,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhdf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bf1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,franks of ,arizona 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,sherman1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,vargas1  
and ,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to transfer to    
,jerusalem the ,united ,states ,embassy 
located in ,tel ,aviv4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,recognition of ,jerusalem as the       
,capital of the ,state of ,israel ,act4 
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3  7#a7 ,jerusalem has been the
 eternal and undivided capital of the   
state of ,israel for the past #c1jjj    
years4  7#b7 ,the ,state of ,israel was 
established on ,may #ad1 #aidh1 in the  
wake of ,world ,war ,,ii in order to    
serve as a homeland and place of refuge 
for the ,jewish people4  7#c7 ,there has
 been an uninterrupted ,jewish presence 
in the city of ,jerusalem for #c1jjj    

years and a ,jewish majority since      
#ahdj4 ,since #aiej1 the city of        
,jerusalem has been the capital of the  
,state of ,israel4  7#d7 ,from #aidh to 
#aifg1 ,jerusalem was a divided city and
 ,israeli citizens of all faiths were   
not entitled to visit the holy sites1   
and ,jews from other countries were     
restricted in their access to holy sites
 in the area controlled by ,jordan4 ,in 
#aifg1 the city of ,jerusalem was       
reunited during the conflict known as   
the ,six ,day ,war1 and since #aifg1    
,jerusalem has been a unified city      
administered by ,israel1 and persons of 
all faiths have been guaranteed full    
access to the holy sites within the     
city4  7#e7 ,in #aiij1 ,congress        
unanimously adopted ,senate ,concurrent 
,resolution #ajf1 which declares that   
,congress strongly believes that        
,jerusalem must remain an undivided city
 in which the rights of every ethnic    
religious group are protected4  7#f7 ,in
 #aiie1 ,congress overwhelmingly        

approved the ,jerusalem ,embassy        
,relocation ,act 7,public ,law #ajd-de71
 requiring the establishment of the     
,united ,states ,embassy in ,jerusalem  
not later than ,may #ca1 #aiii4  7#g7   
,the ,united ,states maintains its      
embassy in the functioning capital in   
every country except in the ,state of   
,israel4  7#h7 ,establishing sovereign  
claims according to the #aijg ,hague    
,regulations under article #dc1 requires
 that the authority of the legitimate   
power having in fact passed into the    
hands of the occupant1 the latter shall 
take all the measures in his power to   
restore and ensure1 as far as possible1 
public order and safety1 while          
respecting1 unless absolutely prevented1
 the laws in force in the country44     
7#i7 ,israel has far exceeded the #aijg 
,hague ,regulation as directed by       
international law4 ,israel has taken all
 measures to restore and ensure public  
order and safety in ,jerusalem4  7#aj7  
,jerusalem has been far safer and more  

protected under ,israel's administration
 than under any previous authorities4   
7#aa7 ,civil life is entirely present in
 ,jerusalem1 and all government         
institutions and related frameworks are 
also present1 including the ,knesset1   
the ,bank of ,israel1 the ,ministry of  
,foreign ,affairs1 the ,prime           
,minister's and ,president's offices1   
and the ,supreme ,court4  7#ab7 ,the    
,united ,states ,government owns        
property in ,tel ,aviv that was acquired
 for the cost of #a4jj in #aieg4  7#ac7 
,the ,united ,states ,government has    
allocated five properties in ,jerusalem1
 totaling over of #dj1jjj square feet   
and #ad acres of land4  7#ad7 ,the      
,united ,states ,government's property  
located at #ad ,david ,flusser ,street  
in ,jerusalem presents an ideal location
 for the ,united ,states ,embassy to    
,israel4 ,the ,department of ,state     
completed construction of the property  
in #bjaj1 and the six acre site is      
leased for #ge years4  #c4 ,sense of    

,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that--  7#a7 the ,united ,states should 
recognize the sovereign status of an    
undivided ,jerusalem as the capital of  
the ,state of ,israel2  7#b7 recognizing
 ,jerusalem as the capital of ,israel   
and transferring the ,united ,states    
,embassy to ,jerusalem from ,tel ,aviv  
will send a signal of ,united ,states   
commitment and resolve to ,israel2 and  
7#c7 the ,secretary of ,state should--  
7,a7 transfer the ,united ,states       
,embassy in ,tel ,aviv1 ,israel1 to #ad 
,david ,flusser ,street1 ,jerusalem1    
,israel2 and  7,b7 take such actions as 
are necessary to either repurpose or    
sell at an appropriate market rate the  
,united ,states ,embassy in ,tel ,aviv1 
,israel1 and1 if the ,embassy is sold1  
deposit in the ,asset ,management       
,account of the ,department of ,state   
the proceeds from such sale4  #d4       
,amendment to the ,jerusalem ,embassy   
,act of #aiie  7a7 ,repeal ,subject to  
subsection 7b7 of this section1 section 

#g of the ,jerusalem ,embassy ,act of   
#aiie is repealed4  7b7 ,effective date 
,the repeal specified in subsection 7a7 
shall take effect on ,january #a1 #bjad4