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Calendar No. 492 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2673 

To enhance the strategic partnership between the United States and Israel. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 28, 2014 

Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. BLUNT, Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. 

BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. 

CHAMBLISS, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. 

CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. 

FRANKEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. 

HAGAN, Mr. HATCH, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HEITKAMP, Mr. HELLER, Ms. 

HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHANNS, Mr. JOHNSON of 

South Dakota, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KING, Mr. KIRK, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. 

LANDRIEU, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MCCAIN, Mrs. 

MCCASKILL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. 

MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON, 

Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. 

RUBIO, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SCOTT, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. 

SHELBY, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. VITTER, Mr. WALSH, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, and Mr. WYDEN) 

introduced the following bill; which was read the first time 

JULY 29, 2014 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

To enhance the strategic partnership between the United 

States and Israel. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Israel 

5 Strategic Partnership Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) The people and the Governments of the 

9 United States and of Israel share a deep and un10 breakable bond, forged by over 60 years of shared 

11 interests and shared values. 

12 (2) Today, the people and Governments of the 

13 United States and of Israel are facing a dynamic 

14 and rapidly changing security environment in the 

15 Middle East and North Africa, necessitating deeper 

16 cooperation on a range of defense, security, and in17 telligence matters. 

18 (3) From Gaza, Hamas continues to deny 

19 Israel’s right to exist and persists in firing rockets 

20 indiscriminately at population centers in Israel. 

21 (4) Hezbollah—with support from Iran—con22 tinues to stockpile rockets and may be seeking to ex23 ploit the tragic and volatile security situation within 

24 Syria. 


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1 (5) The Government of Iran continues to pose 

2 a grave threat to the region and the world at large 

3 with its reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons. 

4 (6) Given these challenges, it is imperative that 

5 the United States continues to deepen cooperation 

6 with allies like Israel in pursuit of shared policy ob7 jectives. 

8 SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

9 It is the policy of the United States— 

10 (1) to reaffirm the unwavering support of the 

11 people and the Government of the United States for 

12 the security of Israel as a Jewish state; 

13 (2) to reaffirm the principles and objectives en14 shrined in the United States-Israel Enhanced Secu15 rity Cooperation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–150) 

16 and ensure its implementation to the fullest extent; 

17 (3) to reaffirm the importance of the 2007 

18 United States-Israel Memorandum of Understanding 

19 on United States assistance to Israel and the semi20 annual Strategic Dialogue between the United 

21 States and Israel; 

22 (4) to pursue every opportunity to deepen co23 operation with Israel on a range of critical issues in24 cluding defense, homeland security, energy, and cy25 bersecurity; 


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1 (5) to continue to provide Israel with robust se2 curity assistance, including for the procurement of 

3 the Iron Dome Missile Defense System; and 

4 (6) to support the Government of Israel in its 

5 ongoing efforts to reach a negotiated political settle6 ment with the Palestinian people that results in two 

7 states living side-by-side in peace and security. 

8 SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ISRAEL AS A MAJOR STRA9 TEGIC PARTNER. 

10 It is the sense of Congress that Israel is a major stra11 tegic partner of the United States. 

12 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AU13 THORITY. 

14 (a) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

15 ACT, 2005.—Section 12001(d) of the Department of De16 fense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–287; 

17 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by striking ‘‘more than 10 

18 years after’’ and inserting ‘‘more than 11 years after’’. 

19 (b) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.—Section 

20 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

21 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 

22 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘, 2014, and 2015’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. ELIGIBILITY OF ISRAEL FOR THE STRATEGIC 

2 TRADE AUTHORIZATION EXCEPTION TO CER3 TAIN EXPORT CONTROL LICENSING RE4 QUIREMENTS. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that Israel— 

6 (1) has adopted high standards in the field of 

7 export controls; 

8 (2) has declared its unilateral adherence to the 

9 Missile Technology Control Regime, the Australia 

10 Group, and the Nuclear Suppliers Group; and 

11 (3) is a party to— 

12 (A) the Convention on Prohibitions or Re13 strictions on the Use of Certain Conventional 

14 Weapons which may be Deemed to be Exces15 sively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Ef16 fects, signed at Geneva October 10, 1980; 

17 (B) the Protocol for the Prohibition of the 

18 Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or 

19 Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of 

20 Warfare, signed at Geneva June 17, 1925; and 

21 (C) the Convention on the Physical Protec22 tion of Nuclear Material, adopted at Vienna on 

23 October 26, 1979. 

24 (b) ELIGIBILITY FOR STRATEGIC TRADE AUTHOR25 IZATION EXCEPTION.—The President, consistent with the 

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1 rangements, shall take steps so that Israel may be in2 cluded in the list of countries eligible for the strategic 

3 trade authorization exception under section 740.20(c)(1) 

4 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, to the require5 ment for a license for the export, reexport, or in-country 

6 transfer of an item subject to controls under the Export 

7 Administration Regulations. 

8 SEC. 7. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL COOPERATION ON ENERGY, 

9 WATER, HOMELAND SECURITY, AGRI10 CULTURE, AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL TECH11 NOLOGIES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized, sub13 ject to existing law— 

14 (1) to undertake activities in cooperation with 

15 Israel; and 

16 (2) to provide assistance promoting cooperation 

17 in the fields of energy, water, agriculture, and alter18 native fuel technologies. 

19 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 

20 the President is authorized, subject to existing require21 ments of law and any applicable agreements or under22 standings between the United States and Israel— 

23 (1) to share and exchange with Israel research, 

24 technology, intelligence, information, equipment, and 

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1 changes in kind, that the President determines will 

2 advance the national security interests of the United 

3 States and are consistent with the Strategic Dia4 logue and pertinent provisions of law; and 

5 (2) to enhance scientific cooperation between 

6 Israel and the United States. 

7 (c) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PILOT PROGRAMS.— 

8 The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the 

9 Director of the Homeland Security Advanced Research 

10 Projects Agency and with the concurrence of the Secretary 

11 of State, is authorized, subject to existing law, to enter 

12 into cooperative research pilot programs with Israel to en13 hance Israel’s capabilities in— 

14 (1) border, maritime, and aviation security; 

15 (2) explosives detection; and 

16 (3) emergency services. 

17 SEC. 8. REPORT ON INCREASED UNITED STATES-ISRAEL 

18 COOPERATION ON CYBERSECURITY. 

19 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress 

21 a report, in a classified format or including a classified 

22 annex, as appropriate, on the feasibility and advisability 

23 of expanding United States-Israeli cooperation on cyber 

24 issues, including sharing and advancing technologies re25 lated to the prevention of cybercrimes. 


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1 SEC. 9. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM. 

2 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Con3 gress that the Secretary of Homeland Security, in con4 sultation with the Secretary of State, should designate the 

5 State of Israel as a program country under the Visa Waiv6 er Program when the Government of Israel— 

7 (1) is in compliance with all the requirements 

8 of the program specified in section 217 of the Immi9 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187), except 

10 for the low nonimmigrant visa refusal rate require11 ment under subsection (c)(2)(A) of such section; and 

12 (2) has met the conditions for a waiver of such 

13 requirement set forth in subsection (c). 

14 (b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 

15 Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 

16 should take steps to engage with representatives of the 

17 Government of Israel on— 

18 (1) the extent to which Israel satisfies the re19 quirements specified in section 217 of such Act for 

20 inclusion in the Visa Waiver Program; 

21 (2) additional steps that may be required in 

22 order for Israel to qualify for consideration for inclu23 sion in such program. 

24 (c) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Homeland Security, 

25 in consultation with the Secretary of State, is authorized 

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1 ments under paragraphs (2)(A) and (3)(B) of section 

2 217(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

3 1187(c)) for the State of Israel if— 

4 (1) the Government of Israel has complied with 

5 all other requirements of the Visa Waiver Program, 

6 including extending the reciprocal privileges de7 scribed in section 217(a)(2)(A) of such Act to citi8 zens and nationals of the United States without re9 gard to the race, religion, national origin, or eth10 nicity of any such citizen or national; 

11 (2) the percentage of nationals of Israel who 

12 were refused a nonimmigrant visitor visa during the 

13 previous fiscal year is not more than 10 percent of 

14 the total number of nonimmigrant visitor visas for 

15 nationals of Israel which were granted or refused 

16 during that fiscal year. 

17 (d) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section 

18 may be construed to exempt the State of Israel from all 

19 requirements to which other program countries are subject 

20 under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

21 except for requirements relating to low nonimmigrant visa 

22 refusal rates under paragraphs (2)(A) and (3)(B) of sec23 tion 217(c) of such Act. 


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1 SEC. 10. STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 4 OF 

2 THE UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ENHANCED SE3 CURITY COOPERATION ACT OF 2012. 

4 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act, the President shall, to the extent prac6 ticable and in an appropriate manner, provide an update 

7 to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the 

8 Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa9 tives, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and 

10 the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep11 resentatives on current and future efforts undertaken by 

12 the President to fulfill the objectives of section 4 of the 

13 United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act 

14 (22 U.S.C. 8603). 

15 SEC. 11. IMPROVED REPORTING ON ENHANCING ISRAEL’S 

16 QUALITATIVE MILITARY EDGE AND SECU17 RITY POSTURE. 

18 (a) BIENNIAL ASSESSMENT REEVALUATIONS.—Sec19 tion 201(c) of the Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2008 (22 

20 U.S.C. 2776 note) is amended by adding at the end the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(3) BIENNIAL UPDATES.—Two years after the 

23 date on which each quadrennial report is trans24 mitted to Congress, the President shall— 

25 ‘‘(A) reevaluate the assessment required 

26 under subsection (a); and 


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1 ‘‘(B) inform and consult with the appro2 priate congressional committees on the results 

3 of the reevaluation conducted pursuant to sub4 paragraph (A).’’. 

5 (b) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR DE6 FENSE EQUIPMENT.—Section 36(h) of the Arms Export 

7 Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(h)) is amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para9 graph (3); and 

10 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO DE13 TERMINATION FOR MAJOR DEFENSE EQUIPMENT.— 

14 A determination under paragraph (1) relating to the 

15 sale or export of major defense equipment shall in16 clude— 

17 ‘‘(A) a detailed explanation of Israel’s ca18 pacity to address the improved capabilities pro19 vided by such sale or export; 

20 ‘‘(B) a detailed evaluation of— 

21 ‘‘(i) how such sale or export alters the 

22 strategic and tactical balance in the region, 

23 including relative capabilities; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) Israel’s capacity to respond to 

2 the improved regional capabilities provided 

3 by such sale or export; 

4 ‘‘(C) an identification of any specific new 

5 capacity, capabilities, or training that Israel 

6 may require to address the regional or country7 specific capabilities provided by such sale or ex8 port; and 

9 ‘‘(D) a description of any additional 

10 United States security assurances to Israel 

11 made, or requested to be made, in connection 

12 with, or as a result of, such sale or export.’’. 

13 SEC. 12. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ENERGY COOPERATION. 

14 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 917(a) of the Energy Inde15 pendence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337(a)) 

16 is amended— 

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

18 and inserting ‘‘covered’’; 

19 (2) in paragraph (4)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘possible many’’ and in21 serting ‘‘possible— 

22 ‘‘(A) many’’; and 

23 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘and 


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1 ‘‘(B) significant contributions to the devel2 opment of renewable energy and energy effi3 ciency through the established programs of the 

4 United States-Israel Binational Industrial Re5 search and Development Foundation and the 

6 United States-Israel Binational Science Foun7 dation;’’; 

8 (3) in paragraph (6)— 

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

10 ‘‘covered’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

12 (4) in paragraph (7)— 

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

14 ‘‘covered’’; and 

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

16 inserting a semicolon; and 

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

18 ‘‘(8) United States-Israel energy cooperation 

19 and the development of natural resources by Israel 

20 are in the strategic interest of the United States; 

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

22 States in water technology; 

23 ‘‘(10) the United States can play a role in as24 sisting Israel with regional safety and security 

25 issues; 


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

2 United States, to the extent consistent with the Na3 tional Science Foundation’s mission , should collabo4 rate with the Israel Science Foundation and the 

5 United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation; 

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

7 to develop more robust academic cooperation in— 

8 ‘‘(A) energy innovation technology and en9 gineering; 

10 ‘‘(B) water science; 

11 ‘‘(C) technology transfer; and 

12 ‘‘(D) analysis of emerging geopolitical im13 plications, crises and threats from foreign nat14 ural resource and energy acquisitions, and the 

15 development of domestic resources as a re16 sponse; 

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

18 the Alternative Fuels Administration of Israel with 

19 respect to expanding the use of alternative fuels; 

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

21 dialogue and continued mechanisms for regular en22 gagement and encourages further cooperation be23 tween applicable departments, agencies, ministries, 

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1 tor of the United States and Israel on energy secu2 rity issues, including— 

3 ‘‘(A) identifying policy priorities associated 

4 with the development of natural resources of 

5 Israel; 

6 ‘‘(B) discussing and sharing best practices 

7 to secure cyber energy infrastructure and other 

8 energy security matters; 

9 ‘‘(C) leveraging natural gas to positively 

10 impact regional stability; 

11 ‘‘(D) issues relating to the energy-water 

12 nexus, including improving energy efficiency 

13 and the overall performance of water tech14 nologies through research and development in 

15 water desalination, wastewater treatment and 

16 reclamation, water treatment in gas and oil pro17 duction processes, and other water treatment 

18 refiners; 

19 ‘‘(E) technical and environmental manage20 ment of deep-water exploration and production; 

21 ‘‘(F) emergency response and coastal pro22 tection and restoration; 

23 ‘‘(G) academic outreach and engagement; 

24 ‘‘(H) private sector and business develop25 ment engagement; 


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1 ‘‘(I) regulatory consultations; 

2 ‘‘(J) leveraging alternative transportation 

3 fuels and technologies; and 

4 ‘‘(K) any other areas determined appro5 priate by the United States and Israel; 

6 ‘‘(15) the United States— 

7 ‘‘(A) acknowledges the achievements and 

8 importance of the Binational Industrial Re9 search and Development Foundation and the 

10 United States-Israel Binational Science Foun11 dation; and 

12 ‘‘(B) supports continued multiyear funding 

13 to ensure the continuity of the programs of the 

14 foundations specified in subparagraph (A); and 

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

16 shared interest in addressing immediate, near-term, 

17 and long-term energy, energy poverty, energy inde18 pendence, and environmental challenges facing the 

19 United States and Israel, respectively.’’. 

20 (b) GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 917(b) of the Energy 

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

22 17337(b)(1)) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘renewable en24 ergy or energy efficiency’’ and inserting ‘‘covered en25 ergy’’; 


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1 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

3 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

4 (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 

5 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

6 and 

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

8 ‘‘(H) natural gas energy, including conven9 tional and unconventional natural gas tech10 nologies and other associated technologies, and 

11 natural gas projects conducted by or in con12 junction with the United States-Israel Bina13 tional Science Foundation and the United 

14 States-Israel Binational Industrial Research 

15 and Development Foundation; and 

16 ‘‘(I) improvement of energy efficiency and 

17 the overall performance of water technologies 

18 through research and development in water de19 salination, wastewater treatment and reclama20 tion, and other water treatment refiners.’’; and 

21 (3) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘energy ef22 ficiency or renewable’’ and inserting ‘‘covered’’. 

23 (c) INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS; REGIONAL EN24 ERGY COOPERATION.— 


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1 (1) INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.—Section 

2 917 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 

3 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337) is amended— 

4 (A) by striking subsection (d); 

5 (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub6 section (e); 

7 (C) by inserting after subsection (b) the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(c) INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, subject to 

11 the availability of appropriations, may enter into co12 operative agreements supporting and enhancing dia13 logue and planning involving international partner14 ships between the Department, including National 

15 Laboratories of the Department, and the Govern16 ment of Israel and its ministries, offices, and institu17 tions. 

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

19 pay more than 50 percent of Federal share of the 

20 costs of implementing cooperative agreements en21 tered into pursuant to paragraph (1). 

22 ‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORTS.—If the Secretary en23 ters into agreements authorized by paragraph (1), 

24 the Secretary shall submit an annual report to the 

25 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 


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1 Senate, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

2 Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the 

3 Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 

4 the House of Representatives, the Committee on 

5 Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 

6 Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

7 of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 

8 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

9 that describes— 

10 ‘‘(A) actions taken to implement such 

11 agreements; and 

12 ‘‘(B) any projects undertaken pursuant to 

13 such agreements. 

14 ‘‘(d) UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ENERGY CENTER.— 

15 The Secretary may establish a joint United States-Israel 

16 Energy Center in the United States leveraging the experi17 ence, knowledge, and expertise of institutions of higher 

18 education and entities in the private sector, among others, 

19 in offshore energy development to further dialogue and 

20 collaboration to develop more robust academic cooperation 

21 in energy innovation technology and engineering, water 

22 science, technology transfer, and analysis of emerging geo23 political implications, crises and threats from foreign nat24 ural resource and energy acquisitions, and the develop25 ment of domestic resources as a response.’’; and 


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1 (D) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by 

2 striking ‘‘the date that is 7 years after the date 

3 of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep4 tember 30, 2024’’. 

5 (2) CONSTRUCTIVE REGIONAL ENERGY CO6 OPERATION.—The Secretary of State shall continue 

7 the ongoing diplomacy efforts of the Secretary of 

8 State in— 

9 (A) engaging and supporting the energy 

10 security of Israel; and 

11 (B) promoting constructive regional energy 

12 cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean. 


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Calendar No. 492 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2673 

A BILL 

To enhance the strategic partnership between the 

United States and Israel. 

JULY 29, 2014 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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