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(3) Any steps taken by TSA to prevent and re-
spond to such assaults and threats. 
(4) Any related civil actions and criminal refer-
rals made annually since January 1, 2019. 
(5) Any additional authorities needed by the 
Administrator to better prevent or respond to such 
assaults and threats. 
SEC. 5946. ANNUAL REPORTS ON TSA WORKFORCE. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that contains the following: 
(1) An analysis of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement’s Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey 
(FEVS) to determine job satisfaction rates of cov-
ered employees. 
(2) Information relating to retention rates of 
covered employees at each airport, including trans-
fers, in addition to aggregate retention rates of cov-
ered employees across the TSA workforce. 
(3) Information relating to actions taken by the 
TSA intended to improve workforce morale and re-
tention. 
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DIVISION F—OTHER MATTERS 
TITLE LX—TAIWAN PEACE AND 
STABILITY ACT 
SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Taiwan Peace and 
Stability Act’’. 
SEC. 6002. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The United States has consistently sought 
to advance peace and stability in East Asia as a cen-
tral element of U.S. foreign policy toward the region. 
(2) The Government of the People’s Republic of 
China (PRC), especially since the election of Tsai 
Ing-Wen in 2016, has conducted a coordinated cam-
paign to weaken Taiwan diplomatically, economi-
cally, and militarily in a manner that threatens to 
erode U.S. policy and create a fait accompli on ques-
tions surrounding Taiwan’s future. 
(3) In order to ensure the longevity of U.S. pol-
icy and preserve the ability of the people of Taiwan 
to determine their future independently, it is nec-
essary to reinforce Taiwan’s diplomatic, economic, 
and physical space. 
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(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to— 
(1) maintain the position that peace and sta-
bility in the Western Pacific are in the political, se-
curity, and economic interests of the United States, 
and are matters of international concern; and 
(2) work with allies and partners to promote 
peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific and deter 
military acts or other forms of coercive behavior that 
would undermine regional stability. 
SEC. 6003. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(2) the term ‘‘international organization’’ in-
cludes United Nations funds, programs, specialized 
agencies, entities, and bodies, and other organiza-
tions outside of the United Nations system, as the 
Secretary of State or the Secretary’s designee deems 
appropriate, and in consultation with other Federal 
departments and agencies; 
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(3) the term ‘One-China Principle’ means the 
PRC’s policy toward Taiwan; 
(4) the term ‘‘civil society organizations’’ means 
international civil society organizations that are crit-
ical to maintaining Taiwan’s international space and 
enabling Taiwan to play a positive and constructive 
role in the global community; and 
(5) the term ‘‘potential PLA campaigns’’ 
means— 
(A) a naval blockade of Taiwan; 
(B) an amphibious assault and ground in-
vasion of Taiwan, especially such invasion de-
signed to accomplish a fiat accompli before 
intervention is possible; and 
(C) a seizure of one or more of Taiwan’s 
outlying islands. 
Subtitle 
A—Supporting 
Taiwan’s 
Meaningful Participation in the 
International Community 
SEC. 6011. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Taiwan has provided monetary, humani-
tarian, and medical assistance to combat diseases 
such as AIDS, tuberculosis, Ebola, and dengue fever 
in countries around the world. During the COVID– 
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19 pandemic, Taiwan donated millions of pieces of 
personal protective equipment and COVID–19 tests 
to countries in need. 
(2) Since 2016, the Gambia, Sao Tome and 
Principe, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Burkina 
Faso, El Salvador, the Solomon Islands, and 
Kiribati have severed diplomatic relations with Tai-
wan in favor of diplomatic relations with China. 
(3) Taiwan was invited to participate in the 
World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of 
the World Health Organization (WHO), as an ob-
server annually between 2009 and 2016. Since the 
2016 election of President Tsai, the PRC has in-
creasingly resisted Taiwan’s participation in the 
WHA. Taiwan was not invited to attend the WHA 
in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, or 2021. 
(4) The Taipei Flight Information Region re-
portedly served 1.75 million flights and 68.9 million 
passengers in 2018 and is home to Taiwan Taoyuan 
International airport, the eleventh busiest airport in 
the world. Taiwan has been excluded from partici-
pating at the International Civil Aviation Organiza-
tion (ICAO) since 2013. 
(5) United Nations (UN) General Assembly 
Resolution 2758 does not address the issue of rep-
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resentation of Taiwan and its people at the United 
Nations, nor does it give the PRC the right to rep-
resent the people of Taiwan. 
SEC. 6012. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TAIWAN’S MEANINGFUL 
PARTICIPATION 
IN 
THE 
INTERNATIONAL 
COMMUNITY. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Taiwan is free, democratic, and prosperous, 
and is home to 23.5 million people. It is an impor-
tant contributor to the global community, as a model 
for democracy, and by providing expertise in global 
health, international aviation security, emerging 
technology development, and with forward looking 
environmental policies; 
(2) multiple United States Government admin-
istrations of both political parties have taken impor-
tant steps to advance Taiwan’s meaningful partici-
pation in international organizations; 
(3) existing efforts to enhance U.S. cooperation 
with Taiwan to provide global public goods, includ-
ing through development assistance, humanitarian 
assistance, and disaster relief in trilateral and multi-
lateral fora is laudable and should continue; 
(4) nonetheless, significant structural, policy, 
and legal barriers remain to advancing Taiwan’s 
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meaningful participation in the international com-
munity; and 
(5) efforts to share Taiwan’s expertise with 
other parts of the global community could be further 
enhanced through a systematic approach, along with 
greater attention from Congress and the American 
public to such efforts. 
SEC. 6013. STRATEGY TO SUPPORT TAIWAN’S MEANINGFUL 
PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANI-
ZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with other Federal departments and agen-
cies as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a strategy— 
(1) to advance Taiwan’s meaningful participa-
tion in a prioritized set of international organiza-
tions (IOs); and 
(2) that responds to growing pressure from the 
PRC on foreign governments, IOs, commercial ac-
tors, and civil society organizations to comply with 
its ‘‘One-China Principle’’, with respect to Taiwan. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The strategy required in 
paragraph (a) shall include: 
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(A) An assessment of the methods the 
PRC uses to coerce actors to into adhering to 
its ‘‘One-China Principle.’’ The methods shall 
include those employed against governments, 
IOs, and civil society organizations. The assess-
ment shall also include pressure on commercial 
actors, to the extent it is relevant in the context 
of Taiwan’s meaningful participation in IOs. 
(B) An assessment of the policies of for-
eign governments toward the PRC and Taiwan, 
to identify likeminded allies and partners who 
might become public or private partners in the 
strategy. 
(C) A systematic analysis of all IOs, as 
practicable, to identify IOs that best lend them-
selves to advancing Taiwan’s participation. The 
analysis shall include, but is not limited to the 
IOs’— 
(i) policy on the requirements to ob-
tain membership and observer status, as 
well as the foundational documents defin-
ing membership requirements and observer 
status within the IO; 
(ii) participation rules; 
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(iii) processes for developing member-
ship requirements and participation rules; 
(iv) policies of current members re-
garding Taiwan’s political status; and 
(v) relative reliance on contributions 
from the PRC and how it may affect inter-
nal decision making. 
(D) An evaluation of the feasibility and ad-
visability of expanding economic, security, and 
diplomatic engagement with nations that have 
demonstrably strengthened, enhanced, or up-
graded relations with Taiwan, where it aligns 
with U.S. interests. 
(E) A survey of IOs that have allowed Tai-
wan’s meaningful participation, including an as-
sessment of whether any erosion in Taiwan’s 
engagement has occurred within those organiza-
tions and how Taiwan’s participation has posi-
tively strengthened the capacity and activity of 
these organizations, thereby providing positive 
models for Taiwan’s inclusion in other similar 
forums. 
(F) A list of no more than 20 IOs at which 
the U.S. Government will prioritize for using its 
voice, vote, and influence to advance Taiwan’s 
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meaningful participation over the three-year pe-
riod following the date of enactment of this Act. 
The list shall be derived from the IOs identified 
in paragraph (1)(C). 
(G) A description of the diplomatic strate-
gies and the coalitions the U.S. Government 
plans to develop to implement paragraph 
(b)(1)(F). 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The strategy required in 
subsection (a) shall be classified, but it may include an 
unclassified summary, if the Secretary of State determines 
it appropriate. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State or his 
or her designee, shall consult with the appropriate con-
gressional committees— 
(1) no later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, on the list of IOs identified in 
subsection (b)(1)(C); and 
(2) 180 days after submitting the strategy re-
quired in subsection (a), and 180 days thereafter for 
two years, regarding the development and implemen-
tation of the strategy. 
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SEC. 6014. EXPANDING UNITED STATES-TAIWAN DEVELOP-
MENT COOPERATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No later than 120 days following 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
(USAID), in consultation with the U.S. International De-
velopment Finance Corporation (DFC), shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on co-
operation with Taiwan on trilateral and multilateral devel-
opment initiatives through the American Institute in Tai-
wan as appropriate. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include: 
(1) A comprehensive review of existing coopera-
tion mechanisms and initiatives between USAID or 
DFC, and relevant departments and agencies in Tai-
wan, including, but not limited to Taiwan’s Inter-
national 
Cooperation 
and 
Development 
Fund 
(ICDF). 
(2) An assessment of how USAID and DFC de-
velopment cooperation with relevant departments 
and agencies in Taiwan compares to comparable co-
operation with partners of similar economic size and 
foreign assistance capacity. 
(3) An analysis of the opportunities and chal-
lenges the cooperation reviewed in paragraph (1) has 
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offered to date. The analysis shall include, but is not 
limited to— 
(A) opportunities collaboration has offered 
to expand USAID’s and DFC’s ability to de-
liver assistance into a wider range communities; 
(B) sectors where USAID, DFC, ICDF, 
other relevant agencies and departments in Tai-
wan, or the organizations’ implementing part-
ners have a comparative advantage in providing 
assistance; 
(C) opportunities to transition virtual ca-
pacity building events with relevant depart-
ments and agencies in Taiwan, through the 
Global Cooperation and Training Framework 
(GCTF) as well as other forums, into in-person, 
enduring forms of development cooperation. 
(4) An assessment of any legal, policy, 
logistical, financial, or administrative barriers to ex-
panding cooperation in trilateral or multilateral de-
velopment. The analysis shall include, but is not lim-
ited to— 
(A) availability of personnel at the Amer-
ican Institute in Taiwan (AIT) responsible for 
coordinating development assistance coopera-
tion; 
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(B) volume of current cooperation initia-
tives and barriers to expanding it; 
(C) diplomatic, policy, or legal barriers fac-
ing the United States or other partners to in-
cluding Taiwan in formal and informal multilat-
eral development cooperation mechanisms; 
(D) resource or capacity barriers to ex-
panding cooperation facing the United States or 
Taiwan; and 
(E) geopolitical barriers that complicate 
U.S.-Taiwan cooperation in third countries. 
(5) Recommendations to address the challenges 
identified in paragraph (b)(4). 
(6) A description of any additional resources or 
authorities that expanding cooperation might re-
quire. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The strategy required in 
subsection (a) shall be unclassified, but it may include a 
classified annex if the Administrator of USAID deter-
mines it appropriate. 
Subtitle B—Advancing Taiwan’s 
Economic Space 
SEC. 6021. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EXPANDING U.S. ECO-
NOMIC RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN. 
It is the sense of the Congress that— 
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(1) expanding U.S. economic relations with Tai-
wan has benefited the people of both the United 
States and Taiwan. Taiwan is now the United States 
10th largest goods trading partner, 13th largest ex-
port market, 13th largest source of imports, and a 
key destination for U.S. agricultural exports; 
(2) further integration, consistent with robust 
environmental standard and labor rights, would ben-
efit both peoples and is in the strategic and diplo-
matic interests of the United States; and 
(3) the United States should explore opportuni-
ties to expand economic agreements between Taiwan 
and the United States, through dialogue, and by de-
veloping the legal templates required to support po-
tential future agreements. 
Subtitle C—Enhancing Deterrence 
Over Taiwan 
SEC. 6031. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PEACE AND STABILITY 
IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) PRC attempts to intimidate Taiwan, includ-
ing through high rates of PRC sorties into air space 
near Taiwan, and PRC amphibious assault exercises 
near Taiwan, jeopardizes the long-standing U.S. po-
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sition that differences in cross-Strait relations must 
be resolved peacefully; 
(2) given the potential for a cross-Strait conflict 
to be highly destructive and destabilizing, any in-
crease in the risk of conflict demands attention and 
obligates leaders to reinforce deterrence, as the most 
viable means to prevent war; 
(3) Taiwan should continue to implement its 
asymmetric defense strategy, including investing in 
cost-effective and resilient capabilities, while also 
strengthening recruitment and training of its reserve 
and civil defense forces, and those capabilities in-
clude coastal defense cruise missiles; and 
(4) while enhancing deterrence, it is also essen-
tial to maintain open and effective crisis communica-
tion and risk reduction mechanisms, as a means to 
reduce the risk of misunderstanding and ultimately, 
conflict. 
SEC. 6032. STRATEGY TO ENHANCE DETERRENCE OVER A 
CROSS-STRAIT CONFLICT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a whole-of- 
government strategy to enhance deterrence over a cross- 
Strait military conflict between the PRC and Taiwan. 
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(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy shall 
include: 
(1) A comprehensive review of existing diplo-
matic, economic, and military tools to establish de-
terrence over a cross-Strait conflict and an assess-
ment of their efficacy. 
(2) An examination of the present and future 
capabilities of the United States and Taiwan to re-
spond to the potential PLA campaigns against Tai-
wan in 5, 10, and 15 years. The analysis shall in-
clude an assessment of the progress Taiwan has 
made in developing the cost-effective and resilient 
capabilities needed to respond to its strategic envi-
ronment, as well as any additional personnel, pro-
curement, or training reforms required. 
(3) An evaluation of the feasibility of expanding 
coordination with U.S. allies and partners to en-
hance deterrence over a cross-Strait conflict. The re-
view shall include, but is not limited to, a review of 
the following matters: 
(A) Expanding coordination of public or 
private messaging on deterrence vis-a`-vis Tai-
wan. 
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(B) Coordinating use of economic tools to 
raise the costs of PRC military action that 
could precipitate a cross-Strait conflict. 
(C) Enhancing co-development and co-de-
ployment of military capabilities related to de-
terrence over a cross-Strait conflict, or enhanc-
ing coordinated training of Taiwan’s military 
forces. 
(4) Recommendations on significant additional 
diplomatic, economic, and military steps available to 
the U.S. Government, unilaterally and in concert 
with U.S. allies and partners, to enhance the clarity 
and credibility of deterrence over a cross-Strait con-
flict. 
(5) A description of any additional resources or 
authorities needed to implement the recommenda-
tions identified in paragraph (5). 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The strategy required in 
subsection (b) shall be classified, but it may include an 
unclassified annex, if determined appropriate by the Presi-
dent. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—No later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
every 180 days thereafter for seven years, the President 
or his or her designee, as well as representatives from the 
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agencies and departments involved in developing the strat-
egy required in paragraph (a) shall consult with the appro-
priate congressional committees regarding the develop-
ment and implementation of the strategy required in this 
section. The representatives shall be at the Undersecretary 
level or above. 
SEC. 6033. STRENGTHENING TAIWAN’S CIVILIAN DEFENSE 
PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No later than 180 days following 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Defense, shall present to the 
appropriate congressional committees a plan for strength-
ening the community of civilian defense professionals in 
Taiwan, facilitated through the American Institute in Tai-
wan as appropriate. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report shall 
include the following: 
(1) A comprehensive review of existing U.S. 
Government and non-U.S. Government program-
matic and funding modalities to support Taiwan’s 
civilian defense professionals in pursuing profes-
sional development, educational, and cultural ex-
changes in the United States. The review shall in-
clude, but is not limited to— 
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(A) opportunities through U.S. Depart-
ment of State-supported programs, such as the 
International Visitor Leaders Program; and 
(B) opportunities offered through non-gov-
ernmental institutions, such as think tanks, to 
the extent the review can practicably make such 
an assessment. 
(2) A description of the frequency that civilian 
defense professionals from Taiwan pursue or are se-
lected for the programs reviewed in paragraph (1). 
(3) An analysis of any funding, policy, adminis-
trative, or other barriers preventing greater partici-
pation from Taiwan’s civilian defense professionals 
in the opportunities identified in paragraph (1). 
(4) An evaluation of the value expanding the 
opportunities reviewed in paragraph (1) would offer 
for strengthening Taiwan’s existing civilian defense 
community, and for increasing the perceived value of 
the field for young professionals in Taiwan. 
(5) An assessment of options the United States 
Government could take individually, with partners in 
Taiwan, or with foreign governments or non-govern-
mental partners, to expand the opportunities re-
viewed in paragraph (1). 
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(6) A description of additional resources and 
authorities that may be required to execute the op-
tions in paragraph (5). 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required in sub-
section (a) shall be unclassified, but it may include a clas-
sified annex, if determined appropriate. 
TITLE LXI—LIBYA 
STABILIZATION ACT 
SEC. 6101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Libya Stabilization 
Act’’. 
SEC. 6102. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States— 
(1) to advance a peaceful resolution to the con-
flict in Libya through a United Nations-facilitated 
Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process as the 
best way to secure United States interests and to 
ensure the sovereignty, independence, territorial in-
tegrity, and national unity of Libya; 
(2) to engage regularly at the senior-most levels 
in support of the continued observance of the 
ceasefire in Libya, the fair and transparent alloca-
tion of Libya’s resources, the reunification of secu-
rity and economic institutions, and agreement 
among Libyans on a consensual constitutional basis 
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that would lead to credible presidential and par-
liamentary elections as soon as possible; 
(3) to support the implementation of United 
Nations Security Council Resolutions 1970 (2011) 
and 1973 (2011), which established an arms embar-
go on Libya, and subsequent resolutions modifying 
and extending the embargo; 
(4) to enforce Executive Order 13726 (81 Fed. 
Reg. 23559; relating to blocking property and sus-
pending entry into the United States of persons con-
tributing to the situation in Libya (April 19, 2016)), 
designed to target individuals or entities who 
‘‘threaten the peace, security, and stability of 
Libya’’; 
(5) to oppose attacks on civilians, medical work-
ers, and critical infrastructure, including water sup-
plies, in Libya, and to support accountability for 
those engaged in such heinous actions; 
(6) to support Libya’s sovereignty, independ-
ence, territorial integrity, and national unity con-
sistent with United Nations Security Council Resolu-
tion 2510 (2020) and all predecessor resolutions 
with respect to Libya, including by— 
(A) taking action to end the violence and 
flow of arms; 
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(B) rejecting attempts by any party to il-
licitly export Libya’s oil; and 
(C) urging the withdrawal of foreign mili-
tary and mercenary forces; 
(7) to engage in diplomacy to convince parties 
to conflict and political dispute in Libya to support 
the continuity of the October 2020 ceasefire and 
persuade foreign powers to withdraw personnel, in-
cluding mercenaries, weapons, and financing that 
may reignite or exacerbate conflict; 
(8) to support political dialogue among Libyans 
and advance an inclusive Libyan-led and Libyan- 
owned political process; 
(9) to support the nearly 2.8 million Libyans 
who registered to vote; 
(10) to help protect Libya’s civilian population 
and implementing humanitarian and international 
organizations from the risk of harm resulting from 
explosive hazards such as landmines, improvised ex-
plosive devices (IEDs), and unexploded ordnance 
(UXO); 
(11) to support constant, unimpeded, and reli-
able humanitarian access to those in need and to 
hold accountable those who impede or threaten the 
delivery of humanitarian assistance; 
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(12) to seek to bring an end to severe forms of 
trafficking in persons such as slavery, forced labor, 
and sexual exploitation, including with respect to mi-
grants; 
(13) to advocate for the immediate release and 
safe evacuations of detained refugees and migrants 
trapped by the fighting in Libya; 
(14) 
to 
encourage 
implementation 
of 
UNSMIL’s plan for the organized and gradual clo-
sure of migrant detention centers in Libya; 
(15) to support greater defense institutional ca-
pacity building after a comprehensive political settle-
ment; 
(16) to discourage all parties from heightening 
tensions in Libya and its environs, through 
unhelpful and provocative actions. 
(17) to support current and future democratic 
development and economic recovery of Libya both 
during and after a negotiated peaceful political solu-
tion, pursuant to Libya’s status as a Global Fra-
gility Act partner state; and 
(18) to partner with various U.S. government 
agencies, multilateral organizations, and local part-
ners to strengthen security, prosperity, and stability 
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in Libya, pursuant to Libya’s status as a Global 
Fragility Act partner state. 
Subtitle A—Identifying Challenges 
to Stability in Libya 
SEC. 6111. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN 
GOVERNMENTS AND ACTORS IN LIBYA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
Director of National Intelligence, should submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) a description of the full extent of involve-
ment in Libya by foreign governments, including the 
Governments of Russia, Turkey, the United Arab 
Emirates, Egypt, Sudan, Chad, China, Saudi Ara-
bia, and Qatar, including— 
(A) a description of which governments 
have conducted or facilitated drone and aircraft 
strikes in Libya since April 2019 not related to 
efforts to combat Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, 
or affiliated entities; 
(B) a list of the types and estimated 
amounts of equipment transferred since April 
2019 by each government described in this 
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paragraph to the parties to conflict in Libya, 
including foreign military contractors, merce-
naries, or paramilitary forces operating in 
Libya; 
(C) an estimate of the financial support 
provided since April 2019 by each government 
described in this paragraph to the parties to 
conflict in Libya, including foreign military con-
tractors, mercenaries, or paramilitary forces op-
erating in Libya; and 
(D) a description of the activities of any 
regular, irregular, or paramilitary forces, in-
cluding foreign military contractors, mercenary 
groups, and militias operating inside Libya, at 
the direction or with the consent of the govern-
ments described in this paragraph; 
(2) an analysis of whether the actions by the 
governments described in paragraph (1)— 
(A) violate the arms embargo on Libya es-
tablished under United Nations Security Coun-
cil Resolution 1970 (2011) as reaffirmed by 
subsequent Security Council resolutions; 
(B) may contribute to violations of inter-
national humanitarian law; or 
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(C) involve weapons of United States ori-
gin or were in violation of United States end 
user agreements; 
(3) a description of United States diplomatic 
engagement with any governments found to be in 
violation of the arms embargo regarding strength-
ened implementation of the embargo; 
(4) a list of the specific offending materiel, 
training, or financial support transfers provided by 
a government described in paragraph (1) that violate 
the arms embargo on Libya under United Nations 
Security Council Resolution 2571 (2021) and prede-
cessor Security Council resolutions; 
(5) an analysis of the activities of foreign 
armed groups, including the Russian Wagner Group, 
military contractors and mercenaries employed or 
engaged by the governments of Turkey and the 
United Arab Emirates, affiliates of the Islamic State 
(ISIS), al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), 
and other extremist groups, in Libya; 
(6) a discussion of whether and to what extent 
conflict or instability in Libya is enabling the re-
cruitment and training efforts of armed groups, in-
cluding affiliates of ISIS, AQIM, and other extrem-
ist groups; 
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(7) a description of efforts by the European 
Union, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 
and the Arab League, and their respective member 
states, to implement and enforce the arms embargo 
and maintain a sustainable ceasefire; 
(8) a description of any violations of the arms 
embargo by European Union member states; and 
(9) a description of United States diplomatic 
engagement with the European Union, NATO, and 
the Arab League regarding implementation and en-
forcement of the United Nations arms embargo, 
ceasefire monitoring, and election support. 
(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— 
(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. 
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SEC. 6112. REPORT OF RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES AND OBJEC-
TIVES IN LIBYA. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report 
that contains an assessment of Russian activities and ob-
jectives in Libya, including— 
(1) an assessment of Russian influence and ob-
jectives in Libya; 
(2) the potential threat such activities pose to 
the United States, southern Europe, NATO, and 
partners in the Mediterranean Sea and North Afri-
can region; 
(3) the direct role of Russia in Libyan financial 
affairs, to include issuing and printing currency; 
(4) Russia’s use of mercenaries, military con-
tractors, equipment, and paramilitary forces in 
Libya; 
(5) an assessment of sanctions and other poli-
cies adopted by United States partners and allies 
against the Wagner Group and its destabilizing ac-
tivities in Libya, including sanctions on Yevgeny 
Prigozhin; and 
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(6) an identification of foreign companies and 
persons that have provided transportation, logistical, 
administrative, air transit, border crossing, or money 
transfer services to Russian mercenaries or armed 
forces operating on behalf of the Russian Govern-
ment in Libya, and an analysis of whether such enti-
ties meet the criteria for imposition of sanctions 
under section 1(a) of Executive Order 13726 (81 
Fed. Reg. 23559; relating to blocking property and 
suspending entry into the United States of persons 
contributing to the situation in Libya). 
(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 6113. 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 any members of the Libyan National Army 
(LNA), and details of their activities, which the President 
has determined are knowingly responsible for sanctionable 
offenses pursuant to— 
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(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)). 
Subtitle B—Actions to Address 
Foreign Intervention in Libya 
SEC. 6121. 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 6124 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— 
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(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. 
SEC. 6122. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN PER-
SONS THREATENING THE PEACE OR STA-
BILITY OF LIBYA. 
(a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—The President shall 
impose each of the sanctions described in section 6124 
with respect to each foreign person on the list required 
by subsection (b). 
(b) LIST.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a list of— 
(1) foreign persons, including senior govern-
ment officials, militia leaders, paramilitary leaders, 
and other persons who provide significant support to 
militia or paramilitary groups in Libya, that the 
President determines are knowingly— 
(A) engaged in significant actions or poli-
cies that threaten the peace, security, or sta-
bility of Libya, including any supply of signifi-
cant arms or related materiel in violation of a 
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United Nations Security Council resolution on 
Libya; 
(B) engaged in significant actions or poli-
cies that obstruct, undermine, delay, or impede, 
or pose a significant risk of obstructing, under-
mining, delaying, or impeding the United Na-
tions-mediated political processes that seek a 
negotiated and peaceful solution to the Libyan 
crisis, including a consensual constitutional 
basis that would lead to credible presidential 
and parliamentary elections as soon as possible 
and ongoing maintenance of the October 2020 
ceasefire; 
(C) engaged in significant actions that may 
lead to or result in the misappropriation of sig-
nificant state assets of Libya; 
(D) involved in the significant illicit exploi-
tation of crude oil or any other natural re-
sources in Libya, including the significant illicit 
production, disruption of production, refining, 
brokering, sale, purchase, or export of Libyan 
oil; 
(E) significantly threatening or coercing 
Libyan state financial institutions or disrupting 
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the operations of the Libyan National Oil Com-
pany; or 
(F) significantly responsible for actions or 
policies that are intended to undermine efforts 
to maintain peace and promote stabilization and 
economic recovery in Libya; 
(2) foreign persons who the President deter-
mines are successor entities to persons designated 
for engaging in activities described in subparagraphs 
(A) through (F) of paragraph (1); and 
(c) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees an updated 
list under subsection (b)— 
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 
for a period of 5 years; or 
(2) as new information becomes available. 
(d) FORM.—The list required by subsection (b) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a clas-
sified annex. 
(e) 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 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 6123. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN PER-
SONS 
WHO 
ARE 
RESPONSIBLE 
FOR 
OR 
COMPLICIT IN GROSS VIOLATIONS OF INTER-
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS 
COMMITTED IN LIBYA. 
(a) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—The President may 
impose 5 out of the 12 sanctions described in section 235 
of Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions 
Act (Public Law 115–44) with respect to each foreign per-
son on the list required by subsection (b). 
(b) LIST OF PERSONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a list of senior foreign persons, in-
cluding senior government officials, militia leaders, 
para-military leaders, and other persons who provide 
significant support to militia or paramilitary groups 
in Libya, that the President determines are each 
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knowingly responsible for or complicit in, or have di-
rectly or in- directly engaged in, on or after the date 
of enactment gross violations of internationally rec-
ognized human rights committed in Libya. 
(2) UPDATES
OF
LIST.—The President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
an updated list under paragraph (1)— 
(A) not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter for a period of 5 years; or 
(B) as new information becomes available. 
(3) FORM.—The list required by paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate. 
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SEC. 6124. SANCTIONS DESCRIBED. 
(a) SANCTIONS
DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de-
scribed in this section are the following: 
(1) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The President 
may exercise all of the powers granted to the Presi-
dent by the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (except that 
the requirements of section 202 of such Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701) shall not apply) to the extent nec-
essary to block and prohibit all transactions in prop-
erty and interests in property of the person if such 
property and interests in property are in the United 
States, come within the United States, or are or 
come within the possession or control of a United 
States person. 
(2) INADMISSIBILITY
OF
CERTAIN
INDIVID-
UALS.— 
(A) INELIGIBILITY
FOR
VISAS, 
ADMIS-
SION,OR PAROLE.—A foreign person who is an 
individual and who meets any of the criteria de-
scribed section 6121 or 6122 may be deter-
mined by the Secretary of State to be— 
(i) inadmissible to the United States; 
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 
documentation to enter the United States; 
and 
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(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 
or paroled into the United States or to re-
ceive any other benefit under the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.). 
(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.—A foreign 
person who is an individual and who meets any 
of the criteria described section 6121 or 6122 
may be subject to the following: 
(i) Revocation of any visa or other 
entry documentation by the Secretary of 
State regardless of when the visa or other 
entry documentation is or was issued. 
(ii) A revocation under clause (i) 
shall— 
(I) take effect immediately in ac-
cordance with section 221(i) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, (8 
U.S.C. 1201(i)); and 
(II) cancel any other valid visa or 
entry documentation that is in the 
foreign person’s possession. 
(b) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for in sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall 
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apply to a person who violates, attempts to violate, con-
spires to violate, or causes a violation of regulations issued 
under section 6126(2) of this title to carry out subsection 
(a)(1) to the same extent that such penalties apply to a 
person who commits an unlawful act described in section 
206(a) of the International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—Sanctions under subsection (a)(2) 
shall not apply to an alien if admitting or paroling the 
alien into the United States is necessary to permit the 
United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the 
Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Suc-
cess June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 
1947, between the United Nations and the United States, 
or other applicable international obligations of the United 
States. 
(d) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH NATIONAL SECU-
RITY.—The following activities shall be exempt from sanc-
tions under this section: 
(1) Activities subject to the reporting require-
ments under title V of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.). 
(2) Any authorized intelligence or law enforce-
ment activities of the United States. 
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SEC. 6125. WAIVER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State may 
waive, for one or more periods not to exceed 90 days, the 
application of sanctions imposed on a foreign person under 
this subtitle if the President— 
(1) determines and reports to Congress that 
such a waiver is in the national security interest of 
the United States; and 
(2) thereafter submits to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a justification for such waiver. 
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 6126. IMPLEMENTATION AND REGULATORY AUTHOR-
ITY. 
The President— 
(1) is authorized to exercise all authorities pro-
vided to the President under sections 203 and 205 
of the International Emergency Economic Powers 
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Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this 
title; and 
(2) shall issue such regulations, licenses, and 
orders as are necessary to carry out this title. 
SEC. 6127. EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF 
GOODS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The authorities and requirements 
to impose sanctions under this subtitle shall not include 
the authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the 
importation of goods. 
(b) GOOD DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘good’’ means any article, natural or man-made sub-
stance, material, supply or manufactured product, includ-
ing inspection and test equipment and excluding technical 
data. 
SEC. 6128. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms ‘‘admitted’’ 
and ‘‘alien’’ have the meanings given those terms in 
section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101). 
(2) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means an individual or entity who is not a 
United States person. 
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(3) FOREIGN
GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘for-
eign government’’ means any government of a coun-
try other than the United States. 
(4) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’ with 
respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 
means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 
have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 
result. 
(5) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) an individual who is a United States 
citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence to the United States; 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or any jurisdiction within the 
United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity; or 
(C) any person in the United States. 
(6) GROSS VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONALLY 
RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS.—The term ‘‘gross vio- 
lations of internationally recognized human rights’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
502B(d)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2304(d)(1)). 
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SEC. 6129. SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President may suspend in 
whole or in part the imposition of sanctions otherwise re-
quired under this subtitle for periods not to exceed 90 
days if the President determines that the parties to the 
conflict in Libya have agreed to and are upholding a sus-
tainable, good-faith ceasefire in support of a lasting polit-
ical solution in Libya. 
(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which the President makes a deter-
mination to suspend the imposition of sanctions as de-
scribed in subsection (a), the President shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a notification of the 
determination. 
(c) REIMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Any sanctions 
suspended under subsection (a) shall be reimposed if the 
President determines that the criteria described in that 
subsection are no longer being met. 
SEC. 6130. SUNSET. 
The requirement to impose sanctions under this sub-
title shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2026. 
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Subtitle C—Assistance for Libya 
SEC. 6131. HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FOR THE PEOPLE OF 
LIBYA AND INTERNATIONAL REFUGEES AND 
MIGRANTS IN LIBYA. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the United States Government should, in-
cluding in alignment with Libya’s status inclusion in 
the U.S. Global Fragility Act Strategy— 
(A) continue senior-level efforts to address 
humanitarian needs in Libya, which has been 
exacerbated by conflict and the COVID-19 pan-
demic; 
(B) engage diplomatically with Libyan en-
tities to guarantee constant, reliable humani-
tarian access by frontline providers in Libya; 
(C) engage diplomatically with the Libyan 
entities, the United Nations, and the European 
Union to encourage the voluntary safe passage 
of detained vulnerable migrants and refugees 
from the conflict zones in Libya; and 
(D) support efforts to document and pub-
licize gross violations of internationally recog-
nized human rights and international humani-
tarian law, including efforts related to severe 
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forms of trafficking in persons such as slavery, 
forced labor, and sexual exploitation, and hold 
perpetrators accountable; and 
(2) deliver humanitarian assistance targeted to-
ward those most in need and delivered through part-
ners that uphold internationally recognized humani-
tarian principles, with robust monitoring to ensure 
assistance is reaching intended beneficiaries. 
(b) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, in coordination with the Secretary of State, should 
continue to support humanitarian assistance to individuals 
and communities in Libya, including— 
(1) health assistance, including logistical and 
technical assistance to hospitals, ambulances, and 
health clinics in affected communities, including mi-
grant communities, and provision of basic public 
health commodities, including support for an effec-
tive response to the COVID-19 pandemic; 
(2) services, such as medicines and medical sup-
plies and equipment; 
(3) assistance to provide— 
(A) protection, food, and shelter, including 
to migrant communities; 
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(B) water, sanitation, and hygiene (com-
monly referred to as ‘‘WASH’’); and 
(C) resources and training to increase com-
munications and education to help communities 
slow the spread of COVID-19 and to increase 
vaccine acceptance; and 
(4) technical assistance to ensure health, food, 
and commodities are appropriately selected, pro-
cured, targeted, monitored, and distributed. 
(c) STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy on 
the following: 
(1) How the United States, working with rel-
evant foreign governments and multilateral organiza-
tions, plans to address the humanitarian situation in 
Libya. 
(2) Diplomatic efforts by the United States to 
encourage strategic burden-sharing and the coordi-
nation of donations with international donors, in-
cluding foreign governments and multilateral organi-
zations to advance the provision of humanitarian as-
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sistance to the people of Libya and international mi-
grants and refugees in Libya. 
(3) How to address humanitarian access chal-
lenges and ensure protection for vulnerable refugees 
and migrants, including protection from severe 
forms of trafficking in persons such as slavery, 
forced labor, and sexual exploitation. 
(4) How the United States is mitigating risk, 
utilizing third party monitors, and ensuring effective 
delivery of assistance. 
(5) How to address the tragic and persistent 
deaths of migrants and refugees at sea and human 
trafficking. 
(d) INTEGRATION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE-LED 
STABILIZATION EFFORTS.— 
(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Secretary of State, working with 
United States allies, international organizations, and 
implementing partners, including local implementing 
partners, to the extent practicable, should continue 
coordinated international stabilization efforts in 
Libya to— 
(A) build up the capacity of implementers 
and national mine action authorities engaged in 
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conventional weapons destruction efforts and 
mine risk education training and programs; and 
(B) conduct operational clearance of explo-
sive remnants of war resulting from the 2011 
revolution and current military conflict in 
Libya, including in territory previously occupied 
by ISIS-Libya, and particularly in areas where 
unexploded ordnance, booby traps, and anti-per-
sonnel and anti-vehicle mines contaminate areas 
of critical infrastructure and large housing dis-
tricts posing a risk of civilian casualties. 
(2) IN
GENERAL.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, 
humanitarian 
assistance 
authorized 
under subsection (b) and the strategy required by 
subsection (c) shall take into account and integrate 
Department of State-led stabilization efforts— 
(A) to address— 
(i) contamination from landmines and 
other explosive remnants of war left from 
the 2011 revolution and current military 
conflict in Libya, including in territory pre-
viously occupied by ISIS-Libya; and 
(ii) proliferation of illicit small arms 
and light weapons resulting from such con-
flict and the destabilizing impact the pro-
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liferation of such weapons has in Libya 
and neighboring countries; and 
(B) to mitigate the threat that destruction 
of conventional weapons poses to development, 
the delivery of humanitarian assistance, and the 
safe and secure return of internally displaced 
persons. 
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
SEC. 6132. SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, 
ELECTIONS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State should co-
ordinate United States Government efforts to— 
(1) work with the United Nations Support Mis-
sion in Libya and transitional authorities in Libya to 
prepare for national elections, as called for by the 
Libyan Political Dialogue, and a subsequent political 
transition; 
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(2) support efforts to resolve the current civil 
conflict in Libya; 
(3) work to help the people of Libya and a fu-
ture Libyan government develop functioning, unified 
Libyan economic, security, and governing institu-
tions; 
(4) work to ensure free, fair, inclusive, and 
credible elections organized by an independent and 
effective High National Elections Commission in 
Libya, including through supporting electoral secu-
rity and international election observation and by 
providing training and technical assistance to insti-
tutions with election-related responsibilities, as ap-
propriate; 
(5) work with the people of Libya, nongovern-
mental organizations, and Libya institutions to 
strengthen democratic governance, reinforce civilian 
institutions and support decentralization, in line 
with relevant Libyan laws and regulations, in order 
to address community grievances, promote social co-
hesion, mitigate drivers of violent extremism, and 
help communities recover from Islamic State occupa-
tion; 
(6) defend against gross violations of inter-
nationally recognized human rights in Libya, includ-
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ing by supporting efforts to document such viola-
tions; 
(7) to combat corruption and improve the 
transparency and accountability of Libyan govern-
ment institutions; and 
(8) to support the efforts of independent media 
outlets to broadcast, distribute, and share informa-
tion with the Libyan people. 
(b) RISK
MITIGATION
AND
ASSISTANCE
MONI-
TORING.—The Secretary of State and Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
should ensure that appropriate steps are taken to mitigate 
risk of diversion of assistance for Libya and ensure reli-
able third-party monitoring is utilized for projects in Libya 
that United States Government personnel are unable to 
access and monitor. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, should 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the activities carried out under sub-
section (a). 
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(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Financial Services, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 to 
carry out subsection (a). 
(2) NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Any ex-
penditure of amounts made available to carry out 
subsection (a) shall be subject to the notification re-
quirements applicable to— 
(A) expenditures from the Economic Sup-
port Fund under section 531(c) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346(c)); 
and 
(B) expenditures from the Development 
Assistance Fund under section 653(a) of the 
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Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 16 
2413(a)). 
SEC. 6133. ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTI-
TUTIONS TO ADVANCE LIBYAN ECONOMIC 
RECOVERY AND IMPROVE PUBLIC SECTOR 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
should instruct the United States Executive Director at 
each international financial institution to use the voice, 
vote, and influence of the United States to support, in a 
way that is consistent with broader United States national 
interests, a Libyan-led process to develop a framework for 
the economic recovery of Libya and improved public sector 
financial management, complementary to United Nations- 
led peace efforts and in support of democratic institutions 
and the rule of law in Libya. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—To the extent con-
sistent with broader United States national interests, the 
framework described in subsection (a) should include the 
following policy proposals: 
(1) To restore, respect, and safeguard the in-
tegrity, unity, and lawful governance of Libya’s key 
economic ministries and institutions, in particular 
the Central Bank of Libya, the Libya Investment 
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Authority, the National Oi Corporation, and the 
Audit Bureau (AB). 
(2) To improve the accountability and effective-
ness of Libyan authorities, including sovereign eco-
nomic institutions, in providing services and oppor-
tunity to the Libyan people. 
(3) To assist in improving public financial man-
agement and reconciling the public accounts of na-
tional financial institutions and letters of credit 
issued by private Libyan financial institutions as 
needed pursuant to a political process. 
(4) To restore the production, efficient manage-
ment, and development of Libya’s oil and gas indus-
tries so such industries are resilient against disrup-
tion, including malign foreign influence, and can 
generate prosperity on behalf of the Libyan people. 
(5) To promote the development of private sec-
tor enterprise. 
(6) To improve the transparency and account-
ability of public sector employment and wage dis-
tribution. 
(7) To strengthen supervision of and reform of 
Libyan financial institutions. 
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(8) To eliminate exploitation of price controls 
and market distorting subsidies in the Libyan econ-
omy. 
(9) To support opportunities for United States 
businesses. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In supporting the framework 
described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury 
should instruct the United States Executive Director at 
each international financial institution to encourage the 
institution to consult with relevant stakeholders in the fi-
nancial, governance, and energy sectors. 
(d) DEFINITION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL IN-
STITUTION.—In this section, the term ‘‘international fi-
nancial institution’’ means the International Monetary 
Fund, International Bank for Reconstruction and Devel-
opment, European Bank for Reconstruction and Develop-
ment, International Development Association, Inter-
national Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment 
Guarantee Agency, African Development Bank, African 
Development Fund, Asian Development Bank, Inter- 
American Development Bank, Bank for Economic Co-
operation and Development in the Middle East and North 
Africa, and Inter-American Investment Corporation. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this section 
shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2026. 
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SEC. 6134. RECOVERING ASSETS STOLEN FROM THE LIBY-
AN PEOPLE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the 
Treasury, and the Attorney General should, to the extent 
practicable, advance a coordinated international effort— 
(1) to carry out special financial investigations 
to identify and track assets taken from the people 
and institutions of Libya through theft, corruption, 
money laundering, or other illicit means; and 
(2) to work with foreign governments— 
(A) to share financial investigations intel-
ligence, as appropriate; 
(B) to oversee the assets identified pursu-
ant to paragraph (1); and 
(C) to provide technical assistance to help 
governments establish the necessary legal 
framework to carry out asset forfeitures. 
(b) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—The coordinated inter-
national effort described in subsection (a) should include 
input from— 
(1) the Office of Terrorist Financing and Fi-
nancial Crimes of the Department of the Treasury; 
(2) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 
of the Department of the Treasury; and 
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(3) the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery 
Section of the Department of Justice. 
SEC. 6135. AUTHORITY TO EXPAND EDUCATIONAL AND 
CULTURAL 
EXCHANGE 
PROGRAMS 
WITH 
LIBYA. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States should expand educational 
and cultural exchange programs with Libya to promote 
mutual understanding and people-to-people linkages be-
tween the United States and Libya. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—The President is authorized to ex-
pand educational and cultural exchange programs with 
Libya, including programs carried out under the following: 
(1) The J. William Fulbright Educational Ex-
change Program referred to in paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 112(a) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460(a)). 
(2) The International Visitors Program referred 
to in paragraph (3) of such section. 
(3) The U.S.–Middle East Partnership Initia-
tive (MEPI) Student Leaders Program. 
(4) The Youth Exchange and Study Program. 
(5) Other related programs administered by the 
Department of State. 
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TITLE LXII—DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA 
NATIONAL 
GUARD 
HOME RULE 
SEC. 6251. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
National Guard Home Rule Act’’. 
SEC. 6252. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL GUARD AUTHORITIES 
TO MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) MAYOR AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.—Section 6 of 
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the organization 
of the militia of the District of Columbia, and for other 
purposes’’, approved March 1, 1889 (sec. 49–409, D.C. 
Official Code), is amended by striking ‘‘President of the 
United States’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of 
Columbia’’. 
(b) RESERVE CORPS.—Section 72 of such Act (sec. 
49–407, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 
‘‘President of the United States’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(c) APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.— 
(1) Section 7(a) of such Act (sec. 49–301(a), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘President of the United 
States’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Co-
lumbia’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘President.’’ and inserting 
‘‘Mayor.’’. 
(2) Section 9 of such Act (sec. 49–304, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘President’’ and inserting 
‘‘Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(3) Section 13 of such Act (sec. 49–305, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘President of the United 
States’’ and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the District of Colum-
bia’’. 
(4) Section 19 of such Act (sec. 49–311, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to the Sec-
retary of the Army’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘which board’’ and inserting ‘‘to a board of exam-
ination appointed by the Commanding General, 
which’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Sec-
retary of the Army’’ and all that follows through the 
period and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia, together with any recommendations of the 
Commanding General.’’. 
(5) Section 20 of such Act (sec. 49–312, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘President of the United 
States’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Mayor 
of the District of Columbia’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the President may retire’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Mayor may retire’’. 
(d) CALL FOR DUTY.—(1) Section 45 of such Act 
(sec. 49–103, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 
‘‘, or for the United States Marshal’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘shall thereupon order’’ and inserting ‘‘to order’’. 
(2) Section 46 of such Act (sec. 49–104, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘the President’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(e) GENERAL COURTS MARTIAL.—Section 51 of such 
Act (sec. 49–503, D.C. Official Code) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘the President of the United States’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
SEC. 6253. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, 
UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) FAILURE TO SATISFACTORILY PERFORM PRE-
SCRIBED TRAINING.—Section 10148(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the commanding 
general of the District of Columbia National Guard’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(b) APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF OF NATIONAL GUARD 
BUREAU.—Section 10502(a)(1) of such title is amended 
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by striking ‘‘the commanding general of the District of 
Columbia National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of 
the District of Columbia’’. 
(c) VICE CHIEF OF NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.— 
Section 10505(a)(1)(A) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘the commanding general of the District of Columbia 
National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District 
of Columbia’’. 
(d) OTHER SENIOR NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU OF-
FICERS.—Section 10506(a)(1) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘the commanding general of the District of Co-
lumbia National Guard’’ both places it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(e) CONSENT FOR ACTIVE DUTY OR RELOCATION.— 
(1) Section 12301 of such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘commanding 
general of the District of Columbia National Guard’’ 
in the second sentence and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the 
District of Columbia’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, or, in the 
case of the District of Columbia National Guard, the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia.’’. 
(2) Section 12406 of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘the commanding general of the National Guard of the 
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District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia’’. 
(f) CONSENT FOR RELOCATION OF UNITS.—Section 
18238 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the National Guard of the District of 
Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Co-
lumbia’’. 
SEC. 6254. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 32, 
UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) MAINTENANCE
OF OTHER TROOPS.—Section 
109(c) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘(or commanding general in the case of the Dis-
trict of Columbia)’’. 
(b) DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES.—Section 112(h)(2) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Commanding General of the National Guard 
of the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of 
the District of Columbia’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 113 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) INCLUSION
OF DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA.—In 
this section, the term ‘State’ includes the District of Co-
lumbia.’’. 
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(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) COMMERCIAL TRADE IN LIVE WILDLIFE.— 
The term ‘‘commercial trade in live wildlife’’— 
(A) means commercial trade in live wildlife 
for human consumption as food or medicine, 
whether the animals originated in the wild or in 
a captive environment; and 
(B) does not include— 
(i) fish; 
(ii) invertebrates; 
(iii) amphibians and reptiles; and 
(iv) the meat of ruminant game spe-
cies— 
(I) traded in markets in coun-
tries with effective implementation 
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and 
enforcement 
of 
scientifically 
based, nationally implemented policies 
and legislation for processing, trans- 
port, trade, and marketing; and 
(II) sold after being slaughtered 
and processed under sanitary condi-
tions. 
(3) ONE
HEALTH.—The term ‘‘One Health’’ 
means 
a 
collaborative, 
multi-sectoral, 
and 
transdisciplinary approach working at the local, re-
gional, national, and global levels with the goal of 
achieving optimal health outcomes that recognizes 
the interconnection between— 
(A) people, animals, both wild and domes-
tic, and plants; and 
(B) the environment shared by such peo-
ple, animals, and plants. 
(4) WILDLIFE
MARKET.—The term ‘‘wildlife 
market’’— 
(A) means a commercial market or sub-
section of a commercial market— 
(i) where live mammalian or avian 
wildlife is held, slaughtered, or sold for 
human consumption as food or medicine 
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whether the animals originated in the wild 
or in a captive environment; and 
(ii) that delivers a product in commu-
nities where alternative nutritional or pro-
tein sources are readily available and af-
fordable; and 
(B) does not include— 
(i) markets in areas where no other 
practical alternative sources of protein or 
meat exists, such as wildlife markets in 
rural areas on which indigenous people and 
rural local communities rely to feed them- 
selves and their families; and 
(ii) processors of dead wild game and 
fish. 
SEC. 6302. COUNTRY-DRIVEN APPROACH TO END THE COM-
MERCIAL TRADE IN LIVE WILDLIFE AND AS-
SOCIATED WILDLIFE MARKETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
completion of the first report required under section 6305, 
the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment and the heads of other relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies, including the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, the Secretary of Agriculture, and 
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the Secretary of the Interior, and after consideration of 
the results of best available scientific findings of practices 
and behaviors occurring at the source of zoonoses spillover 
and spread, shall publicly release a list of countries the 
governments of which express willingness to end the do-
mestic and international commercial trade in live wildlife 
and associated wildlife markets for human consumption, 
as defined for purposes of this title— 
(1) immediately; 
(2) after a transitional period; and 
(3) aspirationally, over a long-term period. 
(b) GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY ZOONOSIS PLANS.— 
The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development shall 
work bilaterally with the governments of the countries list-
ed pursuant to subsection (a) to establish Global Health 
Security Zoonoses Plans that— 
(1) outline actions to address novel pathogens 
of zoonotic origin that have the potential to become 
epidemics or pandemics; 
(2) identify incentives and strengthened poli-
cies; and 
(3) provide technical support to communities, 
policy makers, civil society, law enforcement, and 
other stakeholders to— 
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(A) end the domestic and international 
commercial trade in live wildlife and associated 
wildlife markets for human consumption imme-
diately, 
during 
a 
transitional 
period, 
or 
aspirationally; and 
(B) improve the biosecurity and sanitation 
conditions in markets. 
(c) UPDATES.—The list of countries required by sub-
section (a), the corresponding Global Health Security Zo-
onosis plans established pursuant to subsection (b), and 
any actions taken under such plans to end the commercial 
trade in live wildlife and associated wildlife markets for 
human consumption immediately, during a transitional pe-
riod, or aspirationally, shall be reviewed, updated, and 
publicly released annually by the Secretary and Adminis-
trator, following review of the most recent scientific data. 
SEC. 6303. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that global institutions, 
including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the 
United Nations, the World Organisation for Animal 
Health, the World Health Organization, and the United 
Nations Environment Programme, together with leading 
intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, 
veterinary and medical colleges, the Department of State, 
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and the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, should— 
(1) promote the paradigm of One Health as an 
effective and integrated way to address the com-
plexity of emerging disease threats; and 
(2) support improved community health, bio-
diversity conservation, forest conservation and man-
agement, sustainable agriculture, and the safety of 
livestock, domestic animals, and wildlife in devel-
oping countries, particularly in tropical landscapes 
where there is an elevated risk of zoonotic disease 
spill over. 
SEC. 6304. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to— 
(1) support the availability of scalable and sus-
tainable alternative sources of protein and nutrition 
for local communities, where appropriate, in order to 
minimize human reliance on the commercial trade in 
live wildlife for human consumption; 
(2) support foreign governments to— 
(A) reduce commercial trade in live wildlife 
for human consumption; 
(B) transition from the commercial trade 
in live wildlife for human consumption to 
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sustainably produced alternate protein and nu-
tritional sources; 
(C) establish and effectively manage and 
protect natural habitat, including protected and 
conserved areas and the lands of Indigenous 
peoples and local communities, particularly in 
countries with tropical forest hotspots for 
emerging diseases; 
(D) strengthen veterinary and agricultural 
extension capacity to improve sanitation along 
the value chain and biosecurity of live animal 
markets; and 
(E) strengthen public health capacity, par-
ticularly in countries where there is a high risk 
of emerging zoonotic viruses and other infec-
tious diseases; 
(3) respect the rights and needs of indigenous 
peoples and local communities dependent on such 
wildlife for nutritional needs and food security; and 
(4) facilitate international cooperation by work-
ing with international partners through intergovern-
mental, international, and nongovernmental organi-
zations such as the United Nations to— 
(A) lead a resolution at the United Nations 
Security Council or General Assembly and 
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country or by a corporation domiciled in a cov-
ered foreign country; or 
(D) uses network connectivity or data stor-
age located in a covered foreign country or ad-
ministered by a corporation domiciled in a cov-
ered foreign country; 
(2) a software operating system associated with 
a UAS that uses network connectivity or data stor-
age located in a covered foreign country or adminis-
tered by a corporation domiciled in a covered foreign 
country; or 
(3) a system for the detection or identification 
of a UAS, which system is manufactured in a cov-
ered foreign country or by a corporation domiciled in 
a covered foreign country. 
(b) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security is authorized to waive the prohibition under 
subsection (a) if the Secretary certifies in writing to 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
that a UAS, a software operating system associated 
with a UAS, or a system for the detection or identi-
fication of a UAS referred to in any of subpara-
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