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Presidential Determination

Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act

This presidential determination suspends for six months certain statutory limitations in the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 that would otherwise penalize the State Department for keeping the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem rather than Tel Aviv. The suspension is justified on national security grounds and requires transmission to Congress with an accompanying report before taking effect.

Federal Register Open PDF 83 FR 66555

Impact dates

  1. Transmission to Congress with report (required for suspension to take effect)

  2. 6-month suspension period expires

Key directives

  • Suspend limitations in sections 3(b) and 7(b) of Jerusalem Embassy Act for 6 months
  • Transmit determination with report to Congress
  • Publish determination in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Determination signed and issued to Secretary of State

Near term (90d)

  • Transmission to Congress with report required
  • Federal Register publication
  • 6-month suspension period begins upon congressional transmission

Long term

  • Potential repeated suspensions if pattern continues
  • Ongoing U.S. embassy operations in Jerusalem without statutory penalties

Risks & tensions

  • Recurrent use of national security waiver since 1995 suggests structural tension between congressional mandate and executive branch implementation
  • Document does not specify exact transmission deadline to Congress—only that suspension takes effect after transmission
  • Six-month suspension pattern (repeated by multiple administrations) may indicate ongoing executive-legislative friction over Jerusalem embassy location
Presidential Determination: Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act · Executive Orders