[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5023 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5023

        To promote Israel's role in the international community.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2000

Mr. Crowley (for himself and Mrs. Lowey) introduced the following bill; 
     which was referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
        To promote Israel's role in the international community.

    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 ``Israel Diplomatic Relations Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Israel is a friend and ally of the United States whose 
        security is vital to regional stability and United States 
        interests.
            (2) Israel currently maintains diplomatic relations with 
        162 countries. Approximately 25 countries do not have any 
        diplomatic relations with Israel, and another 4 countries have 
        only limited relations.
            (3) The Government of Israel has been actively seeking to 
        establish formal relations with a number of countries.
            (4) The United States should assist its ally, Israel, in 
        its efforts to establish diplomatic relations.
            (5) After 52 years of existence, Israel deserves to be 
        treated as an equal nation by its neighbors and the world 
        community.

SEC. 3. EFFORTS TO PROMOTE ISRAEL'S DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH OTHER 
              COUNTRIES.

    (a) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
which includes the following information (in classified or unclassified 
form, as appropriate):
            (1) Actions taken by representatives of the United States 
        to encourage other countries to establish full diplomatic 
        relations with Israel.
            (2) Specific responses solicited and received by the 
        Secretary of State from countries that do not maintain full 
        diplomatic relations with Israel with respect to the status of 
        negotiations to enter into diplomatic relations with Israel.
            (3) Other measures being undertaken, and measures that will 
        be undertaken, by the United States to ensure and promote 
        Israel's full participation in the world diplomatic community.
    (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--As used in this section 
the term, ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
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