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(ii) the joint efforts of the United 
States and Israel to address the threats 
identified in clause (i). 
(B) FORM.—The report required under 
subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclas-
sified form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(C) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COM-
MITTEES
DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE FOR ISRAEL. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that Israel has adopt-
ed high standards in the field of export controls, including 
by becoming adherent to the Australia Group, the Missile 
Technology Control Regime, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, 
and the Wassenaar Arrangement control lists, and by en-
acting robust legislation and regulations for the control 
of dual-use and defense items. 
(b) EXPEDITED LICENSING PROCEDURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall direct 
the Secretary of State to undertake discussions with 
Israel to identify the steps required to be taken to 
include Israel within the list of countries described 
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in section 740.20(c)(1) of title 15, Code of Federal 
Regulations (relating to eligibility for Strategic 
Trade Authorization). 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and every 180 days thereafter for a period 
of 3 years or until such time that Israel is in-
cluded on the list of countries determined as eli-
gible for the Strategic Trade Authorization, 
whichever occurs first, the President shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
Senate a report on the following: 
(i) The current status of negotiations. 
(ii) The reasons that Israel has not 
yet been determined as eligible for the 
Strategic Trade Authorization. 
(B) FORM.—The report required by sub-
paragraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form but may contain a classified annex. 
(c) LICENSING TREATMENT AS MTCR ADHERENT.— 
The President shall direct the Secretary of Commerce to 
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ensure that, subject to the requirements of section 6(l) of 
the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 
2405(l)) (as continued in effect pursuant to the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act), Israel is 
treated no less favorably than other members or adherents 
to the Missile Technology Control Regime designated in 
Country Group A:2 in Supplement No. 1 to part 740 of 
title 15, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(d) OVERSEAS
PRIVATE
INVESTMENT
CORPORA-
TION.—In carrying out its authorities under title IV of 
chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.), the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation should consider giving preference to providing 
insurance, financing, or reinsurance for energy and water 
projects in Israel. 
(e) ENERGY, WATER, AGRICULTURE, AND ALTER-
NATIVE FUEL TECHNOLOGIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized 
to carry out cooperative activities with Israel and to 
provide assistance to Israel that promotes coopera-
tion in the fields of energy, water, agriculture, alter-
native fuel technologies, and civil space, where ap-
propriate and pursuant to existing law. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the President is authorized to share and 
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exchange with Israel research, technology, intel-
ligence, information, equipment, and personnel that 
the President determines will advance the national 
security interests of the United States and is con-
sistent with the Strategic Dialogue and pertinent 
provisions of law— 
(A) by enhancing scientific cooperation be-
tween Israel and the United States; or 
(B) by the sale, lease, exchange in kind, or 
other techniques the President determines to be 
suitable. 
(f) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PILOT PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security, acting through the Director of the Home-
land Security Advanced Research Projects Agency 
and with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
is authorized to enter into cooperative research pilot 
programs with Israel to enhance Israel’s capabilities 
in the following areas: 
(A) Border, maritime, and aviation secu-
rity. 
(B) Explosives detection. 
(C) Emergency services. 
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(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
fiscal year 2014, there are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Homeland Security— 
(A) $1,000,000 to carry out paragraph 
(1)(A); 
(B) $1,000,000 to carry out paragraph 
(1)(B); and 
(C) $1,000,000 to carry out paragraph 
(1)(C). 
SEC. 
103. 
UNITED 
STATES-ISRAEL 
COOPERATION 
ON 
CYBER-SECURITY. 
It is a sense of Congress that the United States and 
Israel should take steps and explore avenues to increase 
cooperation on cyber-security. 
SEC. 104. STATEMENT OF UNITED STATES POLICY REGARD-
ING ISRAEL’S DEFENSE SYSTEMS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress— 
(1) commends the first phase completion of the 
David’s Sling Weapon System (DSWS) by the Israel 
Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile 
Defense Agency, which is designed to provide addi-
tional opportunities for interception by the joint 
United States-Israel Arrow Weapon System (Arrow 
2 and Arrow 3); 
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(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) United States-Israel energy cooperation, 
and the development of natural resources by Israel, 
are strategic interests of the United States; 
‘‘(9) Israel is a strategic partner of the United 
States in water technology; 
‘‘(10) the United States can play a role in as-
sisting Israel with regional safety and security 
issues; 
‘‘(11) the National Science Foundation of the 
United States should collaborate with the Israel 
Science Foundation; 
‘‘(12) the United States and Israel should strive 
to develop more robust academic cooperation in en-
ergy innovation technology and engineering, water 
science, technology transfer, and analysis of geo-
political implications of new natural resource devel-
opment and associated areas; 
‘‘(13) the United States supports the goals of 
the Alternative Fuels Administration of Israel; 
‘‘(14) the United States strongly urges open 
dialogue and continued mechanisms for regular en-
gagement and encourages further cooperation be-
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