H.R. 9147

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9147 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9147

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to modify 
the duties of the Special Presidential Envoy for the Abraham Accords, 
Negev Forum, and Related Normalization Agreements, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 4, 2026

Mr. Goldman of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Wagner, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, 
Mr. Schneider, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. 
Bacon, Mr. Newhouse, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Davis of North 
Carolina, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. 
Bilirakis, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Issa, Mr. 
Messmer, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Van Orden, and Mr. Lawler) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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A BILL

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to modify 
the duties of the Special Presidential Envoy for the Abraham Accords, 
Negev Forum, and Related Normalization Agreements, 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 ``Abraham Accords Expansion Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The Abraham Accords, signed in 2020, established a 
historic framework for normalization of relations between 
Israel and several countries in the Middle East and North 
Africa.
(2) Central Asia and the Caucasus are strategically 
significant regions with shared security, economic, and 
diplomatic interests relevant to the objectives of the Abraham 
Accords.
(3) Expansion of normalization frameworks to these regions 
would advance the national security and economic interests of 
the United States.
(4) Kazakhstan has demonstrated regional leadership by 
becoming the first country in Central Asia to join the Abraham 
Accords on November 6, 2025, thereby advancing normalization, 
economic cooperation, and shared interests in the region.
(5) The Special Envoy should expand normalization efforts 
to additional regions, including the Indo-Pacific, Central 
Asia, the Caucasus, and beyond.

SEC. 3. PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY FOR THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS, NEGEV FORUM, AND 
RELATED INTEGRATION AND NORMALIZATION FORA AND 
AGREEMENTS.

Section 64 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2735a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking ``the Indo-Pacific 
region, and beyond'' and inserting ``the Indo-Pacific region, 
Central Asia and the Caucasus, and beyond'';
(2) by striking subsection (i);
(3) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:
``(i) Interagency Coordination.--
``(1) In general.--The Special Envoy shall coordinate with 
the heads of relevant Federal departments and agencies in 
carrying out subsection (d), including the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of 
Energy.
``(2) Use of existing authorities.--The Special Envoy 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, implement the policy 
and objectives of the United States in Central Asia and the 
Caucasus using programs and authorities that existed prior to 
the date of the enactment of this subsection.
``(3) No additional funds authorized.--No funds are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection.
``(j) Deputy Special Envoy.--
``(1) In general.--The Special Envoy may designate a Deputy 
Special Envoy to assist in carrying out subsection (d).
``(2) Qualifications.--To the extent practicable, an 
individual designated under paragraph (1) should possess 
relevant regional expertise.
``(3) Staffing.--The Special Envoy shall ensure appropriate 
staffing to support activities under subsection (d).''; and
(4) in subsection (k), by adding at the end the following:
``(8) Caucasus.--The term `Caucasus' means Armenia, 
Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
``(9) Central asia.--The term `Central Asia' means 
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and 
Uzbekistan.''.
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