; and (B) advance the state of research and development to the benefit of all parties; and (5) United States and international support for grassroots people to people efforts aimed at shared economic growth, reconciliation, and fostering tolerance can help serve as an antidote to false propaganda by terrorist groups and the growing issue of incitement. 4. Palestinian Partnership Fund (a) Establishment (1) In general The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall establish the Palestinian Partnership Fund (referred to in this section as the Fund ), which shall be funded with amounts appropriated pursuant to section 5. (2) Contributions The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall make every effort to seek additional contributions for the Fund from Middle Eastern countries, Europe, and the rest of the international community. (3) Governance The Majority Leader and the Minority Leader in the Senate, and the Speaker and the Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, shall each appoint a representative to the governing entity of the Fund. The governing entity of the Fund should oversee, and include experts in, program integrity, monitoring, and evaluation and assessment. (b) Purpose The purpose of the Fund is to facilitate and finance— (1) joint ventures in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, including between Palestinian entrepreneurs and companies in the United States, Israel, countries in the Middle East to improve economic cooperation in research and development and in the technology industry