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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.</text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Calls upon Muammar Qaddafi to immediately release U.S. citizens detained in Libya and urges the National Transitional Council to search for and secure their release. </p> <p>Encourages the Department of State to request help locating any U.S. citizens who are missing in Libya from other nations who maintain a diplomatic presence in Libya.</p>]]></text>
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