,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cagf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #i1   
#bjbj,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4  
,coons7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,foreign          
,assistance ,act of #aifa and the       
,united ,states-,israel ,strategic      
,partnership ,act of #bjad to make      
improvements to certain defense and     
security assistance provisions and to   
authorize the appropriations of funds to
 ,israel1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title2 table of contents  7a7    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,united ,states-,israel ,security   
,assistance ,authorization ,act of      
#bjbj4  7b7 ,table of contents ,the     
table of contents for this ,act is as   
follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table  
of contents4,sec4 #b4                   
,definition4,,title ,i--,security       
assistance for ,israel,sec4 #aja4       

,findings4,sec4 #ajb4 ,statement of     
policy4,sec4 #ajc4 ,security assistance 
for ,israel4,sec4 #ajd4 ,extension of   
war reserves stockpile authority4,sec4  
#aje4 ,extension of loan guarantees to  
,israel4,sec4 #ajf4 ,transfer of        
precision guided munitions to           
,israel4,sec4 #ajg4 ,sense of ,congress 
on rapid acquisition and deployment     
procedures4,sec4 #ajh4 ,eligibility of  
,israel for the strategic trade         
authorization exception to certain      
export control licensing                
requirements4,,title ,,ii--,enhanced    
,united ,states-,israel cooperation,sec4
 #bja4 ,united ,states ,agency for      
,international ,development memoranda of
 understanding to enhance cooperation   
with ,israel4,sec4 #bjb4 ,cooperative   
projects among the ,united ,states1     
,israel1 and developing countries4,sec4 
#bjc4 ,joint cooperative program related
 to innovation and high-tech for the    
,middle ,east region4,sec4 #bjd4 ,sense 
of ,congress on ,united ,states-,israel 

economic cooperation4,sec4 #bje4        
,cooperation on directed energy         
capabilities4,sec4 #bjf4 ,contingency   
plans to provide ,israel with necessary 
defense articles and services4  #b4     
,definition ,in this ,act1 the term     
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations of the ,senate2  7#b7 the    
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,senate2  7#c7 the ,committee on        
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives2 and  7#d7 the         
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,house of ,representatives4  ,i         
,security assistance for ,israel  #aja4 
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3  7#a7 ,on ,september #ad1     
#bjaf1 the ,united ,states and ,israel  
signed a #aj-year ,memorandum of        
,understanding to reaffirm the          
importance of continuing annual ,united 
,states military assistance to ,israel  
and cooperative missile defense programs
 in a way that enhances ,israel's       

security and strengthens the bilateral  
relationship between the #b countries4  
7#b7 ,the #bjaf ,memorandum of          
,understanding reflects ,united ,states 
support of ,foreign ,military ,financing
 grant assistance to ,israel over a     
#aj-year period beginning in fiscal year
 #bjai and ending in fiscal year #bjbh4 
7#c7 ,the #bjaf ,memorandum of          
,understanding also reflects ,united    
,states support for funding for         
cooperative programs to develop1        
produce1 and procure missile1 rocket1   
and projectile defense capabilities     
during such #aj-year period at an       
average funding level of #ejj1jjj1jjj   
per year1 totaling #e1jjj1jjj1jjj for   
such period4  #ajb4 ,statement of policy
 ,it is the policy of the ,united       
,states to provide assistance to the    
,government of ,israel to help ,israel  
to defend itself by developing long-term
 capacity1 primarily through the        
acquisition of advanced capabilities    
from the ,united ,states4  #ajc4        

,security assistance for ,israel        
,section #eac7;c7 of the ,security      
,assistance ,act of #bjjj 7,public ,law 
#ajf-bhj2 #aad ,stat4 #hef7 is amended--
  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking   
#bjjb and #bjjc and inserting #bjbj1    
#bjba1 #bjbb1 #bjbc1 #bjbd1 #bjbe1      
#bjbf1 #bjbg1 and #bjbh2  7#b7 in       
paragraph 7#b71 by striking equal to--  
and all that follows and inserting not  
less than #c1cjj1jjj1jjj42 and  7#c7 by 
amending paragraph 7#c7 to read as      
follows3  7#c7 ,disbursement of funds   
,amounts authorized to be available for 
,israel under paragraph 7#a7 and        
subsection 7b77#a7 for fiscal years     
#bjbj1 #bjba1 #bjbb1 #bjbc1 #bjbd1      
#bjbe1 #bjbf1 #bjbg1 and #bjbh shall be 
disbursed not later than #cj days after 
the date of the enactment of an ,act    
making appropriations for the           
,department of ,state1 foreign          
operations1 and related programs for the
 respective fiscal year1 or ,october #ca
 of the respective fiscal year1         

whichever is later4  4  #ajd4 ,extension
 of war reserves stockpile authority    
7a7 ,department of ,defense             
,appropriations ,act1 #bjje ,section    
#abjja7;d7 of the ,department of        
,defense ,appropriations ,act1 #bjje    
7,public ,law #ajh-bhg2 #aah ,stat4     
#ajaa7 is amended by striking more than 
#aa years after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act and inserting    
after ,september #cj1 #bjbe4  7b7       
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa      
,section #ead7;b77#b77;,a7 of the       
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bcba;h7b77#b77;,a77 is       
amended by striking #bjac1 #bjad1 #bjae1
 #bjaf1 #bjag1 #bjah1 #bjai1 and #bjbj  
and inserting #bjbj1 #bjba1 #bjbb1      
#bjbc1 #bjbd1 and #bjbe4  #aje4         
,extension of loan guarantees to ,israel
 ,chapter #e of title ,i of the         
,emergency ,wartime ,supplemental       
,appropriations ,act1 #bjjc 7,public    
,law #ajh-aa2 #aag ,stat4 #egf7 is      
amended under the heading ,loan         

,guarantees to ,israel--  7#a7 in the   
matter preceding the first proviso1 by  
striking ,september #cj1 #bjai and      
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjbe2 and    
7#b7 in the second proviso1 by striking 
,september #cj1 #bjai and inserting     
,september #cj1 #bjbe4  #ajf4 ,transfer 
of precision guided munitions to ,israel
  7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding      
section #ead of the ,foreign ,assistance
 ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcba;h71 
the ,president is authorized to transfer
 to ,israel precision guided munitions  
from reserve stocks for ,israel in such 
quantities as may be necessary for      
legitimate self-defense of ,israel and  
is otherwise consistent with the        
purposes and conditions for such        
transfers under the ,arms ,export       
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et   
seq474  7b7 ,certifications ,except in  
case of emergency1 as determined by the 
,president1 not later than #e days      
before making a transfer under          
subsection 7a71 the ,president shall    

certify to the appropriate congressional
 committees that the transfer of the    
precision guided munitions--  7#a7 does 
not affect the ability of the ,united   
,states to maintain a sufficient supply 
of precision guided munitions2  7#b7    
does not harm the combat readiness of   
the ,united ,states or the ability of   
the ,united ,states to meet its         
commitment to allies for the transfer of
 such munitions2  7#c7 is necessary for 
,israel to counter the threat of rockets
 in a timely fashion2 and  7#d7 is in   
the national security interest of the   
,united ,states4  #ajg4 ,sense of       
,congress on rapid acquisition and      
deployment procedures ,it is the sense  
of ,congress that the ,president        
should-- 7#a7 prescribe procedures for  
the rapid acquisition and deployment of 
precision guided munitions for ,united  
,states counterterrorism missions2 or   
7#b7 assist ,israel1 which is an ally of
 the ,united ,states1 to protect itself 
against direct missile threats4  #ajh4  

,eligibility of ,israel for the         
strategic trade authorization exception 
to certain export control licensing     
requirements  7a7 ,findings ,congress   
finds the following3 7#a7 ,israel has   
adopted high standards in the field of  
weapons export controls4  7#b7 ,israel  
has declared its unilateral adherence to
 the ,missile ,technology ,control      
,regime1 the ,australia ,group1 and the 
,nuclear ,suppliers ,group4  7#c7       
,israel is a party to-- 7,a7 the        
,protocol for the ,prohibition of the   
,use in ,war of ,asphyxiating1          
,poisonous or ,other ,gases1 and of     
,bacteriological ,methods of ,warfare1  
signed at ,geneva ,june #ag1 #aibe      
7commonly known as the ,geneva          
,protocol72 and  7,b7 the ,convention on
 the ,physical ,protection of ,nuclear  
,material1 signed at ,vienna and ,new   
,york ,march #c1 #aihj4  7#d7 ,section  
#f7;b7 of the ,united ,states-,israel   
,strategic ,partnership ,act of #bjad   
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #hfjc note7 directs the  

,president1 consistent with the         
commitments of the ,united ,states under
 international agreements1 to take steps
 so that ,israel may be included in the 
list of countries eligible for the      
strategic trade authorization exception 
under section #gdj4bj7;c77#a7 of title  
#ae1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to 
the requirement for a license for the   
export1 re-export1 or in-country        
transfer of an item subject to controls 
under the ,export ,administration       
,regulations4  7b7 ,report on           
eligibility for strategic trade         
authorization exception  7#a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #abj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,president shall submit a report to 
the appropriate congressional committees
 that describes the steps taken to      
include ,israel in the list of countries
 eligible for the strategic trade       
authorization exception under section   
#gdj4bj7;c77#a7 of title #ae1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 as required under

 section #f7;b7 of the ,united          
,states-,israel ,strategic ,partnership 
,act of #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-bif74  
7#b7 ,form ,the report required under   
paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may contain a    
classified annex4  ,,ii ,enhanced       
,united ,states-,israel cooperation     
#bja4 ,united ,states ,agency for       
,international ,development memoranda of
 understanding to enhance cooperation   
with ,israel  7a7 ,sense of ,congress   
regarding ,,usaid policy ,it is the     
sense of ,congress that the ,united     
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development should cooperate with      
,israel to advance common goals across a
 wide variety of sectors1 including     
energy1 agriculture1 food security1     
democracy1 human rights1 governance1    
economic growth1 trade1 education1      
environment1 global health1 water1 and  
sanitation4  7b7 ,memoranda of          
understanding ,the ,secretary of ,state1
 acting through the ,administrator of   

the ,united ,states ,agency for         
,international ,development1 may enter  
into memoranda of understanding with    
,israel to advance common goals on      
energy1 agriculture1 food security1     
democracy1 human rights1 governance1    
economic growth1 trade1 education1      
environment1 global health1 water1 and  
sanitation1 with a focus on             
strengthening mutual ties and           
cooperation with nations throughout the 
world4  #bjb4 ,cooperative projects     
among the ,united ,states1 ,israel1 and 
developing countries ,section #ajf of   
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea;d7 is amended by   
striking subsection 7e7 and 7f7 and     
inserting the following3  7e7 ,there are
 authorized to be appropriated          
#b1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal years 
#bjbj through #bjbd to finance          
cooperative projects among the ,united  
,states1 ,israel1 and developing        
countries that identify and support     
local solutions to address              

sustainability challenges relating to   
water resources1 agriculture1 and energy
 storage1 including--  7#a7 establishing
 public-private partnerships2  7#b7     
supporting the identification1 research1
 development testing1 and scaling of    
innovations that focus on populations   
that are vulnerable to environmental and
 resource-scarcity crises1 such as      
subsistence farming communities2  7#c7  
seed or transition-to-scale funding1    
publicity and marketing promotional     
support1 or mentorship and partnership  
brokering support2 and  7#d7            
accelerating demonstrations or          
applications of local solutions to      
sustainability challenges1 or the       
further refinement1 testing1 or         
implementation of innovations that have 
previously effectively addressed        
sustainability challenges4  4  #bjc4    
,joint cooperative program related to   
innovation and high-tech for the ,middle
 ,east region  7a7 ,sense of ,congress  
,it is the sense of ,congress that--    

7#a7 the ,united ,states should help    
foster cooperation in the ,middle ,east 
region by financing and1 as appropriate1
 cooperating in projects related to     
innovation and advanced technologies2   
and  7#b7 projects referred to in       
paragraph 7#a7 should-- 7,a7 contribute 
to development and the quality of life  
in the ,middle ,east region through the 
application of research and advanced    
technology2 and  7,b7 contribute to     
,arab-,israeli cooperation by           
establishing strong working             
relationships that last beyond the life 
of such projects4  7b7 ,establishment   
,the ,secretary of ,state1 acting       
through the ,administrator of the       
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development1 is         
authorized to seek to establish a       
program between the ,united ,states1    
,israel1 ,egypt1 ,jordan1 ,morocco1     
,tunisia1 ,lebanon1 and the ,west ,bank 
and ,gaza ,strip to provide for         
cooperation in the ,middle ,east region 

by financing and1 as appropriate1       
cooperating in projects related to      
innovation and advanced technologies4   
7c7 ,project requirements ,each project 
carried out under the program           
established pursuant to subsection 7b7--
 7#a7 shall include the participation of
 at least #a entity from ,israel and #a 
entity of ,egypt1 ,jordan1 ,morocco1    
,tunisia1 ,lebanon1 and the ,west ,bank 
and ,gaza ,strip2 and  7#b7 should      
include participation from not fewer    
than #c or more such entities to the    
maximum extent practicable4  #bjd4      
,sense of ,congress on ,united          
,states-,israel economic cooperation ,it
 is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7  
the ,united ,states-,israel economic    
partnership--  7,a7 has achieved great  
tangible and intangible benefits to both
 countries2 and  7,b7 is a foundational 
component of the strong alliance2  7#b7 
science and technology innovations      
present promising new frontiers for     
,united ,states-,israel economic        

cooperation1 particularly in light of   
widespread drought1 cybersecurity       
attacks1 and other major challenges     
impacting the ,united ,states2 and  7#c7
 the ,president should regularize and   
expand existing forums of economic      
dialogue with ,israel and foster both   
public and private sector participation4
  #bje4 ,cooperation on directed energy 
capabilities  7a7 ,authority  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary of ,defense1    
upon a request from the ,ministry of    
,defense of ,israel1 and with the       
concurrence of the ,secretary of ,state1
 is authorized to carry out research1   
development1 test1 and evaluation       
activities1 on a joint basis with       
,israel1 to establish directed energy   
capabilities that address threats to the
 ,united ,states1 deployed forces of the
 ,united ,states1 or ,israel4 ,any      
activities carried out under this       
paragraph shall be conducted in a manner
 that appropriately protects sensitive  
information1 the national security      

interests of the ,united ,states1 and   
the national security interests of      
,israel4  7#b7 ,report ,the activities  
described in paragraph 7#a7 may be      
carried out after the ,secretary of     
,defense submits a report to the        
appropriate congressional committees    
that includes--  7,a7 a memorandum of   
agreement between the ,united ,states   
and ,israel regarding sharing of        
research and development costs for the  
capabilities described in paragraph     
7#a71 and any supporting documents2 and 
7,b7 a certification that the memorandum
 of agreement referred to in            
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 requires sharing
 of costs of projects1 including in-kind
 support1 between the ,united ,states   
and ,israel2  7ii7 establishes a        
framework to negotiate the rights to any
 intellectual property developed under  
the memorandum of agreement2 and  7iii7 
requires the ,united ,states ,government
 to receive semiannual reports on       
expenditure of funds1 if any1 by the    

,government of ,israel1 including--     
7,i7 a description of what the funds    
have been used for and when funds were  
expended2 and  7,,ii7 the identification
 of entities that expended such funds4  
7b7 ,support in connection with         
activities  7#a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary of ,defense is authorized to 
provide maintenance and sustainment     
support to ,israel for the directed     
energy capabilities research1           
development1 test1 and evaluation       
activities authorized under subsection  
7a77#a71 including the installation of  
equipment that is necessary to carry out
 such research1 development1 test1 and  
evaluation4  7#b7 ,report ,the support  
described in paragraph 7#a7 may not be  
provided until #ae days after the       
,secretary of ,defense submits a report 
to the appropriate congressional        
committees that describes in detail the 
support to be provided4  7#c7 ,matching 
contribution ,the support described in  
paragraph 7#a7 may not be provided      

unless the ,secretary of ,defense       
certifies to the appropriate            
congressional committees that the       
,government of ,israel will contribute  
to such support--  7,a7 an amount equal 
to not less than the amount of support  
to be so provided2 or  7,b7 an amount   
that otherwise meets the best efforts of
 ,israel1 as mutually agreed to by the  
,united ,states and ,israel4  7c7 ,lead 
agency ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall
 designate an appropriate research and  
development entity of a military        
department as the lead agency of the    
,department of ,defense in carrying out 
this section4  7d7 ,semiannual report   
,the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit
 a semiannual report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that includes  
the most recent semiannual report       
provided by the ,government of ,israel  
to the ,department of ,defense pursuant 
to subsection 7a77#b77;,b77iii74  #bjf4 
,contingency plans to provide ,israel   
with necessary defense articles and     

services  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,president1 acting through the          
,secretary of ,defense and in           
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state1 shall establish and update1 as  
appropriate1 contingency plans to       
provide ,israel with defense articles   
and services that are determined by the 
,secretary of ,defense to be necessary  
for the defense of ,israel4  7b7        
,congressional briefing ,not later than 
#a year after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1  
the ,secretary of ,defense1 in          
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state1 shall brief the appropriate     
congressional committees regarding the  
status of the contingency plans required
 under subsection 7a74