Sec. 102. Report on activities of certain foreign governments and actors in Libya
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes— a description of the full extent of involvement in Libya by foreign governments, including the Governments of Russia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Sudan, Chad, the People’s Republic of China, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, including— a description of which governments are linked to drone and aircraft strikes; a list of the types and estimated amounts of equipment transferred by each government described in this paragraph to the parties to the conflict, including foreign military contractors, mercenaries, or paramilitary forces operating in Libya; the estimated dollar value of various types of equipment and financial support provided by each government described in this paragraph to the parties to the conflict, including foreign military contractors, mercenaries, or paramilitary forces operating in Libya; and the identification of any regular or irregular forces, including but not limited to mercenary groups and militias operating inside Libya, at the direction or with the consent of governments listed in this paragraph; a determination and analysis of whether the actions by the governments identified in paragraph (1)— violate the arms embargo with respect to Libya in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2473
(2019)and predecessor Security Council resolutions; contribute to civilian death, harm, or other violations of international humanitarian law; or involved weapons of United States origin or were in violation of United States end user license agreements; a description of United States diplomatic engagement with any governments found to be in violation of the arms embargo regarding enforcement of the embargo; a list of the specific offending materiel or financial support transfers provided by a government described in paragraph
(1)that violate the arms embargo with respect to Libya in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2473
(2019)and predecessor Security Council resolutions; a determination and analysis of the activities of foreign armed groups, including the Russian Wagner Group, military contractors and mercenaries employed or engaged by the governments of Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, affiliates of the Islamic State (ISIS), al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), and other extremist groups, in Libya; a determination of whether and to what extent the conflict in Libya is enabling the recruitment and training efforts of armed groups, including affiliates of ISIS, AQIM, and other extremist groups; a description of European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organization efforts to enforce the United Nations arms embargo and facilitate a sustainable ceasefire, and of United States diplomatic engagement on these efforts; a description of any violations of the arms embargo by European Union member states; and a description of European Union and Arab League states’ contributions to ceasefire monitoring, arms embargo enforcement, and election support and how the United States can partner with the EU and Arab League states on such contributions. The report required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.