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On the recordMay 31, 2016
I hereby determine that it is necessary, in order to protect the national security interests of the United States, to suspend for a period of 6 months the limitations set forth in sections 3(b) and 7(b) of the Act.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Memorandum on Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act

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