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Problem:SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''United States-Israel Energy
Cooperation Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) it is in the highest national security interests of the
United States to develop alternative renewable energy sources;
(2) the State of Israel is a steadfast ally of the United
States;
(3) the special relationship between the United States and
Israel is manifested in a variety of cooperative scientific
research and development programs, such as--
(A) the United States-Israel Binational Science
Foundation (BSF); and
(B) the United States-Israel Binational Industrial
Research and Development Foundation (BIRD);
(4) those programs have made possible many scientific,
technological, and commercial breakthroughs in the fields of
life sciences, medicine, bioengineering, agriculture,
biotechnology, communications, and others;
(5) on February 1, 1996, the Secretary of Energy and the
Israeli Minister of Energy and Infrastructure signed an
agreement to establish a framework for collaboration between
the United States and Israel in energy research and development
activities;
(6) Israeli scientists and engineers are at the forefront
of research and development in the field of alternative
renewable energy sources; and
(7) enhanced cooperation between the United States and
Israel for the purpose of research and development of
alternative renewable energy sources would be in the national
interests of both countries.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) BIRD.--The term ''BIRD'' means the United States-Israel
Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation.
(2) BSF.--The term ''BSF'' means the United States-Israel
Binational Science Foundation.
(3) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Energy, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) Establishment.--In implementing the Agreement entitled the
''Agreement between the Department of Energy of the United States of
America and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of Israel
Concerning Energy Cooperation'', dated February 1, 1996, the Secretary
shall establish a grant program to support research, development, and
commercialization of alternative renewable energy sources.
(b) Types of Energy.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
may make grants to promote--
(1) solar energy;
(2) biomass energy;
(3) energy efficiency;
(4) wind energy;
(5) fossil energy; and
(6) other types of energy, as determined by the Secretary.
(c) Eligible Applicants.--An applicant shall be eligible to receive
a grant under this section if the project of the applicant--
(1)(A) addresses a requirement in the areas of alternative
energy, improved energy efficiency, or renewable energy sources
determined by the Secretary and applies for the grant in
accordance with procedures established under this section; or
(B) is a joint venture between--
(i)(I) a for-profit business entity, academic
institution, National Laboratory (as defined in section
2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005), or nonprofit
entity in the United States; and
(II) a for-profit business entity, academic
institution, or nonprofit entity in Israel; or
(ii)(I) the Government of the United States; and
(II) the Government of Israel; and
(2) meets any other qualifications that the Secretary may
require.
(d) Applications.--
(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, an applicant shall submit an application for the
grant to--
(A) the Secretary, in accordance with procedures
established by the Secretary; or
(B) the BIRD or BSF, in accordance with procedures
established by the respective entity.
(2) Use of bird and bsf.--
(A) Allocation for bird and bsf.--The Secretary
shall use not less than 50 percent of the funds that
are provided to make grants under this section for a
fiscal year to make grants through the BIRD and BSF.
(B) Allocation between bird and bsf.--The Secretary
shall determine the manner in which funds made
available for a fiscal year under this paragraph are
allocated between the BIRD and BSF.
(e) Advisory Board.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an
advisory board to--
(A) monitor how grants are awarded under this
section; and
(B) provide to the Secretary periodic performance
reviews of actions taken to carry out this section.
(2) Composition.--The advisory board shall be composed of--
(A) a representative of the Government of the
United States, appointed by the Secretary; and
(B) a representative of the Government of Israel,
appointed by the Government of Israel.
(f) Repayment.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
may require a recipient of a grant under this section to repay
to the Secretary, the BIRD, or the BSF, as determined by the
Secretary, an amount equal to--
(A) the amount of the grant, including interest at
a rate determined by the Secretary; and
(B) such charges for the administration of the
grant as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(2) Limitation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Secretary may not require a grant recipient to repay more than
150 percent of the amount of the grant, adjusted in accordance
with the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers, United
States city average, as published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2006 through 2012.
Solution:
United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act - Instructs the Secretary of Energy, in implementing the Agreement between the Department of Energy of the United States of America and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of Israel Concerning Energy Cooperation, to establish a grant program to support research, development, and commercialization of alternative renewable energy sources.

Authorizes grants to promote the following: (1) solar energy; (2) biomass energy; (3) energy efficiency; (4) wind energy; and (5) fossil energy.

Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory board to: (1) monitor how such grants are awarded; and (2) provide periodic performance reviews of actions taken to carry out the grant program.