text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Israel Strategic 
  Partnership Act of 2013''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      Congress makes the following findings:
              (1) The people and the Governments of the United States and 
          Israel share a deep and unbreakable bond, forged by over 60 
          years of shared interests and shared values.
              (2) Today, the people and Governments of the United States 
          and Israel are facing a dynamic and rapidly changing security 
          environment in the Middle East and North Africa, necessitating 
          deeper cooperation on a range of defense, security, and 
          intelligence matters.
              (3) From Gaza, Hamas continues to deny Israel's right to 
          exist and persists in firing rockets indiscriminately at 
          population centers in Israel.
              (4) Hezbollah--with support from Iran--continues to 
          stockpile rockets and may be seeking to exploit the tragic and 
          volatile security situation within Syria.
              (5) The Government of Iran continues to pose a grave threat 
          to the region and the world at large with its reckless uranium 
          enrichment program and defiance of multiple United Nations 
          Security Council resolutions.
              (6) The civil war in Syria is threatening the security of 
          Syria's chemical weapons arsenal, which could be deployed 
          against its own people or fall into the hands of terrorists.
              (7) Given these challenges, it is imperative that the 
          United States continue to deepen cooperation with allies like 
          Israel in pursuit of shared policy objectives.
  
  SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
  
      It is the policy of the United States--
              (1) to reaffirm the unwavering support of the United States 
          for the security of Israel as a Jewish state;
              (2) to reaffirm the principals and objectives enshrined in 
          the United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 
          2012 (Public Law 112-150) and ensure its implementation to the 
          fullest extent;
              (3) to reaffirm the importance of the 2007 United States-
          Israel Memorandum of Understanding on United States assistance 
          to Israel and the semi-annual Strategic Dialogue between the 
          United States and Israel;
              (4) to pursue every opportunity to deepen cooperation with 
          Israel on a range of critical issues including defense, 
          homeland, energy, and cyber security;
              (5) to continue to provide Israel with robust security 
          assistance, including for the development, procurement, and 
          maintenance of the Iron Dome Missile Defense System; and
              (6) to support the Government of Israel in its ongoing 
          efforts to reach a negotiated political settlement with the 
          Palestinian people that results in two states living side-by-
          side in peace and security.
  
  SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ISRAEL AS A MAJOR STRATEGIC PARTNER.
  
      It is the sense of Congress that Israel is a Major Strategic 
  Partner.
  
  SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AUTHORITY.
  
      (a) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005.--Section 
  12001(d) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public 
  Law 108-287; 118 Stat. 1011) is amended by striking ``more than 10 
  years after'' and inserting ``more than 11 years after''.
      (b) Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the 
  Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by 
  striking ``and 2014'' and inserting ``, 2014, and 2015''.
  
  SEC. 6. ELIGIBILITY OF ISRAEL FOR THE STRATEGIC TRADE AUTHORIZATION 
                EXCEPTION TO CERTAIN EXPORT CONTROL LICENSING 
                REQUIREMENTS.
  
      (a) Finding.--Congress finds that Israel--
              (1) has declared its unilateral adherence to the Missile 
          Technology Control Regime and the Wassenaar Arrangement on 
          Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and 
          Technologies;
              (2) is a party to--
                      (A) the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions 
                  on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be 
                  Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to Have 
                  Indiscriminate Effects, signed at Geneva October 10, 
                  1980;
                      (B) the Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in 
                  War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of 
                  Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, signed at Geneva 
                  June 17, 1925; and
                      (C) the Convention on the Physical Protection of 
                  Nuclear Material, adopted at Vienna on October 26, 
                  1979; and
              (3) is a country with a low risk of diversion of items 
          subject to export controls.
      (b) Eligibility for Strategic Trade Authorization Exception.--The 
  Secretary of Commerce shall take steps to include Israel in the list of 
  countries eligible for the strategic trade authorization exception 
  under section 740.20(c)(1) of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, to 
  the requirement for a license for the export, reexport, or in-country 
  transfer of an item subject to controls under the Export Administration 
  Regulations, consistent with the obligations of the United States 
  pursuant to international agreements.
  
  SEC. 7. ENERGY, WATER, HOMELAND SECURITY, AGRICULTURE, AND ALTERNATIVE 
                FUEL TECHNOLOGIES.
  
      (a) In General.--The President is authorized to carry out United 
  States-Israel cooperative activities and to provide assistance 
  promoting cooperation in the fields of energy, water, homeland 
  security, agriculture, and alternative fuel technologies.
      (b) Requirements.--In carrying out subsection (a), the President is 
  authorized to share and exchange with Israel research, technology, 
  intelligence, information, equipment, and personnel that the President 
  determines will advance the national security interests of the United 
  States and is consistent with the Strategic Dialogue and pertinent 
  provisions of law--
              (1) by enhancing scientific cooperation between Israel and 
          the United States; or
              (2) by the sale, lease, exchange in kind, or other 
          techniques the President determines to be suitable.
  
  SEC. 8. REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL CENTER OF 
                EXCELLENCE ON CYBER SECURITY.
  
      Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
  Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility 
  and advisability of establishing a joint United States-Israel Cyber 
  Security Center for the purposes of sharing and advancing technologies 
  related to the prevention of cybercrimes.
  
  SEC. 9. DESIGNATION OF ISRAEL AS VISA WAIVER PROGRAM COUNTRY.
  
      Section 217(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
  1187(c)(2)) is amended--
              (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
          ``subparagraph (G) and'' after ``Except as provided in''; and
              (2) by adding at the end the following:
                      ``(G) Israel.--The State of Israel shall be 
                  designated as a program country on the date on which 
                  the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation 
                  with the Secretary of State, certifies that the 
                  Government of Israel--
                              ``(i) has complied with all of the 
                          requirements set forth in subparagraphs (B) 
                          through (F); and
                              ``(ii) has made every reasonable effort, 
                          without jeopardizing the security of the State 
                          of Israel, to ensure that reciprocal travel 
                          privileges are extended to all United States 
                          citizens.''.
  
  SEC. 10. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 4 OF THE UNITED STATES-
                ISRAEL ENHANCED SECURITY COOPERATION ACT OF 2012.
  
      Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
  Act, the President shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
  of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
  Representatives, and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
  the House of Representatives a comprehensive report on current and 
  future efforts undertaken by the President to fulfill the objectives of 
  section 4 of the United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act 
  (22 U.S.C. 8603).
target: United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 - Declares that Israel is a Major Strategic Partner of the United States.  Amends the Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012 to extend authority to: (1) make additions to foreign-based defense stockpiles, and (2) transfer certain obsolete or surplus Department of Defense (DOD) items to Israel.  Directs the Secretary of Commerce to take steps to make Israel eligible for the strategic trade authorization exception to the requirement for a license for the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of an item subject to certain export controls.  Authorizes the President to carry out U.S.-Israel cooperative activities and to provide assistance for cooperation in the fields of energy, water, homeland security, agriculture, and alternative fuel technologies.  Directs the President to report to Congress on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a joint United States-Israel Cyber Security Center.  Includes Israel in the visa waiver program when Israel satisfies such program's inclusion requirements and provides, subject to security concerns, reciprocal travel privileges for U.S. citizens.
feat_title: United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013