To strengthen United States-Israel science and technology cooperation.

Authorizes the U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Foundation, created pursuant to the 1994 Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Israeli Ministry of Industry and Trade (now the Ministry of Economy), to facilitate research and development and technology partnerships among U.S. and Israeli researchers, and business and industrial entities for purposes of advancing technologies, leading to commercialization and domestic manufacturing, and creating benefits for both nations.

Instructs the Department of Commerce, through the Deputy Secretary's office and in conjunction with Israel's Ministry of Economy's Chief Scientist, to ensure that the U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Foundation maintains its role as the facilitator of the reauthorized 1994 Memorandum of Understanding to create and execute joint research and development agreements between Israel and U.S. entities, including U.S. federal agencies, states, cities, businesses, academic institutions, and scientific foundations.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5666 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5666

 To strengthen United States-Israel science and technology cooperation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 18, 2014

Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself and Mr. Smith of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, 
                             and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
 To strengthen United States-Israel science and technology cooperation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. UNITED STATES-ISRAELI COOPERATION.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 917(a) of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17337(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) the National Science Foundation of the United States 
        should collaborate with the Israel Science Foundation.''.
    (b) U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Foundation.--The U.S.-Israel 
Science and Technology Foundation, created pursuant to the 1994 
Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of 
Commerce and the Israeli Ministry of Industry and Trade (now the 
Ministry of Economy) is authorized to facilitate research and 
development and technology partnerships among United States and Israeli 
researchers, and business and industrial entities for purposes of 
advancing technologies, leading to commercialization and domestic 
manufacturing, and creating benefits for both nations. The Department 
of Commerce, through the Deputy Secretary's office and in conjunction 
with Israel's Ministry of Economy's Chief Scientist, shall ensure that 
the U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Foundation maintains its role as 
facilitator of the reauthorized 1994 Memorandum of Understanding to 
create and execute joint research and development agreements between 
Israel and United States entities, including United States Federal 
agencies, States, cities, businesses, academic institutions, and 
scientific foundations.
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