United States-Israel Agriculture Cooperation Improvement and Expansion Act
Sponsored By: Representative Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
Introduced
Summary
Would expand and fund the U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development (BARD) program to support mid-stage cooperative agricultural research and a new accelerator. It would broaden participating partners and set explicit annual funding for a five-year window starting in fiscal 2026.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
BARD accelerator to speed research
This bill would create a BARD Accelerator to speed mid-stage agricultural research. It would fund technical help, management guidance, and consulting to move projects toward deployment. The bill would authorize $12,000,000 a year for the accelerator for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, subject to later appropriations.
More countries can join BARD
If enacted, the bill would expand who can take part in BARD research. It would include signatories of the Abraham Accords (Washington, Sept. 15, 2020), Arab states that normalized relations with Israel, and other interested nations. Researchers and institutions in those countries would be able to participate in BARD-supported cooperative projects upon enactment.
New annual funding for BARD
This bill would authorize $8,000,000 a year for the BARD Fund for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. Congress would still need to appropriate the money in later budget bills. The funds would support cooperative U.S.-Israel agricultural research, including mid-stage projects and expanded international partners.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Cosponsors
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 5/13/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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