,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #i1        
#bjac,mr4 ,upton 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,waxman1 ,mr4 ,terry1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green 
of ,texas1 and ,mr4 ,bilirakis7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology1 and in        
addition to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs1 for a period to be            
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,energy        
,independence and ,security ,act of     
#bjjg to improve ,united ,states-,israel
 energy cooperation1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,united ,states-,israel  
energy cooperation  7a7 ,findings       
,section #iag7;a7 of the ,energy        
,independence and ,security ,act of     
#bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agccg7;a77 is     
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by    

striking renewable and inserting        
covered2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7,a7 
by striking possible many and inserting 
8possible--  7,a7 many  2  7,b7 by      
inserting and after the semicolon at the
 end2 and  7,c7 by adding at the end the
 following3  7,b7 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    
,foundation2  2  7#c7 in paragraph      
7#f7-- 7,a7 by striking renewable and   
inserting covered2 and  7,b7 by striking
 and after the semicolon at the end2    
7#d7 in paragraph 7#g7-- 7,a7 by        
striking renewable and inserting        
covered2 and  7,b7 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting a       
semicolon2 and  7#e7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7#h7 ,united        
,states-,israel energy cooperation1 and 

the development of natural resources by 
,israel1 are strategic interests of the 
,united ,states2  7#i7 ,israel is a     
strategic partner of the ,united ,states
 in water technology2  7#aj7 the ,united
 ,states can play a role in assisting   
,israel with regional safety and        
security issues2  7#aa7 the ,national   
,science ,foundation of the ,united     
,states should collaborate with the     
,israel ,science ,foundation2  7#ab7 the
 ,united ,states and ,israel should     
strive to develop more robust academic  
cooperation in energy innovation        
technology and engineering1 water       
science1 technology transfer1 and       
analysis of geopolitical implications of
 new natural resource development and   
associated areas2  7#ac7 the ,united    
,states supports the goals of the       
,alternative ,fuels ,administration of  
,israel2  7#ad7 the ,united ,states     
strongly urges open dialogue and        
continued mechanisms for regular        
engagement and encourages further       

cooperation between applicable          
departments1 agencies1 ministries1      
institutions of higher education1 and   
the private sectors of the ,united      
,states and ,israel on energy security  
issues1 including-- 7,a7 identifying    
policy priorities associated with the   
development of natural resources of     
,israel2  7,b7 discussing best practices
 to secure cyber energy infrastructure2 
7,c7 best practice sharing2  7,d7       
leveraging natural gas to positively    
impact regional stability2  7,e7        
improving energy efficiency and the     
overall performance of water            
technologies through research and       
development in water desalination1      
wastewater treatment and reclamation1   
and other water treatment technologies2 
7,f7 technical and environmental        
management of deep-water exploration and
 production2  7,g7 coastal protection   
and restoration2  7,h7 academic outreach
 and engagement2  7,i7 private sector   
and business development engagement2    

7,j7 regulatory consultations2  7,k7    
leveraging alternative transportation   
fuels and technologies2 and  7,l7 any   
other areas determined appropriate by   
the ,united ,states and ,israel2  7#ae7 
the ,united ,states acknowledges the    
achievements and importance of the      
,united ,states-,israel ,binational     
,industrial ,research and ,development  
,foundation and the ,united             
,states-,israel ,binational ,science    
,foundation and supports continued      
multiyear funding to ensure the         
continuity of the programs of the       
,foundations2 and  7#af7 the ,united    
,states and ,israel have a shared       
interest in addressing their immediate1 
near-term1 and long-term energy and     
environmental challenges4  4  7b7       
,establishment ,section #iag7;b77#a7 of 
the ,energy ,independence and ,security 
,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#agccg7;b77#a77 is amended by striking  
renewable energy or energy efficiency   
and inserting covered energy4  7c7      

,types of energy ,section #iag7;b77#b7  
of the ,energy ,independence and        
,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#agccg7;b77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the
 heading1 by striking ,types of and     
inserting ,covered2  7#b7 in            
subparagraph 7,f71 by striking and after
 the semicolon at the end2  7#c7 in     
subparagraph 7,g71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting a       
semicolon2 and  7#d7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7,h7 natural gas    
energy1 including conventional and      
unconventional natural gas technologies 
and natural gas projects conducted by or
 in conjunction with the ,united        
,states-,israel ,binational ,science    
,foundation1 the ,united ,states-,israel
 ,binational ,industrial ,research and  
,development ,foundation1 and the       
,united ,states-,israel ,science and    
,technology ,foundation2 and  7,i7      
improvement of energy efficiency and the
 overall performance of water           
technologies through research and       

development in water desalination1      
wastewater treatment and reclamation1   
and other water treatment technologies4 
4  7d7 ,eligible applicants ,section    
#iag7;b77#c7 of the ,energy             
,independence and ,security ,act of     
#bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agccg7;b77#c77 is 
amended by striking energy efficiency or
 renewable and inserting covered4  7e7  
,authorization of appropriations2       
international partnerships ,section #iag
 of the ,energy ,independence and       
,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#agccg7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking   
subsection 7d72  7#b7 by redesignating  
subsection 7c7 as subsection 7e72 and   
7#c7 by inserting after subsection 7b7  
the following3  7c7 ,international      
partnerships  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
,secretary may1 subject to the          
availability of appropriations1 enter   
into cooperative agreements supporting  
and enhancing dialogue and planning     
involving international partnerships    
between the ,department1 including      

,national ,laboratories of the          
,department1 and the ,government of     
,israel and its ministries1 offices1 and
 institutions4  7#b7 ,federal share ,the
 ,secretary may not pay more than #ej   
percent of the costs described in       
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,annual reports   
,the ,secretary shall submit to the     
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate an annual     
report that describes-- 7,a7 actions    
taken to carry out this subsection2 and 
7,b7 any projects under this subsection 
for which the ,secretary requests       
funding4  7d7 ,united ,states-,israel   
,center ,the ,secretary may establish a 
joint ,united ,states-,israel ,center   
based in an area of the ,united ,states 
with the experience1 knowledge1 and     
expertise in offshore energy development
 to further dialogue and collaboration  
to develop more robust academic         
cooperation in energy innovation        

technology and engineering1 water       
science1 technology transfer1 and       
analysis of geopolitical implications of
 new natural resource development and   
associated areas4  4  7f7 ,termination  
,subsection 7e7 of section #iag of the  
,energy ,independence and ,security ,act
 of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agccg7 7as    
redesignated by subsection 7d77#b77 is  
amended by striking the date that is #g 
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act and inserting ,september #cj1 
#bjbd4  #b4 ,united ,states-,israel     
energy cooperation working group  7a7   
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that open dialogue and        
continued mechanisms for regular        
engagement encourages further           
cooperation between applicable          
departments1 agencies1 ministries1      
institutions of higher education1 and   
the private sectors of the ,united      
,states and ,israel on energy security  
issues4  7b7 ,establishment ,the        
,secretary of ,energy and the ,secretary

 of ,state shall seek to establish an   
,energy ,cooperation ,working ,group    
within the semi-annual ,united          
,states-,israel ,strategic ,dialogue4   
7c7 ,purpose ,the purpose of the ,energy
 ,cooperation ,working ,group referred  
to in subsection 7b7 shall be to        
strengthen dialogue between the ,united 
,states and ,israel on-- 7#a7 strategies
 to advance the research1 development1  
and deployment of renewable energy and  
energy efficiency2  7#b7 identifying    
policy priorities associated with the   
development of the natural resources of 
,israel2  7#c7 best practices for energy
 infrastructure cybersecurity2  7#d7    
leveraging natural gas resources to     
positively impact regional stability2   
7#e7 technical and environmental        
management of deep-water exploration and
 production2 and  7#f7 coastal          
protection and restoration4