III 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 350 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 17, 2011 Mr. Lee submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the recent presidential election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

That it is the sense of the Senate that— (1)all political leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the supporters of those leaders should act responsibly, renounce violence, and resolve any disagreements regarding the presidential election of November 2011 through peaceful, constructive dialogue and existing legal remedies; (2)the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo should conduct a rapid technical review of the electoral process to— (A)investigate the cause of any voting irregularities; (B)suggest ways in which governance could be structured to give better effect to the will of the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and (C)provide guidance for future elections; (3)the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo should complete the electoral process with maximum openness and transparency; and (4)the United States Government should engage with other governments in Central Africa and ask those governments to reach out to President Joseph Kabila and opposition candidate Etienne Tshisekedi to encourage the 2 leaders to embrace a peaceful solution to the potential impasse facing the Democratic Republic of the Congo.