US Congress House Bill 3683 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 10 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-05 - Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 113-341, Part I.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

(Sec. 1) Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to: (1) enter into cooperative agreements supporting dialogue and planning involving international partnerships between the Department of Energy (DOE), including DOE National Laboratories, and the government of Israel and its ministries, offices, and institutions; and (2) establish a joint United States-Israel Center based in an area of the United States with offshore energy development expertise to develop academic cooperation in energy innovation technology and engineering, water science, technology transfer, and analysis of geopolitical implications of new natural resource development. Extends the grant program to support U.S.-Israel research, development, and commercialization of renewable energy or energy efficiency (as well as the related advisory committee) through September 30, 2024. Expands the scope of covered program energy to include natural gas energy, water desalination improvement, and other water treatment technologies. (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that open dialogue and continued mechanisms for regular engagement encourages further U.S.-Israel public, academic, and private cooperation on energy security issues. Directs the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of State to seek to establish an Energy Cooperation Working Group within the semi-annual United States-Israel Strategic Dialogue. States that the Group's purpose shall be to strengthen U.S.-Israel dialogue on: (1) advancing research, development, and deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency; (2) identifying policy priorities associated with Israel's natural resources development; (3) identifying best practices for energy infrastructure cybersecurity; (4) leveraging natural gas resources to impact regional stability positively; (5) developing technical and environmental management of deep-water exploration and production; and (6) implementing coastal protection and restoration.

To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to improve United States-Israel energy cooperation, and for other purposes.

Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-05	House	Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 113-341, Part I.
2013-12-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
2013-12-10	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2013-12-10	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2013-12-10	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-12-10	House	Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology
2013-12-10	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.

HB3677 (Related) 2013-12-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
SB1491 (Related) 2013-12-19 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 278.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3683/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3683/BILLS-113hr3683ih.pdf