*Administration of Barack Obama, 2016 *

**Memorandum on Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act **

*December 1, 2016 *

Presidential Determination No. 2017–3

*Memorandum for the Secretary of State *

*Subject: *Suspension of Limitations under the Jerusalem Embassy Act

Pursuant to the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 7(a) of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–45) (the "Act"), I hereby determine that it is necessary, in order to protect the national security interests of the United States, to suspend for a period of 6 months the limitations set forth in sections 3(b) and 7(b) of the Act.

You are authorized and directed to transmit this determination to the Congress, accompanied by a report in accordance with section 7(a) of the Act, and to publish the determination in the *Federal Register*.

This suspension shall take effect after transmission of this determination and report to the Congress.

BARACK OBAMA

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., December 8, 2016]

NOTE: This memorandum was published in the *Federal Register* on December 9.

*Categories:* Communications to Federal Agencies : Jerusalem Embassy Act, suspension of limitations, memorandum*.*

*Subjects:* Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995, suspension of limitations.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201600808.