S.Amdt. 1667

SA 1667. Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Blunt) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr.
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for
military construction, 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 B of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1230. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE SECURITY AND PROTECTION
OF IRANIAN DISSIDENTS LIVING IN CAMP LIBERTY,
IRAQ.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The residents of Camp Liberty, Iraq, renounced violence
and unilaterally disarmed more than a decade ago.
(2) The United States recognized the residents of the
former Camp Ashraf who now reside in Camp Liberty as
``protected persons'' under the Fourth Geneva Convention and
committed itself to protect the residents.
(3) The deterioration in the overall security situation in
Iraq has increased the vulnerability of Camp Liberty
residents to attacks from proxies of the Iranian
Revolutionary Guards Corps and Sunni extremists associated
with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
(4) The increased vulnerability underscores the need for an
expedited relocation process and that these Iranian
dissidents will neither be safe nor secure in Camp Liberty.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the United States should--
(1) take prompt and appropriate steps in accordance with
international agreements to promote the physical security and
protection of Camp Liberty residents;
(2) urge the Government of Iraq to uphold its commitments
to the United States to ensure the safety and well-being of
those living in Camp Liberty;
(3) urge the Government of Iraq to ensure continued and
reliable access to food, clean water, electricity and other
energy needs, and any other equipment and supplies necessary
to sustain the residents during periods of attack or siege by
external forces;
(4) oppose the extradition of Camp Liberty residents to
Iran;
(5) implement a strategy to provide for the safe, secure,
and permanent relocation of Camp Liberty residents that
includes the steps that would need to be taken by the United
States, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR), and the Camp Liberty residents to potentially
relocate some residents to the United States;
(6) encourage the residents of Camp Liberty to fully
cooperate with United States, Iraq, and international
authorities in the relocation process; and
(7) assist the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees in expediting the ongoing resettlement of all
residents of Camp Liberty to safe locations outside Iraq.
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