(1) Israel has adopted high standards in the 
field of export controls. 
(2) Israel has declared its unilateral adherence 
to the Missile Technology Control Regime, the Aus-
tralia Group, and the Nuclear Suppliers Group. 
(3) Israel is a party to— 
(A) the Convention on Prohibitions or Re-
strictions on the Use of Certain Conventional 
Weapons which may be Deemed to be Exces-
sively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Ef-
fects, signed at Geneva October 10, 1980; 
(B) the Protocol for the Prohibition of the 
Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or 
Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of 
Warfare, signed at Geneva June 17, 1925; and 
(C) the Convention on the Physical Protec-
tion of Nuclear Material, adopted at Vienna Oc-
tober 26, 1979. 
(4) Section 6(b) of the United States-Israel 
Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 8603 
note) directs the President, consistent with the com-
mitments of the United States under international 
agreements, to take steps so that Israel may be in-
cluded in the list of countries eligible for the stra-
tegic trade authorization exception under section 
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740.20(c)(1) of title 15, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, to the requirement for a license for the export, 
reexport, or in-country transfer of an item subject to 
controls under the Export Administration Regula-
tions. 
(b) REPORT ON ELIGIBILITY FOR STRATEGIC TRADE 
AUTHORIZATION EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that describes the steps 
taken pursuant to section 6(b) of the United States- 
Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 
8603 note). 
(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be provided in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified portion. 
Subtitle B—Enhanced United 
States-Israel Cooperation 
SEC. 121. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL SPACE COOPERATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Authorized in 1958, the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration (NASA) supports 
and coordinates United States Government research 
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in aeronautics, human exploration and operations, 
science, and space technology. 
(2) Established in 1983, the Israel Space Agen-
cy (ISA) supports the growth of Israel’s space indus-
try by supporting academic research, technological 
innovation, and educational activities. 
(3) The mutual interest of the United States 
and Israel in space exploration affords both nations 
an opportunity to leverage their unique abilities to 
advance scientific discovery. 
(4) In 1996, NASA and the ISA entered into 
an agreement outlining areas of mutual cooperation, 
which remained in force until 2005. 
(5) Since 1996, NASA and the ISA have suc-
cessfully cooperated on many space programs sup-
porting the Global Positioning System and research 
related to the sun, earth science, and the environ-
ment. 
(6) The bond between NASA and the ISA was 
permanently forged on February 1, 2003, with the 
loss of the crew of STS–107, including Israeli Astro-
naut Ilan Ramon. 
(7) On October 13, 2015, the United States 
and Israel signed the Framework Agreement be-
tween the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
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tration of the United States of America and the 
Israel Space Agency for Cooperation in Aeronautics 
and the Exploration and Use of Airspace and Outer 
Space for Peaceful Purposes. 
(b) CONTINUING COOPERATION.—The Administrator 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
shall continue to work with the Israel Space Agency to 
identify and cooperatively pursue peaceful space explo-
ration and science initiatives in areas of mutual interest, 
taking all appropriate measures to protect sensitive infor-
mation, intellectual property, trade secrets, and economic 
interests of the United States. 
SEC. 122. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ENHANCED PARTNER-
SHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN 
DEVELOPING NATIONS. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It should be the policy 
of the United States to partner with Israel in order to 
advance common goals across a wide variety of sectors, 
including energy, agriculture and food security, democ-
racy, human rights and governance, economic growth and 
trade, education, environment, global health, and water 
and sanitation. 
(b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Sec-
retary of State, acting through the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development in 
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accordance with established procedures, is authorized to 
enter into memoranda of understanding with Israel in 
order to enhance coordination on advancing common goals 
on energy, agriculture and food security, democracy, 
human rights and governance, economic growth and trade, 
education, environment, global health, and water and sani-
tation with a focus on strengthening mutual ties and co-
operation with nations throughout the world. 
SEC. 123. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE 
PROJECT 
AGREEMENT 
WITH 
ISRAEL 
TO 
COUNTER 
UNMANNED 
AERIAL 
VEHICLES 
THAT THREATEN THE UNITED STATES OR 
ISRAEL. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) On February 10, 2018, Iran launched from 
Syria an unmanned aerial vehicle (commonly known 
as a ‘‘drone’’) that penetrated Israeli airspace. 
(2) According to a press report, the unmanned 
aerial vehicle was in Israeli airspace for a minute 
and a half before being shot down by its air force. 
(3) Senior Israeli officials stated that the un-
manned aerial vehicle was an advanced piece of tech-
nology. 
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