S.Amdt. 3299

1. Adds SEC. __. RECOGNITION OF JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL AND RELOCATION OF THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. RECOGNITION OF JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL AND RELOCATION OF THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY TO JERUSALEM.

   Inserted: (a) Statement of Policy.--It should be the policy of the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of the State of Israel, both de jure and de facto.

   Inserted: (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--

   Inserted: (1) Jerusalem must remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected as they have been by Israel since 1967;

   Inserted: (2) every citizen of Israel should have the right to reside anywhere in the undivided city of Jerusalem;

   Inserted: (3) 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 Israel;

   Inserted: (4) the President should immediately implement the provisions of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-45) and begin the process of relocating the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem;

   Inserted: (5) United States officials should refrain from any actions that contradict United States law on this subject; and

   Inserted: (6) any official document of the United States Government which lists countries and their capital cities should identify Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

   Inserted: (c) Amendment of Waiver Authority.--The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-45) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by striking section 7; and

   Inserted: (2) by redesignating section 8 as section 7.

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   Inserted: (d) Restriction on Funding Subject to Opening Determination.--Not more than 50 percent of the funds appropriated to the Department of State for fiscal year 2016 for "Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad" may be obligated until the Secretary of State determines and reports to Congress that the United States Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened.

   Inserted: (e) Fiscal Years 2017 and 2018 Funding.--

   Inserted: (1) Fiscal year 2017.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for "Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad" for the Department of State for fiscal year 2017, such sums as may be necessary should be made available until expended only for construction and other costs associated with the establishment of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem.

   Inserted: (2) Fiscal year 2018.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for "Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad" for the Department of State for fiscal year 2018, such sums as may be necessary should be made available until expended only for construction and other costs associated with the establishment of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem.

   Inserted: (f) Definition.--In this section, the term "United States Embassy" means the offices of the United States diplomatic mission and the residence of the United States chief of mission.

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