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Presidential Determination

Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act

President George W. Bush suspended for six months the congressionally mandated penalties that would restrict State Department spending at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, delaying the required relocation of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem under the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Act. The determination requires transmission to Congress with a report and Federal Register publication, taking effect June 15, 2001.

Federal Register Open PDF 66 FR 34355

Impact dates

  1. Six-month suspension period expires

  2. Suspension takes effect

Key directives

  • Suspend limitations under sections 3(b) and 7(b) of Jerusalem Embassy Act for six months
  • Transmit determination to Congress accompanied by report under section 7(a)
  • Publish determination in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Suspension takes effect June 15, 2001
  • Determination transmitted to Congress with report
  • Federal Register publication

Near term (90d)

  • Six-month suspension period runs through December 2001
  • Potential need for renewal determination in December 2001

Long term

  • Continued delay of embassy relocation to Jerusalem
  • Ongoing executive-legislative tension over Jerusalem policy
  • Precedent for recurring presidential suspensions

Risks & tensions

  • Recurrent suspension creates pattern of executive non-compliance with statutory mandate
  • Congressional-executive friction over control of foreign policy
  • Regional sensitivity of Jerusalem status in Israeli-Palestinian conflict
  • Text does not specify exact report content deadline—vagueness in 'accompanied by' timing
Presidential Determination: Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act · Executive Orders