Congress: 119 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel
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Sponsor: Vindman, Eugene Simon (D-Virginia)
This bill increases and expands funding for the BARD Fund, a joint US-Israel agricultural research program established in 1977. It authorizes $8 million annually through 2030 for competitive research grants addressing agricultural challenges, plus an additional $12 million yearly for a new accelerator program to fast-track mid-stage research projects. The bill also broadens eligible participants to include countries that have normalized relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords.
This measure institutionalizes agricultural cooperation with Israel at a significantly higher funding level and creates new pathways for research collaboration with Abraham Accords signatories, deepening economic and institutional ties. The vote signals congressional support for expanding US-Israel scientific partnership independent of broader policy disputes.