BIRD Energy and U.S.-Israel Energy Center Reauthorization Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2280 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2280 To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to expand and reauthorize the United States-Israel Energy Cooperation program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2025 Ms. Wasserman Schultz (for herself, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Moskowitz, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Gottheimer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Homeland Security, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to expand and reauthorize the United States-Israel Energy Cooperation program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``BIRD Energy and U.S.-Israel Energy Center Reauthorization Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy Foundation was launched in 2009 to promote bilateral cooperation between the United States and Israel in energy development. (2) BIRD Energy helps address energy challenges and opportunities of interest to both the United States and Israel while focusing on commercializing clean energy technologies that improve economic competitiveness, create jobs, and support innov