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[S. 1839 Referred in House (RFH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1839


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 17, 2007

              Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To require periodic reports on claims related to acts of terrorism 
 against Americans perpetrated or supported by the Government of Libya.

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

SECTION 1. PERIODIC REPORTS ON CLAIMS RELATED TO ACTS OF TERRORISM 
              AGAINST AMERICANS PERPETRATED OR SUPPORTED BY THE 
              GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA.

    (a) Reports Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until 
        December 31, 2009, or the Secretary of State makes the 
        certification under subsection (b), the Secretary of State 
        shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        report on unresolved claims by nationals of the United States 
        against the Government of Libya for acts described in section 
        1605(a)(7) of title 28, United States Code.
            (2) Content.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include--
                    (A) information on the status of negotiations 
                between the Government of Libya and the United States 
                claimants;
                    (B) a description of the specific actions that the 
                United States Government is taking to encourage the 
                Government of Libya to resolve such claims; and
                    (C) any other information that the Secretary of 
                State considers appropriate.
    (b) Certification.--The certification referred to in paragraph (1) 
of subsection (a) is a certification submitted by the Secretary of 
State to the appropriate congressional committees that all claims by 
nationals of the United States described in such paragraph have been 
resolved.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
                Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
                on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations 
                of the House of Representatives.
            (2) The term ``national of the United States'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).

            Passed the Senate October 18, 2007.

            Attest:

                                                NANCY ERICKSON,

                                                             Secretary.