[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H.R. 1453 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1453

  To strengthen United States relations with Libya, to facilitate the 
integration of Libya into the international community, and to encourage 
       positive change in Libyan society, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 2005

  Mr. Lantos introduced the following bill; which was 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To strengthen United States relations with Libya, to facilitate the 
integration of Libya into the international community, and to encourage 
       positive change in Libyan society, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Libya Relations Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) On December 19, 2003, Libya announced that it ``had 
        decided on its own free will to . . . completely eliminate 
        internationally banned weapons of mass destruction'' and would 
        dismantle all such weapons and related weapons production 
        facilities, invite international inspectors to Libya to verify 
        that the programs had been terminated, and become a party to 
        the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, 
        Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on 
        their Destruction (signed at Paris on January 13, 1993).
            (2) On December 19, 2003, President George W. Bush 
        described the Libyan announcement as ``a development of great 
        importance in our continuing effort to prevent the spread of 
        weapons of mass destruction'' and said that ``leaders who 
        abandon the pursuit of chemical, biological and nuclear 
        weapons, and the means to deliver them, will find an open path 
        to better relations with the United States and other free 
        nations''.
            (3) Libya's decision to abandon weapons of mass destruction 
        marks an unprecedented step by a country which had sought to 
        acquire such weapons, which suggests a model approach for other 
        countries which in the future may abandon efforts to acquire 
        weapons of mass destruction and for United States policy toward 
        those countries.
            (4) This decision by Libya also has provided vital and 
        otherwise inaccessible information about the proliferation of 
        nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them by other 
        countries and individuals, including Pakistan, North Korea, 
        Iran, and the People's Republic of China, which has been of 
        immense importance in the effort of the United States and the 
        international community to limit the proliferation of nuclear 
        weapons. As such, Libya has made a significant contribution to 
        world peace.
            (5) Since December 2003 Libya has not supported 
        international terrorist organizations and has made meaningful 
        contributions to the Global War on Terrorism.
            (6) Libya has also shown promising signs of cooperation in 
        other areas--for example, by facilitating the transit through 
        its territory of humanitarian assistance for the people of 
        Darfur, Sudan.
            (7) The decision to compensate victims of past terrorist 
        violence and its improved behavior suggest that the Government 
        of Libya has abandoned its past support for terrorism.
            (8) The Department of State's Country Reports on Human 
        Rights Practices 2004 describes the Government of Libya as 
        ``authoritarian'' and its human rights record as ``poor''.
            (9) Notwithstanding problematic aspects of the Libyan 
        regime's behavior, Libya's dramatically changed policies on 
        weapons of mass destruction and international terrorism are of 
        historic significance and are strongly in the interests of the 
        United States, the civilized world, and international peace. 
        Dramatic changes in Libya's policies on weapons of mass 
        destruction and terrorism also create hope that the Libyan 
        regime will continue to move in positive directions in other 
        areas as well, such as human rights.
            (10) In light of direct contributions to peace and 
        stability resulting from Libya's new policies, and in order to 
        encourage other countries to follow suit, it is clearly in the 
        interests of the United States to enhance bilateral relations 
        with Libya, to use its influence to facilitate Libya's 
        integration into the international community, and to encourage 
        positive change within Libyan society.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO SUPPORT FOR RELATIONS WITH LIBYA.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the decision by the Government of Libya to terminate 
        its programs to develop weapons of mass destruction and to 
        surrender the equipment and plans for such weapons to the 
        International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is a dramatic change 
        of truly historic significance;
            (2) such decision by Libya has provided vital and otherwise 
        inaccessible information about the proliferation of nuclear 
        weapons and the means to deliver them by other countries and 
        individuals, including Pakistan, North Korea, Iran, and the 
        People's Republic of China, which has been of immense 
        importance in the effort of the United States and the 
        international community to limit the proliferation of nuclear 
        weapons;
            (3) The Government of Libya deserves commendation for this 
        farsighted and wise decision;
            (4) the United States should take steps to improve and 
        strengthen its relations with Libya to reflect the manifest 
        desire of Libya for better relations with the United States and 
        to acknowledge the importance of the aforementioned actions 
        taken by Libya, including by--
                    (A) immediately upgrading its relationship with 
                Libya by establishing relations at least at the level 
                of charge d'affaires;
                    (B) seeking to reach an agreement with the 
                Government of Libya by not later than December 31, 
                2005, to establish a United States embassy in Tripoli, 
                Libya, which will provide the full range of diplomatic 
                and consular services, and also a Libyan embassy in 
                Washington, D.C.;
                    (C) working closely with appropriate Libyan 
                officials to ensure that Libya is fulfilling its 
                commitment to cease all support for international 
                terrorist activities and, once assured that it is doing 
                so, moving with dispatch to remove Libya from the list 
                of state sponsors of terrorism;
                    (D) facilitating the integration of Libya into the 
                international community, including relevant nonmember 
                participation in institutions such as the European 
                Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
                (NATO);
                    (E) developing the framework for an equitable 
                bilateral economic, trade, and investment relationship 
                and promoting economic relations with Libya;
                    (F) providing technical assistance to Libya to 
                support peaceful alternative opportunities for 
                scientists and engineers and for the scientific and 
                technological institutions which have been affected by 
                Libya's decision to abandon its efforts to develop 
                weapons of mass destruction; and
                    (G) moving rapidly to achieve cooperation on 
                educational and cultural matters between the United 
                States and Libya, and in particular to facilitate the 
                admission of significant numbers of Libyan university 
                students, graduate students, and post-graduate students 
                into United States institutions of higher education;
            (5) the United States expresses its condolences to the 
        families of the 41 Benghazi children afflicted by HIV/AIDS who 
        have died and expresses sympathy to the other children who are 
        victims of this horrible disease and their families;
            (6) the United States should work with Libya to deal with 
        the humanitarian situation of children with HIV/AIDS and 
        provide, in cooperation with the European Union and other 
        governments, technical and other assistance;
            (7) the United States should work with the Government of 
        Libya and with nongovernmental organizations active in Libya to 
        encourage political freedoms, expansion of a market economy, 
        and respect for human rights;
            (8) the United States should work with Libya to assist 
        Libya to play a constructive role in the region, with 
        neighboring states, in Africa generally, and in efforts to 
        achieve peace and democracy in the Middle East, including by--
                    (A) addressing the issue of illegal immigration, 
                because Libya is on key migration routes from Africa 
                and the Middle East into Europe for economic migrants 
                and possibly for terrorists; and
                    (B) cooperating in the provision of humanitarian 
                assistance to Darfur, Sudan, and other areas in the 
                region; and
            (9) the United States should promote Libya's decision to 
        renounce weapons of mass destruction as a model for United 
        States relations with other countries that may be seeking such 
        weapons, so that countries involved in the proliferation of 
        weapons of mass destruction understand that a definitive end to 
        their efforts to acquire or to produce weapons of mass 
        destruction will bring about an open path to a new era of 
        positive relations with the United States and other countries.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO LIBYA IN IRAN AND LIBYA 
              SANCTIONS ACT OF 1996.

    (a) Findings.--Section 2 of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 
1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
    (b) Declaration of Policy.--Section 3 of the Iran and Libya 
Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Policy With 
        Respect to Iran.--''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).
    (c) Imposition of Sanctions.--
            (1) Mandatory sanctions with respect to libya.--Section 5 
        of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 
        note) is amended by striking subsection (b).
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 5 of the Iran and Libya 
        Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended by 
        paragraph (1), is further amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and 
                (f) as subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), 
                respectively;
                    (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection 
                (f)'' and inserting ``subsection (e)'';
                    (C) in subsection (b) (as redesignated)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                        by striking ``subsections (a) and (b)'' and 
                        inserting ``subsection (a)''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or 
                        (b)''; and
                    (D) in subsection (e) (as redesignated), in the 
                matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``or (b)''.
    (d) Termination of Sanctions.--Section 8 of the Iran and Libya 
Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)
        Iran.--''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).
    (e) Duration of Sanctions; Presidential Waiver.--Section 9 of the 
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``or 5(b)'' each place 
        it appears; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 5(c)'' 
                and inserting ``section 5(b)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D), by 
                        striking ``or (b)'' each place it appears;
                            (ii) by amending subparagraph (C) to read 
                        as follows:
                    ``(C) an estimate of the significance of the 
                provision of the items described in section 5(a) to 
                Iran's ability to develop its petroleum resources; 
                and''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``section 5(c)'' and 
                        inserting ``section 5(b)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``or (b)''.
    (f) Reports Required.--Section 10(b)(1) of the Iran and Libya 
Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking 
``and Libya'' each place it appears.
    (g) Definitions.--Section 14 of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 
1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (9)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``, or with the Government of Libya or a 
                nongovernmental entity in Libya,''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``or Libya (as the case may 
                        be)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``nongovenmental'' and 
                        inserting ``nongovernmental'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (12); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (13), (14), (15), (16), and 
        (17) as paragraphs (12), (13), (14), (15), and (16), 
        respectively.
    (h) Short Title.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1 of the Iran and Libya Sanctions 
        Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking ``and 
        Libya''.
            (2) References.-- Any reference in any other provision of 
        law, regulation, document, or other record of the United States 
        to the ``Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996'' shall be deemed 
        to be a reference to the ``Iran Sanctions Act of 1996''.

SEC. 5. PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC AND CULTURAL FACILITIES IN 
              LIBYA.

    (a) Development of Plan for United States Embassy and Cultural 
Center.--The Secretary of State shall develop a detailed plan for the 
establishment of a United States Embassy in Libya in order to establish 
full diplomatic relations with Libya. Such embassy shall be fully 
functioning, fully staffed, and security maintained, and shall offer 
all embassy services, including the granting of visas. Such plan shall 
also provide for the establishment of a United States Cultural Center 
in Libya.
    (b) Date for Plan.--The Secretary shall complete the plan as soon 
as practicable but no later than December 31, 2005.
    (c) Implementation of Plan.--The Secretary shall proceed with 
implementation of the plan as soon as practicable, without regard to 
whether Libya is a country the government of which the Secretary has 
determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration 
Act of 1979, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, or any other provision of 
law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism.
    (d) Reports.--
            (1) Initial report.--Not later than three months after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
        to the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate a report that contains the plan, an estimated timetable 
        for implementation of the plan, the estimated personnel 
        requirements for the embassy and cultural center, the estimated 
        costs for establishing the embassy and cultural center, and the 
        security requirements for the embassy and cultural center.
            (2) Subsequent reports.--Beginning on the date that is 
        three months after the date of the submission of the initial 
        report under paragraph (1) and every three months thereafter 
        until January 1, 2006, or until such date as the plan has been 
        fully implemented, whichever is later, the Secretary shall 
        submit to the Committee on International Relations of the House 
        of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
        the Senate a report on the status of the implementation of the 
        plan, including any revisions to the plan (including revisions 
        related to the timetable, costs, or personnel or security 
        requirements) that have been made during the period covered by 
        the report.
            (3) Form of reports.--The Secretary shall submit the 
        reports required under this subsection in unclassified form, 
        together with a classified annex as the Secretary considers 
        necessary.

SEC. 6. SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH LIBYA.

    (a) Authorization for Exchange Programs.--The Secretary of State is 
authorized to conduct or initiate scholarship and exchange programs 
with Libya as follows:
            (1) Fulbright exchange program.--The Secretary is 
        authorized to provide awards under the J. William Fulbright 
        Educational Exchange Program (established under section 
        112(a)(1) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 
        of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460(a)(1), commonly referred to as the 
        Fulbright-Hays Act) in order to enhance academic and scholarly 
        exchanges with Libya.
            (2) International visitors program.--The Secretary is 
        authorized to allow the participation of Libyans in the 
        International Visitors Program (established under section 
        112(a)(3) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2460(a)(3)).
            (3) People-to-people diplomacy.--The Secretary is 
        authorized to expand efforts to promote United States public 
        diplomacy interests in Libya through people-to-people cultural, 
        arts, entertainment, sports, and other exchanges.
    (b) Compliance With Visa Requirements.--A citizen of Libya may 
participate in the exchange programs described in subsection (a) if 
such citizen has satisfied the requirements for receipt of a 
nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(J)).
    (c) Broad Participation.--Whenever appropriate, the Secretary of 
State, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall 
make special provisions to ensure the broadest possible participation 
of Libyans in the exchange programs described in subsection (a).
    (d) Designated Exchange Visitor Program.--The exchange visitor 
program authorized by paragraph (1) shall be considered a designated 
exchange visitor program for purposes of section 641 of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1372).
    (e) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to Congress a report on 
the resources devoted to consideration of visa applications of Libyan 
citizens who are seeking entry into the United States for the purpose 
of participating in the exchange programs described in subsection (a) 
and the average amount of time taken to complete the processing of such 
applications.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated for educational and cultural exchange 
programs for fiscal year 2006, there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Department of State $5,000,000 to carry out the exchange 
programs and related requirements under this section.

SEC. 7. ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN LIBYA.

    (a) Authorization of Assistance.--The President, acting through the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, is authorized to provide--
            (1) assistance to the Government of Libya to--
                    (A) combat the spread of HIV/AIDS and other 
                diseases in Libya, including methods of prevention and 
                assistance to alleviate the conditions of those 
                individuals who are suffering from HIV/AIDS;
                    (B) support the development of civil society, 
                including nongovernmental organizations in Libya;
                    (C) promote the development of independent media in 
                Libya; and
                    (D) promote the development of the rule of law, 
                good governance, and liberal institutions in Libya; and
            (2) technical assistance to the Government of Libya to 
        promote transparent and accountable government institutions.
    (b) Middle East Partnership Initiative.--The Secretary of State is 
authorized to include Libya and Libyan nationals in programs under the 
Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) AIDS.--The term ``AIDS'' has the meaning given the term 
        in section 104A(g)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
        U.S.C. 2151b-2(g)(1)).
            (2) HIV.--The term ``HIV'' has the meaning given the term 
        in section 104A(g)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
        U.S.C. 2151b-2(g)(2)).
            (3) HIV/AIDS.--The term ``HIV/AIDS'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 104A(g)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
        1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b-2(g)(3)).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
        the President to carry out this section such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008.
            (2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
        authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) are 
        authorized to remain available until expended.

SEC. 8. TRADE AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR LIBYA.

    (a) OPIC.--
            (1) In general.--The Overseas Private Investment 
        Corporation is authorized to carry out programs under title IV 
        of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
        (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.) in Libya in order to expand United 
        States investment in Libya.
            (2) Consultation.--The President of the Overseas Private 
        Investment Corporation shall consult with the Committee on 
        International Relations of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate prior to the 
        conclusion of any agreement to carry out programs in Libya 
        pursuant to paragraph (1).
    (b) Export-Import Bank.--The Export-Import Bank of the United 
States may make available, for or in Libya, direct loans, credits, 
insurance, and guarantees under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.
    (c) Trade Development Agency.--The Director of the Trade and 
Development Agency is authorized to carry out programs in Libya under 
section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421).

SEC. 9. BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY.

    It is the sense of Congress that the President should seek to enter 
into a bilateral investment treaty with Libya in order to establish a 
more stable legal framework for United States investment in Libya.

SEC. 10. GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES FOR LIBYA.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
President should encourage the Government of Libya to seek to become 
eligible for duty-free treatment under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.; relating to generalized system of 
preferences).
    (b) Technical Assistance.--The United States Trade Representative 
and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of 
the Department of Homeland Security are authorized to provide technical 
assistance to Libya in order to facilitate Libya's eligibility for 
duty-free treatment under title V of the Trade Act of 1974.

SEC. 11. MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO LIBYA.

    Title XV of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 
262o-262o-3) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1505. SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF LIBYA.

    ``The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States 
Executive Director at each international financial institution (as 
defined in section 1701(c)(2)) to use the voice, vote, and influence of 
the United States to support economic development and programs related 
to the promotion of the rule of law, good governance, and liberal 
institutions in Libya.''.

SEC. 12. REDIRECTION OF LIBYAN WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION EXPERTISE.

    (a) Programs and Assistance for Retraining Scientists and 
Engineers.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State is authorized to 
        establish programs and provide assistance to Libya for the 
        purpose of retraining, and redirecting into productive civilian 
        research and enterprise, engineers from Libya who were formerly 
        engaged in the research and production of weapons of mass 
        destruction and the means to deliver them.
            (2) Existing programs.--To the extent possible, the 
        Secretary of State should utilize and expand upon existing 
        United States assistance programs to carry out paragraph (1).
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Secretary of State to carry out this section $10,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2006.
            (2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
        authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) are 
        authorized to remain until expended.

SEC. 13. SPECIAL AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authority.--Except as provided in subsection (b), assistance 
authorized for Libya under sections 6, 7, 8, and 12 may be made 
available notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts 
assistance to foreign countries.
    (b) Congressional Notification.--Funds available for assistance 
authorized under the sections specified in subsection (a) may not be 
obligated until 15 days after the date on which the President provides 
notice of the proposed obligation to the congressional committees 
specified in section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2394-1) in accordance with the procedures applicable to 
reprogramming notifications under that section.

SEC. 14. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    (a) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until 
        January 1, 2006, the Secretary of State, in coordination with 
        the officials specified in paragraph (2), shall submit to the 
        Committee on International Relations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate a report that contains a detailed description of the 
        implementation of this Act for the preceding 90-day period and 
        includes the information described in subsection (b).
            (2) Officials.--The officials referred to in paragraph (1) 
        are the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
        International Development, the Secretary of Defense, the 
        Secretary of the Treasury, the United States Trade 
        Representative, the Secretary of Commerce, the President of the 
        Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the Director of the 
        Trade and Development Agency, and the President of the Export-
        Import Bank of the United States.
    (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) a detailed description of major developments in Libya's 
        political, economic, and human rights situation during the 
        period covered by the report, particularly as such developments 
        affect relations between Libya and the United States;
            (2) a detailed description of all activities relating to 
        relations between the United States and Libya during the period 
        covered by the report, including cultural, education, 
        scientific, and academic exchanges, both official and 
        unofficial;
            (3) a detailed description of United States foreign 
        assistance provided to Libya during the period covered by the 
        report; and
            (4) an assessment of the status of--
                    (A) United States trade and investment relations 
                with Libya, including a detailed analysis of any trade 
                and investment-related activity supported by the 
                Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the Export-
                Import Bank of the United States, and the Trade and 
                Development Agency during the period covered by the 
                report;
                    (B) any negotiations with Libya to establish a 
                bilateral investment treaty during the period covered 
                by the report; and
                    (C) efforts by Libya to become eligible for duty-
                free treatment under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 
                (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.; relating to generalized system 
                of preferences) during the period covered by the 
                report.
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