[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3792 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3792

   To modify and extend certain authorities relating to cooperation 
between the United States and Israel, expand and strengthen the Abraham 
                    Accords, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 1, 2023

 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Phillips, Mr. McCaul, 
 Mr. Meeks, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Allred) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 
to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To modify and extend certain authorities relating to cooperation 
between the United States and Israel, expand and strengthen the Abraham 
                    Accords, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``U.S.-Israel Partnership and Abraham 
Accords Enhancement Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States to--
            (1) support the democratic, Jewish state of Israel's right 
        to self-defense, including through Foreign Military Financing 
        and security cooperation programs;
            (2) seek a successor to the current U.S.-Israel Memorandum 
        of Understanding reflecting the United States' unshakeable 
        commitment to Israel's security;
            (3) encourage the expansion and strengthening of the 
        Abraham Accords, in accordance with the Israel Relations 
        Normalization Act of 2022 (division Z of Public Law 117-103), 
        to urge other nations to normalize relations with Israel and 
        ensure that existing agreements reap tangible security and 
        economic benefits for the citizens of those countries and all 
        peoples in the region;
            (4) support Israel's full participation as an equally 
        treated member of the community of nations, including by 
        expanding the Abraham Accords and opposing anti-Israel bias at 
        the United Nations and other international fora; and
            (5) continue to expand the United States-Israel 
        relationship to deepen existing economic and people-to-people 
        ties, including through cooperative programs.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AUTHORITY.

    (a) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005.--Section 
12001(d) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public 
Law 108-287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by striking ``after September 
30, 2025'' and inserting ``after September 30, 2028''.
    (b) Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by 
striking ``or 2025'' and inserting ``, 2025, 2026, 2027, or 2028''.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO FINANCE COOPERATIVE PROJECTS AMONG 
              THE UNITED STATES, ISRAEL, AND CERTAIN DEVELOPING 
              COUNTRIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 106(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151d(e)) is amended by striking ``through 2023'' and 
inserting ``through 2026''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State and 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
cooperative projects financed under section 106(e) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended by subsection (a).

SEC. 5. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ENERGY COOPERATION.

    Section 917 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17337) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting ``United States 
        and'' before ``Israeli'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (I), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
                        and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(J) advanced nuclear technologies, to include 
                nuclear fusion; and
                    ``(K) carbon capture, utilization, and storage.''; 
                and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) Cost-sharing; reimbursement.--The Secretary shall, to 
        the maximum extent practicable, require a recipient of a grant 
        provided under this subsection to share the costs of 
        feasibility studies and other planning services with respect to 
        a project for which the grant is provided.
            ``(10) Prohibitions relating to sanctions.--The Secretary--
                    ``(A) is prohibited from all dealings related to 
                any grant under this Act that is prohibited under 
                United States sanctions laws or regulations including 
                dealings with persons on the list of specially 
                designated persons and blocked persons maintained by 
                the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department 
                of the Treasury, except to the extent otherwise 
                authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury or the 
                Secretary of State; and
                    ``(B) may not provide a grant under this subsection 
                to any applicant that is receiving support under this 
                section unless such applicant certifies that the 
                applicant, and any entity owned or controlled by the 
                applicant, is in compliance with all United States 
                sanctions laws and regulations.'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (g);
            (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Research Security.--The activities authorized under this 
section shall be applied in a manner consistent with subtitle D of 
title VI of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation 
Act (enacted as division B of the CHIPS Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-
167; 42 U.S.C. 19231 et seq.)).
    ``(f) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
committees specified in subsection (c)(3) an annual report that 
describes the activities undertaken pursuant to subsections (b) and (d) 
during the preceding year.''; and
            (5) in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by 
        striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting ``September 30, 
        2029''.

SEC. 6. REPORT ON REGIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 7 years, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on bilateral and multinational cooperation on 
regional security between Israel and other countries in the Middle East 
and North Africa region, including with respect to arms transfers, 
joint technology development, military drills, and information sharing.
    (b) Form of Report.--The determination required by subsection (a) 
shall be provided in an unclassified form but may contain a classified 
annex provided separately.

SEC. 7. MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE.

    The Secretary of State should consider as part of the Middle East 
Partnership Initiative programming to expand people-to-people ties 
between Israel and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa 
region so as to further the goal of expanding and deepening the Abraham 
Accords.

SEC. 8. MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL COOPERATION.

    The Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development shall ensure that applicants from countries participating 
in the Abraham Accords are eligible for assistance under the Middle 
East Regional Cooperation competitive grant program managed by such 
Agency.

SEC. 9. INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.

    The Secretary of State should consider as part of the International 
Visitor Leadership Program programming to expand people-to-people ties 
between current and emerging leaders in Israel and Muslim-majority 
countries so as to further the goal of expanding and deepening the 
Abraham Accords.

SEC. 10. POLITICALLY-MOTIVATED INVESTIGATIONS BY THE INTERNATIONAL 
              CRIMINAL COURT.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Neither Israel nor the United States is a state party 
        to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
            (2) The ICC has pursued investigations against both the 
        United States and Israel despite not having legitimate 
        jurisdiction in such cases.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 7 years, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on United States diplomatic efforts to oppose 
politically-motivated investigations against the United States and 
Israel at the ICC.

SEC. 11. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE AFRICAN UNION.

    It is the sense of the Congress that reinstating Israel's observer 
status at the African Union would be of benefit to both Israel and 
African countries.

SEC. 12. REPORT ON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TOOLS TO SUPPORT THE I2U2 
              GROUP.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report regarding appropriate tools that the 
Department of State, the United States Agency for International 
Development, and the United States International Development Finance 
Corporation can utilize to support India's participation in the 
grouping of India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the United 
States (commonly referred to as the ``I2U2 Group'').

SEC. 13. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) fostering support for the Abraham Accords and the 
        normalization of diplomatic relations with Israel among the 
        general public in Arab and Muslim-majority countries is in the 
        interest of the United States;
            (2) additional opportunities for interfaith dialogue may 
        help increase support for normalization of diplomatic relations 
        with Israel; and
            (3) promoting cultural and societal understanding of 
        international religious freedom in Arab and Muslim-majority 
        countries with the goal of increasing public acceptance of the 
        Abraham Accords is consistent with the statutory duties and 
        responsibilities of the Ambassador at Large for International 
        Religious Freedom and the Office on International Religious 
        Freedom established by section 101 of the International 
        Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6411).

SEC. 14. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
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