,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cfbi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #b1 #bjac,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,mc,intyre1 and ,mr4 ,duncan of ,south ,carolina7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to affirm ,united ,states recognition of ,israel's sovereignty1 security1 and legal right to its lands1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,israel ,sovereignty and ,security ,recognition ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,for more than #c1jjj years1 the ,jewish ,people have maintained a continuous connection and presence in the ,land of ,israel and their eternal and indivisible capital city of ,jerusalem4 7#b7 ,in #aibj1 the legal title of the ,jewish ,people to their homeland1 including the present lands of the ,state of ,israel1 was affirmed and recognized under modern international law in the ,san ,remo ,resolution1 and has not been subsequently abrogated by any binding legal instrumentality4 7#c7 ,in #aibb1 the aforementioned act of international law was acknowledged by both chambers of the ,united ,states ,congress via a joint resolution and signed by ,president ,warren ,g4 ,harding4 7#d7 ,in #aide1 ,article #hj of the ,united ,nations charter recognized the continued validity of the rights granted to states or peoples which already existed under international instruments1 including those of the ,jewish ,people and their homeland4 7#e7 ,on ,may #ad1 #aidh1 the ,jewish national homeland declared its renewed independence and self-governance as the modern ,state of ,israel1 with the ,united ,states being the first country to offer recognition of ,israel's statehood4 7#f7 ,from #aidh to #aifg1 ,syria controlled the ,golan ,heights and used it as a military stronghold from which its troops routinely attacked ,israeli civilians4 7#g7 ,in #aifg1 the ,golan ,heights was restored to ,israel after ,israel was attacked by ,syria during the conflict known as the ,six ,day ,war4 ,since then ,israel has guaranteed the peace and safety of all who reside there4 7#h7 ,the ,golan ,heights contains more than one-third of ,israel's water resources1 and are vital and strategically indispensable to the security1 well-being1 and continued existence of the ,state of ,israel1 allowing ,israel to detect and defend from infiltration1 attacks1 and hostilities that have historically originated and currently emanate from ,syria4 7#i7 ,from #aidh to #aifg1 ,jerusalem was a divided city where persons of all faiths were precluded from freely worshiping or visiting their respective holy sites in the area controlled by ,jordan4 7#aj7 ,in #aifg1 the city of ,jerusalem was reunited after ,israel was attacked by ,jordan during the conflict known as the ,six ,day ,war4 ,since then ,israel has guaranteed freedom of religion and full access to holy sites for people of all faiths4 7#aa7 ,israel's government and civil institutions1 including the ,knesset1 the ,bank of ,israel1 the ,ministry of ,foreign ,affairs1 the ,prime ,minister's and ,president's offices1 and the ,supreme ,court1 are all based in ,jerusalem4 7#ab7 ,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#ac7 ,in #aiie1 ,congress overwhelmingly approved the ,jerusalem ,embassy ,act of #aiie 7,public ,law #ajd-de71 requiring the establishment of the ,united ,states ,embassy in ,jerusalem by not later than ,may #ca1 #aiii4 7#ad7 ,the ,united ,states ,government maintains its embassy in the functioning capital of every country except in the ,state of ,israel4 7#ae7 ,the ,united ,states ,government owns property in ,tel ,aviv1 where its embassy is presently located1 that was acquired at a cost of #a4jj in #aieg4 7#af7 ,the ,united ,states ,government maintains five ,government locations in ,jerusalem1 totaling more than #dj1jjj square feet of building space and #ad acres of land4 7#ag7 ,the ,united ,states ,government's consular building located at #ad ,david ,flusser ,street in ,jerusalem is an ideal location for the ,united ,states ,embassy to ,israel4 ,the ,department of ,state completed construction of the facility in #bjaj1 and the six-acre site is under lease for #ge years4 7#ah7 ,recognizing ,israel's sovereignty1 security1 and legal right to ,jerusalem and the ,golan ,heights is consistent with the will of the overwhelming majority of ,americans1 and in this action the ,united ,states will send a much-needed signal of support for ,israel1 its security1 and its rights under international law4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states should recognize ,israel's sovereignty1 security1 and legal right to its lands1 including the ,golan ,heights and the city of ,jerusalem as the indivisible and eternal capital of the ,state of ,israel2 7#b7 transferring the ,united ,states ,embassy from ,tel ,aviv to ,jerusalem will send a much-needed signal of ,united ,states support for ,israel1 its security1 and its rights under international law2 and 7#c7 the ,secretary of ,state should-- 7,a7 without delay1 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 7b71 section #g of the ,jerusalem ,embassy ,act of #aiie 7,public ,law #ajd-de7 is repealed4 7b7 ,effective date ,the repeal specified in subsection 7a7 shall take effect on the date that is #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4