,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bf1  
#bjba,mr4 ,hagerty 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,risch1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4   
,young1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 
,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,ms4      
,lummis1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1
 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,sasse1 ,mrs4        
,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4         
,tuberville1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4 ,scott  
of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,ms4         
,collins1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,lankford1    
,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4        
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4 ,daines1     
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4       
,johnson1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,toomey1    
,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 and ,mr4 
,grassley7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the use of    
funds for a ,united ,states ,embassy1   
,consulate ,general1 ,legation1         
,consular ,office1 or any other         

diplomatic facility in ,jerusalem other 
than the ,united ,states ,embassy to the
 ,state of ,israel1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,upholding the #aiie
 ,jerusalem ,embassy ,law ,act of #bjba4
  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the     
following3 7#a7 ,there has been         
overwhelming bipartisan support in      
,congress for recognizing ,jerusalem as 
the eternal and undivided capital of the
 ,state of ,israel and moving the       
,united ,states ,embassy from ,tel ,aviv
 to ,jerusalem4  7#b7 ,on ,may #bb1     
#aiij1 ,congress unanimously adopted    
,senate ,concurrent ,resolution #ajf    
7#ajast ,congress71 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#c7 ,in
 ,june #aiib1 ,congress unanimously     
adopted ,senate ,concurrent ,resolution 
#aac 7#ajbnd ,congress7 to commemorate  
the #beth anniversary of the            

reunification of ,jerusalem1 and        
reaffirming congressional sentiment that
 ,jerusalem must remain an undivided    
city4  7#d7 ,in ,june #aiic1 #beg       
members of the ,house of                
,representatives signed a letter to the 
,secretary of ,state ,warren            
,christopher stating that the relocation
 of the ,united ,states ,embassy to     
,jerusalem should take place no later   
than ''' #aiii4  7#e7 ,in ,march #aiie1 
#ic ,united ,states ,senators signed a  
letter to ,secretary of ,state ,warren  
,christopher encouraging planning to    
begin now for relocation of the ,united 
,states ,embassy to the city of         
,jerusalem4  7#f7 ,in ,november #aiie1  
the ,jerusalem ,embassy ,act of #aiie   
7,public ,law #ajd-de7 became law after 
receiving a #ic-e vote in the ,senate   
and a #cgd-cg vote in the ,house of     
,representatives4 ,the law expresses    
support for recognizing ,jerusalem as   
the capital of ,israel and facilitating 
the relocation of the ,united ,states   

,embassy to ,jerusalem4  7#g7 ,the      
,jerusalem ,embassy ,act of #aiie       
states1 as the policy of the ,united    
,states-- 7,a7 ,jerusalem should remain 
an undivided city in which the rights of
 every ethnic and religious group are   
protected2  7,b7 ,jerusalem should be   
recognized as the capital of the ,state 
of ,israel2 and  7,c7 the ,united       
,states ,embassy in ,israel should be   
established in ,jerusalem no later than 
,may #ca1 #aiii4  7#h7 ,on ,may #bj1    
#aiig1 the ,senate unanimously passed   
,senate ,concurrent ,resolution #ba     
7#ajeth ,congress7 to commemorate the   
#cjth anniversary of the reunification  
of ,jerusalem during the ,six ,day ,war1
 which-- 7,a7 congratulates the         
residents of ,jerusalem and the people  
of ,israel on the thirtieth anniversary 
of the reunification of that historic   
city2  7,b7 strongly believes that      
,jerusalem must remain an undivided city
 in which the rights of every ethnic and
 religious group are protected as they  

have been by ,israel during the past #cj
 years2  7,c7 calls upon the ,president 
and ,secretary of ,state to publicly    
affirm as a matter of ,united ,states   
policy that ,jerusalem must remain the  
undivided capital of the state of       
,israel2 and  7,d7 urges ,united ,states
 officials to refrain from any actions  
that contradict ,united ,states law on  
this subject4  7#i7 ,on ,june #aj1      
#aiig1 the ,house of ,representatives   
adopted ,house ,concurrent ,resolution  
#fj 7#ajeth ,congress7 by a vote of     
#djf-ag to commemorate the #cjth        
anniversary of the reunification of     
,jerusalem during the ,six ,day ,war1   
which-- 7,a7 congratulates the residents
 of ,jerusalem and the people of ,israel
 on the #cjth anniversary of the        
reunification of that historic city2    
7,b7 strongly believes that ,jerusalem  
must remain an undivided city in which  
the rights of every ethnic and religious
 group are protected as they have been  
by ,israel during the past #cj years2   

7,c7 calls upon the ,president and the  
,secretary of ,state to affirm publicly 
as a matter of ,united ,states policy   
that ,jerusalem must remain the         
undivided capital of the ,state of      
,israel2 and  7,d7 urges ,united ,states
 officials to refrain from any actions  
that contradict this policy4  7#aj7 ,in 
,september #bjjb1 ,congress passed the  
,foreign ,relations ,authorization ,act1
 ,fiscal ,year #bjjc 7,public ,law      
#ajg-bbh71 which states1 in section     
#bad1 the following3 7,a7 ,the ,congress
 maintains its commitment to relocating 
the ,united ,states ,embassy in ,israel 
to ,jerusalem and urges the ,president1 
pursuant to the ,jerusalem ,embassy ,act
 of #aiie 7,public ,law #ajd-de2 #aji   
,stat4 #cih71 to immediately begin the  
process of relocating the ,united       
,states ,embassy in ,israel to          
,jerusalem44  7,b7 ,none of the funds   
authorized to be appropriated by this   
,act may be expended for the operation  
of a ,united ,states consulate or       

diplomatic facility in ,jerusalem unless
 such consulate or diplomatic facility  
is under the supervision of the ,united 
,states ,ambassador to ,israel44  7,c7  
,none of the funds authorized to be     
appropriated by this ,act may be        
available for the publication of any    
official government document which lists
 countries and their capital cities     
unless the publication identifies       
,jerusalem as the capital of ,israel44  
7,d7 ,for purposes of the registration  
of birth1 certification of nationality1 
or issuance of a passport of a ,united  
,states citizen born in the city of     
,jerusalem1 the ,secretary shall1 upon  
the request of the citizen or the       
citizen's legal guardian1 record the    
place of birth as ,israel44  7#aa7 ,on  
,june #e1 #bjjg1 the ,house of          
,representatives passed1 by voice vote1 
,house ,concurrent ,resolution #aeb     
7#aajth ,congress71 to commemorate the  
#djth anniversary of the reunification  
of ,jerusalem during the ,six ,day ,war4

 ,the resolution reiterates ,congress'  
commitment to the provisions of the     
,jerusalem ,embassy ,act of #aiie and   
calls upon the ,president and all       
,united ,states officials to abide by   
its provisions4  7#ab7 ,on ,june #e1    
#bjag1 the ,senate unanimously passed   
,senate ,resolution #agf 7#aaeth        
,congress7 to commemorate the #ejth     
anniversary of the reunification of     
,jerusalem during the ,six ,day ,war4   
,the resolution reaffirms the ,jerusalem
 ,embassy ,act of #aiie 7,public ,law   
#ajd-de7 as ,united ,states law1 and    
calls upon the ,president and all       
,united ,states officials to abide by   
its provisions44  7#ac7 ,on ,december   
#g1 #bjag1 the ,united ,states took the 
first step to implement the ,jerusalem  
,embassy ,act of #aiie by formally      
recognizing ,jerusalem as the eternal   
capital of ,israel4  7#ad7 ,on ,may #ad1
 #bjah1 the ,united ,states further     
implemented the ,jerusalem ,embassy ,act
 of #aiie by officially opening the     

,united ,states ,embassy in ,israel's   
capital of ,jerusalem4  7#ae7 ,on ,march
 #d1 #bjai1 the ,united ,states took the
 final step to implement and become     
fully compliant with the ,jerusalem     
,embassy ,act of #aiie by-- 7,a7 moving 
the official ,united ,states            
,ambassador's residence to ,jerusalem2  
and  7,b7 merging the ,consulate        
,general of the ,united ,states in      
,jerusalem with the ,united ,states     
,embassy in ,jerusalem4  7#af7 ,on      
,february #b1 #bjba1 the ,senate adopted
 ,senate ,amendment #ghf to the budget  
resolution 7section #cjab of ,senate    
,concurrent ,resolution #e71 by a vote  
of #ig-c1 to maintain the ,united       
,states ,embassy in ,jerusalem          
permanently1 and effectively preventing 
it from being downgraded or moved out of
 ,israel's capital of ,jerusalem4  #c4  
,statement of policy ,it is the policy  
of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to uphold1
 preserve1 and reaffirm the clear       
purpose and intent of the ,statement of 

the ,policy of the ,united ,states in   
section #c7;a7 of the ,jerusalem        
,embassy ,act of #aiie 7,public ,law    
#ajd-de2 #aji ,stat4 #cii72  7#b7 to    
uphold1 preserve1 and reaffirm ,united  
,states recognition of ,jerusalem as the
 eternal capital of the ,state of       
,israel and an undivided city in which  
the rights of every ethnic and religious
 group are protected2  7#c7 to maintain 
the ,united ,states ,embassy to the     
,state of ,israel in ,jerusalem1 the    
capital of the ,state of ,israel2 and   
7#d7 not to reopen1 open1 or otherwise  
maintain a ,united ,states ,embassy1    
,consulate ,general1 ,legation1         
,consular ,office1 or any other         
diplomatic facility in ,jerusalem other 
than the ,united ,states ,embassy to the
 ,state of ,israel4  #d4 ,prohibition on
 use of funds for certain diplomatic    
facilities ,section #a of the ,foreign  
,service ,buildings ,act1 #aibf 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #bib7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7d7 ,prohibition

 on use of funds ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 none of the     
funds authorized to be appropriated on  
or after the date of the enactment of   
this subsection may be used for a       
,united ,states ,embassy1 ,consulate    
,general1 ,legation1 ,consular ,office1 
or any other diplomatic facility in     
,jerusalem other than the ,united       
,states ,embassy to the ,state of       
,israel4  4