,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #b1 #bjae,mr4
 ,cardin 7for himself and ,mr4 ,portman7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
include among the principal trade       
negotiating objectives of the ,united   
,states regarding commercial            
partnerships trade negotiating          
objectives with respect to discouraging 
activity that discourages1 penalizes1 or
 otherwise limits commercial relations  
with ,israel1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,united ,states-,israel ,trade  
,enhancement ,act of #bjae4  #b4        
,consideration of trade with ,israel    
among principal trade negotiating       
objectives of the ,united ,states for   
trade agreements regarding commercial   
partnerships  7a7 ,commercial           
partnerships ,among the principal trade 
negotiating objectives of the ,united   

,states for trade agreements regarding  
commercial partnerships are the         
following3  7#a7 ,to discourage actions 
that directly or indirectly prejudice or
 otherwise discourage commercial        
activity solely between the ,united     
,states and ,israel4  7#b7 ,to          
discourage politically motivated actions
 by foreign countries1 non-member states
 of the ,united ,nations1 international 
organizations1 and affiliated agencies  
of international organizations1 that are
 intended to penalize or otherwise limit
 commercial relations specifically      
with--  7,a7 ,israel2  7,b7 persons     
doing business in ,israel or in         
territories controlled by ,israel2 or   
7,c7 successor entities to persons      
described in subparagraph 7,b74  7#c7   
,to seek the elimination of politically 
motivated nontariff barriers on goods1  
services1 or other commerce from        
,israel4  7#d7 ,to seek the elimination 
of any boycott fostered or imposed by a 
foreign country against ,israel4  7#e7  

,to discourage compliance with the      
boycott of ,israel by the ,arab ,league4
  7b7 ,effective date ,this section     
applies with respect to any negotiation 
for a trade agreement commenced before1 
on1 or after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act4  7c7 ,person defined ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,in general ,the term
 person means an individual or entity1  
including a governmental entity         
operating as a business enterprise4     
7#b7 ,application to governmental       
entities ,the term person does not      
include a government or governmental    
entity that is not operating as a       
business enterprise4