I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1268 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish 
the position of Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2023 
Mr. TORRES of New York (for himself and Mr. LAWLER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 to establish 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-
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ization Act of 2022 (division Z of Public Law 117–103), 
with respect to the Abraham Accords remains unchanged. 
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 in the Department of State a Special 
Envoy for the Abraham Accords (in this section referred 
to as the ‘Special Envoy’). 
‘‘(b) NOMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Special Envoy shall be 
appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate. The Special Envoy shall 
report directly to the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—If the President deter-
mines that such is appropriate, the President may 
nominate the Special Envoy from among officers 
and employees of the Department. Such officer or 
employee may not retain the position (or the respon-
sibilities associated with such position) held by such 
officer or employee prior to the nomination of such 
officer or employee to the position of Special Envoy 
under this paragraph. 
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‘‘(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Special Envoy should be 
a person of recognized distinction in the field high-level 
diplomatic experience, and or knowledge of the Islamic 
and Jewish worlds, knowledge of economics, security, and 
human rights. 
‘‘(d) RANK
AND STATUS
OF AMBASSADOR.—The 
Special Envoy who shall have the rank of ambassador and 
shall hold the office at the pleasure of the President. 
‘‘(e) DUTIES.—The Special Envoy shall seek to ex-
pand and strengthen the Abraham Accords, in coordina-
tion with regional ambassadors, nongovernmental organi-
zations, and other stakeholders determined appropriate by 
the Special Envoy. 
‘‘(f) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Special Envoy shall— 
‘‘(1) serve as the primary advisor to, and co-
ordinate efforts across, the United States Govern-
ment relating to expanding and strengthening the 
Abraham Accords; 
‘‘(2) engage in discussions with nation-state of-
ficials lacking official diplomatic relations with Israel 
regarding the Abraham Accords; and 
‘‘(3) consult with representatives of nongovern-
mental organizations that have attempted to expand 
and strengthen the Abraham Accords.’’. 
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