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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1453 

To strengthen United States relations with Libya, to facilitate the integration 

of Libya into the international community, and to encourage positive 

change in Libyan society, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 20, 2005 

Mr. LANTOS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 

Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To strengthen United States relations with Libya, to facilitate the integration of Libya into the international community, and to encourage positive change in Libyan society, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Libya 

5 Relations Act of 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress makes the following findings: 

3 (1) On December 19, 2003, Libya announced 

4 that it ‘‘had decided on its own free will to . . . com5 pletely eliminate internationally banned weapons of 

6 mass destruction’’ and would dismantle all such 

7 weapons and related weapons production facilities, 

8 invite international inspectors to Libya to verify that 

9 the programs had been terminated, and become a 

10 party to the Convention on the Prohibition of the 

11 Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of 

12 Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (signed 

13 at Paris on January 13, 1993). 

14 (2) On December 19, 2003, President George 

15 W. Bush described the Libyan announcement as ‘‘a 

16 development of great importance in our continuing 

17 effort to prevent the spread of weapons of mass de18 struction’’ and said that ‘‘leaders who abandon the 

19 pursuit of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, 

20 and the means to deliver them, will find an open 

21 path to better relations with the United States and 

22 other free nations’’. 

23 (3) Libya’s decision to abandon weapons of 

24 mass destruction marks an unprecedented step by a 

25 country which had sought to acquire such weapons, 

26 which suggests a model approach for other countries 
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1 which in the future may abandon efforts to acquire 

2 weapons of mass destruction and for United States 

3 policy toward those countries. 

4 (4) This decision by Libya also has provided 

5 vital and otherwise inaccessible information about 

6 the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the means 

7 to deliver them by other countries and individuals, 

8 including Pakistan, North Korea, Iran, and the Peo9 ple’s Republic of China, which has been of immense 

10 importance in the effort of the United States and 

11 the international community to limit the prolifera12 tion of nuclear weapons. As such, Libya has made 

13 a significant contribution to world peace. 

14 (5) Since December 2003 Libya has not sup15 ported international terrorist organizations and has 

16 made meaningful contributions to the Global War on 

17 Terrorism. 

18 (6) Libya has also shown promising signs of co19 operation in other areas—for example, by facili20 tating the transit through its territory of humani21 tarian assistance for the people of Darfur, Sudan. 

22 (7) The decision to compensate victims of past 

23 terrorist violence and its improved behavior suggest 

24 that the Government of Libya has abandoned its 

25 past support for terrorism. 
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1 (8) The Department of State’s Country Reports 

2 on Human Rights Practices 2004 describes the Gov3 ernment of Libya as ‘‘authoritarian’’ and its human 

4 rights record as ‘‘poor’’. 

5 (9) Notwithstanding problematic aspects of the 

6 Libyan regime’s behavior, Libya’s dramatically 

7 changed policies on weapons of mass destruction and 

8 international terrorism are of historic significance 

9 and are strongly in the interests of the United 

10 States, the civilized world, and international peace. 

11 Dramatic changes in Libya’s policies on weapons of 

12 mass destruction and terrorism also create hope that 

13 the Libyan regime will continue to move in positive 

14 directions in other areas as well, such as human 

15 rights. 

16 (10) In light of direct contributions to peace 

17 and stability resulting from Libya’s new policies, and 

18 in order to encourage other countries to follow suit, 

19 it is clearly in the interests of the United States to 

20 enhance bilateral relations with Libya, to use its in21 fluence to facilitate Libya’s integration into the 

22 international community, and to encourage positive 

23 change within Libyan society. 
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1 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO SUPPORT FOR 

2 RELATIONS WITH LIBYA. 

3 It is the sense of Congress that— 

4 (1) the decision by the Government of Libya to 

5 terminate its programs to develop weapons of mass 

6 destruction and to surrender the equipment and 

7 plans for such weapons to the International Atomic 

8 Energy Agency (IAEA) is a dramatic change of 

9 truly historic significance; 

10 (2) such decision by Libya has provided vital 

11 and otherwise inaccessible information about the 

12 proliferation of nuclear weapons and the means to 

13 deliver them by other countries and individuals, in14 cluding Pakistan, North Korea, Iran, and the Peo15 ple’s Republic of China, which has been of immense 

16 importance in the effort of the United States and 

17 the international community to limit the prolifera18 tion of nuclear weapons; 

19 (3) The Government of Libya deserves com20 mendation for this farsighted and wise decision; 

21 (4) the United States should take steps to im22 prove and strengthen its relations with Libya to re23 flect the manifest desire of Libya for better relations 

24 with the United States and to acknowledge the im25 portance of the aforementioned actions taken by 

26 Libya, including by— 
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1 (A) immediately upgrading its relationship 

2 with Libya by establishing relations at least at 

3 the level of charge ́ d’affaire ́s; 

4 (B) seeking to reach an agreement with 

5 the Government of Libya by not later than De6 cember 31, 2005, to establish a United States 

7 embassy in Tripoli, Libya, which will provide 

8 the full range of diplomatic and consular serv9 ices, and also a Libyan embassy in Washington, 

10 D.C.; 

11 (C) working closely with appropriate Liby12 an officials to ensure that Libya is fulfilling its 

13 commitment to cease all support for inter14 national terrorist activities and, once assured 

15 that it is doing so, moving with dispatch to re16 move Libya from the list of state sponsors of 

17 terrorism; 

18 (D) facilitating the integration of Libya 

19 into the international community, including rel20 evant nonmember participation in institutions 

21 such as the European Union (EU) and the 

22 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); 

23 (E) developing the framework for an equi24 table bilateral economic, trade, and investment 
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1 relationship and promoting economic relations 

2 with Libya; 

3 (F) providing technical assistance to Libya 

4 to support peaceful alternative opportunities for 

5 scientists and engineers and for the scientific 

6 and technological institutions which have been 

7 affected by Libya’s decision to abandon its ef8 forts to develop weapons of mass destruction; 

9 and 

10 (G) moving rapidly to achieve cooperation 

11 on educational and cultural matters between 

12 the United States and Libya, and in particular 

13 to facilitate the admission of significant num14 bers of Libyan university students, graduate 

15 students, and post-graduate students into 

16 United States institutions of higher education; 

17 (5) the United States expresses its condolences 

18 to the families of the 41 Benghazi children afflicted 

19 by HIV/AIDS who have died and expresses sym20 pathy to the other children who are victims of this 

21 horrible disease and their families; 

22 (6) the United States should work with Libya 

23 to deal with the humanitarian situation of children 

24 with HIV/AIDS and provide, in cooperation with the 
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1 European Union and other governments, technical 

2 and other assistance; 

3 (7) the United States should work with the 

4 Government of Libya and with nongovernmental or5 ganizations active in Libya to encourage political 

6 freedoms, expansion of a market economy, and re7 spect for human rights; 

8 (8) the United States should work with Libya 

9 to assist Libya to play a constructive role in the re10 gion, with neighboring states, in Africa generally, 

11 and in efforts to achieve peace and democracy in the 

12 Middle East, including by— 

13 (A) addressing the issue of illegal immigra14 tion, because Libya is on key migration routes 

15 from Africa and the Middle East into Europe 

16 for economic migrants and possibly for terror17 ists; and 

18 (B) cooperating in the provision of human19 itarian assistance to Darfur, Sudan, and other 

20 areas in the region; and 

21 (9) the United States should promote Libya’s 

22 decision to renounce weapons of mass destruction as 

23 a model for United States relations with other coun24 tries that may be seeking such weapons, so that 

25 countries involved in the proliferation of weapons of 
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1 mass destruction understand that a definitive end to 

2 their efforts to acquire or to produce weapons of 

3 mass destruction will bring about an open path to a 

4 new era of positive relations with the United States 

5 and other countries. 

6 SEC. 4. REPEAL OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO LIBYA IN 

7 IRAN AND LIBYA SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 2 of the Iran and Libya 

9 Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended 

10 by striking paragraph (4). 

11 (b) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—Section 3 of the Iran 

12 and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 

13 is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a) POLICY

15 WITH RESPECT TO IRAN.—’’; and 

16 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

17 (c) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.— 

18 (1) MANDATORY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO

19 LIBYA.—Section 5 of the Iran and Libya Sanctions 

20 Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by 

21 striking subsection (b). 

22 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 5 of 

23 the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 

24 U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended by paragraph (1), is 

25 further amended— 
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1 (A) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), 

2 (e), and (f) as subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), 

3 respectively; 

4 (B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sub5 section (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’; 

6 (C) in subsection (b) (as redesignated)—

7 (i) in the matter preceding paragraph 

8 (1), by striking ‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 

10 (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 

11 (b)’’; and 

12 (D) in subsection (e) (as redesignated), in 

13 the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 

14 ‘‘or (b)’’. 

15 (d) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—Section 8 of the 

16 Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 

17 note) is amended—

18 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a)

19 IRAN.—’’; and 

20 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

21 (e) DURATION OF SANCTIONS; PRESIDENTIAL WAIV22 ER.—Section 9 of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 

23 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended—

24 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or 5(b)’’ each 

25 place it appears; and 
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1 (2) in subsection (c)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 

3 5(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5(b)’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (i) in subparagraphs (A), (B), and 

6 (D), by striking ‘‘or (b)’’ each place it ap7 pears; 

8 (ii) by amending subparagraph (C) to 

9 read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(C) an estimate of the significance of the 

11 provision of the items described in section 5(a) 

12 to Iran’s ability to develop its petroleum re13 sources; and’’; and 

14 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘section 5(c)’’ and in16 serting ‘‘section 5(b)’’; and 

17 (ii) by striking ‘‘or (b)’’. 

18 (f) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Section 10(b)(1) of the 

19 Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 

20 note) is amended by striking ‘‘and Libya’’ each place it 

21 appears. 

22 (g) DEFINITIONS.—Section 14 of the Iran and Libya 

23 Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amend24 ed— 

25 (1) in paragraph (9)— 
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1 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

2 (A), by striking ‘‘, or with the Government of 

3 Libya or a nongovernmental entity in Libya,’’; 

4 and 

5 (B) in subparagraph (A)— 

6 (i) by striking ‘‘or Libya (as the case 

7 may be)’’; and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘nongovenmental’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘nongovernmental’’; 

10 (2) by striking paragraph (12); and 

11 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (13), (14), 

12 (15), (16), and (17) as paragraphs (12), (13), (14), 

13 (15), and (16), respectively. 

14 (h) SHORT TITLE.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the Iran and 

16 Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 

17 is amended by striking ‘‘and Libya’’. 

18 (2) REFERENCES.— Any reference in any other 

19 provision of law, regulation, document, or other 

20 record of the United States to the ‘‘Iran and Libya 

21 Sanctions Act of 1996’’ shall be deemed to be a ref22 erence to the ‘‘Iran Sanctions Act of 1996’’. 
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1 SEC. 5. PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC AND 

2 CULTURAL FACILITIES IN LIBYA. 

3 (a) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN FOR UNITED STATES

4 EMBASSY AND CULTURAL CENTER.—The Secretary of 

5 State shall develop a detailed plan for the establishment 

6 of a United States Embassy in Libya in order to establish 

7 full diplomatic relations with Libya. Such embassy shall 

8 be fully functioning, fully staffed, and security maintained, 

9 and shall offer all embassy services, including the granting 

10 of visas. Such plan shall also provide for the establishment 

11 of a United States Cultural Center in Libya. 

12 (b) DATE FOR PLAN.—The Secretary shall complete 

13 the plan as soon as practicable but no later than December 

14 31, 2005. 

15 (c) IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.—The Secretary 

16 shall proceed with implementation of the plan as soon as 

17 practicable, without regard to whether Libya is a country 

18 the government of which the Secretary has determined, 

19 for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration 

20 Act of 1979, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 

21 of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, or 

22 any other provision of law, is a government that has re23 peatedly provided support for acts of international ter24 rorism. 

25 (d) REPORTS.— 
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1 (1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than three 

2 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

3 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

4 International Relations of the House of Representa5 tives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

6 Senate a report that contains the plan, an estimated 

7 timetable for implementation of the plan, the esti8 mated personnel requirements for the embassy and 

9 cultural center, the estimated costs for establishing 

10 the embassy and cultural center, and the security re11 quirements for the embassy and cultural center. 

12 (2) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—Beginning on the 

13 date that is three months after the date of the sub14 mission of the initial report under paragraph (1) 

15 and every three months thereafter until January 1, 

16 2006, or until such date as the plan has been fully 

17 implemented, whichever is later, the Secretary shall 

18 submit to the Committee on International Relations 

19 of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

20 on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the 

21 status of the implementation of the plan, including 

22 any revisions to the plan (including revisions related 

23 to the timetable, costs, or personnel or security re24 quirements) that have been made during the period 

25 covered by the report. 
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1 (3) FORM OF REPORTS.—The Secretary shall 

2 submit the reports required under this subsection in 

3 unclassified form, together with a classified annex as 

4 the Secretary considers necessary. 

5 SEC. 6. SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH 

6 LIBYA. 

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION FOR EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.— 

8 The Secretary of State is authorized to conduct or initiate 

9 scholarship and exchange programs with Libya as follows: 

10 (1) FULBRIGHT EXCHANGE PROGRAM.—The 

11 Secretary is authorized to provide awards under the 

12 J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Pro13 gram (established under section 112(a)(1) of the 

14 Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 

15 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460(a)(1), commonly referred to 

16 as the Fulbright-Hays Act) in order to enhance aca17 demic and scholarly exchanges with Libya. 

18 (2) INTERNATIONAL VISITORS PROGRAM.—The 

19 Secretary is authorized to allow the participation of 

20 Libyans in the International Visitors Program (es21 tablished under section 112(a)(3) of such Act (22 

22 U.S.C. 2460(a)(3)). 

23 (3) PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE DIPLOMACY.—The Sec24 retary is authorized to expand efforts to promote 

25 United States public diplomacy interests in Libya 
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1 through people-to-people cultural, arts, entertain2 ment, sports, and other exchanges. 

3 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH VISA REQUIREMENTS.—A 

4 citizen of Libya may participate in the exchange programs 

5 described in subsection (a) if such citizen has satisfied the 

6 requirements for receipt of a nonimmigrant visa under 

7 section 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality 

8 Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(J)). 

9 (c) BROAD PARTICIPATION.—Whenever appropriate, 

10 the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary 

11 of Homeland Security, shall make special provisions to en12 sure the broadest possible participation of Libyans in the 

13 exchange programs described in subsection (a). 

14 (d) DESIGNATED EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM.— 

15 The exchange visitor program authorized by paragraph (1) 

16 shall be considered a designated exchange visitor program 

17 for purposes of section 641 of the Illegal Immigration Re18 form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 

19 1372). 

20 (e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

21 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 

22 consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

23 shall submit to Congress a report on the resources devoted 

24 to consideration of visa applications of Libyan citizens who 

25 are seeking entry into the United States for the purpose 
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1 of participating in the exchange programs described in 

2 subsection (a) and the average amount of time taken to 

3 complete the processing of such applications. 

4 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi5 tion to the amounts authorized to be appropriated for edu6 cational and cultural exchange programs for fiscal year 

7 2006, there is authorized to be appropriated to the De8 partment of State $5,000,000 to carry out the exchange 

9 programs and related requirements under this section. 

10 SEC. 7. ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND GOOD GOV11 ERNANCE IN LIBYA. 

12 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Presi13 dent, acting through the Administrator of the United 

14 States Agency for International Development, is author15 ized to provide— 

16 (1) assistance to the Government of Libya to— 

17 (A) combat the spread of HIV/AIDS and 

18 other diseases in Libya, including methods of 

19 prevention and assistance to alleviate the condi20 tions of those individuals who are suffering 

21 from HIV/AIDS; 

22 (B) support the development of civil soci23 ety, including nongovernmental organizations in 

24 Libya; 
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1 (C) promote the development of inde2 pendent media in Libya; and 

3 (D) promote the development of the rule of 

4 law, good governance, and liberal institutions in 

5 Libya; and 

6 (2) technical assistance to the Government of 

7 Libya to promote transparent and accountable gov8 ernment institutions. 

9 (b) MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE.—The 

10 Secretary of State is authorized to include Libya and Lib11 yan nationals in programs under the Middle East Partner12 ship Initiative (MEPI). 

13 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) AIDS.—The term ‘‘AIDS’’ has the meaning 

15 given the term in section 104A(g)(1) of the Foreign 

16 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b–2(g)(1)). 

17 (2) HIV.—The term ‘‘HIV’’ has the meaning 

18 given the term in section 104A(g)(2) of the Foreign 

19 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b–2(g)(2)). 

20 (3) HIV/AIDS.—The term ‘‘HIV/AIDS’’ has 

21 the meaning given the term in section 104A(g)(3) of 

22 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

23 2151b–2(g)(3)). 

24 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

2 appropriated to the President to carry out this sec3 tion such sums as may be necessary for each of the 

4 fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008. 

5 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur6 suant to the authorization of appropriations under 

7 paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available 

8 until expended. 

9 SEC. 8. TRADE AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR LIBYA. 

10 (a) OPIC.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Overseas Private In12 vestment Corporation is authorized to carry out pro13 grams under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the 

14 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et 

15 seq.) in Libya in order to expand United States in16 vestment in Libya. 

17 (2) CONSULTATION.—The President of the 

18 Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall con19 sult with the Committee on International Relations 

20 of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

21 on Foreign Relations of the Senate prior to the con22 clusion of any agreement to carry out programs in 

23 Libya pursuant to paragraph (1). 

24 (b) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.—The Export-Import 

25 Bank of the United States may make available, for or in 
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1 Libya, direct loans, credits, insurance, and guarantees 

2 under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945. 

3 (c) TRADE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.—The Director 

4 of the Trade and Development Agency is authorized to 

5 carry out programs in Libya under section 661 of the For6 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421). 

7 SEC. 9. BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY. 

8 It is the sense of Congress that the President should 

9 seek to enter into a bilateral investment treaty with Libya 

10 in order to establish a more stable legal framework for 

11 United States investment in Libya. 

12 SEC. 10. GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES FOR 

13 LIBYA. 

14 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con15 gress that the President should encourage the Government 

16 of Libya to seek to become eligible for duty-free treatment 

17 under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 

18 et seq.; relating to generalized system of preferences). 

19 (b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The United States 

20 Trade Representative and the Commissioner of the Bu21 reau of Customs and Border Protection of the Department 

22 of Homeland Security are authorized to provide technical 

23 assistance to Libya in order to facilitate Libya’s eligibility 

24 for duty-free treatment under title V of the Trade Act of 

25 1974. 
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1 SEC. 11. MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO LIBYA. 

2 Title XV of the International Financial Institutions 

3 Act (22 U.S.C. 262o–262o-3) is amended by adding at 

4 the end the following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 1505. SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DE6 VELOPMENT OF LIBYA. 

7 ‘‘The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 

8 United States Executive Director at each international fi9 nancial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2)) to 

10 use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to 

11 support economic development and programs related to 

12 the promotion of the rule of law, good governance, and 

13 liberal institutions in Libya.’’. 

14 SEC. 12. REDIRECTION OF LIBYAN WEAPONS OF MASS DE15 STRUCTION EXPERTISE. 

16 (a) PROGRAMS AND ASSISTANCE FOR RETRAINING

17 SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State is 

19 authorized to establish programs and provide assist20 ance to Libya for the purpose of retraining, and re21 directing into productive civilian research and enter22 prise, engineers from Libya who were formerly en23 gaged in the research and production of weapons of 

24 mass destruction and the means to deliver them. 

25 (2) EXISTING PROGRAMS.—To the extent pos26 sible, the Secretary of State should utilize and ex-
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1 pand upon existing United States assistance pro2 grams to carry out paragraph (1). 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

5 appropriated to the Secretary of State to carry out 

6 this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. 

7 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur8 suant to the authorization of appropriations under 

9 paragraph (1) are authorized to remain until ex10 pended. 

11 SEC. 13. SPECIAL AUTHORITY. 

12 (a) AUTHORITY.—Except as provided in subsection 

13 (b), assistance authorized for Libya under sections 6, 7, 

14 8, and 12 may be made available notwithstanding any 

15 other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign 

16 countries. 

17 (b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Funds avail18 able for assistance authorized under the sections specified 

19 in subsection (a) may not be obligated until 15 days after 

20 the date on which the President provides notice of the pro21 posed obligation to the congressional committees specified 

22 in section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

23 (22 U.S.C. 2394–1) in accordance with the procedures ap24 plicable to reprogramming notifications under that sec25 tion. 
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1 SEC. 14. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 

2 (a) REPORT.— 

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

4 the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 

5 days thereafter until January 1, 2006, the Secretary 

6 of State, in coordination with the officials specified 

7 in paragraph (2), shall submit to the Committee on 

8 International Relations of the House of Representa9 tives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

10 Senate a report that contains a detailed description 

11 of the implementation of this Act for the preceding 

12 90-day period and includes the information de13 scribed in subsection (b). 

14 (2) OFFICIALS.—The officials referred to in 

15 paragraph (1) are the Administrator of the United 

16 States Agency for International Development, the 

17 Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, 

18 the United States Trade Representative, the Sec19 retary of Commerce, the President of the Overseas 

20 Private Investment Corporation, the Director of the 

21 Trade and Development Agency, and the President 

22 of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. 

23 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 

24 (a) shall include— 

25 (1) a detailed description of major developments 

26 in Libya’s political, economic, and human rights sit-
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1 uation during the period covered by the report, par2 ticularly as such developments affect relations be3 tween Libya and the United States; 

4 (2) a detailed description of all activities relat5 ing to relations between the United States and 

6 Libya during the period covered by the report, in7 cluding cultural, education, scientific, and academic 

8 exchanges, both official and unofficial; 

9 (3) a detailed description of United States for10 eign assistance provided to Libya during the period 

11 covered by the report; and 

12 (4) an assessment of the status of— 

13 (A) United States trade and investment re14 lations with Libya, including a detailed analysis 

15 of any trade and investment-related activity 

16 supported by the Overseas Private Investment 

17 Corporation, the Export-Import Bank of the 

18 United States, and the Trade and Development 

19 Agency during the period covered by the report; 

20 (B) any negotiations with Libya to estab21 lish a bilateral investment treaty during the pe22 riod covered by the report; and 

23 (C) efforts by Libya to become eligible for 

24 duty-free treatment under title V of the Trade 

25 Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.; relating 
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1 to generalized system of preferences) during the 

2 period covered by the report. 

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