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Calendar No. 418 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1839 

[Report No. 110–195] 

To require periodic reports on claims related to acts of terrorism against 

Americans perpetrated or supported by the Government of Libya. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 20 (legislative day, JULY 19), 2007 

Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. LAUTENBERG) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Foreign Relations 

OCTOBER 15, 2007 

Reported by Mr. BIDEN, without amendment 

A BILL 

To require periodic reports on claims related to acts of 

terrorism against Americans perpetrated or supported 

by the Government of Libya. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. PERIODIC REPORTS ON CLAIMS RELATED TO 

2 ACTS OF TERRORISM AGAINST AMERICANS 

3 PERPETRATED OR SUPPORTED BY THE GOV4 ERNMENT OF LIBYA. 

5 (a) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

7 the date of enactment of this Act, and every 180 

8 days thereafter until December 31, 2009, or the Sec9 retary of State makes the certification under sub10 section (b), the Secretary of State shall submit to 

11 the appropriate congressional committees a report 

12 on unresolved claims by nationals of the United 

13 States against the Government of Libya for acts de14 scribed in section 1605(a)(7) of title 28, United 

15 States Code. 

16 (2) CONTENT.—Each report submitted under 

17 paragraph (1) shall include— 

18 (A) information on the status of negotia19 tions between the Government of Libya and the 

20 United States claimants; 

21 (B) a description of the specific actions 

22 that the United States Government is taking to 

23 encourage the Government of Libya to resolve 

24 such claims; and 

25 (C) any other information that the Sec26 retary of State considers appropriate. 


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1 (b) CERTIFICATION.—The certification referred to in 

2 paragraph (1) of subsection (a) is a certification submitted 

3 by the Secretary of State to the appropriate congressional 

4 committees that all claims by nationals of the United 

5 States described in such paragraph have been resolved. 

6 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com8 mittees’’ means— 

9 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

10 the Committee on Armed Services, and the 

11 Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 

12 and 

13 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 

14 Committee on Armed Services, and the Com15 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep16 resentatives. 

17 (2) The term ‘‘national of the United States’’ 

18 has the meaning given the term in section 

19 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

20 (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)). 


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Calendar No. 418 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1839 

[Report No. 110

–195] 

A BILL 

To require periodic reports on claims related to acts 

supported by the Government of Libya. of terrorism against Americans perpetrated or 

OCTOBER 15, 2007 

Reported without amendment 


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