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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 79 

Expressing the sense of Congress that Libya’s frozen assets be utilized to 

pay for NATO’s military campaign. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of Congress that Libya’s frozen assets 

be utilized to pay for NATO’s military campaign. 

Whereas, on February 25, 2011, President Barack Obama 

imposed unilateral economic sanctions on, and froze the 

assets of, Muammar Qaddafi and his family, as well as 

the Government of Libya and its agencies to hold the 

Qaddafi regime accountable for its continued use of violence against unarmed civilians and its human rights 

abuses and to safeguard the assets of the people of 

Libya; 

Whereas, on February 26, 2011, the United Nations Security 

Council passed Resolution 1970, which mandates international economic sanctions and an arms embargo; 

Whereas, on March 17, 2011, the United Nations Security 

Council passed Resolution 1973, which mandates ‘‘all 

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necessary measures’’ to protect civilians in Libya, implement a ‘‘no-fly zone’’, and enforce an arms embargo 

against the Qaddafi regime; 

Whereas the United States Armed Forces, together with coalition partners, launched Operation Odyssey Dawn in 

Libya on March 19, 2011, to protect civilians in Libya 

from immediate danger and to enforce an arms embargo 

and a ‘‘no-fly zone’’; 

Whereas, on March 31, 2011, the United States transferred 

authority for Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya to 

NATO command, with the mission continuing as Operation Unified Protector; 

Whereas the United States Armed Forces have continued to 

support the NATO mission with intelligence, logistical 

support, search and rescue assistance, air defense suppression, and drone strikes; 

Whereas, on July 15, 2011, the United States granted Libyan rebel leaders with the Transitional National Council 

full diplomatic recognition as the governing authority of 

Libya, giving them access to some of the Libyan regime’s 

frozen assets; 

Whereas the engagement in Libya continues to cost American 

taxpayers millions of dollars every day, and has already 

exceeded well over $1,000,000,000; and 

Whereas the amount of the Qaddafi regime’s frozen assets is 

estimated to exceed $30,000,000,000: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the 

3 funds of the regime of Muammar Qaddafi that have been 

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1 frozen by the United States should be returned to the peo2 ple of Libya for their benefit, including humanitarian and 

3 reconstruction assistance, and the President should ex4 plore the possibility with the Transitional National Coun5 cil of using some of such funds to reimburse NATO coun6 tries for expenses incurred in Operation Odyssey Dawn 

7 and Operation Unified Protector. 

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