Congress: 109 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel
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Sponsor: Smith, Gordon H. (R-OR)
United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act - Instructs the Secretary of Energy, in implementing 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, to establish a grant program to support research, development, and commercialization of alternative renewable energy sources. Authorizes grants to promote the following: (1) solar energy; (2) biomass energy; (3) energy efficiency; (4) wind energy; and (5) fossil energy. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory board to: (1) monitor how such grants are awarded; and (2) provide periodic performance reviews of actions taken to carry out the grant program.
The bill directs the Secretary of Energy to set up a grant program funding joint U.S.-Israel research into renewable and fossil energy sources—including solar, wind, biomass, and energy efficiency projects. An advisory board would oversee how grants are awarded and review program performance.
This establishes a formal energy cooperation framework and commits U.S. grant funding to Israeli energy research and development, deepening economic ties between the two countries on a technology sector outside traditional defense spending.