Congress: 105 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: pro-Israel
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Sponsor: Gilman, Benjamin A. (R-NY)
Earmarks specified funds for construction of a U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel. Bars the use of funds for: (1) the operation of a U.S. consulate in Jerusalem unless it is under the supervision of the U.S. Ambassador to Israel; and (2) the publication of any official government document which lists countries and their capitals unless it identifies Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Declares that, for purposes of registration of birth, certification of nationality, or issuance of a passport of a U.S. citizen born in the city of Jerusalem, the Secretary of State shall, upon the citizen's request, record the place of birth as Israel.
This bill directs money toward building a U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and bars the State Department from operating a separate consulate there unless the ambassador supervises it. It also requires the State Department to list Jerusalem as Israel's capital in all official government documents that name capitals, and allows U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem to request their birthplace be recorded as 'Israel' on passports and birth certificates.
The bill locks in controversial diplomatic recognitions: naming Jerusalem as Israel's capital and tying U.S. documents to that designation. This advances a core pro-Israel policy position on Jerusalem's status, which Palestinians also claim as their capital. The passport provision reinforces that designation at the individual document level.