I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2846 
To transfer to Jerusalem the United States Embassy located in Tel Aviv. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2013 
Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. 
VARGAS, and Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To transfer to Jerusalem the United States Embassy located 
in Tel Aviv. 
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 ‘‘Recognition of Jeru-
salem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Jerusalem has been the eternal and undi-
vided capital of the state of Israel for the past 3,000 
years. 
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(2) The State of Israel was established on May 
14, 1948, in the wake of World War II in order to 
serve as a homeland and place of refuge for the Jew-
ish people. 
(3) There has been an uninterrupted Jewish 
presence in the city of Jerusalem for 3,000 years 
and a Jewish majority since 1840. Since 1950, the 
city of Jerusalem has been the capital of the State 
of Israel. 
(4) From 1948 to 1967, Jerusalem was a di-
vided city and Israeli citizens of all faiths were not 
entitled to visit the holy sites, and Jews from other 
countries were restricted in their access to holy sites 
in the area controlled by Jordan. In 1967, the city 
of Jerusalem was reunited during the conflict known 
as the Six Day War, and since 1967, Jerusalem has 
been a unified city administered by Israel, and per-
sons of all faiths have been guaranteed full access to 
the holy sites within the city. 
(5) In 1990, Congress unanimously adopted 
Senate Concurrent Resolution 106, which declares 
that Congress ‘‘strongly believes that Jerusalem 
must remain an undivided city in which the rights 
of every ethnic religious group are protected’’. 
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(6) In 1995, Congress overwhelmingly approved 
the Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act (Public Law 
104–45), requiring the establishment of the United 
States Embassy in Jerusalem not later than May 
31, 1999. 
(7) The United States maintains its embassy in 
the functioning capital in every country except in the 
State of Israel. 
(8) Establishing sovereign claims according to 
the 1907 Hague Regulations under article 43, re-
quires that ‘‘[t]he authority of the legitimate power 
having in fact passed into the hands of the occupant, 
the latter shall take all the measures in his power 
to restore and ensure, as far as possible, public 
order and safety, while respecting, unless absolutely 
prevented, the laws in force in the country.’’. 
(9) Israel has far exceeded the 1907 Hague 
Regulation as directed by international law. Israel 
has taken all measures to restore and ensure public 
order and safety in Jerusalem. 
(10) Jerusalem has been far safer and more 
protected under Israel’s administration than under 
any previous authorities. 
(11) Civil life is entirely present in Jerusalem, 
and all government institutions and related frame-
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