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United States-Israel Homeland Security Foundation Act

Introduced: March 2, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Mar 4, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science, and Research and Development.
Mar 2, 2004
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), 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.
Mar 2, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States-Israel Homeland Security Foundation Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a United States-Israel Homeland Security Foundation for awarding conditional grants to joint business ventures between U.S. and Israeli private corporate entities to develop, manufacture, sell, or otherwise provide products and services with applications related to homeland security. Limits grant amounts to 50 percent of proposed costs. Requires grant recipients to repay the Foundation up to 150 percent of the grant awarded. Directs the Foundation to include an advisory board. Provides Foundation funding through the Acceleration Fund for Research and Development of Homeland Security Technologies.

Directs the Secretary, if not establishing the Foundation, to use a specified amount from such Fund to support the efforts of the Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation to make grants to joint U.S.-Israeli business ventures for projects relating to homeland security.

What's happening now March 4, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science, and Research and Development.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 14, 2004
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 14, 2004
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 27, 2004
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 27, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3871: United States-Israel Homeland Security Foundation Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3871/
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"H.R. 3871: United States-Israel Homeland Security Foundation Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3871/.
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H.R. 3871, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3871/.
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