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42 U.S. Code § 17337. United States-Israel energy cooperation
(a) FindingsCongress finds that—
(1)
it is in the highest national security interests of the United States to develop covered 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—
(A)
many scientific, technological, and commercial breakthroughs in the fields of life sciences, medicine, bioengineering, agriculture, biotechnology, communications, and others; 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;
(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 covered energy sources;
(7)
enhanced cooperation between the United States and Israel for the purpose of research and development of covered energy sources would be in the national interests of both countries;
(8)
United States-Israel energy cooperation and the development of natural resources by Israel are in the strategic interest of the United States;
(9)
Israel is a strategic partner of the United States in water technology;
(10)
the United States can play a role in assisting Israel with regional safety and security issues;
(11)
the National Science Foundation of the United States, to the extent consistent with the National Science Foundation’s mission, should collaborate with the Israel Science Foundation and the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation;