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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3099 
To establish in the Department of State the position of Special Envoy for 
the Abraham Accords, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2023 
Mr. LAWLER (for himself and Mr. TORRES of New York) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To establish in the Department of State the position of 
Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Special Envoy for the 
Abraham Accords Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that the policy of the United States, 
as enacted in section 104 of the Israel Relations Normal-
ization Act of 2022 (division Z of Public Law 117–103), 
with respect to the Abraham Accords remains unchanged. 
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SEC. 3. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS. 
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 64. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS. 
‘‘(a) SPECIAL
ENVOY
FOR
THE
ABRAHAM
AC-
CORDS.—There is established within the Department of 
State a Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords (in this 
section referred to as the ‘Special Envoy’), who shall serve 
as the primary advisor to, and coordinate efforts across, 
the United States Government relating to expanding and 
strengthening the Abraham Accords. The Special Envoy 
shall report directly to the Secretary of State and shall 
hold the office at the pleasure of the President. 
‘‘(b) NOMINATION.—Pursuant to subsection (j)(1) of 
section 1, the Special Envoy shall be appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate, and may be appointed from among the officers and 
employees of the Department except that such officer or 
employee may not retain the position (or the responsibil-
ities associated with the position) held by such officer or 
employee prior to such appointment simultaneously with 
the position or responsibilities of the Special Envoy. 
‘‘(c) RANK AND STATUS OF AMBASSADOR.—The Spe-
cial Envoy shall have the rank and status of ambassador. 
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‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The Special Envoy shall be respon-
sible for— 
‘‘(1) encouraging countries without diplomatic 
relations with Israel to establish formal diplomatic, 
economic, security, and people-to-people ties; 
‘‘(2) seeking to expand and strengthen existing 
relationships between Israel and Muslim-majority 
countries, including those outside the geographic 
scope of the Near Eastern Affairs Bureau of the De-
partment of State, to ensure that all parties reap 
tangible security and economic benefits for their citi-
zens; 
‘‘(3) building on existing efforts, including the 
Negev Forum, to help foster enhanced cooperation 
between Israel and Muslim-majority countries on 
shared priorities including as relates to trade, agri-
culture, and water security; 
‘‘(4) providing diplomatic support for Israel’s 
integration into cooperative efforts related to re-
gional security; and 
‘‘(5) coordinating lines of effort across the 
United States Government, including the regional 
and functional bureaus within the Department of 
State, and conducting appropriate diplomatic en-
gagement with foreign governments, nongovern-
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mental organizations, and other stakeholders deter-
mined appropriate by the Special Envoy in order to 
expand and strengthen the Abraham Accords. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the confirmation of the first Special 
Envoy appointed pursuant to this section, and annu-
ally thereafter, the Special Envoy shall submit to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a report describing all United 
States efforts to expand the Abraham Accords, in-
cluding specific diplomatic engagements and status 
of efforts with respect to specific countries. 
‘‘(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required 
by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form but may contain a separate, classified annex.’’. 
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