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(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. 302. SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, ELEC-
TIONS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall co-
ordinate United States Government efforts to— 
(1) work with the United Nations Support Mis-
sion in Libya and the transitional Government of 
National Unity in Libya to prepare for national elec-
tions in December 2021, as called for by the Libyan 
Political Dialogue, and a subsequent political transi-
tion; 
(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; 
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(4) work to ensure free, fair, inclusive, and 
credible elections in December 2021 organized by an 
independent and effective High National Elections 
Commission in Libya, including through supporting 
electoral security and international election observa-
tion and by providing training and technical assist-
ance to institutions with election-related responsibil-
ities, as appropriate; 
(5) work with the people of Libya, nongovern-
mental organizations, and Libyan institutions to 
strengthen democratic governance, reinforce civilian 
institutions and support decentralization in order to 
address community grievances, promote social cohe-
sion, mitigate drivers of violent extremism, and help 
communities recover from Islamic State occupation; 
(6) defend against gross violations of inter-
nationally recognized human rights in Libya, includ-
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. 
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(b) RISK
MITIGATION
AND
ASSISTANCE
MONI-
TORING.—The Secretary of State and Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
shall 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, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the activities carried out under sub-
section (a). 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
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(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 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2413(a)). 
SEC. 303. ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITU-
TIONS TO ADVANCE LIBYAN ECONOMIC RE-
COVERY AND IMPROVE PUBLIC SECTOR FI-
NANCIAL MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall 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 in-
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terests, 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 the future establish-
ment of a sovereign state with 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) shall 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 
Authority, the National Oil 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. 
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