IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 48 
Commemorating the 46th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2013 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. COTTON, Mr. 
DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. DESANTIS, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. WEST-
MORELAND, Mr. PEARCE, and Mr. CRAMER) submitted the following con-
current resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Commemorating the 46th anniversary of the reunification 
of Jerusalem. 
Whereas for 3,000 years Jerusalem has been the focal point 
of Jewish religious devotion; 
Whereas there has been a continuous Jewish presence in Je-
rusalem for three millennia and a Jewish majority in the 
city since the 1840s; 
Whereas the once thriving Jewish majority of the historic Old 
City of Jerusalem was driven out by force during the 
1948 Arab-Israeli War; 
Whereas from 1948 to 1967, Jerusalem was a divided city, 
and Israeli citizens of all faiths, as well as Jewish citizens 
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•HCON 48 IH 
of all states, were denied access to holy sites in the area 
controlled by Jordan; 
Whereas in 1967, Jerusalem was reunited by Israel during 
the conflict known as the Six Day War; 
Whereas since 1967, Jerusalem has been a united city, and 
persons of all religious faiths have been guaranteed full 
access to holy sites within the city; 
Whereas this year marks the 46th year that Jerusalem has 
been administered as a unified city, in which the rights 
of all faiths have been respected and protected; 
Whereas each sovereign country, under international law and 
custom, has the right to designate its own capital; 
Whereas this year marks the 65th anniversary of Israel’s 
independence; 
Whereas Jerusalem is the seat of the Government of Israel, 
including the President, Parliament, and the Supreme 
Court; 
Whereas the United States maintains its embassy in the 
functioning capital of every country except in the case of 
Israel, a friend and strategic ally of the United States; 
Whereas the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 
104–45), which became law on November 8, 1995, states 
as a matter of United States policy that Jerusalem 
should remain the undivided capital of Israel; and 
Whereas the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228) directs that the Sec-
retary of State shall, upon the request of a citizen or a 
citizen’s legal guardian, record the place of birth of a 
United States citizen born in the city of Jerusalem as 
Israel: Now, therefore, be it 
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•HCON 48 IH 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) congratulates the residents of Jerusalem 
and the people of Israel on the 46th anniversary of 
the reunification of that historic city; 
(2) congratulates the people of Israel on the 
65th anniversary of their independence; 
(3) strongly believes that Jerusalem must re-
main an undivided city in which the rights of every 
ethnic and religious group are protected as they 
have been by Israel during the past 46 years; 
(4) calls upon the President and the Secretary 
of State to repeatedly affirm publicly, as a matter of 
United States policy, that Jerusalem must remain 
the undivided capital of the State of Israel; 
(5) strongly urges the President to discontinue 
the waiver contained in the Jerusalem Embassy Act 
of 1995 (Public Law 104–45), immediately imple-
ment the provisions of that Act, and begin the proc-
ess of relocating the United States Embassy in 
Israel to Jerusalem; 
(6) further urges United States officials to re-
frain from any actions that contradict United States 
law on this subject; and 
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•HCON 48 IH 
(7) reaffirms Israel’s right to take necessary 
steps to prevent any future division of Jerusalem. 
Æ 
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