[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2785 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2785

   To take certain steps toward recognition by the United States of 
                  Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1999

   Mr. Reynolds (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Dreier, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
Blunt, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Shows, Mr. Weller, Mr. Sessions, Mr. 
  Frost, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. 
   Pryce of Ohio, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Dunn, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
 Waxman, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Ros-
 Lehtinen, Mr. Phelps, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Holden, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Green 
     of Texas, Mr. Linder, Mr. Foley, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Maloney of 
 Connecticut, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
   Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Terry, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. 
  Fossella) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
   To take certain steps toward recognition by the United States of 
                  Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

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

SECTION 1. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF 
              ISRAEL.

    (a) Limitation on Operation of Consulate in Jerusalem.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States shall not 
operate 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 Israel.
    (b) Identification of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel in 
Official Government Documents.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any official document of the United States Government which lists 
countries and their capital cities shall identify Jerusalem as the 
capital of Israel.
    (c) Record of Place of Birth as Israel for Passport Purposes.--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, upon the request of the 
citizen, record the place of birth as Israel.
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