,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cijg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #g1 #bjbc,ms4   
,lois ,frankel ( ,florida 7= h]self &   
,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act (   
#aifa to au?orize appropriations = c]ta9
 coop]ative projects among ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 ,israel1 & develop+ c\ntries1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,unit$             
,/ates-,israel ,int]national ,developm5t
 ,coop]ation ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,s5se ( 
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 %>$ int]national developm5t        
coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     
,israel b5efits ! developm5t ef=ts ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh ! %>+ ( ,israel's   
unique exp]tise z se5 9 ! "w done by    
,israel's ,ag5cy = ,int]national        
,developm5t ,coop]ation 7,,ma%av7 z well
 z ,israel's humanit>ian programs &     
robu/ civil society sector2  7#b7 s9ce !

 sign+ ( a memor&um ( und]/&+ = global  
developm5t coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t & ,,ma%av on ,augu/ #ba1    
#bjai1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,israel h      
collaborat$ on a numb] ( initiatives 9  
,africa1 ,ea/]n ,europe1 & ,lat9 ,am]ica
 across su* sectors z wat] te*nology1   
agriculture1 & education2  7#c7 ?is     
ongo+ coop]ation h>nesses ! /r5g?s ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates & ,israel 9 c>ry+ out     
projects 9 develop+ c\ntries &          
demon/rates ! %>$ commitm5t ( bo? !     
,unit$ ,/ates & ,israel to int]national 
developm5t1 !reby fur!r+ ! policy ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates to exp& prospects =       
engagem5t & normalization betwe5 ,israel
 & o!r c\ntries2 &  7#d7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 %\ld cont9ue to p>tn] ) ,israel to     
advance common goals on en]gy1          
agriculture1 food security1 democracy1  
human rights1 gov]nance1 economic gr[?1 
trade1 education1 environm5t1 global    
heal?1 wat]1 & sanitation1 ) a focus on 
/r5g!n+ mutual ties & coop]ation ) o!r  

c\ntries ?r\gh\t ! _w4  #c4 ,coop]ative 
projects among ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,israel1
 & develop+ c\ntries ,section #ajf7;e7 (
 ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb  
,u4,s4,c4 #baea;d7e77 is am5d$ 9 ! matt]
 prec$+ p>agraph 7#a7-- 7#a7 by /rik+   
#b1jjj1jjj & ins]t+ #d1jjj1jjj2 &  7#b7 
by /rik+ #bjba ?r\gh #bjbc & ins]t+     
#bjbd ?r\gh #bjbf4  #d4 ,,usaid report  
to ,congress on exp&+ developm5t        
coop]ation ,)9 #ahj days aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national   
,developm5t %all prep>e & submit1 to !  
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate1 a writt5  
report on--  7#a7 ! feasibility &       
advisability ( exp&+ developm5t projects
 "u section #ajf7;e7 ( ! ,=eign         
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa to include      
multilat]al coop]ation among ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 ,israel1 & regional ,arab p>tn]s
 t promote new developm5t projects1     
includ+ 9 ,africa2 &  7#b7 ! ne$ =      

additional res\rces to d s4