,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #aa1 #bjbc,mr4   
,coons 7= himself & ,mr4 ,moran7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,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]tise1 z evid5c$ by-- 7,a7 !  
"w done by ,israel's ,ag5cy =           
,int]national ,developm5t ,coop]ation2 &
  7,b7 ,israel's humanit>ian programs & 
robu/ civil society sector2  7#b7 s9ce !

 sign+ ( ! ,memor&um ( ,und]/&+ =       
,global ,developm5t ,coop]ation ,betwe5 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national  
,developm5t & ,,ma%av--,! ,ag5cy =      
,int]national ,developm5t ,coop]ation ( 
! ,/ate ( ,israel on ,augu/ #ba1 #bjai1 
! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,israel h collaborat$ 
on sev]al initiatives 9 ,africa1 ,ea/]n 
,europe1 & ,lat9 ,am]ica across _m      
sectors1 includ+ wat] te*nology1        
agriculture1 & education2  7#c7 ?is     
ongo+ bilat]al coop]ation-- 7,a7        
h>nesses ! /r5g?s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &   
,israel 9 c>ry+ out projects 9 develop+ 
c\ntries2  7,b7 demon/rates ! %>$       
commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,israel to
 int]national developm5t2 &  7,c7 fur!rs
 ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to exp&     
prospects = engagem5t & normalization   
betwe5 ,israel & o!r c\ntries2 &  7#d7 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld cont9ue to p>tn] )  
,israel-- 7,a7 to advance common goals  
reg>d+ en]gy1 agriculture1 food         
security1 democracy1 human rights1      
gov]nance1 economic gr[?1 trade1        

education1 environm5t1 global heal?1    
wat]1 & sanitation2 &  7,b7 to 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$1 9 !     
matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+    
#b1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh    
#bjbc & ins]t+ #d1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>s 
#bjbd ?r\gh #bjbf4  #d4 ,,usaid report  
on exp&+ developm5t coop]ation ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t %all submit a writt5 report 
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !
 ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives    
reg>d+-- 7#a7 ! feasibility &           
advisability ( exp&+ developm5t projects
 au?oriz$ "u section #ajf7;e7 ( ! ,=eign
 ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa1 z am5d$ by    
section #c1 includ+ multilat]al         

coop]ation among ! ,unit$ ,/ates1       
,israel1 & regional ,arab p>tn]s t      
promote new developm5t projects1 includ+
 projects 9 ,africa2 &  7#b7 ! ne$ =    
additional res\rces to c>ry out !       
projects describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74