#aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cjii  ,,an ,,act  ,to establish in 
the ,department of ,state the position  
of ,special ,envoy for the ,abraham     
,accords1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,special ,envoy for the ,abraham    
,accords ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds that the policy of the ,united    
,states1 as enacted in section #ajd of  
the ,israel ,relations ,normalization   
,act of #bjbb 7division ,z of ,public   
,law #aag-ajc71 with respect to the     
,abraham ,accords remains unchanged4    
#c4 ,special ,envoy for the ,abraham    
,accords ,title ,i of the ,state        
,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of 
#aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a et seq47 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new section3  #fd4 ,special   
envoy for the ,abraham ,accords  7a7    
,special envoy for the abraham accords  
,there is established within the        
,department of ,state a ,special ,envoy 
for the ,abraham ,accords 7in this      

section referred to as the ,special     
,envoy71 who shall serve as the primary 
advisor to1 and coordinate efforts      
across1 the ,united ,states ,government 
relating to expanding and strengthening 
the ,abraham ,accords4 ,the ,special    
,envoy shall report directly to the     
,secretary of ,state and shall hold the 
office at the pleasure of the           
,president4  7b7 ,nomination ,pursuant  
to subsection 7j77#a7 of section #a1 the
 ,special ,envoy shall be appointed by  
the ,president1 by and with the advice  
and consent of the ,senate1 and may be  
appointed from among the officers and   
employees of the ,department except that
 such officer or employee may not retain
 the position 7or the responsibilities  
associated with the position7 held by   
such officer or employee prior to such  
appointment simultaneously with the     
position or responsibilities of the     
,special ,envoy4  7c7 ,rank and status  
of ambassador ,the ,special ,envoy shall
 have the rank and status of ambassador4

  7d7 ,duties ,the ,special ,envoy shall
 be responsible for-- 7#a7 encouraging  
countries without diplomatic relations  
with ,israel to establish formal        
diplomatic1 economic1 security1 and     
people-to-people ties2  7#b7 seeking to 
expand and strengthen existing          
relationships between ,israel and       
,muslim-majority countries1 including   
those outside the geographic scope of   
the ,near ,eastern ,affairs ,bureau of  
the ,department of ,state1 to ensure    
that all parties reap tangible security 
and economic benefits for their         
citizens2  7#c7 building on existing    
efforts1 including the ,negev ,forum1 to
 help foster enhanced cooperation       
between ,israel and ,muslim-majority    
countries on shared priorities including
 as relates to trade1 agriculture1 and  
water security2  7#d7 providing         
diplomatic support for ,israel's        
integration into cooperative efforts    
related to regional security2 and  7#e7 
coordinating lines of effort across the 

,united ,states ,government1 including  
the regional and functional bureaus     
within the ,department of ,state1 and   
conducting appropriate diplomatic       
engagement with foreign governments1    
nongovernmental organizations1 and other
 stakeholders determined appropriate by 
the ,special ,envoy in order to expand  
and strengthen the ,abraham ,accords4   
7e7 ,report  7#a7 ,in ,general ,not     
later than #a year after the date of the
 confirmation of the first ,special     
,envoy appointed pursuant to this       
section1 and annually thereafter1 the   
,special ,envoy shall submit to the     
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the 
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations and   
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,senate a report describing all ,united
 ,states efforts to expand the ,abraham 
,accords1 including specific diplomatic 
engagements and status of efforts with  
respect to specific countries4  7#b7    

,form of ,report ,the report required by
 paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in   
unclassified form but may contain a     
separate1 classified annex4  4  ,passed 
the ,house of ,representatives ,june    
#ac1 #bjbc4;,clerk4