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SEC. 1089. REPORT ON CLAIMS RELATED TO THE BOMBING
OF THE LABELLE DISCOTHEQUE.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress
that—
(1) the Government of Libya should be com-
mended for the steps the Government has taken to re-
nounce terrorism and to eliminate Libya’s weapons of
mass destruction and related programs; and
(2) an important priority for improving rela-
tions between the United States and Libya should be
a good faith effort on the part of the Government of
Libya to resolve the claims of members of the Armed
Forces of the United States and other United States
citizens who were injured in the bombing of the
LaBelle Discotheque in Berlin, Germany that oc-
curred in April 1986, and of family members of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces of the United States who
were killed in that bombing.
(b) REPORTS.—
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on the status of negotiations be-
tween the Government of Libya and United States
claimants in connection with the bombing of the
LaBelle Discotheque in Berlin, Germany that oc-
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curred in April 1986, regarding resolution of their
claims. The report shall also include information on
efforts by the Government of the United States to urge
the Government of Libya to make a good faith effort
to resolve such claims.
(2) UPDATE.—Not later than one year after en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees an
update of the report required by paragraph (1).
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committee on Armed Services
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and
the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
International Relations of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 1090. COAL-TO-LIQUID FUEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
(a) DEFINITION OF DESIGNATED COMMITTEES.—In
this section, the term ‘‘designated committees’’ means—
(1) the Committees on Armed Services, Energy
and Natural Resources, and Appropriations of the
Senate; and
(2) the Committees on Armed Services, Energy
and Commerce, and Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
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(b) DEVELOPMENT PLAN
AND REPORT.—Not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, using
amounts available to the Department of Defense and the
National Energy Technology Laboratory of the Department
of Energy—
(1) the Secretary of Energy, in coordination
with the Secretary of Defense, shall prepare and sub-
mit to the designated committees a development plan
for a coal-to-liquid fuels program; and
(2) the Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretary of Energy, shall prepare and sub-
mit to the designated committees a report on the po-
tential use of the fuels by the Department of Defense.
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The development plan described
in subsection (b)(1) shall be prepared taking into
consideration—
(1) technology needs and developmental barriers;
(2) economic and national security effects;
(3) environmental standards and carbon capture
and storage opportunities;
(4) financial incentives;
(5) timelines and milestones;
(6) diverse regions having coal reserves that
would be suitable for liquefaction plants;