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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. 

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 

A BILL 

To ensure the continued investigation of terrorist attacks 

against the United States attributable to the government 

of Muammar Qaddafi. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pan Am Flight 103 

5 Accountability Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION OF TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST 

7 THE UNITED STATES ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE 

8 GOVERNMENT OF MUAMMAR QADDAFI. 

9 (a) CONTINUING INVESTIGATION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall continue 

2 any investigative activities of any Federal agencies 

3 with regard to the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 

4 and any other terrorist attacks attributable to the 

5 government of Muammar Qaddafi against United 

6 States citizens, with the goal of determining the 

7 identities of the individuals responsible for the at8 tacks and bringing such individuals to justice. 

9 (2) COOPERATION.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The President shall 

11 urge the Transitional National Council and any 

12 successor government of Libya to cooperate 

13 with and participate in the investigative activi14 ties described in paragraph (1). 

15 (B) CONSIDERATION OF COOPERATION IN

16 ASSISTANCE DECISIONS.—The President shall 

17 consider the cooperation by the Transitional 

18 National Council and any successor government 

19 of Libya with respect to the investigative activi20 ties described in paragraph (1) when making 

21 decisions about the provision of United States 

22 assistance to the successor government. 

23 (b) RESTRICTION ON AVAILABILITY OF FROZEN AS24 SETS.— 


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1 (1) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), the President may not distribute property 

3 confiscated from Muammar Qaddafi, his family, and 

4 the Government of Libya to the Transitional Na5 tional Council or any successor government of Libya 

6 until the President certifies to Congress that the 

7 Transitional National Council or successor govern8 ment is fully cooperating with requests for informa9 tion and ongoing investigations related to the bomb10 ing of Pan Am flight 103 and any other terrorist at11 tacks attributable to the government of Muammar 

12 Qaddafi against United States citizens. 

13 (2) EXCEPTION FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSIST14 ANCE.—The restriction in paragraph (1) does not 

15 apply to the distribution of property for humani16 tarian purposes. 

17 (3) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.—The Presi18 dent may waive the restriction in paragraph (1) 

19 upon certifying to the Committee on Foreign Rela20 tions of the Senate and the Committee on Inter21 national Relations of the House of Representatives 

22 that the provision of confiscated assets to the Tran23 sitional National Council or any successor govern24 ment of Libya is in the national security interest of 

25 the United States. 


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1 (c) REPORT.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

3 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an4 nually thereafter, the President shall submit to Con5 gress a report on investigative activities described in 

6 subsection (a), including the following elements: 

7 (A) A description of efforts by the Presi8 dent to ascertain information through all avail9 able channels, including inquiries with members 

10 of the Transitional National Council and any 

11 successor government of Libya, about the 

12 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 and other ter13 rorist attacks attributable to the government of 

14 Muammar Qaddafi against United States citi15 zens, with the goal of determining the identities 

16 of persons who have knowledge about such at17 tacks or were involved in the planning, execu18 tion, or cover-up of the attacks. 

19 (B) An assessment of the cooperation of 

20 the Transitional National Council and any suc21 cessor government of Libya in ascertaining such 

22 information and in facilitating access to nec23 essary persons and documents related to the 

24 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 and other ter25 rorist attacks attributable to the government of 


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1 Muammar Qaddafi against United States citi2 zens. 

3 (2) FORM.—The report required under para4 graph (1) shall be unclassified, but may contain a 

5 classified annex. 

6 (3) SUNSET.—The reporting requirement under 

7 paragraph (1) shall terminate upon a certification by 

8 the President to Congress that the Transitional Na9 tional Council or any successor government of Libya 

10 has made available all relevant information about 

11 the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and other ter12 rorist attacks attributable to the government of 

13 Muammar Qaddafi against United States citizens. 

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