In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Adults Achieving the American Dream 
Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy, 
        93 million adults in the United States have limited reading, 
        writing, and mathematics skills, and 14 percent of adults in 
        the United States have below basic proficiency in prose 
        literacy.
            (2) According to the United States Census, nearly 16 
        percent of adults over the age of 25 have not attained a high 
        school diploma or its equivalent.
            (3) According to the United States Census, over 23 million 
        individuals speak do not speak English well.
            (4) An estimated 8 million aliens admitted for lawful 
        permanent residency are eligible to apply for United States 
        citizenship.
            (5) Recent reports indicate that a majority of Adult 
        English as a Second Language programs have waiting lists, and 
        some such programs have dropped waiting lists because of the 
        extreme demand for English as a second language services.
            (6) Only three percent of the 93 million adults who could 
        benefit from adult education services, English literacy, and 
        civics education programs actually participate in such services 
        and programs.
            (7) There is a growing and urgent need for additional adult 
        education, English literacy, and civics education programs for 
        adults in the United States.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY ACT.

    (a) Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Program.--
Section 203 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C. 
9202) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(19) Integrated english literacy and civics education 
        programs.--The term `integrated English literacy and civics 
        education programs' means programs of instruction designed to 
        help an individual of limited English proficiency achieve 
        competence in English through contextualized instruction on the 
        rights and responsibilities of citizenship, naturalization 
        procedures, civic participation, and United States history and 
        government to help such an individual acquire the skills and 
        knowledge to become an active and informed parent, worker, and 
        community member.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 205 of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 9204) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``, $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $750,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2009, $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $950,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2011, $1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and 
$1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2013''.
    (c) Reservation of Funds.--Section 211(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
9211(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$8,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$15,000,000'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``1.5 percent'' and inserting 
                ``1.25 percent'';
                    (B) by striking ``$8,000,000'' and inserting 
                ``$12,000,000''; and
                    (C) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) shall reserve 12 percent of the amount that remains 
        after reserving and making available funds under paragraphs 
        (1), (2), and (3) to carry out section 244.''.
    (d) National Institute for Literacy.--Section 242(c)(1) of such Act 
(20 U.S.C. 9252(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) 
                as clauses (iii), (iv), and (v), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after clause (i) the following new 
                clause:
                            ``(ii) effective practices in the provision 
                        of integrated English literacy and civics 
                        education programs;'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I) as 
        subparagraphs (H), (I), and (J), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(G) to coordinate and share information with 
                national organizations and associations that are 
                interested in integrated English literacy and civics 
                education programs;''.
    (e) National Leadership Activities.--Section 243 of such Act (20 
U.S.C. 9253) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, and 
                integrated English literacy and civics education 
                programs'' before the semicolon at the end; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and 
                integrated English literacy and civics education 
                programs'' before ``based on scientific evidence'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, and 
                integrated English literacy and civics education 
                programs'' before the semicolon at the end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D)(ii), insert ``integrated 
                English literacy and civics education programs,'' 
                before ``and workplace literacy programs'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (E)--
                            (i) in clause (i), insert ``, and 
                        integrated English literacy and civics 
                        education programs'' before the semicolon at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' 
                        at the end;
                            (iii) in clause (iv)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``and section 
                                244'' after ``section 231''; and
                                    (II) by striking the period at the 
                                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following new 
                        clause:
                            ``(v) the extent to which integrated 
                        English literacy and civics education programs 
                        carried out under section 244 lead participants 
                        in such programs to increase their civic 
                        participation and, if applicable, lead such 
                        participants to become United States 
                        citizens.''.
    (f) Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education.--Chapter 4 of 
subtitle A of such Act (20 U.S.C. 9251 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:

``SEC. 244. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--From funds reserved under section 211(a)(4) for 
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to States, from 
allocations under subsection (b), for integrated English literacy and 
civics education programs.
    ``(b) Allocations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and with 
        respect to funds described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
        shall allocate--
                    ``(A) 65 percent to States on the basis of a 
                State's need for integrated English and civics 
                education programs, as determined by calculating each 
                State's share of a ten-year average of the data 
                compiled by the Office of Immigration Statistics of the 
                Department of Homeland Security, for immigrants 
                admitted for lawful permanent residence for the ten 
                most recent years; and
                    ``(B) 35 percent to the States on the basis of 
                whether the State experienced growth, as measured by 
                the average of the three most recent years for which 
                data compiled by the Office of Immigration Statistics 
                of the Department of Homeland Security are available, 
                for immigrants admitted for lawful permanent residence.
            ``(2) Minimum.--No State shall receive an allocation under 
        paragraph (1) in an amount that is less than $60,000.''.

SEC. 4. EXPANDING EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS.

    Section 1002(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Even start.--For the purpose of carrying out subpart 
        3 of part B, there are authorized to be appropriated 
        $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.

SEC. 5. RESEARCH IN ADULT EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 133(c)(A) of the Education Sciences Reform 
Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9533(c)(A)) is amended by inserting ``education 
and'' before ``literacy''.
    (b) National Research and Development Center.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Education shall direct 
        the Commissioner for Education Research of the National Center 
        for Education Research established pursuant to section 131 of 
        the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9531) to 
        establish a national research and development center for adult 
        education and literacy as described in section 133(c)(A) of 
        such Act (22 U.S.C. 9533(c)(A)) (as amended by subsection (a)).
            (2) Provision for expansion of research.--If, as of the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner has 
        established a center for adult literacy in accordance with 
        section 133(c)(A) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 
        the Commissioner shall expand the topic of research of such 
        center to include adult education, in accordance with the 
        amendment made by subsection (a).

SEC. 6. IMMIGRANTS TO NEW AMERICANS.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security shall transfer to the Secretary 
of Education to carry out integrated English literacy and civics 
education programs under section 244 of the Adult Education and Family 
Literacy Act (as added by section 3(f) of this Act) two percent of all 
fees collected under section 218(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1188(a)(2)) and two percent of all civil 
penalties collected under section 274A(e)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1324a(e)(4)).

SEC. 7. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYER PROVIDED ADULT ENGLISH LITERACY AND BASIC 
              EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related 
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 45O. EMPLOYER-PROVIDED ADULT ENGLISH LITERACY AND BASIC 
              EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the credit 
determined under this section with respect to any employer for the 
taxable year is an amount equal to 20 percent of qualified education 
program expenses for the taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitation.--The amount of the credit determined under 
subsection (a) shall not exceed an amount equal to the product of 
$1,000 multiplied by the average number of full-time employees of the 
employer for the taxable year.
    ``(c) Qualified Education Program Expenses.--For purposes of this 
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified education program 
        expenses' means expenses paid or incurred by an employer to 
        make available qualified education to employees of the 
        employer, who are individuals of limited English proficiency or 
        have not received a secondary school diploma, or its recognized 
        equivalent, or who lack sufficient mastery of basic educational 
        skills to enable the individuals to function effectively in 
        society.
            ``(2) Qualified education.--The term `qualified education' 
        means adult education and literacy activities provided--
                    ``(A) by an eligible provider which for the fiscal 
                year ending during the employer's taxable year receives 
                Federal funds under section 231 of the Adult Education 
                and Family Literacy Act for adult education and 
                literacy activities, or
                    ``(B) in curriculum approved by an eligible agency.
            ``(3) Other terms defined.--The terms `individuals of 
        limited English proficiency', `eligible provider', `adult 
        education and literacy activities', and `eligible agency' shall 
        have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Adult 
        Education and Family Literacy Act.
    ``(d) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Full-time employment.--An employee shall be 
        considered full-time if such employee is employed at least 30 
        hours per week for 25 or more calendar weeks in the taxable 
        year.
            ``(2) Aggregation rule.--All persons treated as a single 
        employer under subsection (a) or (b) or section 52, or 
        subsection (m) or (o) of section 414, shall be treated as one 
        person.
    ``(e) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction or credit shall be 
allowed under any other provision of this chapter for any amount taken 
into account in determining the credit under this section.
    ``(f) Election To Have Credit Not Apply.--A taxpayer may elect (at 
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulations 
prescribe) to have this section not apply for any taxable year.''.
    (b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) 
of section 38 of such Code (relating to current year business credit) 
is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (30), by 
striking the period at the end of paragraph (31) and inserting ``, 
plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(32) the adult English literacy and basic education 
        programs credit determined under section 45O.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item:

``45O. Employer-provided adult English literacy and basic education 
                            programs.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
Example Output: Adults Achieving the American Dream Act of 2007 - Amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act to reauthorize appropriations through FY2013 for adult education and literacy services, including integrated English literacy and civics education programs. Increases the maximum amounts that can be reserved from such funds for: (1) the National Institute for Literacy; and (2) national leadership activities. Reserves an amount for integrated English literacy and civics education programs.

Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to states for integrated English literacy and civics education programs for immigrants admitted for lawful residence in the United States.

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize appropriations for Even Start Family Literacy Programs for FY2008 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.

Amends the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to require the establishment of a national research and development center that includes research in adult education.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for employer-provided adult education and literacy programs.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Authority to Schools Act 
of 2004''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to restore authority to the public schools to conduct 
        education as a human enterprise;
            (2) to limit Federal court oversight of public schools to 
        that which is reasonable and necessary to implement Federal 
        law; and
            (3) to allow State and local education officials to bring 
        new insights and solutions to problems of allocating revenues 
        and resources for the common good in keeping with their 
        designated legislative and executive powers.

SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL LAW 
              IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

    (a) Requirements for Relief.--
            (1) Prospective relief.--
                    (A) Prospective relief in any civil action with 
                respect to violations of Federal law in the public 
                schools shall extend no further than necessary to 
                correct the violation of the Federal right of a 
                particular plaintiff or plaintiffs. The court shall not 
                grant or approve any prospective relief unless the 
                court finds that such relief is narrowly drawn, extends 
                no further than necessary to correct the violation of 
                the Federal right, and is the least intrusive means 
                necessary to correct the violation of the Federal 
                right. The court shall give substantial weight to any 
                adverse impact on other students or the school 
                community as a whole caused by the relief.
                    (B) The court shall not order any prospective 
                relief that requires or permits a government official 
                to exceed his or her authority under State or local law 
                or otherwise violates State or local law, unless--
                            (i) Federal law requires such relief to be 
                        ordered in violation of State or local law;
                            (ii) the relief is necessary to correct the 
                        violation of a Federal right; and
                            (iii) no other relief will correct the 
                        violation of the Federal right.
            (2) Preliminary injunctive relief.--In any civil action 
        with respect to violations of Federal law in the public 
        schools, to the extent otherwise authorized by law, the court 
        may enter a temporary restraining order or an order for 
        preliminary injunctive relief. Preliminary injunctive relief 
        must be narrowly drawn, extend no further than necessary to 
        correct the harm the court finds requires preliminary relief, 
        and be the least intrusive means necessary to correct that 
        harm. The court shall give substantial weight to any adverse 
        impact on other students or the school community as a whole 
        caused by the preliminary relief and shall respect the 
        principles of comity set out in paragraph (1)(B) in tailoring 
        any preliminary relief. Preliminary injunctive relief shall 
        automatically expire on the date that is 90 days after its 
        entry, unless the court makes the findings required under 
        subsection (a)(1) for the entry of prospective relief and makes 
        the order final before the expiration of the 90-day period.
    (b) Termination of Relief.--
            (1) Termination of prospective relief.--
                    (A) In any civil action with respect to violations 
                of Federal law in the public schools in which 
                prospective relief is ordered, such relief shall be 
                terminable upon the motion of any party or intervener--
                            (i) 2 years after the date the court 
                        granted or approved the prospective relief;
                            (ii) 1 year after the date the court has 
                        entered an order denying termination of 
                        prospective relief under this paragraph; or
                            (iii) in the case of an order issued on or 
                        before the date of enactment of the Restoring 
                        Authority to Schools Act (enacted ____ __, 
                        2004), 2 years after such date of enactment.
                    (B) Nothing in this section shall prevent the 
                parties from agreeing to terminate or modify relief 
                before the relief is terminated under subparagraph (A).
            (2) Immediate termination of prospective relief.--In any 
        civil action with respect to violations of Federal law in the 
        public schools, a defendant or intervener shall be entitled to 
        the immediate termination of any prospective relief if the 
        relief was approved or granted in the absence of a finding by 
        the court that the relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further 
        than necessary to correct the violation of the Federal right, 
        and is the least intrusive means necessary to correct the 
        violation of the Federal right.
            (3) Limitation.--Prospective relief shall not terminate if 
        the court makes written findings based on the record that 
        prospective relief remains necessary to correct a current and 
        ongoing violation of the Federal right, extends no further than 
        necessary to correct the violation of the Federal right, and 
        that the prospective relief is narrowly drawn and the least 
        intrusive means to correct the violation.
            (4) Termination or modification of relief.--Nothing in this 
        section shall prevent any party or intervener from seeking 
        modification or termination before the relief is terminable 
        under paragraph (1) or (2), to the extent that modification or 
        termination would otherwise be legally permissible.
    (c) Settlements.--
            (1) Consent decrees.--In any civil action with respect to 
        violations of Federal law in the public schools, the court 
        shall not enter or approve a consent decree unless it complies 
        with the limitations on relief set forth in subsection (a).
            (2) Private settlement agreements.--
                    (A) Nothing in this section shall preclude parties 
                from entering into a private settlement agreement that 
                does not comply with the limitations on relief set 
                forth in subsection (a), if the terms of that agreement 
                are not subject to court enforcement other than the 
                reinstatement of the civil proceeding that the 
                agreement settled.
                    (B) Nothing in this section shall preclude any 
                party claiming that a private settlement agreement has 
                been breached from seeking in State court any remedy 
                available under State law.
    (d) State Law Remedies.--The limitations on remedies in this 
section shall not apply to relief entered by a State court based solely 
upon claims arising under State law.
    (e) Procedure for Motions Affecting Prospective Relief.--
            (1) Generally.--The court shall promptly rule on any motion 
        to modify or terminate prospective relief in a civil action 
        with respect to violations of Federal law in the public 
        schools. Mandamus shall lie to remedy any failure to issue a 
        prompt ruling on such a motion.
            (2) Automatic stay.--Any motion to modify or terminate 
        prospective relief made under subsection (b) shall operate as a 
        stay during the period--
                    (A)(i) beginning on the 30th day after such motion 
                is filed, in the case of a motion made under paragraph 
                (1) or (2) of subsection (b); or
                    (ii) beginning on the 180th day after such motion 
                is filed, in the case of a motion made under any other 
                law; and
                    (B) ending on the date the court enters a final 
                order ruling on the motion.
            (3) Postponement of automatic stay.--The court may postpone 
        the effective date of an automatic stay specified in subsection 
        (e)(2)(A) for not more than 60 days for good cause. No 
        postponement shall be permissible because of general congestion 
        of the court's calendar.
            (4) Order blocking the automatic stay.--Any order staying, 
        suspending, delaying, or barring the operation of the automatic 
        stay described in paragraph (2) (other than an order to 
        postpone the effective date of the automatic stay under 
        paragraph (3)) shall be treated as an order refusing to 
        dissolve or modify an injunction and shall be appealable 
        pursuant to section 1292(a)(1) of title 28, United States Code, 
        regardless of how the order is styled or whether the order is 
        termed a preliminary or a final ruling.
    (f) Special Masters.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) In any civil action in a Federal court with 
                respect to violations of Federal law in the public 
                schools, the court may appoint a special master who 
                shall be disinterested and objective and who will give 
                due regard to balancing the needs of the school 
                community as a whole against the requested relief, to 
                conduct hearings on the record and prepare proposed 
                findings of fact.
                    (B) The court shall appoint a special master under 
                this subsection during the remedial phase of the action 
                only upon a finding that the remedial phase will be 
                sufficiently complex to warrant the appointment.
            (2) Appointment.--
                    (A) If the court determines that the appointment of 
                a special master is necessary, the court shall request 
                that the defendant State officials and the plaintiff 
                each submit a list of not more than 5 persons to serve 
                as a special master.
                    (B) Each party shall have the opportunity to remove 
                up to 3 persons from the opposing party's list.
                    (C) The court shall select the master from the 
                persons remaining on the list after the operation of 
                subparagraph (B).
            (3) Interlocutory appeal.--Any party shall have the right 
        to an interlocutory appeal of the judge's selection of the 
        special master under this subsection, on the ground of 
        partiality.
            (4) Compensation.--The compensation to be allowed to a 
        special master under this section shall be based on an hourly 
        rate not greater than the hourly rate established under section 
        3006A for payment of court-appointed counsel, plus costs 
        reasonably incurred by the special master. Such compensation 
        and costs shall be paid with funds appropriated to the 
        Judiciary.
            (5) Regular review of appointment.--In any civil action 
        with respect to violations of Federal law in the public schools 
        in which a special master is appointed under this subsection, 
        the court shall review the appointment of the special master 
        every 6 months to determine whether the services of the special 
        master continue to be required under paragraph (1). In no event 
        shall the appointment of a special master extend beyond the 
        termination of the relief.
            (6) Limitations on powers and duties.--A special master 
        appointed under this subsection--
                    (A) may be authorized by a court to conduct 
                hearings and prepare proposed findings of fact, which 
                shall be made on the record;
                    (B) shall not make any findings or communications 
                ex parte;
                    (C) may be authorized by a court to assist in the 
                development of remedial plans; and
                    (D) may be removed at any time, but shall be 
                relieved of the appointment upon the termination of 
                relief.
    (g) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            (1) the term ``consent decree'' means any relief entered by 
        the court that is based in whole or in part upon the consent or 
        acquiescence of the parties, but does not include private 
        settlements;
            (2) the term ``civil action with respect to violations of 
        Federal law in the public schools'' means any civil proceeding 
        arising under Federal law with respect to any aspect of 
        operation of the public schools or the provision of public 
        education, including extra curricular and ancillary activities, 
        but does not include civil proceedings relating to 
        desegregation of the public schools;
            (3) the term ``public schools'' means a public elementary 
        or secondary school as such terms are defined in section 9101 
        of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. Sec. 7801);
            (4) the term ``private settlement agreement'' means an 
        agreement entered into among the parties that is not subject to 
        judicial enforcement other than the reinstatement of the civil 
        proceeding that the agreement settled;
            (5) the term ``prospective relief'' means all relief other 
        than compensatory monetary damages;
            (6) the term ``special master'' means any person appointed 
        by a Federal court pursuant to Rule 53 of the Federal Rules of 
        Civil Procedure or pursuant to any inherent power of the court 
        to exercise the powers of a master, regardless of the title or 
        description given by the court; and
            (7) the term ``relief'' means all relief in any form that 
        may be granted or approved by the court, and includes consent 
        decrees but does not include private settlement agreements.
Example Output: Restoring Authority to Schools Act of 2004 - Requires prospective relief in any civil action for violations of Federal law in public schools to be narrowly drawn, to extend no further than necessary, and to reflect the least intrusive means necessary to correct the violation. Requires the court to give substantial weight to any adverse impact on other students or the school community caused by such relief.

Prohibits the court from ordering prospective relief that requires or permits government officials to exceed their authority under State or local law or otherwise violates such law unless Federal law so requires, the relief is necessary, and no other relief will correct the violation.

Authorizes the court to enter a temporary restraining order or an order for preliminary injunctive relief with respect to violations of Federal law in public schools to the extent otherwise authorized by law if the order complies with the limitations on prospective relief set forth in this Act.

Requires the termination of prospective relief upon the motion of any party or intervener at specified times. Entitles defendants or interveners to the immediate termination of such relief if it was approved or granted in the absence of a finding that the limitations set forth in this Act were met.

Prohibits the court from entering or approving a consent decree absent compliance with such limitations.

Sets forth procedures for motions affecting prospective relief.

Authorizes the court to appoint a special master in those civil actions addressed by this Act.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Israel Strategic 
Partnership Act of 2014''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
    Congress makes the following findings:
        (1) The people and the Governments of the United States and of 
    Israel share a deep and unbreakable bond, forged by over 60 years 
    of shared interests and shared values.
        (2) Today, the people and Governments of the United States and 
    of Israel are facing a dynamic and rapidly changing security 
    environment in the Middle East and North Africa, necessitating 
    deeper cooperation on a range of defense, security, and 
    intelligence matters.
        (3) From Gaza, Hamas continues to deny Israel's right to exist 
    and persists in firing rockets indiscriminately at population 
    centers in Israel.
        (4) Hezbollah--with support from Iran--continues to stockpile 
    rockets and may be seeking to exploit the tragic and volatile 
    security situation within Syria.
        (5) The Government of Iran continues to pose a grave threat to 
    the region and the world at large with its reckless pursuit of 
    nuclear weapons.
        (6) Given these challenges, it is imperative that the United 
    States continues to deepen cooperation with allies like Israel in 
    pursuit of shared policy objectives.
SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
    It is the policy of the United States--
        (1) to reaffirm the unwavering support of the people and the 
    Government of the United States for the security of Israel as a 
    Jewish state;
        (2) to reaffirm the principles and objectives enshrined in the 
    United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 
    (Public Law 112-150) and ensure its implementation to the fullest 
    extent;
        (3) to reaffirm the importance of the 2007 United States-Israel 
    Memorandum of Understanding on United States assistance to Israel 
    and the semi-annual Strategic Dialogue between the United States 
    and Israel;
        (4) to pursue every opportunity to deepen cooperation with 
    Israel on a range of critical issues including defense, homeland 
    security, energy, and cybersecurity;
        (5) to continue to provide Israel with robust security 
    assistance, including for the procurement of the Iron Dome Missile 
    Defense System; and
        (6) to support the Government of Israel in its ongoing efforts 
    to reach a negotiated political settlement with the Palestinian 
    people that results in two states living side-by-side in peace and 
    security.
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ISRAEL AS A MAJOR STRATEGIC PARTNER.
    It is the sense of Congress that Israel is a major strategic 
partner of the United States.
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AUTHORITY.
    (a) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005.--Section 
12001(d) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public 
Law 108-287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by striking ``more than 10 
years after'' and inserting ``more than 11 years after''.
    (b) Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by 
striking ``and 2014'' and inserting ``, 2014, and 2015''.
SEC. 6. ELIGIBILITY OF ISRAEL FOR THE STRATEGIC TRADE AUTHORIZATION 
EXCEPTION TO CERTAIN EXPORT CONTROL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.
    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that Israel--
        (1) has adopted high standards in the field of export controls;
        (2) has declared its unilateral adherence to the Missile 
    Technology Control Regime, the Australia Group, and the Nuclear 
    Suppliers Group; and
        (3) is a party to--
            (A) the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the 
        Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be Deemed to be 
        Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, 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 Protection of Nuclear 
        Material, adopted at Vienna on October 26, 1979.
    (b) Eligibility for Strategic Trade Authorization Exception.--The 
President, consistent with the commitments of the United States under 
international arrangements, shall take steps so that Israel may be 
included in the list of countries eligible for the strategic trade 
authorization exception under section 740.20(c)(1) of title 15, Code of 
Federal Regulations, to the requirement for a license for the export, 
reexport, or in-country transfer of an item subject to controls under 
the Export Administration Regulations.
SEC. 7. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL COOPERATION ON ENERGY, WATER, HOMELAND 
SECURITY, AGRICULTURE, AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL TECHNOLOGIES.
    (a) In General.--The President is authorized, subject to existing 
law--
        (1) to undertake activities in cooperation with Israel; and
        (2) to provide assistance promoting cooperation in the fields 
    of energy, water, agriculture, and alternative fuel technologies.
    (b) Requirements.--In carrying out subsection (a), the President is 
authorized, subject to existing requirements of law and any applicable 
agreements or understandings between the United States and Israel--
        (1) to share and exchange with Israel research, technology, 
    intelligence, information, equipment, and personnel, including 
    through sales, leases, or exchanges in kind, that the President 
    determines will advance the national security interests of the 
    United States and are consistent with the Strategic Dialogue and 
    pertinent provisions of law; and
        (2) to enhance scientific cooperation between Israel and the 
    United States.
    (c) Cooperative Research Pilot Programs.--The Secretary of Homeland 
Security, acting through the Director of the Homeland Security Advanced 
Research Projects Agency and with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State, is authorized, subject to existing law, to enter into 
cooperative research pilot programs with Israel to enhance Israel's 
capabilities in--
        (1) border, maritime, and aviation security;
        (2) explosives detection; and
        (3) emergency services.
SEC. 8. REPORT ON INCREASED UNITED STATES-ISRAEL COOPERATION ON 
CYBERSECURITY.
    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report, in a classified 
format or including a classified annex, as appropriate, on the 
feasibility and advisability of expanding United States-Israeli 
cooperation on cyber issues, including sharing and advancing 
technologies related to the prevention of cybercrimes.
SEC. 9. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM.
    It shall be the policy of the United States to include Israel in 
the list of countries that participate in the visa waiver program under 
section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) when 
Israel satisfies, and as long as Israel continues to satisfy, the 
requirements for inclusion in such program specified in such section.
  SEC. 10. STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 4 OF THE UNITED STATES-
      ISRAEL ENHANCED SECURITY COOPERATION ACT OF 2012.
    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the President shall, to the extent practicable and in an 
appropriate manner, provide an update to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on 
current and future efforts undertaken by the President to fulfill the 
objectives of section 4 of the United States-Israel Enhanced Security 
Cooperation Act (22 U.S.C. 8603).
  SEC. 11. IMPROVED REPORTING ON ENHANCING ISRAEL'S QUALITATIVE 
      MILITARY EDGE AND SECURITY POSTURE.
    (a) Biennial Assessment Reevaluations.--Section 201(c) of the Naval 
Vessel Transfer Act of 2008 (22 U.S.C. 2776 note) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
        ``(3) Biennial updates.--Two years after the date on which each 
    quadrennial report is transmitted to Congress, the President 
    shall--
            ``(A) reevaluate the assessment required under subsection 
        (a); and
            ``(B) inform and consult with the appropriate congressional 
        committees on the results of the reevaluation conducted 
        pursuant to subparagraph (A).''.
    (b) Certification Requirements for Major Defense Equipment.--
Section 36(h) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(h)) is 
amended--
        (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
        (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
        ``(2) Requirements with respect to determination for major 
    defense equipment.--A determination under paragraph (1) relating to 
    the sale or export of major defense equipment shall include--
            ``(A) a detailed explanation of Israel's capacity to 
        address the improved capabilities provided by such sale or 
        export;
            ``(B) a detailed evaluation of--
                ``(i) how such sale or export alters the strategic and 
            tactical balance in the region, including relative 
            capabilities; and
                ``(ii) Israel's capacity to respond to the improved 
            regional capabilities provided by such sale or export;
            ``(C) an identification of any specific new capacity, 
        capabilities, or training that Israel may require to address 
        the regional or country-specific capabilities provided by such 
        sale or export; and
            ``(D) a description of any additional United States 
        security assurances to Israel made, or requested to be made, in 
        connection with, or as a result of, such sale or export.''.
  SEC. 12. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ENERGY COOPERATION.
    (a) Findings.--Section 917(a) of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337(a)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``renewable'' and inserting 
    ``covered'';
        (2) in paragraph (4)--
            (A) by striking ``possible many'' and inserting 
        ``possible--
            ``(A) many''; and
            (B) by adding at the end the following: ``and
            ``(B) significant contributions to the development of 
        renewable energy and energy efficiency through the established 
        programs of the United States-Israel Binational Industrial 
        Research and Development Foundation and the United States-
        Israel Binational Science Foundation;'';
        (3) in paragraph (6)--
            (A) by striking ``renewable'' and inserting ``covered''; 
        and
            (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
        (4) in paragraph (7)--
            (A) by striking ``renewable'' and inserting ``covered''; 
        and
            (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 in the strategic 
    interest 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 assisting Israel 
    with regional safety and security issues;
        ``(11) the National Science Foundation of the United States, to 
    the extent consistent with the National Science Foundation's 
    mission, should collaborate with the Israel Science Foundation and 
    the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation;
        ``(12) the United States and Israel should strive to develop 
    more robust academic cooperation in--
            ``(A) energy innovation technology and engineering;
            ``(B) water science;
            ``(C) technology transfer; and
            ``(D) analysis of emerging geopolitical implications, 
        crises and threats from foreign natural resource and energy 
        acquisitions, and the development of domestic resources as a 
        response;
        ``(13) the United States supports the goals of the Alternative 
    Fuels Administration of Israel with respect to expanding the use of 
    alternative fuels;
        ``(14) the United States strongly urges open dialogue and 
    continued mechanisms for regular engagement and encourages further 
    cooperation between applicable departments, agencies, ministries, 
    institutions of higher education, and the private sector of the 
    United States and Israel on energy security issues, including--
            ``(A) identifying policy priorities associated with the 
        development of natural resources of Israel;
            ``(B) discussing and sharing best practices to secure cyber 
        energy infrastructure and other energy security matters;
            ``(C) leveraging natural gas to positively impact regional 
        stability;
            ``(D) issues relating to the energy-water nexus, including 
        improving energy efficiency and the overall performance of 
        water technologies through research and development in water 
        desalination, wastewater treatment and reclamation, water 
        treatment in gas and oil production processes, and other water 
        treatment refiners;
            ``(E) technical and environmental management of deep-water 
        exploration and production;
            ``(F) emergency response and coastal protection and 
        restoration;
            ``(G) academic outreach and engagement;
            ``(H) private sector and business development engagement;
            ``(I) regulatory consultations;
            ``(J) leveraging alternative transportation fuels and 
        technologies; and
            ``(K) any other areas determined appropriate by the United 
        States and Israel;
        ``(15) the United States--
            ``(A) acknowledges the achievements and importance of the 
        Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation and 
        the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation; and
            ``(B) supports continued multiyear funding to ensure the 
        continuity of the programs of the foundations specified in 
        subparagraph (A); and
        ``(16) the United States and Israel have a shared interest in 
    addressing immediate, near-term, and long-term energy, energy 
    poverty, energy independence, and environmental challenges facing 
    the United States and Israel, respectively.''.
    (b) Grant Program.--Section 917(b) of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337(b)(1)) is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``renewable energy or energy 
    efficiency'' and inserting ``covered energy'';
        (2) in paragraph (2)--
            (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(H) natural gas energy, including conventional and 
        unconventional natural gas technologies and other associated 
        technologies, and natural gas projects conducted by or in 
        conjunction with the United States-Israel Binational Science 
        Foundation and the United States-Israel Binational Industrial 
        Research and Development Foundation; and
            ``(I) improvement of energy efficiency and the overall 
        performance of water technologies through research and 
        development in water desalination, wastewater treatment and 
        reclamation, and other water treatment refiners.''; and
        (3) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``energy efficiency or 
    renewable'' and inserting ``covered''.
    (c) International Partnerships; Regional Energy Cooperation.--
        (1) International partnerships.--Section 917 of the Energy 
    Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337) is 
    amended--
            (A) by striking subsection (d);
            (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e);
            (C) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) International Partnerships.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, subject to the availability 
    of appropriations, may enter into cooperative agreements supporting 
    and enhancing dialogue and planning involving international 
    partnerships between the Department, including National 
    Laboratories of the Department, and the Government of Israel and 
    its ministries, offices, and institutions.
        ``(2) Federal share.--The Secretary may not pay more than 50 
    percent of Federal share of the costs of implementing cooperative 
    agreements entered into pursuant to paragraph (1).
        ``(3) Annual reports.--If the Secretary enters into agreements 
    authorized by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit an annual 
    report to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
    Senate, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the 
    Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Energy 
    and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
    Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, the 
    Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and 
    the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
    that describes--
            ``(A) actions taken to implement such agreements; and
            ``(B) any projects undertaken pursuant to such agreements.
    ``(d) United States-Israel Energy Center.--The Secretary may 
establish a joint United States-Israel Energy Center in the United 
States leveraging the experience, knowledge, and expertise of 
institutions of higher education and entities in the private sector, 
among others, in offshore energy development to further dialogue and 
collaboration to develop more robust academic cooperation in energy 
innovation technology and engineering, water science, technology 
transfer, and analysis of emerging geopolitical implications, crises 
and threats from foreign natural resource and energy acquisitions, and 
the development of domestic resources as a response.''; and
            (D) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by striking ``the 
        date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act'' 
        and inserting ``September 30, 2024''.
        (2) Constructive regional energy cooperation.--The Secretary of 
    State shall continue the ongoing diplomacy efforts of the Secretary 
    of State in--
            (A) engaging and supporting the energy security of Israel; 
        and
            (B) promoting constructive regional energy cooperation in 
        the Eastern Mediterranean.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
Example Output:
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 18, 2014.  United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 - (Sec. 4) Expresses the sense of Congress that Israel is a major U.S. strategic partner. (Sec. 5) Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 to extend authority to transfer certain obsolete or surplus Department of Defense (DOD) items to Israel.   Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to extend authority to make additions to foreign-based defense stockpiles for use as war reserve stocks through FY2015.  (Sec. 6) Directs the President to take steps to make Israel eligible for the strategic trade authorization exception to the requirement for a license for the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of an item subject to certain export controls. (Sec. 7) Authorizes the President to carry out U.S.-Israel cooperative activities and to provide assistance for cooperation in the fields of energy, water, agriculture, and alternative fuel technologies.  Authorizes the President to: (1) share and exchange with Israel research, technology, intelligence, information, equipment, and personnel that will advance U.S. national security interests; and (2) enhance U.S.-Israel scientific cooperation.  Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to enter into cooperative research pilot programs with Israel to enhance Israel's capabilities in: (1) border, maritime, and aviation security; (2) explosives detection; and (3) emergency services.  (Sec. 8) Directs the President to report to Congress regarding the feasibility and advisability of expanding U.S.-Israel cyber cooperation. (Sec. 9) States that it shall be U.S. policy to include Israel in the visa waiver program when Israel satisfies, and as long as Israel continues to satisfy, program requirements. (Sec. 10) Directs the President to update Congress on efforts taken, pursuant to the United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, to provide Israel with defense articles and defense services, including missile and joint missile defense capabilities including Iron Dome, security and intelligence cooperation, and an expanded role for Israel with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). (Sec. 11) Requires any certification that a sale or export of major defense equipment to a country in the Middle East will not adversely affect Israel's qualitative military edge to include:   an explanation of Israel's capacity to address the improved capabilities provided by the sale or export;  an evaluation of how the sale or export alters the regional strategic and tactical balance; an identification of any new capacity or training that Israel may require to address the regional or country-specific capabilities provided by such sale or export; and  a description of any additional U.S. security assurances to Israel made, or requested to be made, in connection with the sale or export.  (Sec. 12) Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to:   enter into cooperative agreements supporting dialogue and planning involving international partnerships between the Department of Energy (DOE), including DOE National Laboratories, and the government of Israel and its ministries, offices, and institutions; and  establish a joint United States-Israel Center in the United States with offshore energy development expertise to develop academic cooperation in energy innovation technology and engineering, water science, technology transfer, and analysis of geopolitical implications of new natural resource development.  Extends through September 30, 2024, the grant program to support U.S.-Israel research, development, and commercialization of renewable energy or energy efficiency. Expands the scope of covered energy under such program, including the coverage of natural gas energy, water desalination improvement, and other water treatment technologies. Directs the Secretary of State to continue ongoing diplomacy efforts to: (1) support Israel's energy security, and (2) promote regional energy cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean.