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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3551 

To require investigations into and a report on the September 11–13, 2012, 

attacks on the United States missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 

Mr. DEMINT (for himself and Mr. CORKER) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To require investigations into and a report on the September 

11–13, 2012, attacks on the United States missions in 

Libya, Egypt, and Yemen, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress makes the following findings: 

5 (1) Congress condemns in the strongest terms 

6 possible the attacks on the United States diplomatic 

7 missions in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen. 

8 (2) The American people mourn the loss of our 

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1 lences to the families of those killed in Benghazi, 

2 Libya. 

3 SEC. 2. REPORTS ON ATTACKS AT UNITED STATES MIS4 SIONS IN LIBYA, EGYPT, AND YEMEN. 

5 (a) REPORT ON UNITED STATES EMBASSY AND CON6 SULATE ATTACKS IN LIBYA, EGYPT, AND YEMEN.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 

9 shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

10 of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

11 of the House of Representatives a report on the Sep12 tember 11, 2012, attack on the United States Con13 sulate in Benghazi, Libya, the attacks on the United 

14 States Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, that began on Sep15 tember 11, 2012, the September 13, 2012, attack on 

16 the United States Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen, and 

17 the state of security at United States diplomatic 

18 missions globally. 

19 (2) CONTENT.—The report required under 

20 paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 

21 (A) An accounting of the events that oc22 curred beginning on September 11, 2012, at the 

23 United States Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, and 

24 the United States Consulate in Benghazi, 


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1 Libya, and on September 13, 2012, at the 

2 United States Embassy in Sana’a Yemen. 

3 (B) An accounting of whether the United 

4 States Government had actionable intelligence 

5 before the attacks on the United States Em6 bassy in Cairo, the United States Consulate in 

7 Benghazi, and the United States Embassy in 

8 Sana’a, including recommendations for changes 

9 in resources, collection, and analysis in the fu10 ture. 

11 (C) A statement on and assessment of the 

12 responsiveness of the respective governments’ 

13 security forces once the attacks began. 

14 (D) An assessment of the diplomatic secu15 rity response in each of the affected locations 

16 and whether different actions could have pre17 vented or mitigated the attacks. 

18 (E) An assessment of the level of coopera19 tion by the Governments of Egypt, Libya, and 

20 Yemen into the investigations of the attacks 

21 and their efforts to find and hold responsible 

22 the perpetrators involved. 

23 (F) An assessment of the state of security 

24 at United States embassies and consulates glob25 ally. 


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1 (b) REPORT ON RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO SECU2 RITY PROCEDURES AT UNITED STATES EMBASSIES AND

3 CONSULATES.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

5 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 of State shall submit to the appropriate congres7 sional committees a report containing recommenda8 tions for improving security operations at United 

9 States embassies and consulates globally. 

10 (2) CONTENT.—The report required under 

11 paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 

12 (A) Recommendations for improving the 

13 hiring and training of security personnel at 

14 United States embassies and consulates glob15 ally. 

16 (B) Recommendations for improving the 

17 collection and sharing of intelligence on credible 

18 threats to United States embassies and con19 sulates globally. 

20 (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT21 TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap22 propriate congressional committees’’ means— 

23 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

24 and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

25 Senate; and 


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1 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

2 the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 

3 of the House of Representatives. 

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