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[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1520 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1520

To ensure the continued investigation of terrorist attacks against the 
    United States attributable to the government of Muammar Qaddafi.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 7, 2011

   Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. 
  Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL

 
To ensure the continued investigation of terrorist attacks against the 
    United States attributable to the government of Muammar Qaddafi.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pan Am Flight 103 Accountability Act 
of 2011''.

SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION OF TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES 
              ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF MUAMMAR QADDAFI.

    (a) Continuing Investigation.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall continue any 
        investigative activities of any Federal agencies with regard to 
        the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 and any other terrorist 
        attacks attributable to the government of Muammar Qaddafi 
        against United States citizens, with the goal of determining 
        the identities of the individuals responsible for the attacks 
        and bringing such individuals to justice.
            (2) Cooperation.--
                    (A) In general.--The President shall urge the 
                Transitional National Council and any successor 
                government of Libya to cooperate with and participate 
                in the investigative activities described in paragraph 
                (1).
                    (B) Consideration of cooperation in assistance 
                decisions.--The President shall consider the 
                cooperation by the Transitional National Council and 
                any successor government of Libya with respect to the 
                investigative activities described in paragraph (1) 
                when making decisions about the provision of United 
                States assistance to the successor government.
    (b) Restriction on Availability of Frozen Assets.--
            (1) Limitation.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        President may not distribute property confiscated from Muammar 
        Qaddafi, his family, and the Government of Libya to the 
        Transitional National Council or any successor government of 
        Libya until the President certifies to Congress that the 
        Transitional National Council or successor government is fully 
        cooperating with requests for information and ongoing 
        investigations related to the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 and 
        any other terrorist attacks attributable to the government of 
        Muammar Qaddafi against United States citizens.
            (2) Exception for humanitarian assistance.--The restriction 
        in paragraph (1) does not apply to the distribution of property 
        for humanitarian purposes.
            (3) National security waiver.--The President may waive the 
        restriction in paragraph (1) upon certifying to the Committee 
        on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
        International Relations of the House of Representatives that 
        the provision of confiscated assets to the Transitional 
        National Council or any successor government of Libya is in the 
        national security interest of the United States.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
        President shall submit to Congress a report on investigative 
        activities described in subsection (a), including the following 
        elements:
                    (A) A description of efforts by the President to 
                ascertain information through all available channels, 
                including inquiries with members of the Transitional 
                National Council and any successor government of Libya, 
                about the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 and other 
                terrorist attacks attributable to the government of 
                Muammar Qaddafi against United States citizens, with 
                the goal of determining the identities of persons who 
                have knowledge about such attacks or were involved in 
                the planning, execution, or cover-up of the attacks.
                    (B) An assessment of the cooperation of the 
                Transitional National Council and any successor 
                government of Libya in ascertaining such information 
                and in facilitating access to necessary persons and 
                documents related to the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 
                and other terrorist attacks attributable to the 
                government of Muammar Qaddafi against United States 
                citizens.
            (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 
        unclassified, but may contain a classified annex.
            (3) Sunset.--The reporting requirement under paragraph (1) 
        shall terminate upon a certification by the President to 
        Congress that the Transitional National Council or any 
        successor government of Libya has made available all relevant 
        information about the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and other 
        terrorist attacks attributable to the government of Muammar 
        Qaddafi against United States citizens.
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