operate, beyond Israel’s 1949 Armistice lines, includ-
ing East Jerusalem; 
(2) views such policies as actions to boycott, di-
vest from, or sanction Israel; and 
(3) in order to counter the effects of actions to 
boycott, divest from, or sanction Israel, encourages 
full implementation of the United States-Israel Stra-
tegic Partnership Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–296; 
128 Stat. 4075) through enhanced, governmentwide, 
coordinated United States-Israel scientific and tech-
nological cooperation in civilian areas such as with 
respect to energy, water, agriculture, alternative fuel 
technology, civilian space technology, and security. 
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO FOR-
EIGN BOYCOTTS UNDER EXPORT ADMINIS-
TRATION ACT OF 1979. 
(a) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Section 3(5) of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4602(5)) 
(as continued in effect pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.)) is amended— 
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) to oppose— 
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‘‘(i) restrictive trade practices or boy-
cotts fostered or imposed by foreign coun-
tries, or requests to impose restrictive 
trade practices or boycotts by foreign coun-
tries, against other countries friendly to 
the United States or against any United 
States person; and 
‘‘(ii) restrictive trade practices or boy-
cotts fostered or imposed by any inter-
national governmental organization against 
Israel or requests to impose restrictive 
trade practices or boycotts by any inter-
national governmental organization against 
Israel;’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘which 
have the effect’’ and all the follows and inserting the 
following: ‘‘which have the effect of furthering or 
supporting— 
‘‘(i) restrictive trade practices or boy-
cotts fostered or imposed by any foreign 
country, or requests to impose restrictive 
trade practices or boycotts by any foreign 
country, against a country friendly to the 
United States or against any United 
States person; and 
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‘‘(ii) restrictive trade practices or boy-
cotts fostered or imposed by any inter-
national governmental organization against 
Israel or requests to impose restrictive 
trade practices or boycotts by any inter-
national governmental organization against 
Israel; and’’. 
(b) FOREIGN BOYCOTTS.—Section 8 of the Export 
Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4607) (as contin-
ued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, or request to im-
pose any boycott by a foreign country,’’ 
after ‘‘a foreign country’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, or support any 
boycott fostered or imposed by any inter-
national governmental organization against 
Israel or request to impose any boycott by 
any international governmental organiza-
tion against Israel’’ after ‘‘pursuant to 
United States law or regulation’’; 
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(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 
international governmental organization (as the 
case may be)’’ after ‘‘of the boycotting coun-
try’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, or requesting the 
furnishing of information,’’ after ‘‘Fur-
nishing information’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or with the inter-
national governmental organization (as the 
case may be)’’ after ‘‘in the boycotting 
country’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, or requests to impose 
restrictive trade practices or boycotts by foreign 
countries,’’ after ‘‘foreign countries’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or restrictive trade prac-
tices or boycotts fostered or imposed by any 
international governmental organization against 
Israel or requests to impose restrictive trade 
practices or boycotts by any international gov-
ernmental organization against Israel’’ before 
the period at the end. 
(c) VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 8(a).—Section 11 of the 
Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4610) (as 
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continued in effect pursuant to the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or (j)’’ after 
‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 8(a).—Whoever know-
ingly violates or conspires to or attempts to violate any 
provision of section 8(a) or any regulation, order, or li-
cense issued thereunder shall be fined in accordance with 
section 206 of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705).’’. 
(d) DEFINITION
OF
INTERNATIONAL
GOVERN-
MENTAL ORGANIZATION.—Section 16 of the Export Ad-
ministration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4618) (as continued 
in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as 
paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) the term ‘international governmental orga-
nization’ includes the United Nations and the Euro-
pean Union;’’. 
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(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act and apply with respect to actions described in 
section 8(a) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as 
continued in effect pursuant to the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) 
taken or knowingly agreed to be taken on or after such 
date of enactment. 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President shall imple-
ment the amendments made by this section by exercising 
the authorities of the President under the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 5. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES RELATING TO BOY-
COTT OF ISRAEL UNDER EXPORT-IMPORT 
BANK ACT OF 1945. 
Section 2(b)(1)(B) of the Export-Import Bank Act 
of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(1)(B)) is amended in the sixth 
sentence by inserting after ‘‘child labor),’’ the following: 
‘‘or opposing policies and actions that are politically moti-
vated and are intended to penalize or otherwise limit com-
mercial relations specifically with citizens or residents of 
Israel, entities organized under the laws of Israel, or the 
Government of Israel,’’. 
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SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In this Act: 
(1) ACTIONS TO BOYCOTT, DIVEST FROM, OR 
SANCTION ISRAEL.—The term ‘‘actions to boycott, 
divest from, or sanction Israel’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 102(b)(20)(B) of the Bi-
partisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Ac-
countability 
Act 
of 
2015 
(19 
U.S.C. 
4201(b)(20)(B)). 
(2) INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL ORGANI-
ZATION.—The term ‘‘international governmental or-
ganization’’ includes the United Nations and the Eu-
ropean Union. 
(3) POLITICALLY MOTIVATED.—The term ‘‘po-
litically motivated’’ means actions to impede or con-
strain commerce with Israel that are intended to co-
erce political action from or impose policy positions 
on Israel. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to alter the established policy of 
the United States or to establish new United States policy 
concerning final status issues associated with the Arab- 
Israeli conflict, including border delineation, that can only 
be resolved through direct negotiations between the par-
ties. 
Æ 
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