§ 17337. United States-Israel energy cooperation

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2007

   Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

   Pub. L. 110–140 title IX § 917 · 121 Stat. 1492

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 17337

   Pub. L. 110–140, title IX, § 917, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1730

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 110–140, title IX, § 917, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1730

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   SEC. 917. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ENERGY COOPERATION. (a) Findings.— Congress finds that— (1) it is in the highest national security interests of the United States to develop renewable energy sources; (2) the State of Israel is a steadfast ally of the United States; (3) the special relationship between the United States and Israel is manifested in a variety of cooperative scientific research and development programs, such as— (A) the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation; and (B) the United States-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation; (4) those programs have made possible many scientific, technological, and commercial breakthroughs in the fields of life sciences, medicine, bioengineering, agriculture, biotechnology, communications, and others; (5) on February 1, 1996, the Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) and the Israeli Minister of Energy and Infrastructure signed an agreement to establish a framework for collaboration between the United States and Israel in energy research and development activities; (6) Israeli scientists and engineers are at the forefront of research and development in the field of renewable energy sources; and (7) enhanced cooperation between the United States and Israel for the purpose of research and development of renewable energy sources would be in the national interests of both countries. (b) Grant Program.— (1) Establishment.— In implementing the agreement entitled the “Agreement between the Department of Energy of the United States of America and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of Israel Concerning Energy Cooperation”, dated February 1, 1996, the Secretary shall establish a grant program in accordance with the requirements of sections 988 and 989 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352, 16353) to support research, development, and commercialization of renewable energy or energy efficiency. (2) Types of energy.— In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary may make grants to promote— (A) solar energy; (B) biomass energy; (C) energy efficiency; (D) wind energy; (E) geothermal energy; (F) wave and tidal energy; and (G) advanced battery technology. (3) Eligible applicants.— An applicant shall be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection if the project of the applicant— (A) addresses a requirement in the area of improved energy efficiency or renewable energy sources, as determined by the Secretary; and (B) is a joint venture between— (i) (I) a for-profit business entity, academic institution, National Laboratory (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)), or nonprofit entity in the United States; and (II) a for-profit business entity, academic institution, or nonprofit entity in Israel; or (ii) (I) the Federal Government; and (II) the Government of Israel. (4) Applications.— To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an applicant shall submit to the Secretary an application for the grant in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary, in consultation with the advisory board established under paragraph (5). (5) Advisory board.— (A) Establishment.— The Secretary shall establish an advisory board— (i) to monitor the method by which grants are awarded under this subsection; and (ii) to provide to the Secretary periodic performance reviews of actions taken to carry out this subsection. (B) Composition.— The advisory board established under subparagraph (A) shall be composed of 3 members, to be appointed by the Secretary, of whom— (i) 1 shall be a representative of the Federal Government; (ii) 1 shall be selected from a list of nominees provided by the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation; and (iii) 1 shall be selected from a list of nominees provided by the United States-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation. (6) Contributed funds.— Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may accept, retain, and use funds contributed by any person, government entity, or organization for purposes of carrying out this subsection— (A) without further appropriation; and (B) without fiscal year limitation. (7) Report.— Not later than 180 days after the date of completion of a project for which a grant is provided under this subsection, the grant recipient shall submit to the Secretary a report that contains— (A) a description of the method by which the recipient used the grant funds; and (B) an evaluation of the level of success of each project funded by the grant. (8) Classification.— Grants shall be awarded under this subsection only for projects that are considered to be unclassified by both the United States and Israel. (c) Termination.— The grant program and the advisory committee established under this section terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (d) Authorization of Appropriations.— The Secretary shall use amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 931 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16231) to carry out this section.

2. 2014

   United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–296 § 12(a)(1) · 128 Stat. 4075

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 17337(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(a)(1), substituted “covered” for “renewable”

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   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(a)(1), substituted “covered” for “renewable”.

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   (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “renewable” and inserting “covered”;

3. 2014

   United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–296 § 12(a)(2) · 128 Stat. 4075

   1. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 17337(a)(4)

      Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(a)(2), substituted “possible—” for “possible”

   2. Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 17337(a)(4)

      Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(a)(2), designated remaining existing provisions as subpar. (A)

   3. Added · 42 U.S.C. § 17337(a)(4)

      Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(a)(2), added subpar. (B)

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   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(a)(2), substituted “possible—” for “possible”, designated remaining existing provisions as subpar. (A), and added subpar. (B).

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   (2) in paragraph (4)— (A) by striking “possible many” and inserting “possible— “(A) many” ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: “and “(B) significant contributions to the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency through the established programs of the United States-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation and the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation;” ;

4. 2014

   United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–296 § 12(a)(3)(A) · 128 Stat. 4075

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 17337(a)(6)

   Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(a)(3)(A), substituted “covered” for “renewable”

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   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(a)(3)(A), substituted “covered” for “renewable”.

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   (A) by striking “renewable” and inserting “covered”; and

5. 2014

   United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–296 § 12(a)(4)(A) · 128 Stat. 4075

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 17337(a)(7)

   Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(a)(4)(A), substituted “covered” for “renewable”

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   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(a)(4)(A), substituted “covered” for “renewable”.

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   (A) by striking “renewable” and inserting “covered”; and

6. 2014

   United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–296 § 12(a)(3)(B) · 128 Stat. 4075

   Added · 42 U.S.C. § 17337(a)(8)(16)

   Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(a)(3)(B), (4)(B), (5), added pars. (8) to (16)

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   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(8) to (16). Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(a)(3)(B), (4)(B), (5), added pars. (8) to (16).

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   (B) by striking “and” at the end;

7. 2014

   United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–296 § 12(b)(1) · 128 Stat. 4075

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 17337(b)(1)

   Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(b)(1), substituted “covered energy” for “renewable energy or energy efficiency”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(b)(1), substituted “covered energy” for “renewable energy or energy efficiency”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “renewable energy or energy efficiency” and inserting “covered energy”;

8. 2014

   United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–296 § 12(b)(2) · 128 Stat. 4075

   Added · 42 U.S.C. § 17337(b)(2)(H); 42 U.S.C. § 17337(b)(2)(I)

   Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(b)(2), added subpars. (H) and (I)

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   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(2)(H), (I). Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(b)(2), added subpars. (H) and (I).

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   (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking “and” at the end; (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(H) natural gas energy, including conventional and unconventional natural gas technologies and other associated technologies, and natural gas projects conducted by or in conjunction with the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation and the United States-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation; and “(I) improvement of energy efficiency and the overall performance of water technologies through research and development in water desalination, wastewater treatment and reclamation, and other water treatment refiners.” ; and

9. 2014

   United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–296 § 12(b)(3) · 128 Stat. 4075

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 17337(b)(3)(A)

   Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(b)(3), substituted “covered” for “energy efficiency or renewable”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(3)(A). Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(b)(3), substituted “covered” for “energy efficiency or renewable”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking “energy efficiency or renewable” and inserting “covered”.

10. 2014

    United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014

    Pub. L. 113–296 § 12(c)(1)(C) · 128 Stat. 4075

    Redesignated · 42 U.S.C. § 17337(c)

    Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(c)(1)(C), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (e)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(c)(1)(C), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (e).

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    (C) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: “(c) International Partnerships.— “(1) In general.— The Secretary, subject to the availability of appropriations, may enter into cooperative agreements supporting and enhancing dialogue and planning involving international partnerships between the Department, including National Laboratories of the Department, and the Government of Israel and its ministries, offices, and institutions. “(2) Federal share.— The Secretary may not pay more than 50 percent of Federal share of the costs of implementing cooperative agreements entered into pursuant to paragraph (1). “(3) Annual reports.— If the Secretary enters into agreements authorized by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives that describes— “(A) actions taken to implement such agreements; and “(B) any projects undertaken pursuant to such agreements. “(d) United States-Israel Energy Center.— The Secretary may establish a joint United States-Israel Energy Center in the United States leveraging the experience, knowledge, and expertise of institutions of higher education and entities in the private sector, among others, in offshore energy development to further dialogue and collaboration to develop more robust academic cooperation in energy innovation technology and engineering, water science, technology transfer, and analysis of emerging geopolitical implications, crises and threats from foreign natural resource and energy acquisitions, and the development of domestic resources as a response.” ; and

11. 2014

    United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014

    Pub. L. 113–296 § 12(c)(1)(A) · 128 Stat. 4075

    1. Added · 42 U.S.C. § 17337(d)

       Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(c)(1)(A), (C), added subsec. (d)

    2. Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 17337(d)

       Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(c)(1)(A), (C), struck out former subsec. (d) which related to authorization of appropriations

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(c)(1)(A), (C), added subsec. (d) and struck out former subsec. (d) which related to authorization of appropriations.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) by striking subsection (d);

12. 2014

    United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014

    Pub. L. 113–296 § 12(c)(1)(B) · 128 Stat. 4075

    1. Redesignated · 42 U.S.C. § 17337(e)

       Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(c)(1)(B), (D), redesignated subsec. (c) as (e)

    2. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 17337(e)

       Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(c)(1)(B), (D), substituted “September 30, 2024” for “the date that is 7 years after December 19, 2007”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 113–296, § 12(c)(1)(B), (D), redesignated subsec. (c) as (e) and substituted “September 30, 2024” for “the date that is 7 years after December 19, 2007”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e);

16 of 16 references resolved to an enrolled provision