United States-Libya Relations Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-1453
Sponsor: Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12]
Introduced: 2005-03-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: AIDS (Disease)
Admission of nonimmigrants
Advanced weapons
Alliances
American investments
Armed Forces and National Security
Arms control
Arms sales
Arts, Culture, Religion
Biological warfare
Chemical warfare
Child health
China
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Commerce
Commercial blacklisting
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional tributes
Cost accounting
Crime and Law Enforcement
Cultural centers
Cultural relations
Democracy
Developing countries
Development credit institutions
East Asia
Economic assistance
Economic development
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Educational exchanges
Elementary and secondary education
Embassies
Energy
Engineers
Europe
European Union
Exchange of persons programs
Export controls
Export finance
Families
Federally-guaranteed loans
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign investments
Foreign loans
Foreign trade promotion
Free enterprise
Freedom of the press
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government lending
Health
Higher education
Human immunodeficiency viruses
Human rights
Illegal aliens
Immigration
Import restrictions
International agencies
International cooperation
International relief
Investment guaranty insurance
Iran
Labor and Employment
Law
Libya
Middle East and North Africa
Nongovernmental organizations
North Korea
Nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear weapons
Occupational retraining
Pakistan
Peace
Petroleum engineering
Political rights
President and foreign policy
Preventive medicine
Recognition (International law)
Rule of law
Sanctions (International law)
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific exchanges
Scientists
Security measures
South Asia
State-sponsored terrorism
Sudan
Tariff preferences
Technical assistance
Technology transfer
Terrorism
Trade agreements
Trade negotiations
Transportation and Public Works
Treaties
Visas
Weapons of mass destruction
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2005-03-20
text: 
United States-Libya Relations Act of 2005 - Amends the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 to: (1) eliminate mandatory sanction provisions respecting Libya; (2) eliminate other provisions respecting Libya; and (3) rename the Act as the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.
 
Directs the Secretary of State to develop a plan for the establishment of a U.S. Embassy in Libya in order to establish full diplomatic relations with Libya. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary to conduct the following scholarship and exchange programs with Libya: (1) Fulbright Exchange Program; (2) International Visitors Program; and (3) people-to-people cultural, arts, entertainment, sports, and other exchanges. 
 
Authorizes the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide assistance to the Government of Libya to: (1) combat the spread of HIV/AIDS and other diseases; (2) support the development of civil society, including nongovernmental organizations; (3) promote the development of independent media; and (4) promote the rule of law, good governance, and liberal institutions.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to include Libya and Libyan nationals in programs under the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). 
 
Authorizes trade and investment activities for Libya through the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Export-Import Bank, and the Trade and Development Agency.
 
Authorizes the U.S.Trade Representative and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security to provide technical assistance to Libya in order to facilitate Libya's eligibility for duty-free treatment.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to establish programs to redirect Libyan weapons of mass destruction expertise.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-05-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
action_date: 2005-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2005-03-20
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-03-20
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-03-20
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-03-20
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-03-20
text: Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-03-20
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E517-518)
action_date: 2005-03-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-03-20
text: Introduced in House