,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #beb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,chaffetz introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a     
,,bill  ,to recognize ,jerusalem as the 
capital of ,israel1 to relocate to      
,jerusalem the ,united ,states ,embassy 
in ,israel1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,jerusalem ,embassy and            
,recognition ,act of #bjac4  #b4        
,recognition of ,jerusalem as the       
capital of ,israel and relocation of the
 ,united ,states ,embassy to ,jerusalem 
7a7 ,policy ,it is the policy of the    
,united ,states to recognize ,jerusalem 
as the undivided capital of the ,state  
of ,israel1 both de jure and de facto4  
7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of ,congress that--  7#a7 ,jerusalem   
must remain an undivided city in which  
the rights of every ethnic and religious
 group are protected as they have been  

by ,israel since #aifg2  7#b7 every     
citizen of ,israel should have the right
 to reside anywhere in the undivided    
city of ,jerusalem2  7#c7 the ,president
 and the ,secretary of ,state should    
publicly affirm as a matter of ,united  
,states policy that ,jerusalem must     
remain the undivided capital of the     
,state of ,israel2  7#d7 the ,president 
should immediately implement the        
provisions of the ,jerusalem ,embassy   
,act of #aiie 7,public ,law #ajd-e7 and 
begin the process of relocating the     
,united ,states ,embassy in ,israel to  
,jerusalem2 and  7#e7 ,united ,states   
officials should refrain from any       
actions that contradict ,united ,states 
law on this subject4  7c7 ,removal of   
waiver authority ,the ,jerusalem        
,embassy ,act of #aiie 7,public ,law    
#ajd-de7 is amended--  7#a7 by striking 
section #g2 and  7#b7 by redesignating  
section #h as section #g4  7d7          
,identification of ,jerusalem on        
,government documents ,notwithstanding  

any other provision of law1 any official
 document of the ,united ,states        
,government which lists countries and   
their capital cities shall identify     
,jerusalem as the capital of ,israel4   
7e7 ,timetable  7#a7 ,statement of      
policy ,it is the policy of the ,united 
,states that the ,united ,states        
,embassy in ,israel should be           
established in ,jerusalem as soon as    
possible1 but not later than ,january   
#a1 #bjae4  7#b7 ,opening determination 
,not more than #ej percent of the funds 
appropriated to the ,department of      
,state for fiscal year #bjae for        
,acquisition and ,maintenance of        
,buildings ,abroad may be obligated     
until the ,secretary of ,state          
determines and reports to ,congress that
 the ,united ,states ,embassy in        
,jerusalem has officially opened4  7f7  
,fiscal years #bjac and #bjad funding   
7#a7 ,fiscal year #bjac ,of the funds   
authorized to be appropriated for       
,acquisition and ,maintenance of        

,buildings ,abroad for the ,department  
of ,state for fiscal year #bjac1 such   
sums as may be necessary should be made 
available until expended only for       
construction and other costs associated 
with the establishment of the ,united   
,states ,embassy in ,israel in the      
capital of ,jerusalem4  7#b7 ,fiscal    
year #bjad ,of the funds authorized to  
be appropriated for ,acquisition and    
,maintenance of ,buildings ,abroad for  
the ,department of ,state for fiscal    
year #bjad1 such sums as may be         
necessary should be made available until
 expended only for construction and     
other costs associated with the         
establishment of the ,united ,states    
,embassy in ,israel in the capital of   
,jerusalem4  7g7 ,definition ,in this   
section1 the term ,united ,states       
,embassy means the offices of the       
,united ,states diplomatic mission and  
the residence of the ,united ,states    
chief of mission4