,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbdj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aa1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,coons 7for himself and ,mr4  
,moran7 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 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 expertise1 as evidenced
 by-- 7,a7 the work done by ,israel's   
,agency for ,international ,development 

,cooperation2 and  7,b7 ,israel's       
humanitarian programs and robust civil  
society sector2  7#b7 since the signing 
of the ,memorandum of ,understanding for
 ,global ,development ,cooperation      
,between the ,united ,states ,agency for
 ,international ,development and        
,,mashav--,the ,agency for              
,international ,development ,cooperation
 of the ,state of ,israel on ,august    
#ba1 #bjai1 the ,united ,states and     
,israel have collaborated on several    
initiatives in ,africa1 ,eastern        
,europe1 and ,latin ,america across many
 sectors1 including water technology1   
agriculture1 and education2  7#c7 this  
ongoing bilateral cooperation-- 7,a7    
harnesses the strengths of the ,united  
,states and ,israel in carrying out     
projects in developing countries2  7,b7 
demonstrates the shared commitment of   
the ,united ,states and ,israel to      
international development2 and  7,c7    
furthers 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-- 7,a7 to advance  
common goals regarding energy1          
agriculture1 food security1 democracy1  
human rights1 governance1 economic      
growth1 trade1 education1 environment1  
global health1 water1 and sanitation2   
and  7,b7 to 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 amended1 in the
 matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by    
striking #b1jjj1jjj for fiscal years    
#bjba through #bjbc and inserting       
#d1jjj1jjj for fiscal years #bjbd       
through #bjbf4  #d4 ,,usaid report on   
expanding development cooperation ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the             

,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,agency for ,international ,development 
shall submit a written report to the    
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives regarding-- 7#a7 the   
feasibility and advisability of         
expanding development projects          
authorized under section #ajf7;e7 of the
 ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa1 as 
amended by section #c1 including        
multilateral cooperation among the      
,united ,states1 ,israel1 and regional  
,arab partners that promote new         
development projects1 including projects
 in ,africa2 and  7#b7 the need for     
additional resources to carry out the   
projects described in paragraph 7#a74