Libya Stabilization Act

Bill: 117-s-379
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2021-02-23 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Alliances
Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Chad
China
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Currency
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Economic development
Egypt
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Europe
European Union
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international banking
Foreign and international corporations
Foreign property
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Human rights
Human trafficking
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Inflation and prices
International monetary system and foreign exchange
Libya
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Multilateral development programs
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Qatar
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Rule of law and government transparency
Russia
Sanctions
Saudi Arabia
Smuggling and trafficking
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Sudan
Terrorism
Trade restrictions
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Nations
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Water use and supply
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: 

Libya Stabilization Act

 
This bill provides for sanctions and aid related to the conflict in Libya.
 
The bill provides statutory authority for an April 19, 2016, executive order imposing property- and visa-blocking sanctions on persons contributing to the violence in Libya. 
 
The President must impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on any foreign person that (1) knowingly supports or engages in a significant transaction with a foreign person knowingly operating in Libya on behalf of Russia in a military capacity, (2) engages in significant actions threatening peace or stability in Libya, (3) misappropriates Libyan state assets or natural resources, or (4) is knowingly responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses in Libya. These sanctions shall expire on December 31, 2026. 
 
The bill authorizes the U.S. Agency for International Development to provide humanitarian assistance to individuals and communities in Libya, including health assistance, food, shelter, and support for an effective COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response.
 
The Department of State must work to strengthen Libya's democratic governance, including by providing assistance to (1) unify Libya's financial and governing institutions, and (2) ensure free and credible future elections in Libya. 
 
The Department of the Treasury must vote and argue for international financial institutions to support an economic recovery in Libya that complements the establishment of democratic institutions and rule of law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-02-23
text: Introduced in Senate