[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2768 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2768

 To record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, for purposes of United 
                           States passports.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1999

Mrs. Lowey (for herself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Weiner, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
   Engel, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Sherman, Mr. 
LoBiondo, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Souder, Mr. McNulty, 
  Mr. English, Mr. Berman, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Forbes, Ms. 
   Schakowsky, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Franks of New 
  Jersey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, and Mr. 
    Foley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, for purposes of United 
                           States passports.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Jerusalem Birthplace Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. RECORD OF PLACE OF BIRTH AS JERUSALEM, ISRAEL.

    For purposes of the registration of birth, certification of 
nationality, or issuance of a passport of a United States citizen born 
in the city of Jerusalem, the Secretary of State shall record the place 
of birth as Jerusalem, Israel.
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