,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cedg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bh1 #bjag,mr4 
,issa 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mrs4 
,noem1 ,mr4 ,allen1 and ,mr4 ,flores7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the  
,secretary of ,state to establish a     
permanent residence in ,jerusalem1      
,israel1 for the ,united ,states        
,ambassador to ,israel1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,jerusalem's        
,enhanced and ,secure ,accommodations   
,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3  7#a7 ,the ,united 
,states was among the first countries to
 recognize ,israel as an independent    
nation on ,may #ad1 #aidh1 and over the 
decades1 ,israel has remained one of    
,america's strong allies4  7#b7 ,the    
first ,united ,states ,ambassador to    
,israel was ,james ,grover ,mc,donald in
 ,march #aidi4  7#c7 ,the ,united       

,states ,embassy in ,tel ,aviv1 ,israel1
 opened in #aiff to maintain and promote
 diplomatic relations between the two   
countries4  7#d7 ,the ,united ,states   
maintains a ,consulate ,general in      
,jerusalem4  7#e7 ,the ,united ,states  
,embassy in ,israel remains the only    
,united ,states ,embassy not located in 
a country's capital city1 even though   
the ,jerusalem ,embassy ,act of #aiie   
7,public ,law #ajd-de7 directed the     
,united ,states ,embassy to be relocated
 in ,jerusalem by ,may #ca1 #aiii1 and  
the ,foreign ,relations ,authorization  
,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjjc 7,public   
,law #ajg-bbh7 urged the ,president to  
begin relocating the embassy            
immediately1 every ,president since     
#aiie has signed a waiver in the        
interest of national security to delay  
the move of the embassy4  7#f7 ,the     
,united ,states ,ambassador has a       
residence in ,herzliya1 near ,tel ,aviv2
 however1 for decades1 ambassadors have 
spent a significant amount of their time

 in ,jerusalem4 ,for convenience and    
security1 many of them have established 
their own temporary residences and have 
held official business meetings and     
stayed in hotels in ,jerusalem4  #c4    
,statement of ,congress ,congress-- 7#a7
 reaffirms that ,israel is a major      
strategic partner of the ,united        
,states2 and  7#b7 expresses support for
 individuals and organizations working  
to encourage cooperation between        
,israelis and ,palestinians to bring an 
end to the conflict4  #d4 ,permanent    
residence for ,united ,states ambassador
 to ,israel  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary of ,state is authorized1     
notwithstanding any other provision of  
law1 to establish in ,jerusalem1        
,israel1 a permanent residence for the  
,united ,states ambassador to ,israel4  
7b7 ,location ,the permanent residence  
described in subsection 7a7 may be      
located at the ,united ,states consulate
 in ,jerusalem1 ,israel1 or at a        
different location in ,jerusalem1 as the

 ,secretary of ,state determines        
appropriate4