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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4644 

To clarify United States policy toward Libya, advance a diplomatic solution 

to the conflict in Libya, and support the people of Libya. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 11, 2019 

Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. TED LIEU of 

California, and Mr. MALINOWSKI) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 

Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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 clarify United States policy toward Libya, advance a 

diplomatic solution to the conflict in Libya, and support 

the people of Libya. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Libya Stabilization Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings; statement of policy. 

TITLE I—IDENTIFYING CHALLENGES TO STABILITY IN LIBYA 

Sec. 101. Codification of Executive Order 13726. 

Sec. 102. Report on activities of certain foreign governments and actors in 

Libya. 

Sec. 103. Strategy to counter Russian influence in Libya. 

TITLE II—ACTIONS TO ADDRESS FOREIGN INTERVENTION IN 

LIBYA 

Sec. 201. Imposition of sanctions on those supporting Russian military intervention in Libya. 

Sec. 202. Sanctions with respect to persons threatening the peace or stability 

of Libya. 

Sec. 203. Sanctions with respect to certain persons who are responsible for or 

complicit in human rights abuses committed in Libya. 

Sec. 204. Sanctions described. 

Sec. 205. Waiver. 

Sec. 206. Implementation and regulatory authority. 

Sec. 207. Exception relating to importation of goods. 

Sec. 208. Definitions. 

Sec. 209. Termination. 

TITLE III—ASSISTANCE FOR LIBYA 

Sec. 301. Humanitarian relief for the people of Libya and international refugees and migrants in Libya. 

Sec. 302. Support for democratic governance, elections, and democratic civil society. 

Sec. 303. Engaging international financial institutions to advance Libyan economic recovery and improve public sector financial management. 

Sec. 304. Recovering assets stolen from the Libyan people. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find3 ings: 

4 (1) The stability and territorial unity of Libya 

5 is critical to the security of the United States, Eu6 rope, North Africa, and the Sahel, as well as mari7 time routes in the southern Mediterranean Sea. 

8 (2) General Thomas Waldhauser, former Com9 mander of United States Africa Command 


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1 (AFRICOM), told the Senate Armed Services Com2 mittee in March 2017, ‘‘instability in Libya and 

3 North Africa may be the most significant, near-term 

4 threat to U.S. and allies’ interests on the continent’’. 

5 (3) AFRICOM identifies containing instability 

6 in Libya as one of its six main lines of effort in Afri7 ca and works to support diplomatic efforts to recon8 stitute the Libyan state and to disrupt terrorist or9 ganizations that impede that process or threaten 

10 United States interests. 

11 (4) According to the Director of National Intel12 ligence, as of 2019, the capabilities of the Libya13 based Islamic State (ISIS) affiliate ‘‘have been de14 graded, but it is still capable of conducting attacks 

15 on local and Western targets in Libya and possibly 

16 elsewhere in the region’’. According to United Na17 tions Special Representative of the Secretary Gen18 eral (SRSG) Ghassan Salame ́, ISIS has conducted 

19 six attacks since April 4, 2019. 

20 (5) On September 22, 2016, a Joint Commu21 nique on Libya, signed by Egypt, Italy, Qatar, Rus22 sia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emir23 ates, and others, reaffirmed a joint ‘‘commitment to 

24 the United Nations Support Mission in Libya’s 


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1 [UNSMIL] efforts under the leadership of the UN 

2 Special Representative of the Secretary General’’. 

3 (6) On March 1, 2019, the United States Gov4 ernment, along with the governments of France, 

5 Italy, and the United Kingdom, reiterated its strong 

6 support to the diplomatic efforts of SRSG Ghassan 

7 Salame ́ and UNSMIL, rejected a military solution in 

8 Libya, and called on all Libyans to work construc9 tively with SRSG Salame ́ to realize a stable and uni10 fied government that can deliver security and pros11 perity for all Libyans. 

12 (7) UNSMIL planned to host a long-awaited 

13 National Conference in Ghadames, Libya to begin 

14 on April 12, 2019, to help the Libyan people nego15 tiate a path toward interim governance structures 

16 and credible and secure elections. 

17 (8) On April 4, 2019, Khalifa Haftar, the com18 mander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) move19 ment ordered forces loyal to him to begin a unilat20 eral military operation to take control of Tripoli, the 

21 capital of Libya. 

22 (9) Tripoli is the seat of the Government of Na23 tional Accord (GNA), an interim body that emerged 

24 from previous United Nations-backed negotiations 

25 and that the United States Government and the 


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1 United Nations Security Council have recognized 

2 since 2015. 

3 (10) Both the LNA movement, the GNA, and 

4 their associated forces have failed to observe their 

5 obligations under international humanitarian law, in6 creased the geographic scope of the conflict, ignored 

7 calls for de-escalation and a ceasefire, recruited for8 eign mercenaries, and intensified ground and air 

9 campaigns using heavy weapons, aircraft, and re10 portedly using armed drones provided by foreign 

11 powers. 

12 (11) Without the full cooperation of all United 

13 Nations Member States in implementing the arms 

14 embargo in accordance with United Nations Security 

15 Council Resolution 2473 (2019), and all relevant 

16 predecessor resolutions, the flow of weapons to 

17 Libya will continue to fuel the conflict. 

18 (12) According to SRSG Salame ́, weapons pro19 vided by foreign powers to the warring parties are 

20 being sold to or captured by terrorist groups active 

21 in Libya. 

22 (13) According to the United Nations, since the 

23 LNA movement offensive began in April 2019, the 

24 conflict in Libya has led to the deaths of more than 


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1 1,100 people and the displacement of more than 

2 120,000 people. 

3 (14) Both the LNA movement and opposing 

4 forces have requisitioned the houses of civilians, tar5 geted medical facilities, and inhibited humanitarian 

6 access to food, health, and other life-saving services, 

7 worsening humanitarian conditions. 

8 (15) More than 5,100 refugees and migrants 

9 are detained in detention facilities in Libya, includ10 ing more than 3,000 in and around the conflict 

11 zones in Tripoli, with serious risks of torture, star12 vation, sexual abuse, and death. On July 2, 2019, an 

13 airstrike against the Tajura Detention Center killed 

14 53 and wounded 130 people trapped in the center. 

15 The United Nations has called for the immediate re16 lease, evacuation, and protection of refugees and mi17 grants detained in conflict zones. 

18 (b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

19 United States— 

20 (1) to assert there is no military solution to the 

21 conflict in Libya and that only a political process 

22 can secure United States interests, ensure a stable 

23 and unified Libya, reduce the threat of terrorism, 

24 and provide peace and opportunity to the Libyan 

25 people; 


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1 (2) to support the implementation of United 

2 Nations Security Council Resolutions 1970 (2011) 

3 and 1973 (2011), which established an arms embar4 go on Libya, and subsequent resolutions modifying 

5 and extending the embargo; 

6 (3) to enforce Executive Order 13726 (81 Fed. 

7 Reg. 23559; relating to blocking property and sus8 pending entry into the United States of persons con9 tributing to the situation in Libya (April 19, 2016)), 

10 designed to target individuals or entities who 

11 ‘‘threaten the peace, security, and stability of 

12 Libya’’; 

13 (4) to employ sanctions and war-crimes pros14 ecution, against any and all parties engaging in at15 tacks on civilians, medical workers, and critical in16 frastructure, including water supplies, in Libya; 

17 (5) to contribute to Libya’s peace and stability, 

18 prevent destabilizing arms shipments, and support 

19 efforts to safeguard Libya’s oil resources in accord20 ance with United Nations Security Council Resolu21 tions 2259 (2015), 2278 (2016), 2362 (2017), and 

22 2473 (2019); 

23 (6) to leverage diplomatic relations to convince 

24 the parties to the conflict in Libya to immediately 

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1 suade foreign powers to stop providing weapons and 

2 financing that exacerbate the conflict; 

3 (7) to encourage the parties to promptly return 

4 to a political process led by the United Nations Spe5 cial Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) 

6 and head of the United Nations Support Mission in 

7 Libya (UNSMIL); 

8 (8) to support the United Nations-mediated po9 litical process that seeks a negotiated and peaceful 

10 solution to the Libyan crisis; 

11 (9) that a negotiated and peaceful political solu12 tion should include a transitional, civilian-led govern13 ment representing all Libyans, preparations for 

14 credible elections, a fair and transparent allocation 

15 of resources, interim security arrangements, and a 

16 process for the reunification of Libyan government 

17 ministries and Libyan sovereign institutions, includ18 ing the Central Bank of Libya, the National Oil 

19 Corporation, and the Libyan Investment Authority; 

20 (10) to support constant, unimpeded, and reli21 able humanitarian access to those in need and to 

22 hold accountable those who impede or threaten the 

23 delivery of humanitarian assistance; 


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1 (11) to advocate for the immediate release and 

2 safe evacuations of detained refugees and migrants 

3 trapped by the fighting in Libya; 

4 (12) to assist implementation of UNSMIL’s 

5 plan for the organized and gradual closure of mi6 grant detention centers in Libya; and 

7 (13) to support future democratic development 

8 and the economic recovery of Libya both during and 

9 after a negotiated and peaceful political solution. 

10 TITLE I—IDENTIFYING CHAL11 LENGES TO STABILITY IN 

12 LIBYA 

13 SEC. 101. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 13726. 

14 Notwithstanding any other provision of law or Execu15 tive order, Executive Order 13726 (81 Fed. Reg. 23559), 

16 signed on April 19, 2016, and entitled ‘‘Blocking Property 

17 and Suspending Entry into the United States of Persons 

18 Contributing to the Situation in Libya’’ shall have the 

19 force and effect of law. 

20 SEC. 102. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN 

21 GOVERNMENTS AND ACTORS IN LIBYA. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

23 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 

24 in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, 


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1 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

2 a report that includes— 

3 (1) a description of the full extent of involve4 ment in Libya by the Governments of Saudi Arabia, 

5 Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey, 

6 Sudan, Russia, the People’s Republic of China, 

7 France, and Italy, including— 

8 (A) a description of which governments are 

9 linked to drone and aircraft strikes; 

10 (B) the estimated dollar value and the 

11 amounts of various types of equipment trans12 ferred to the warring parties; and 

13 (C) an attribution of outside financial sup14 port provided to each reported presence of for15 eign mercenaries in Libya; 

16 (2) a determination and analysis of whether the 

17 actions by the governments identified in paragraph 

18 (1) violate the arms embargo with respect to Libya 

19 in accordance with United Nations Security Council 

20 Resolution 2473 (2019) and predecessor Security 

21 Council resolutions; 

22 (3) a list of the specific offending materiel or fi23 nancial support transfers that would be in violation 

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1 olution 2473 (2019) and predecessor Security Coun2 cil resolutions; and 

3 (4) a determination and analysis of the activi4 ties of foreign armed groups, including affiliates of 

5 the Islamic State (ISIS), al-Qa’ida in the Islamic 

6 Maghreb (AQIM), and Ansar al-Sharia, in Libya. 

7 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

8 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 

9 a classified annex. 

10 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE11 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres12 sional committees’’ means— 

13 (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

14 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent 

15 Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 

16 Representatives; and 

17 (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

18 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 

19 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

20 SEC. 103. STRATEGY TO COUNTER RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN 

21 LIBYA. 

22 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find23 ings: 

24 (1) In the 2019 ‘‘posture statement’’ to Con25 gress provided by General Thomas Waldhauser, 


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1 Commander of United States Africa Command 

2 (AFRICOM), asserted that Russia was ‘‘invok[ing] 

3 Qaddafi-era relationships and debts to obtain eco4 nomic and military contracts . . . aimed at access5 ing Libya’s vast oil market, reviving arms sales, and 

6 gaining access to coastal territories’’. 

7 (2) Russia’s involvement in Libya and neigh8 boring countries is part of a larger regional strategy 

9 to monitor the southern coastline of the North At10 lantic Treaty Organization (NATO), isolate Europe 

11 from Africa, and exert control over the southern 

12 Mediterranean Sea region. 

13 (b) REPORT AND STRATEGY.— 

14 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 

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

16 State and the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

17 the appropriate congressional committees a report 

18 on— 

19 (A) an assessment of Russian influence 

20 and objectives in Libya; 

21 (B) the potential threat such influence 

22 poses to the United States, southern Europe, 

23 and NATO operations in the Mediterranean 

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1 (C) Russia’s use of currency issuing and 

2 printing; and 

3 (D) Russia’s use of mercenaries, military 

4 contractors, and paramilitary forces in Libya. 

5 (2) STRATEGY.—Not later than 30 days after 

6 the date on which the report required by paragraph 

7 (1) is submitted to the appropriate congressional 

8 committees, the Secretary of State and the Secretary 

9 of Defense shall brief the appropriate congressional 

10 committees regarding a strategy to counter threats 

11 identified in the report. 

12 (3) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 

13 (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 

14 contain a classified annex. 

15 (4) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT16 TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap17 propriate congressional committees’’ means— 

18 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

19 Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent 

20 Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Com21 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep22 resentatives; and 

23 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

24 Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select 


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1 Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee 

2 on Appropriations of the Senate. 

3 TITLE II—ACTIONS TO ADDRESS 

4 FOREIGN INTERVENTION IN 

5 LIBYA 

6 SEC. 201. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON THOSE SUP7 PORTING RUSSIAN MILITARY INTERVENTION 

8 IN LIBYA. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that is 180 

10 days after the date on which the report required by section 

11 102 is submitted to the appropriate congressional commit12 tees, the President shall impose the sanctions described 

13 in section 204 with respect to a foreign person if the Presi14 dent determines that the foreign person, on or after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, knowingly engages in 

16 an activity described in subsection (b). 

17 (b) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—A foreign person en18 gages in an activity described in this subsection if the per19 son knowingly provides significant financial, material, or 

20 technological support to, or knowingly engages in a signifi21 cant transaction with— 

22 (1) a foreign person that is knowingly operating 

23 in a military capacity in Libya for or on behalf of 

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1 (2) a foreign person that is a military con2 tractor, mercenary, or a paramilitary force know3 ingly operating in a military capacity in Libya for or 

4 on behalf of the Government of Russia. 

5 SEC. 202. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS THREAT6 ENING THE PEACE OR STABILITY OF LIBYA. 

7 (a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—On and after the 

8 date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

9 this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions de10 scribed in section 204 with respect to a foreign person if 

11 the President determines that the person, on or after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, knowingly engages in 

13 an activity described in subsection (b). 

14 (b) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—A foreign person en15 gages in an activity described in this subsection if the per16 son knowingly— 

17 (1) is engaged in significant actions or policies 

18 that threaten the peace, security, or stability of 

19 Libya, including through the supply of arms or re20 lated materiel; 

21 (2) is engaged in significant actions or policies 

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1 ical process that seeks a negotiated and peaceful so2 lution to the Libyan crisis; 

3 (3) is engaged in significant actions or policies 

4 that may lead to or result in the misappropriation 

5 of significant state assets of Libya; 

6 (4) is involved in, or has been involved in, the 

7 significant illicit exploitation of crude oil or any 

8 other natural resources in Libya, including the sig9 nificant illicit production, refining, brokering, sale, 

10 purchase, or export of Libyan oil; 

11 (5) is significantly threatening or coercing Liby12 an state financial institutions or the Libyan Na13 tional Oil Company; 

14 (6) is significantly responsible for actions or 

15 policies that are intended to undermine— 

16 (A) the United Nations-led political proc17 ess to end the conflict in Libya; or 

18 (B) efforts to promote stabilization and 

19 economic recovery in Libya; 

20 (7) is a successor entity to a person referred to 

21 in paragraphs (1) through (6); 

22 (8) owns or controls, or is owned or controlled 

23 by, a person referred to in paragraphs (1) through 

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1 (9) is acting for or, on behalf of, a person re2 ferred to in paragraphs (1) through (6); or 

3 (10) has provided, or attempted to provide, sig4 nificant financial, material, technological, or other 

5 support for, or goods or services in support of, a 

6 person referred to in paragraphs (1) through (6). 

7 SEC. 203. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN PERSONS 

8 WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OR COMPLICIT 

9 IN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES COMMITTED IN 

10 LIBYA. 

11 (a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—The President shall 

12 impose the sanctions described in section 204 with respect 

13 to each foreign person on the list required by subsection 

14 (b). 

15 (b) LIST OF PERSONS.— 

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

17 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

18 President shall submit to the appropriate congres19 sional committees a list of foreign persons that the 

20 President determines are knowingly responsible for 

21 or complicit in, or to have directly or indirectly en22 gaged in, serious human rights abuses committed in 

23 Libya. 


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1 (2) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall 

2 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

3 an updated list under paragraph (1)— 

4 (A) not later than 180 days after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act and annually 

6 thereafter for a period of 5 years; or 

7 (B) as new information becomes available. 

8 (3) FORM.—The list required by paragraph (1) 

9 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in10 clude a classified annex. 

11 SEC. 204. SANCTIONS DESCRIBED. 

12 (a) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions to be 

13 imposed with respect to a foreign person under section 

14 201, 202, or 203 are the following: 

15 (1) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The President 

16 shall exercise all of the powers granted to the Presi17 dent by the International Emergency Economic 

18 Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that 

19 the requirements of section 202 of such Act (50 

20 U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to the extent nec21 essary to block and prohibit all transactions in prop22 erty and interests in property of the person if such 

23 property and interests in property are in the United 

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1 come within the possession or control of a United 

2 States person. 

3 (2) INADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN INDIVID4 UALS.— 

5 (A) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, 

6 OR PAROLE.—A foreign person who meets any 

7 of the criteria described in section 201, 202, or 

8 203 is— 

9 (i) inadmissible to the United States; 

10 (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 

11 documentation to enter the United States; 

12 and 

13 (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 

14 or paroled into the United States or to re15 ceive any other benefit under the Immigra16 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 

17 seq.). 

18 (B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.—A foreign 

19 person subject to section 201, 202, or 203 is 

20 subject to the following: 

21 (i) Revocation of any visa or other 

22 entry documentation regardless of when 

23 the visa or other entry documentation is or 

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1 (ii) A revocation under clause (i) 

2 shall— 

3 (I) take effect immediately; and 

4 (II) automatically cancel any 

5 other valid visa or entry documenta6 tion that is in the foreign person’s 

7 possession. 

8 (b) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in sub9 sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 

10 Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall 

11 apply to a person that violates, attempts to violate, con12 spires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations pro13 mulgated under section 306(2) to carry out subsection 

14 (a)(1) to the same extent that such penalties apply to a 

15 person that commits an unlawful act described in section 

16 206(a) of that Act. 

17 (c) EXCEPTION.—Sanctions under subsection (a)(2) 

18 shall not apply to an alien if admitting or paroling the 

19 alien into the United States is necessary to permit the 

20 United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the 

21 Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Suc22 cess June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 

23 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, 

24 or other applicable international obligations of the United 

25 States. 


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1 SEC. 205. WAIVER. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive the ap3 plication of sanctions imposed on a foreign person under 

4 this title if the President— 

5 (1) determines that such a waiver is in the na6 tional interest of the United States; and 

7 (2) not later than the date on which such waiv8 er will take effect, submits to the appropriate con9 gressional committees a notice of and justification 

10 for such waiver. 

11 (b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

12 DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate con13 gressional committees’’ means— 

14 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

15 Committee on Financial Services of the House of 

16 Representatives; and 

17 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

18 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af19 fairs of the Senate. 

20 SEC. 206. IMPLEMENTATION AND REGULATORY AUTHOR21 ITY. 

22 The President— 

23 (1) may exercise all authorities provided to the 

24 President under sections 203 and 205 of the Inter25 national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

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1 (2) shall issue such regulations, licenses, and 

2 orders as are necessary to carry out this title. 

3 SEC. 207. EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF 

4 GOODS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and requirements 

6 to impose sanctions under this title shall not include the 

7 authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the im8 portation of goods. 

9 (b) GOOD DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

10 ‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or man-made sub11 stance, material, supply or manufactured product, includ12 ing inspection and test equipment and excluding technical 

13 data. 

14 SEC. 208. DEFINITIONS. 

15 In this title: 

16 (1) ADMISSION; ADMITTED, ALIEN.—The terms 

17 ‘‘admission’’, ‘‘admitted’’, and ‘‘alien’’ have the 

18 meanings given those terms in section 101 of the 

19 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). 

20 (2) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per21 son’’ means an individual or entity that is not a 

22 United States person. 

23 (3) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’ with 

24 respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 

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1 have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 

2 result. 

3 (4) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 

4 ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

5 (A) a United States citizen or an alien law6 fully admitted for permanent residence to the 

7 United States; or 

8 (B) an entity organized under the laws of 

9 the United States or any jurisdiction within the 

10 United States, including a foreign branch of 

11 such an entity. 

12 SEC. 209. TERMINATION. 

13 The requirement to impose sanctions under this title 

14 shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2024. 

15 TITLE III—ASSISTANCE FOR 

16 LIBYA 

17 SEC. 301. HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FOR THE PEOPLE OF 

18 LIBYA AND INTERNATIONAL REFUGEES AND 

19 MIGRANTS IN LIBYA. 

20 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con21 gress that— 

22 (1) the United States Government should— 

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1 (B) leverage diplomatic relations with the 

2 warring parties to guarantee constant, reliable 

3 humanitarian access by frontline providers in 

4 Libya; 

5 (C) leverage diplomatic relations with the 

6 warring parties, the United Nations, and the 

7 European Union to ensure the release of vul8 nerable migrants and refugees from detention 

9 centers and their voluntary safe passage from 

10 the conflict zones in Libya; and 

11 (D) expand efforts to document and pub12 licize violations of human rights and inter13 national humanitarian law and hold perpetra14 tors accountable; and 

15 (2) humanitarian assistance to address the cri16 sis in Libya should be targeted toward those most 

17 in need and delivered through partners that uphold 

18 internationally recognized humanitarian principles. 

19 (b) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 

21 United States Agency for International Develop22 ment, in coordination with the Secretary of State, is 

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1 (2) INCLUDED ASSISTANCE.—Assistance au2 thorized by paragraph (1) shall include the fol3 lowing: 

4 (A) Urgently needed health assistance, in5 cluding logistical and technical assistance to 

6 hospitals, ambulances, and health clinics in af7 fected communities. 

8 (B) Public health commodities and serv9 ices, including medicines and basic medical sup10 plies and equipment. 

11 (C) Protection, food, shelter, water, sanita12 tion, and hygiene (WASH), and other assist13 ance. 

14 (D) Technical assistance to ensure health, 

15 food, and commodities are appropriately se16 lected, procured, targeted, and distributed. 

17 (c) STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 

19 in coordination with the Administrator of the United 

20 States Agency for International Development, shall submit 

21 to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy on 

22 the following: 

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1 tions, plans to address the humanitarian situation in 

2 Libya. 

3 (2) How to leverage diplomatic and assistance 

4 tools as well as strategic burden-sharing with inter5 national partners to improve the humanitarian situa6 tion in Libya. 

7 (3) How to confront humanitarian access chal8 lenges and ensure protection for vulnerable refugees 

9 and migrants. 

10 (4) How the United States will engage in diplo11 matic efforts to ensure support from international 

12 donors, including foreign governments and multilat13 eral organizations. 

14 (d) DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.—The Secretary of 

15 State, in consultation with the Administrator of the 

16 United States Agency for International Development, shall 

17 work with relevant foreign governments and multilateral 

18 organizations to coordinate a high-level donor summit and 

19 carry out diplomatic engagement to advance the provision 

20 of humanitarian assistance to the people of Libya and 

21 international migrants and refugees in Libya and carry 

22 out the strategy required by subsection (c). 

23 (e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE24 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres25 sional committees’’ means— 


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1 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

2 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep3 resentatives; and 

4 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

5 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 

6 SEC. 302. SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, ELEC7 TIONS, AND DEMOCRATIC CIVIL SOCIETY. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi9 nation with the Administrator of the United States Agen10 cy for International Development, shall— 

11 (1) work to help the people of Libya and a fu12 ture Libyan government unify Libyan financial and 

13 governing institutions to deliver progress for the 

14 Libyan people; 

15 (2) work to ensure transparent, credible, and 

16 inclusive future elections in Libya, including through 

17 supporting electoral security and international elec18 tion observation and by providing training and tech19 nical assistance to institutions with election-related 

20 responsibilities; and 

21 (3) work with nongovernmental organizations— 

22 (A) to strengthen democratic governance 

23 and institutions and support decentralization; 

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1 (C) to defend internationally recognized 

2 human rights for people in Libya, including 

3 support for efforts to document crimes against 

4 humanity and violations of human rights; 

5 (D) to combat corruption and improve the 

6 transparency and accountability of government 

7 institutions; and 

8 (E) to support the efforts of independent 

9 media outlets to broadcast, distribute, and 

10 share information with the Libyan people. 

11 (b) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after 

13 the scheduling of credible presidential and par14 liamentary elections in Libya, the Secretary of State, 

15 in coordination with the Administrator of the United 

16 States Agency for International Development, shall 

17 submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

18 a report on the strategy to carry out the activities 

19 described in subsection (a). 

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

23 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

24 the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

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1 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

2 and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

3 Senate. 

4 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

6 appropriated to the Secretary of State for fiscal year 

7 2020, $23,000,000 to carry out subsection (a). 

8 (2) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Any ex9 penditure of amounts made available to carry out 

10 subsection (a) shall be subject to the notification re11 quirements applicable to— 

12 (A) expenditures from the Economic Sup13 port Fund under section 531(c) of the Foreign 

14 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346(c)); 

15 and 

16 (B) expenditures from the Development 

17 Assistance Fund under section 653(a) of the 

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

19 2413(a)). 

20 SEC. 303. ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU21 TIONS TO ADVANCE LIBYAN ECONOMIC RE22 COVERY AND IMPROVE PUBLIC SECTOR FI23 NANCIAL MANAGEMENT. 

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1 international financial institution to use the voice, vote, 

2 and influence of the United States to support a Libyan3 led process to develop a framework for the economic recov4 ery of Libya and improved public sector financial manage5 ment, complementary to United Nations-led peace efforts 

6 and in support of the future establishment of democratic 

7 institutions and the rule of law in Libya. 

8 (b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—The framework de9 scribed in subsection (a) shall include the following policy 

10 proposals: 

11 (1) To reunify the leadership and operations of 

12 Libya’s key economic ministries and institutions. 

13 (2) To improve the efficiency and reach of Lib14 yan government programs that support poverty alle15 viation and a social safety net. 

16 (3) To assist in reconciling the public accounts 

17 of national financial institutions and letters of credit 

18 issued by private Libyan financial institutions. 

19 (4) To restore the production and efficient 

20 management of Libya’s oil industry, including re21 building any damaged energy infrastructure. 

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1 (6) To improve the transparency and account2 ability of public sector employment and wage dis3 tribution. 

4 (7) To strengthen supervision of and reform of 

5 Libyan financial institutions to minimize corruption 

6 and ensure resources equitably serve the Libyan peo7 ple. 

8 (8) To eliminate exploitation of price controls 

9 and market distorting subsidies in the Libyan econ10 omy. 

11 (c) CONSULTATION.—In supporting the framework 

12 described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury 

13 shall instruct the United States Executive Director at each 

14 international financial institution to encourage the institu15 tion to consult with relevant stakeholders in the financial, 

16 governance, and energy sectors. 

17 (d) DEFINITION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL IN18 STITUTION.—In this section, the term ‘‘international fi19 nancial institution’’ means the International Monetary 

20 Fund, International Bank for Reconstruction and Devel21 opment, European Bank for Reconstruction and Develop22 ment, International Development Association, Inter23 national Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment 

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1 American Development Bank, Bank for Economic Co2 operation and Development in the Middle East and North 

3 Africa, and Inter-American Investment Corporation. 

4 (e) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this section 

5 shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2024. 

6 SEC. 304. RECOVERING ASSETS STOLEN FROM THE LIBYAN 

7 PEOPLE. 

8 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con9 gress that the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the 

10 Treasury, and the Attorney General should advance a co11 ordinated international effort— 

12 (1) to carry out special financial investigations 

13 to identify and track assets taken from the people 

14 and institutions of Libyan through theft, corruption, 

15 money laundering, or other illicit means; and 

16 (2) to work with foreign governments— 

17 (A) to share financial investigations intel18 ligence, as appropriate; 

19 (B) to oversee the assets identified pursu20 ant to paragraph (1); and 

21 (C) to provide technical assistance to help 

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1 (b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—The coordinated inter2 national effort described in subsection (a) should include 

3 input from— 

4 (1) the Office of Terrorist Financing and Fi5 nancial Crimes of the Department of the Treasury; 

6 (2) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

7 of the Department of the Treasury; and 

8 (3) the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery 

9 Section of the Department of Justice. 

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