IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 486 
Calling on the Government of Iraq to compensate the former residents of 
Camp Ashraf for their assets seized by groups affiliated with the Govern-
ment of Iraq. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2017 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Ms. 
JUDY CHU of California, and Mr. SESSIONS) submitted the following res-
olution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling on the Government of Iraq to compensate the former 
residents of Camp Ashraf for their assets seized by 
groups affiliated with the Government of Iraq. 
Whereas resettlement of 3,000 Iranian refugees in Iraq, 
members of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), was com-
pleted in September 2016, and nearly 2,700 of these resi-
dents were relocated in Albania; 
Whereas in 2004, the United States Government recognized 
these dissidents as ‘‘protected persons’’ under the Fourth 
Geneva Convention; 
Whereas they were under the protection of the United States 
in Camp Ashraf until 2009, when their protection was 
handed over to the Government of Iraq, as reflected in 
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the United States Embassy Statement on Transfer of Se-
curity Responsibility for Camp Ashraf of December 28, 
2008; 
Whereas these residents were relocated outside Iraq under 
the supervision of United Nations High Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR), with active and vital engagement of 
the United States Government and full cooperation of the 
MEK; 
Whereas the United States Government and the United Na-
tions Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) relocation 
plan for the transfer of these dissidents out of Iraq called 
on the Government of Iraq to ensure the safekeeping of 
the property left at Camps Ashraf and Liberty belonging 
to such dissidents; 
Whereas the Memorandum of Understanding of 25 December 
2011 between UNAMI and the Government of Iraq out-
lining the voluntary relocation of the residents of Camp 
Ashraf called on the Government of Iraq to ensure the 
safekeeping of the moveable and immovable properties 
belonging to the residents of Camp Ashraf with the un-
derstanding that such properties could be sold by its own-
ers; 
Whereas the United States Government and UNAMI ex-
pressed to the residents that they would be allowed to sell 
their properties at Camps Ashraf and Liberty; 
Whereas UNHCR stated in July 2016 before the departure 
of the remaining residents of Camp Ashraf from Iraq 
that ‘‘The successful implementation of this initiative has 
also been assisted by the residents’ commitment, despite 
difficulties, to meeting the bulk of the associated costs, 
particularly for long term support of all residents relo-
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cated out of Iraq who have no access to state-sponsored 
assistance.’’; 
Whereas the residents’ commitment to pay for their expenses 
was based on the assumption that they would be able to 
sell their properties in Camps Ashraf and Liberty in 
order to finance their relocation, day-to-day living costs, 
and long-term accommodations; and 
Whereas the Government of Iraq firmly prevented the resi-
dents from selling their properties, subsequently seized by 
groups affiliated with the Government of Iraq: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) calls on the Government of Iraq to com-
pensate the Iranian dissidents for their seized assets 
in Camps Ashraf and Liberty in order to finance 
their living costs and long-term accommodation in 
their new countries of refuge, particularly in Alba-
nia; and 
(2) calls on the United States Government to 
urge the Government of Iraq to compensate these 
dissidents. 
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