I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3629 
To affirm United States recognition of Israel’s sovereignty, security, and 
legal right to its lands, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 2, 2013 
Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. LAM-
BORN, Mr. MCINTYRE, and Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs 
A BILL 
To affirm United States recognition of Israel’s sovereignty, 
security, and legal right to its lands, 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 ‘‘Israel Sovereignty and 
Security Recognition Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) For more than 3,000 years, the Jewish Peo-
ple have maintained a continuous connection and 
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presence in the Land of Israel and their eternal and 
indivisible capital city of Jerusalem. 
(2) In 1920, the legal title of the Jewish People 
to their homeland, including the present lands of the 
State of Israel, was affirmed and recognized under 
modern international law in the San Remo Resolu-
tion, and has not been subsequently abrogated by 
any binding legal instrumentality. 
(3) In 1922, the aforementioned act of inter-
national law was acknowledged by both chambers of 
the United States Congress via a joint resolution 
and signed by President Warren G. Harding. 
(4) In 1945, Article 80 of the United Nations 
charter recognized the continued validity of the 
rights granted to states or peoples which already ex-
isted under international instruments, including 
those of the Jewish People and their homeland. 
(5) On May 14, 1948, the Jewish national 
homeland declared its renewed independence and 
self-governance as the modern State of Israel, with 
the United States being the first country to offer 
recognition of Israel’s statehood. 
(6) From 1948 to 1967, Syria controlled the 
Golan Heights and used it as a military stronghold 
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from which its troops routinely attacked Israeli civil-
ians. 
(7) In 1967, the Golan Heights was restored to 
Israel after Israel was attacked by Syria during the 
conflict known as the Six Day War. Since then 
Israel has guaranteed the peace and safety of all 
who reside there. 
(8) The Golan Heights contains more than one- 
third of Israel’s water resources, and are vital and 
strategically indispensable to the security, well-being, 
and continued existence of the State of Israel, allow-
ing Israel to detect and defend from infiltration, at-
tacks, and hostilities that have historically originated 
and currently emanate from Syria. 
(9) From 1948 to 1967, Jerusalem was a di-
vided city where persons of all faiths were precluded 
from freely worshiping or visiting their respective 
holy sites in the area controlled by Jordan. 
(10) In 1967, the city of Jerusalem was re-
united after Israel was attacked by Jordan during 
the conflict known as the Six Day War. Since then 
Israel has guaranteed freedom of religion and full 
access to holy sites for people of all faiths. 
(11) Israel’s government and civil institutions, 
including the Knesset, the Bank of Israel, the Min-
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istry of Foreign Affairs, the Prime Minister’s and 
President’s offices, and the Supreme Court, are all 
based in Jerusalem. 
(12) 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’’. 
(13) In 1995, Congress overwhelmingly ap-
proved the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public 
Law 104–45), requiring the establishment of the 
United States Embassy in Jerusalem by not later 
than May 31, 1999. 
(14) The United States Government maintains 
its embassy in the functioning capital of every coun-
try except in the State of Israel. 
(15) The United States Government owns prop-
erty in Tel Aviv, where its embassy is presently lo-
cated, that was acquired at a cost of $1.00 in 1957. 
(16) The United States Government maintains 
five Government locations in Jerusalem, totaling 
more than 40,000 square feet of building space and 
14 acres of land. 
(17) The United States Government’s consular 
building located at 14 David Flusser Street in Jeru-
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salem is an ideal location for the United States Em-
bassy to Israel. The Department of State completed 
construction of the facility in 2010, and the six-acre 
site is under lease for 75 years. 
(18) Recognizing Israel’s sovereignty, security, 
and legal right to Jerusalem and the Golan Heights 
is consistent with the will of the overwhelming ma-
jority of Americans, and in this action the United 
States will send a much-needed signal of support for 
Israel, its security, and its rights under international 
law. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States should recognize Israel’s 
sovereignty, security, and legal right to its lands, in-
cluding the Golan Heights and the city of Jerusalem 
as the indivisible and eternal capital of the State of 
Israel; 
(2) transferring the United States Embassy 
from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem will send a much-needed 
signal of United States support for Israel, its secu-
rity, and its rights under international law; and 
(3) the Secretary of State should— 
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(A) without delay, transfer the United 
States Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, to 14 David 
Flusser Street, Jerusalem, Israel; and 
(B) take such actions as are necessary to 
either repurpose or sell at an appropriate mar-
ket rate the United States Embassy in Tel 
Aviv, Israel, and, if the Embassy is sold, de-
posit in the Asset Management Account of the 
Department of State the proceeds from such 
sale. 
SEC. 4. AMENDMENT TO THE JERUSALEM EMBASSY ACT OF 
1995. 
(a) REPEAL.—Subject to subsection (b), section 7 of 
the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104– 
45) is repealed. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal specified in sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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