,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #beg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #d1 #bjag,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,de,santis1 and ,mr4 ,zeldin7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to recognize ,jerusalem as the capital of ,israel and 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 ,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 ,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 ,from #aidh to #aifg1 ,jerusalem was a divided city and not all ,israeli citizens of all faiths were 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#d7 ,on ,july #ca1 #aihh1 ,jordan relinquished its disputed sovereignty claims to ,judea and ,samaria and ,east ,jerusalem1 and therefore sovereign claims to these areas remain disputed1 not occupied4 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 ,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 ,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#i7 ,jerusalem has been far safer and more protected under ,israel's administration than under any previous authorities4 7#aj7 ,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 #c4 ,recognition of ,jerusalem as the capital of ,israel and relocation of the ,united ,states ,embassy from ,tel ,aviv 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 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 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-de71 as amended by section #d of this ,act1 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 ,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 7d7 ,relocation ,not later than ,january #a1 #bjai1 the ,president shall relocate the ,united ,states ,embassy in ,israel to ,jerusalem4 #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 #bjah4 7c7 ,redesignation ,at the time of the repeal specified in subsection 7a71 section #h of the ,jerusalem ,embassy ,act of #aiie shall be redesignated as section #g4 #e4 ,implementation report ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to ,congress a report that-- 7#a7 details the ,department of ,state's plan to implement this ,act2 7#b7 includes estimated dates of completion for each phase of the establishment of the ,united ,states ,embassy in ,jerusalem1 including-- 7,a7 site identification2 7,b7 land acquisition2 7,c7 architectural1 engineering1 and construction surveys2 7,d7 site preparation2 and 7,e7 construction2 and 7#c7 includes an estimate of the funding needed to implement this ,act1 including all costs associated with establishing the ,united ,states ,embassy in ,jerusalem4