[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 287 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 287

 Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding U.S. policy toward Libya.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 12, 2000

Mr. Helms (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Lautenberg) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                               Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding U.S. policy toward Libya.

Whereas 270 people, including 189 Americans, were killed in the terrorist 
        bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 
        1988;
Whereas this bombing was one of the worst terrorist atrocities in American 
        history;
Whereas 2 Libyan suspects in the attack are scheduled to go on trial in The 
        Netherlands on May 3, 2000;
Whereas the United Nations Security Council has required Libya to cooperate 
        throughout the trial, pay compensation to the families if the suspects 
        are found guilty, and end support for international terrorism before 
        multilateral sanctions can be permanently lifted;
Whereas Libya is accused in the 1986 La Belle discotheque bombing in Germany 
        which resulted in the death of 2 United States servicemen;
Whereas in March 1999, 6 Libyan intelligence agents including Muammar Qadhafi's 
        brother-in-law, were convicted in absentia by French courts for the 
        bombing of UTA Flight 772 that resulted in the death of 171 people, 
        including 7 Americans;
Whereas restrictions on United States citizens' travel to Libya, known 
        informally as a travel ban, have been in effect since December 11, 1981, 
        as a result of ``threats of hostile acts against Americans'' according 
        to the Department of State;
Whereas on March 22, 4 United States State Department officials departed for 
        Libya as part of a review of the travel ban; and
Whereas Libyan officials have interpreted the review as a positive signal from 
        the United States, and according to a senior Libyan official ``the 
        international community was convinced that Libya's foreign policy 
        position was not wrong and there is a noticeable improvement in Libya's 
        relations with the world'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) Libya's refusal to accept responsibility for its role 
        in terrorist attacks against United States citizens suggests 
        that the imminent danger to the physical safety of United 
        States travelers continues;
            (2) the Administration should consult fully with Congress 
        in considering policy toward Libya, including disclosure of any 
        assurances received by the Qadhafi regime relative to the 
        judicial proceedings in The Hague; and
            (3) the travel ban and all other United States restrictions 
        on Libya should not be eased until all cases of American 
        victims of Libyan terrorism have been resolved and the 
        Government of Libya has cooperated fully in bringing the 
        perpetrators to justice.
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