Sec. 103. Strategy to counter Russian influence in Libya
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Congress makes the following findings: In the 2019 posture statement to Congress provided by General Thomas Waldhauser, Commander of United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), asserted that Russia was invok[ing] Qaddafi-era relationships and debts to obtain economic and military contracts … aimed at accessing Libya’s vast oil market, reviving arms sales, and gaining access to coastal territories . Russia’s involvement in Libya and neighboring countries is part of a larger regional strategy to monitor the southern coastline of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), isolate Europe from Africa, and exert control over the southern Mediterranean Sea region.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on— an assessment of Russian influence and objectives in Libya; the potential threat such influence poses to the United States, southern Europe, and NATO operations in the Mediterranean Sea; Russia’s use of currency issuing and printing; and Russia’s use of mercenaries, military contractors, and paramilitary forces in Libya.
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the report required by paragraph
(1)is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall brief the appropriate congressional committees regarding a strategy to counter threats identified in the report. The report required by paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.