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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3677 

To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve 

United States-Israel energy cooperation, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 9, 2013 

Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. TERRY, Mr. GENE GREEN of 

Texas, and Mr. BILIRAKIS) 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 amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 

2007 to improve United States-Israel energy cooperation, 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ENERGY COOPERA4 TION. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 917(a) of the Energy Inde6 pendence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337(a)) 

7 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’’. 

24 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; INTER25 NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.—Section 917 of the Energy 


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

2 17337) is amended— 

3 (1) by striking subsection (d); 

4 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub5 section (e); and 

6 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(c) INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.— 

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

10 to the availability of appropriations, enter into coop11 erative agreements supporting and enhancing dia12 logue and planning involving international partner13 ships between the Department, including National 

14 Laboratories of the Department, and the Govern15 ment of Israel and its ministries, offices, and institu16 tions. 

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

18 pay more than 50 percent of the costs described in 

19 paragraph (1). 

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

21 submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

22 of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

23 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an 

24 annual report that describes— 


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1 ‘‘(A) actions taken to carry out this sub2 section; and 

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

4 which the Secretary requests funding. 

5 ‘‘(d) UNITED STATES-ISRAEL CENTER.—The Sec6 retary may establish a joint United States-Israel Center 

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

8 knowledge, and expertise in offshore energy development 

9 to further dialogue and collaboration to develop more ro10 bust academic cooperation in energy innovation technology 

11 and engineering, water science, technology transfer, and 

12 analysis of geopolitical implications of new natural re13 source development and associated areas.’’. 

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

15 the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 

16 U.S.C. 17337) (as redesignated by subsection (d)(2)) is 

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

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

19 30, 2024’’. 

20 SEC. 2. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ENERGY COOPERATION 

21 WORKING GROUP. 

22 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con23 gress that open dialogue and continued mechanisms for 

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1 tutions of higher education, and the private sectors of the 

2 United States and Israel on energy security issues. 

3 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy and 

4 the Secretary of State shall seek to establish an Energy 

5 Cooperation Working Group within the semi-annual 

6 United States-Israel Strategic Dialogue. 

7 (c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Energy Coopera8 tion Working Group referred to in subsection (b) shall be 

9 to strengthen dialogue between the United States and 

10 Israel on— 

11 (1) strategies to advance the research, develop12 ment, and deployment of renewable energy and en13 ergy efficiency; 

14 (2) identifying policy priorities associated with 

15 the development of the natural resources of Israel; 

16 (3) best practices for energy infrastructure cy17 bersecurity; 

18 (4) leveraging natural gas resources to posi19 tively impact regional stability; 

20 (5) technical and environmental management of 

21 deep-water exploration and production; and 

22 (6) coastal protection and restoration. 

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