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H. Res. 644 — what changed

Resolution strongly condemning slave auctions and the exploitation of migrants and refugees as forced laborers in Libya, and for other purposes.

From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

That the House of Representatives—

(1)
changed strongly condemns slave auctions and the exploitation of migrants and refugees as forced laborers in Libya;
(2)
changed calls upon all parties to the Government of Libya conflict in Libya, including parties to the Libyan Political Agreement, to—
(A)
changed conduct an immediate investigation into the existence of investigate and eradicate slave auctions and forced labor involving migrants and refugees;
(B)
changed hold smugglers, traffickers, detention center guards, and anyone else involved accountable;those identified in the investigation accountable in courts of law;
(C)
changed manage migration flows and migrant detention centers in a humane manner;manner; and
(D)
changed urgently end investigate how funds earned through the violent transfer, sale, and inhumane conditions exploitation of official migrant detention centers migrants are used and generally manage migration flows in a humane manner; andthe extent to which such profits are fueling and prolonging Libya’s civil conflict;
(E)
removed swiftly register asylum seekers and fairly process their refugee claims and do not detain them;
(3)
calls upon the United Nations to—
(A)
investigate allegations of the slave trade and other forced labor in Libya;
(B)
changed encourage Libya advocate that all parties to the conflict in Libya, including parties to the Libyan Political Agreement, allow the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to regularly monitor and publicly report on the situation of all refugees and migrants in Libya, including those detained in official detention centers; and
(C)
changed impose expand sanctions under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2174 (2014) against Libya if the country fails to end individuals and entities responsible for slave auctions and other forms of forced labor;labor of migrants and refugees in Libya;
(4)
changed calls upon the African Union to—Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to ensure that any strategies, programs, or other efforts to address the political and security situation in Libya appropriately address the vulnerabilities faced by migrants and refugees; and
(A)
removed conduct its own investigation into slave auctions of African refugees and migrants in Libya;
(B)
removed work to assist migrants in Libya who genuinely wish to return home; and
(C)
removed impose sanctions against Libya if the slave auctions and other forms of forced labor do not end;
(5)
changed calls upon urges the Secretary of State to ensure that the country narrative for Libya in the annual Trafficking in Persons Report fully and accurately reflects the Administrator scope of the United States Agency for International Development trafficking in persons in that country, including any complicity by parties to use funds authorized and appropriated for—the Libyan Political Agreement or other governmental entities, as required by section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107).
(A)
removed provision of humanitarian assistance to migrants and refugees in detention centers in Libya; and
(B)
removed the development of a holistic strategy for Libya to address the political and security situation that includes issues related to migrants and refugees in detention centers; and
(6)
removed calls upon the President to ensure the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development are adequately staffed to monitor and develop strategies to rapidly respond to the migrant and refugee situation in Libya.