IIB 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 938 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 6, 2014 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

AN ACT 

To strengthen the strategic alliance between the United 

States and Israel, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. Declaration of policy. 

TITLE I—UNITED STATES-ISRAEL STRATEGIC ALLIANCE 

Sec. 101. Amendments to the United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012. 

Sec. 102. Authorization of assistance for Israel. 

Sec. 103. United States-Israel cooperation on cyber-security. 

Sec. 104. Statement of United States Policy Regarding Israel’s defense systems. 

Sec. 105. Report on other matters. 

Sec. 106. Statement of policy. 

Sec. 107. Sense of Congress. 

TITLE II—UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ENERGY COOPERATION 

Sec. 201. United States-Israel energy cooperation. 

TITLE III—OFFSET 

Sec. 301. Offset. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The turmoil in the Middle East poses a se9 rious threat to United States national security inter10 ests and requires cooperation with allies that are 

11 willing to work with the United States in pursuit of 

12 shared objectives. 

13 (2) The October 31, 1998, Memorandum of 

14 Agreement signed by President Clinton and Prime 

15 Minister Netanyahu commits the United States to 


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1 working jointly with Israel towards enhancing 

2 Israel’s defensive and deterrent capabilities and up3 grading the framework of the United States-Israel 

4 strategic and military relationships, as well as the 

5 technological cooperation between both countries. 

6 (3) On August 16, 2007, the United States and 

7 Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding re8 affirming United States commitment to the security 

9 of Israel and establishing a 10-year framework for 

10 incremental increases in United States military as11 sistance to Israel. 

12 (4) The Memorandum of Understanding signed 

13 two years later on January 16, 2009 reaffirmed the 

14 United States commitment and noted ‘‘the security, 

15 military and intelligence cooperation between the 

16 United States and Israel’’. 

17 (5) The United States and Israel conduct a 

18 semi-annual Strategic Dialogue. The Department of 

19 State, in a statement following the July 12, 2012, 

20 meeting of the Strategic Dialogue, noted that the 

21 discussions focused on such issues of mutual concern 

22 as ‘‘Iran’s continued quest to develop nuclear weap23 ons, which the United States and Israel are both de24 termined to prevent’’ and ‘‘how the continued vio25 lence of the Syrian regime against its citizens [asVerDate Mar 15 2010 22:36 Mar 06, 2014 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H938.RFS H938

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1 sisted by Iran and Hezbollah] could also lead to se2 vere consequences for the entire region’’. 

3 SEC. 3. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 

4 Congress declares that Israel is a major strategic 

5 partner of the United States. 

6 TITLE I—UNITED STATES7 ISRAEL STRATEGIC ALLIANCE 

8 SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES-ISRAEL 

9 ENHANCED SECURITY COOPERATION ACT OF 

10 2012. 

11 (a) UNITED STATES ACTIONS TO ASSIST IN THE DE12 FENSE OF ISRAEL AND PROTECT UNITED STATES INTER13 ESTS.—Section 4 of the United States-Israel Enhanced 

14 Security Cooperation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–150; 

15 22 U.S.C. 8603) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘It is the sense of Congress that 

17 the United States Government should’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President should, to the 

19 maximum extent practicable,’’; and 

20 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 

22 date of the enactment of this subsection, the President 

23 shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation 

24 of this section.’’. 


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1 (b) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AU2 THORITY.—Section 5(a) of the United States-Israel En3 hanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 (Public Law 

4 112–150) is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(a) EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AU6 THORITY.— 

7 ‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIA8 TIONS ACT, 2005.—Section 12001(d) of the Depart9 ment of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public 

10 Law 108–287; 118 Stat. 1011), is amended by strik11 ing ‘more than 10 years after’ and inserting ‘more 

12 than 11 years after’. 

13 ‘‘(2) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.—Sec14 tion 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

15 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by 

16 striking ‘and 2014’ and inserting ‘, 2014, and 

17 2015’.’’. 

18 (c) AMENDMENTS TO REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO

19 ASSESSMENT OF ISRAEL’S QUALITATIVE MILITARY EDGE

20 OVER MILITARY THREATS.— 

21 (1) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED; REPORTS.—Sec22 tion 201 of Public Law 110–429 (122 Stat. 4843; 

23 22 U.S.C. 2776 note) is amended— 


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1 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘an on2 going basis’’ and inserting ‘‘a biennial basis’’; 

3 and 

4 (B) in subsection (c)(2)— 

5 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘QUAD6 RENNIAL’’ and inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’; and 

7 (ii) in the text, by striking ‘‘Not later 

8 than four years after the date on which the 

9 President transmits the initial report 

10 under paragraph (1), and every four years 

11 thereafter,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 

12 one year after the date of the enactment of 

13 the United States-Israel Strategic Partner14 ship Act of 2014, and biennially there15 after,’’. 

16 (2) REPORT.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

19 Secretary of State shall submit to the appro20 priate congressional committees a report on— 

21 (i) the range of cyber and asymmetric 

22 threats posed to Israel by state and non23 state actors; and 


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1 (ii) the joint efforts of the United 

2 States and Israel to address the threats 

3 identified in clause (i). 

4 (B) FORM.—The report required under 

5 subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclas6 sified form, but may contain a classified annex. 

7 (C) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COM8 MITTEES DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the 

9 term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 

10 means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

11 House of Representatives and the Committee 

12 on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

13 SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR ISRAEL. 

14 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that Israel has adopt15 ed high standards in the field of export controls, including 

16 by becoming adherent to the Australia Group, the Missile 

17 Technology Control Regime, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, 

18 and the Wassenaar Arrangement control lists, and by en19 acting robust legislation and regulations for the control 

20 of dual-use and defense items. 

21 (b) EXPEDITED LICENSING PROCEDURES.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall direct 

23 the Secretary of State to undertake discussions with 

24 Israel to identify the steps required to be taken to 

25 include Israel within the list of countries described 


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1 in section 740.20(c)(1) of title 15, Code of Federal 

2 Regulations (relating to eligibility for Strategic 

3 Trade Authorization). 

4 (2) REPORT.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

6 days after the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act, and every 180 days thereafter for a period 

8 of 3 years or until such time that Israel is in9 cluded on the list of countries determined as eli10 gible for the Strategic Trade Authorization, 

11 whichever occurs first, the President shall sub12 mit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

13 House of Representatives and the Committee 

14 on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 

15 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 

16 Senate a report on the following: 

17 (i) The current status of negotiations. 

18 (ii) The reasons that Israel has not 

19 yet been determined as eligible for the 

20 Strategic Trade Authorization. 

21 (B) FORM.—The report required by sub22 paragraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassi23 fied form but may contain a classified annex. 

24 (c) LICENSING TREATMENT AS MTCR ADHERENT.— 

25 The President shall direct the Secretary of Commerce to 


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1 ensure that, subject to the requirements of section 6(l) of 

2 the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 

3 2405(l)) (as continued in effect pursuant to the Inter4 national Emergency Economic Powers Act), Israel is 

5 treated no less favorably than other members or adherents 

6 to the Missile Technology Control Regime designated in 

7 Country Group A:2 in Supplement No. 1 to part 740 of 

8 title 15, Code of Federal Regulations. 

9 (d) OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORA10 TION.—In carrying out its authorities under title IV of 

11 chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

12 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.), the Overseas Private Investment 

13 Corporation should consider giving preference to providing 

14 insurance, financing, or reinsurance for energy and water 

15 projects in Israel. 

16 (e) ENERGY, WATER, AGRICULTURE, AND ALTER17 NATIVE FUEL TECHNOLOGIES.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized 

19 to carry out cooperative activities with Israel and to 

20 provide assistance to Israel that promotes coopera21 tion in the fields of energy, water, agriculture, alter22 native fuel technologies, and civil space, where ap23 propriate and pursuant to existing law. 

24 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para25 graph (1), the President is authorized to share and 


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1 exchange with Israel research, technology, intel2 ligence, information, equipment, and personnel that 

3 the President determines will advance the national 

4 security interests of the United States and is con5 sistent with the Strategic Dialogue and pertinent 

6 provisions of law— 

7 (A) by enhancing scientific cooperation be8 tween Israel and the United States; or 

9 (B) by the sale, lease, exchange in kind, or 

10 other techniques the President determines to be 

11 suitable. 

12 (f) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PILOT PROGRAMS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 

14 Security, acting through the Director of the Home15 land Security Advanced Research Projects Agency 

16 and with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 

17 is authorized to enter into cooperative research pilot 

18 programs with Israel to enhance Israel’s capabilities 

19 in the following areas: 

20 (A) Border, maritime, and aviation secu21 rity. 

22 (B) Explosives detection. 

23 (C) Emergency services. 


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1 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For 

2 fiscal year 2014, there are authorized to be appro3 priated to the Secretary of Homeland Security— 

4 (A) $1,000,000 to carry out paragraph 

5 (1)(A); 

6 (B) $1,000,000 to carry out paragraph 

7 (1)(B); and 

8 (C) $1,000,000 to carry out paragraph 

9 (1)(C). 

10 SEC. 103. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL COOPERATION ON 

11 CYBER-SECURITY. 

12 It is a sense of Congress that the United States and 

13 Israel should take steps and explore avenues to increase 

14 cooperation on cyber-security. 

15 SEC. 104. STATEMENT OF UNITED STATES POLICY REGARD16 ING ISRAEL’S DEFENSE SYSTEMS. 

17 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress— 

18 (1) commends the first phase completion of the 

19 David’s Sling Weapon System (DSWS) by the Israel 

20 Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile 

21 Defense Agency, which is designed to provide addi22 tional opportunities for interception by the joint 

23 United States-Israel Arrow Weapon System (Arrow 

24 2 and Arrow 3); 


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1 (2) congratulates the Israel Missile Defense Or2 ganization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency on 

3 successfully executing the Arrow 3 flyout of a more 

4 advanced interceptor, which will improve Israel’s de5 fenses against upper tier ballistic missile threats 

6 from nations including Iran; 

7 (3) recognizes that during Operation Pillar of 

8 Defense in November 2012, Israel deployed Iron 

9 Dome short-range rocket defense batteries to inter10 cept Hamas-launched rockets fired from Gaza—of 

11 those rockets that posed a threat to the life of 

12 Israeli citizens, 80 to 85 percent were successfully 

13 intercepted, saving countless lives; and 

14 (4) agrees that, as stated by former Secretary 

15 of Defense Leon Panetta, ‘‘Iron Dome performed, I 

16 think it’s fair to say, remarkably well during the re17 cent escalation . . . Iron Dome does not start wars. 

18 It helps prevent wars.’’. 

19 (b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It should be the policy 

20 of the United States that the President, acting through 

21 the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, 

22 should provide assistance, upon request by the Govern23 ment of Israel, for the enhancement of the David’s Sling 

24 Weapon System, the enhancement of the joint United 

25 States-Israel Arrow Weapon System (Arrow 2 and Arrow 


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1 3), and the procurement and enhancement of the Iron 

2 Dome short-range rocket defense system for purposes of 

3 intercepting short-range rockets, missiles, and other pro4 jectiles launched against Israel. 

5 SEC. 105. REPORT ON OTHER MATTERS. 

6 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con7 gress that— 

8 (1) the United States and Israel should con9 tinue collaborative efforts to enhance Israel’s mili10 tary capabilities, including through the transfer of 

11 advanced combat aircraft, active phased array radar, 

12 military tanker-transports, other multi-mission mili13 tary aircraft, advanced or specialized munitions, and 

14 through joint training and exercise opportunities in 

15 the United States; 

16 (2) the United States and Israel should expedi17 tiously conclude an updated Memorandum of Under18 standing regarding United States security assistance 

19 in order to help Israel meet its unique security re20 quirements and uphold its qualitative military edge; 

21 (3) the United States should ensure that Israel 

22 has timely access to important military equipment, 

23 including by augmenting the forward deployed 

24 United States War Reserve Stockpile in Israel and 

25 by continuing to provide Israel with critical military 


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1 equipment and spare parts through the Department 

2 of Defense’s Excess Defense Articles program; and 

3 (4) the United States should continue to sup4 port Israel’s inherent right of self-defense. 

5 (b) REPORT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 

7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

8 Comptroller General of the United States shall sub9 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

10 report that— 

11 (A) reviews the progress made toward the 

12 actions and efforts identified in the report re13 quired under section 6(b) of the United States14 Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 

15 2012 (Public Law 112–150; 22 U.S.C. 

16 8604(b)); and 

17 (B) provides policy recommendations, if 

18 necessary. 

19 (2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

20 (1) may include a classified annex. 

21 (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT22 TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap23 propriate congressional committees’’ means— 


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1 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

2 the Committee on Armed Services of the House 

3 of Representatives; and 

4 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

5 and the Committee on Armed Services of the 

6 Senate. 

7 SEC. 106. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

8 It shall be the policy of the United States to include 

9 Israel in the list of countries that participate in the visa 

10 waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and 

11 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) when Israel satisfies, and 

12 as long as Israel continues to satisfy, the requirements for 

13 inclusion in such program specified in such section. 

14 SEC. 107. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

15 It is the sense of Congress that the Department of 

16 State should continue and, to the furthest extent prac17 ticable, increase its coordination on monitoring and com18 bating anti-Semitism with the Government of Israel. 

19 TITLE II—UNITED STATES20 ISRAEL ENERGY COOPERATION 

21 SEC. 201. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ENERGY COOPERATION. 

22 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 917(a) of the Energy Inde23 pendence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337(a)) 

24 is amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘renewable’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘covered’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (4)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘possible many’’ and in5 serting ‘‘possible— 

6 ‘‘(A) many’’; 

7 (B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 

8 at the end; and 

9 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(B) significant contributions to the devel11 opment of renewable energy and energy effi12 ciency through the established programs of the 

13 United States-Israel Binational Industrial Re14 search and Development Foundation and the 

15 United States-Israel Binational Science Foun16 dation;’’; 

17 (3) in paragraph (6)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘renewable’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘covered’’; and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 

21 at the end; 

22 (4) in paragraph (7)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘renewable’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘covered’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

2 inserting a semicolon; and 

3 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(8) United States-Israel energy cooperation, 

5 and the development of natural resources by Israel, 

6 are strategic interests of the United States; 

7 ‘‘(9) Israel is a strategic partner of the United 

8 States in water technology; 

9 ‘‘(10) the United States can play a role in as10 sisting Israel with regional safety and security 

11 issues; 

12 ‘‘(11) the National Science Foundation of the 

13 United States should collaborate with the Israel 

14 Science Foundation; 

15 ‘‘(12) the United States and Israel should strive 

16 to develop more robust academic cooperation in en17 ergy innovation technology and engineering, water 

18 science, technology transfer, and analysis of geo19 political implications of new natural resource devel20 opment and associated areas; 

21 ‘‘(13) the United States supports the goals of 

22 the Alternative Fuels Administration of Israel; 

23 ‘‘(14) the United States strongly urges open 

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1 tween applicable departments, agencies, ministries, 

2 institutions of higher education, and the private sec3 tors of the United States and Israel on energy secu4 rity issues, including— 

5 ‘‘(A) identifying policy priorities associated 

6 with the development of natural resources of 

7 Israel; 

8 ‘‘(B) discussing best practices to secure 

9 cyber energy infrastructure; 

10 ‘‘(C) best practice sharing; 

11 ‘‘(D) leveraging natural gas to positively 

12 impact regional stability; 

13 ‘‘(E) improving energy efficiency and the 

14 overall performance of water technologies 

15 through research and development in water de16 salination, wastewater treatment and reclama17 tion, and other water treatment technologies; 

18 ‘‘(F) technical and environmental manage19 ment of deep-water exploration and production; 

20 ‘‘(G) coastal protection and restoration; 

21 ‘‘(H) academic outreach and engagement; 

22 ‘‘(I) private sector and business develop23 ment engagement; 

24 ‘‘(J) regulatory consultations; 


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1 ‘‘(K) leveraging alternative transportation 

2 fuels and technologies; and 

3 ‘‘(L) any other areas determined appro4 priate by the United States and Israel; 

5 ‘‘(15) the United States acknowledges the 

6 achievements and importance of the United States7 Israel Binational Industrial Research and Develop8 ment Foundation and the United States-Israel Bina9 tional Science Foundation and supports continued 

10 multiyear funding to ensure the continuity of the 

11 programs of the Foundations; and 

12 ‘‘(16) the United States and Israel have a 

13 shared interest in addressing their immediate, near14 term, and long-term energy and environmental chal15 lenges.’’. 

16 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 917(b)(1) of the En17 ergy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 

18 17337(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘renewable energy 

19 or energy efficiency’’ and inserting ‘‘covered energy’’. 

20 (c) TYPES OF ENERGY.—Section 917(b)(2) of the 

21 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 

22 U.S.C. 17337(b)(2)) is amended— 

23 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TYPES OF’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘COVERED’’; 


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1 (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

2 after the semicolon at the end; 

3 (3) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period 

4 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

5 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(H) natural gas energy, including conven7 tional and unconventional natural gas tech8 nologies and natural gas projects conducted by 

9 or in conjunction with the United States-Israel 

10 Binational Science Foundation, the United 

11 States-Israel Binational Industrial Research 

12 and Development Foundation, and the United 

13 States-Israel Science and Technology Founda14 tion; and 

15 ‘‘(I) improvement of energy efficiency and 

16 the overall performance of water technologies 

17 through research and development in water de18 salination, wastewater treatment and reclama19 tion, and other water treatment technologies.’’. 

20 (d) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—Section 917(b)(3) of 

21 the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 

22 U.S.C. 17337(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘energy effi23 ciency or renewable’’ and inserting ‘‘covered’’. 

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1 Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 

2 17337) is amended— 

3 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 

4 subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 

5 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(c) INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, subject 

9 to the availability of appropriations, enter into coop10 erative agreements supporting and enhancing dia11 logue and planning involving international partner12 ships between the Department, including National 

13 Laboratories of the Department, and the Govern14 ment of Israel and its ministries, offices, and institu15 tions. 

16 ‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Secretary may not 

17 pay more than 50 percent of the costs described in 

18 paragraph (1). 

19 ‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 

20 submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 

21 the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 

22 the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Com23 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Represent24 atives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 

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1 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate an 

2 annual report that describes— 

3 ‘‘(A) actions taken to carry out this sub4 section; and 

5 ‘‘(B) any projects under this subsection for 

6 which the Secretary requests funding. 

7 ‘‘(d) UNITED STATES-ISRAEL CENTER.—The Sec8 retary may establish a joint United States-Israel Center 

9 based in an area of the United States with the experience, 

10 knowledge, and expertise in offshore energy development 

11 to further dialogue and collaboration to develop more ro12 bust academic cooperation in energy innovation technology 

13 and engineering, water science, technology transfer, and 

14 analysis of geopolitical implications of new natural re15 source development and associated areas.’’; and 

16 (3) by amending subsection (f) (as redesig17 nated) to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 

19 amounts made available under section 931 of the Energy 

20 Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231), the Secretary is 

21 authorized to use $2,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry 

22 out this section.’’. 

23 (f) TERMINATION.—Subsection (e) of section 917 of 

24 the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 

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1 amended by striking ‘‘the date that is 7 years after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘September 

3 30, 2021’’. 

4 TITLE III—OFFSET 

5 SEC. 301. OFFSET. 

6 Section 102(a) of the Enhanced Partnership with 

7 Pakistan Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–73) is amended 

8 by striking ‘‘$1,500,000,000’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘$1,487,000,000’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 5, 

2014. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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