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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3907 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations 
for certain cooperative projects among the United States, Israel, and 
developing countries, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2023 
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida (for herself and Mr. WILSON of South Caro-
lina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize 
appropriations for certain cooperative projects among the 
United States, Israel, and developing countries, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Israel 
International Development Cooperation Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
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(1) shared international development coopera-
tion between the United States and Israel benefits 
the development efforts of the United States through 
the sharing of Israel’s unique expertise as seen in 
the work done by Israel’s Agency for International 
Development Cooperation (MASHAV) as well as 
Israel’s humanitarian programs and robust civil soci-
ety sector; 
(2) since the signing of a memorandum of un-
derstanding for global development cooperation be-
tween the United States Agency for International 
Development and MASHAV on August 21, 2019, 
the United States and Israel have collaborated on a 
number of initiatives in Africa, Eastern Europe, and 
Latin America across such sectors as water tech-
nology, agriculture, and education; 
(3) this ongoing cooperation harnesses the 
strengths of the United States and Israel in carrying 
out projects in developing countries and dem-
onstrates the shared commitment of both the United 
States and Israel to international development, 
thereby furthering the policy of the United States to 
expand prospects for engagement and normalization 
between Israel and other countries; and 
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(4) the United States should continue to part-
ner with Israel to advance common goals on energy, 
agriculture, food security, democracy, human rights, 
governance, economic growth, trade, education, envi-
ronment, global health, water, and sanitation, with 
a focus on strengthening mutual ties and coopera-
tion with other countries throughout the world. 
SEC. 3. COOPERATIVE PROJECTS AMONG THE UNITED 
STATES, ISRAEL, AND DEVELOPING COUN-
TRIES. 
Section 106(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2151d(e)) is amended in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$4,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2021 through 2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2024 through 2026’’. 
SEC. 4. USAID REPORT TO CONGRESS ON EXPANDING DE-
VELOPMENT COOPERATION. 
Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development shall prepare and submit, 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate, a written report on— 
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(1) the feasibility and advisability of expanding 
development projects under section 106(e) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include multilat-
eral cooperation among the United States, Israel, 
and regional Arab partners that promote new devel-
opment projects, including in Africa; and 
(2) the need for additional resources to do so. 
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