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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3707 

To ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp 

Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the 

United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 11, 2013 

Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 

COOK, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. HIGGINS, 

Mr. ISSA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. POE

of Texas, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. WEBER

of Texas, and Mr. WESTMORELAND) introduced the following bill; which 

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

Committee on the Judiciary, 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 ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents 

living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their 

admission as refugees to the United States. 

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

3 SECTION 1. STATEMENT OF U.S. POLICY. 

4 It shall be the policy of the United States to— 

5 (1) take all necessary and appropriate steps in 

6 accordance with international agreements to support 


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1 the commitments of the United States to ensure the 

2 physical security and protection of Camp Liberty/ 

3 Hurriya residents, members of the opposition Muja4 hedeen e-Khalq (MEK), in accordance with the 

5 United States Embassy Statement on Transfer of 

6 Security Responsibility for Camp Ashraf of Decem7 ber 28, 2008; 

8 (2) assist the United Nations High Commis9 sioner for Refugees in ensuring the rapid and or10 derly resettlement of all residents of Camp Liberty/ 

11 Hurriya to safe locations outside of Iraq; and 

12 (3) permit the admission as refugees of the 

13 residents of Camp Liberty/Hurriya to the United 

14 States, who express a desire for such resettlement. 

15 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

16 The Congress makes the following findings: 

17 (1) The United States recognized the residents 

18 of the former Camp Ashraf who now reside in Camp 

19 Liberty/Hurriya as ‘‘protected persons’’ under the 

20 Fourth Geneva Convention and committed itself to 

21 protect the residents until their final disposition. 

22 (2) The United States expects the Government 

23 of Iraq to continue this commitment of protection of 

24 the residents of Camp Liberty/Hurriya, as reflected 

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1 fer of Security Responsibility for Camp Ashraf of 

2 December 28, 2008. 

3 (3) The residents of the former Camp Ashraf, 

4 who now reside in Camp Liberty/Hurriya, renounced 

5 violence and unilaterally disarmed more than a dec6 ade ago. 

7 (4) Dozens of residents of Camp Liberty/ 

8 Hurriya were permanent residents or political refu9 gees in the United States. 

10 (5) Camp Liberty/Hurriya residents have pro11 vided valuable intelligence to the international com12 munity concerning efforts by the Government of 

13 Iran to establish a nuclear weapons capability and to 

14 supply the terrorist groups in Iraq with Improvised 

15 Explosive Devices (IEDs). 

16 (6) Camp Liberty/Hurriya residents share the 

17 desire of the United States in seeing the establish18 ment of a peaceful, democratic, non-nuclear govern19 ment in Iran with full rights for women and reli20 gious and ethnic minorities. 

21 (7) The residents of Camp Liberty/Hurriya are 

22 cooperating in the framework of an agreement be23 tween the United Nations and the Government of 

24 Iraq to transfer the residents out of Iraq. 


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1 (8) Despite Iraq’s acceptance of the U.S. com2 mitment to protect Camp Ashraf residents, the un3 armed residents have been attacked five times in 

4 2009, 2011, and 2013 during their residence in the 

5 former Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty/Hurriya by 

6 external persons and organizations, including Iraqi 

7 security forces, killing more than 100 residents and 

8 wounding 1,000 others. 

9 (9) Iraqi security forces are permanently sta10 tioned all around Camp Liberty/Hurriya, despite 

11 their history of violence against the unarmed resi12 dents, while all Liberty/Hurriya residents are kept 

13 inside the Camp’s walled compound, with no free14 dom of movement for the residents outside the 

15 Camp and no access to counsel, family, NGOs, and 

16 press. 

17 SEC. 3. ACTIONS TO PROTECT IRANIAN DISSIDENTS LIVING 

18 IN CAMP LIBERTY/HURRIYA. 

19 (1) The United States shall take all necessary 

20 and appropriate steps to ensure the safety of the 

21 residents of Camp Liberty/Hurriya. 

22 (2) The United States shall provide all nec23 essary and appropriate assistance to the United Na24 tions High Commissioner for Refugees to process 

25 applications by the residents of Camp Liberty/ 


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1 Hurriya for refugee status and to secure their or2 derly resettlement in safe locations outside of Iraq, 

3 including in the United States for any such residents 

4 who express such a desire. 

5 (3) The United States shall timely admit as ref6 ugees the residents of Camp Liberty/Hurriya in the 

7 U.S. and in doing so shall not delay or bar such re8 settlement merely because any such resident is or 

9 has been a member of, or supports or has supported, 

10 organizations or groups that were subject to the Sec11 retary of State’s decision of September 21, 2012, in 

12 Public Notice 8049, notwithstanding 

13 §§ 212(a)(3)(B) and 212(a)(3)(F) of the Immigra14 tion and Nationality Act of 1965, as amended. 

15 (4) Within 90 days of the effective date of this 

16 Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the 

17 Department of Homeland Security shall report to 

18 the Congress on steps taken by the United States to 

19 guard the safety of the residents of Camp Liberty/ 

20 Hurriya and to secure their orderly resettlement in 

21 safe locations in accordance with the provisions of 

22 this Act. 

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