,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cijg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #g1 #bjbc,ms4  
,lois ,frankel of ,florida 7for herself 
and ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the      
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa to   
authorize appropriations for certain    
cooperative projects among the ,united  
,states1 ,israel1 and developing        
countries1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,united ,states-,israel             
,international ,development ,cooperation
 ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,sense of ,congress
 ,it is the sense of ,congress that--   
7#a7 shared international development   
cooperation between the ,united ,states 
and ,israel benefits the development    
efforts of the ,united ,states through  
the sharing of ,israel's unique         
expertise as seen in the work done by   
,israel's ,agency for ,international    

,development ,cooperation 7,,mashav7 as 
well as ,israel's humanitarian programs 
and robust civil society sector2  7#b7  
since the signing of a memorandum of    
understanding for global development    
cooperation between the ,united ,states 
,agency for ,international ,development 
and ,,mashav on ,august #ba1 #bjai1 the 
,united ,states and ,israel have        
collaborated on a number of initiatives 
in ,africa1 ,eastern ,europe1 and ,latin
 ,america across such sectors as water  
technology1 agriculture1 and education2 
7#c7 this ongoing cooperation harnesses 
the strengths of the ,united ,states and
 ,israel in carrying out projects in    
developing countries and demonstrates   
the shared commitment of both the       
,united ,states and ,israel to          
international development1 thereby      
furthering the policy of the ,united    
,states to expand prospects for         
engagement and normalization between    
,israel and other countries2 and  7#d7  
the ,united ,states should continue to  

partner 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 other countries        
throughout the world4  #c4 ,cooperative 
projects among the ,united ,states1     
,israel1 and developing countries       
,section #ajf7;e7 of the ,foreign       
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #baea;d7e77 is amended in the matter   
preceding paragraph 7#a7-- 7#a7 by      
striking #b1jjj1jjj and inserting       
#d1jjj1jjj2 and  7#b7 by striking #bjba 
through #bjbc and inserting #bjbd       
through #bjbf4  #d4 ,,usaid report to   
,congress on expanding development      
cooperation ,within #ahj days after the 
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,agency for ,international ,development 
shall prepare and submit1 to the        

,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate1 a written report on--  7#a7   
the feasibility and advisability of     
expanding development projects under    
section #ajf7;e7 of the ,foreign        
,assistance ,act of #aifa to include    
multilateral cooperation among the      
,united ,states1 ,israel1 and regional  
,arab partners that promote new         
development projects1 including in      
,africa2 and  7#b7 the need for         
additional resources to do so4