Sec. 203. Joint cooperative program related to innovation and high-tech for the Middle East region
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It is the sense of Congress that— the United States should help foster cooperation in the Middle East region by financing and, as appropriate, cooperating in projects related to innovation and advanced technologies; and projects referred to in paragraph
(1)should— contribute to development and the quality of life in the Middle East region through the application of research and advanced technology; and contribute to Arab-Israeli cooperation by establishing strong working relationships that last beyond the life of such projects. The Secretary of State, acting through the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, is authorized to seek to establish a program between the United States, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, and the West Bank and Gaza Strip to provide for cooperation in the Middle East region by financing and, as appropriate, cooperating in projects related to innovation and advanced technologies. Each project carried out under the program established pursuant to subsection (b)— shall include the participation of at least 1 entity from Israel and 1 entity of Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, and the West Bank and Gaza Strip; and should include participation from not fewer than 3 or more such entities to the maximum extent practicable.