groups, Turkish military contractors and merce-
naries, affiliates of ISIS, al-Qaida in the Islamic 
Maghreb (AQIM), and Ansar al-Sharia, in Libya; 
(5) a description of European Union and North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) efforts to en-
force the United Nations arms embargo and facili-
tate a ceasefire; 
(6) a description of any violations of the arms 
embargo by European Union member states; 
(7) a description of United States diplomatic 
engagement with the European Union and NATO 
regarding enforcement of the United Nations arms 
embargo; and 
(8) a description of European Union and Arab 
League states’ contributions to ceasefire monitoring, 
arms embargo enforcement, and election support 
and how the United States can partner with the Eu-
ropean Union and Arab League states with respect 
to such contributions. 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
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(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 102. REPORT OF RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES AND OBJEC-
TIVES IN LIBYA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) General Stephen Townsend, Commander of 
United 
States 
Africa 
Command 
(AFRICOM), 
warned in January 2020 that in Libya, Russia seeks 
to ‘‘demonstrate itself as an alternative partner to 
the West’’ and seeks to position itself alongside the 
southern flank of the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation (NATO). 
(2) AFRICOM has also stated that the Russian 
military presence in Libya threatens future United 
States military partnerships and counterterrorism 
cooperation by impeding United States access to 
Libya. 
(3) In May 2020, AFRICOM reported that the 
Government of Russia deployed 14 MiG-29 and Su- 
24 aircraft to Libya to support Russian state-spon-
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sored private military contractors, including the 
Wagner Group. 
(4) In January 2021, United States officials 
told the international press that mercenaries affili-
ated with the Wagner Group were constructing so-
phisticated defensive fortifications in central Libya. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report 
that contains an assessment of Russian activities 
and objectives in Libya, including— 
(A) the potential threat such activities pose 
to the United States, southern Europe, NATO, 
and partners in the Mediterranean Sea and 
North African region; 
(B) the direct role of Russia in Libyan fi-
nancial affairs, to include issuing and printing 
currency; 
(C) Russia’s use of mercenaries, military 
contractors, equipment, and paramilitary forces 
in Libya; and 
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(D) an assessment of sanctions and other 
policies adopted by United States partners and 
allies against the Wagner Group and its desta-
bilizing activities in Libya. 
(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 103. DETERMINATION OF SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITIES 
OF THE LIBYAN NATIONAL ARMY WITH RE-
SPECT TO SYRIA. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the President shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
a list of members of the Libyan National Army (LNA), 
and details of their activities, that the President deter-
mines are knowingly responsible for sanctionable offenses 
pursuant to— 
(1) section 7412 of the Caesar Syria Civilian 
Protection Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 8791 note; 133 
Stat. 2292); or 
(2) Executive Order 13582 (76 Fed. Reg. 
52209; relating to blocking property of the Govern-
ment of Syria and prohibiting certain transactions 
with respect to Syria (August 17, 2011)). 
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TITLE II—ACTIONS TO ADDRESS 
FOREIGN INTERVENTION IN 
LIBYA 
SEC. 201. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN PER-
SONS LEADING, DIRECTING, OR SUPPORTING 
CERTAIN FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INVOLVE-
MENT IN LIBYA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall im-
pose each of the sanctions described in section 204 with 
respect to each foreign person who the President deter-
mines knowingly engages in an activity described in sub-
section (b). 
(b) ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED.—A foreign person en-
gages in an activity described in this subsection if the per-
son leads, directs, or provides significant financial, mate-
rial, or technological support to, or knowingly engages in 
a significant transaction with, a non-Libyan foreign per-
son who is— 
(1) in Libya in a military or commercial capac-
ity as a military contractor, mercenary, or part of a 
paramilitary force; and 
(2) engaged in significant actions that threaten 
the peace, security, or stability of Libya. 
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