[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 191 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7553]
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SA 4092. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1264. REPORT ON ALLEGATIONS OF WAR CRIMES AND TORTURE
COMMITTED IN LIBYA.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after receiving a
credible allegation of the commission of a covered offense,
including from a nongovernmental organization that monitors
violations of human rights, the Attorney General, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on such
allegation, including a description of any challenges to
prosecution.
(b) Termination.--The reporting requirement under
subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is five years
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committee of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Armed
Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Armed
Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives.
(2) Covered offense.--The term ``covered offense'' means an
offense under section 2340A, 2441, or 2442 of title 18,
United States Code, committed in Libya.
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