Sec. 301. Humanitarian relief for the people of Libya and international refugees and migrants in Libya
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It is the sense of Congress that— the United States Government should— continue efforts to address Libya’s humanitarian crisis; leverage diplomatic relations with the warring parties to guarantee constant, reliable humanitarian access by frontline providers in Libya; leverage diplomatic relations with the warring parties, the United Nations, and the European Union to encourage the voluntary safe passage of detained vulnerable migrants and refugees from the conflict zones in Libya; and support efforts to document and publicize gross violations of internationally recognized human rights and international humanitarian law, including efforts related to trafficking in persons such as slavery, forced labor, and sexual exploitation, and hold perpetrators accountable; and humanitarian assistance to address the crisis in Libya should be targeted toward those most in need and delivered through partners that uphold internationally recognized humanitarian principles, with robust monitoring to ensure assistance is reaching intended beneficiaries.
The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in coordination with the Secretary of State, should continue to support humanitarian assistance to individuals and communities in Libya, including— health assistance, including logistical and technical assistance to hospitals, ambulances, and health clinics in affected communities, including migrant communities, and provision of basic public health commodities; services, such as medicines and medical supplies and equipment; assistance to provide— protection, food, and shelter, including to migrant communities; and water, sanitation, and hygiene (commonly referred to as WASH ); and technical assistance to ensure health, food, and commodities are appropriately selected, procured, targeted, monitored, and distributed.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy on the following: How the United States, working with relevant foreign governments and multilateral organizations, plans to address the humanitarian situation in Libya. Diplomatic efforts by the United States to encourage strategic burden-sharing with international donors, including foreign governments and multilateral organizations on efforts to improve the humanitarian situation in Libya.
How to address humanitarian access challenges and ensure protection for vulnerable refugees and migrants, including protection from trafficking in persons such as slavery, forced labor, and sexual exploitation. How the United States is mitigating risk, utilizing third party monitors, and ensuring effective delivery of assistance. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, should work with relevant foreign governments and multilateral organizations to coordinate a high-level summit with respect to Libya in order to— advance a ceasefire; facilitate a political process to achieve such a ceasefire; and coordinate donations to advance the provision of humanitarian assistance to the people of Libya and international migrants and refugees in Libya in order to carry out the strategy required by subsection (c).
In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.