface and cislunar space as priorities in its space program, which is indistinguishable from its armed forces. (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment, the Executive Secretary of the National Space Council shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes: (1) How China is harming the U.S. commercial space industry’s competitiveness and threatening U.S. national security. Specifically, the Executive Secretary shall investigate— (A)