III 112th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 402 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2012 Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Tester, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Franken, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Reed, Mr. Moran, Mr. Graham, Mr. Levin, Ms. Collins, Mr. Isakson, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. McCain, Mr. Begich, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Coats, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Heller, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Casey) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations June 20, 2012 Reported by Mr. Kerry, with an amendment and an amendment to the preamble and an amendment to the title August 2, 2012 Considered, amended, and agreed to with an amended preamble and an amendment to the title RESOLUTION Condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army for committing crimes against humanity and mass atrocities, and supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government and governments and regional organizations in central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and Lord's Resistance Army commanders from the battlefield.

Whereas the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) wreaked havoc in northern Uganda for two decades, during which time the World Bank estimates that they abducted some 66,000 youth and forced them to serve as child soldiers and sex slaves and commit terrible acts; Whereas under increasing pressure, Joseph Kony ordered the Lord's Resistance Army in 2005 and 2006 to withdraw from Uganda and to move west into the border region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, and what would become the Republic of South Sudan; Whereas, since September 2008, Joseph Kony has directed the Lord's Resistance Army to commit systematic, large-scale attacks against innocent civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, and the Republic of South Sudan that have destabilized the region and resulted in the deliberate killing of at least 2,400 civilians, many of whom were targeted in schools and churches; the rape and brutal mutilation of an unknown number of men, women, and children; the abduction of over 3,400 civilians, including at least 1,500 children, many of them forced to become child soldiers or sex slaves; and the reported displacement of more than 465,000 civilians from their homes, many of whom do not have access to essential humanitarian assistance; Whereas insecurity caused by the Lord's Resistance Army has undermined efforts by the governments in the region, which have been supported by the assistance of the United States and the international community, to consolidate peace and stability in each of the countries affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army; Whereas, since December 2001, the Department of State has included the Lord's Resistance Army on its Terrorist Exclusion List and in August 2008, Lord's Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony was designated a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by President George W. Bush pursuant to Executive Order 13224; Whereas, on October 6, 2005, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against Joseph Kony and four of his top commanders for war crimes and crimes against humanity, yet they remain at large; Whereas, in May 2010, Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed into law the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–172), which made it the policy of the United States to work with regional governments toward a comprehensive and lasting resolution to the conflict in northern Uganda and other affected areas by providing political, economic, military, and intelligence support for viable multilateral efforts to protect civilians from the Lord's Resistance Army, to apprehend or remove Joseph Kony and his top commanders from the battlefield, and to disarm and demobilize the remaining Lord's Resistance Army fighters; Whereas, on November 24, 2010, as mandated by the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009, President Obama issued the Strategy to Support the Disarmament of the Lord's Resistance Army, which provides a comprehensive strategy for supporting regional efforts to mitigate and eliminate the threat to civilians and regional stability posed by the Lord's Resistance Army; Whereas, on October 14, 2011, President Obama notified Congress that he had authorized approximately 100 combat-equipped members of the Armed Forces to deploy to central Africa to provide assistance to regional forces that are working toward the removal of Joseph Kony and senior leadership of the Lord's Resistance Army from the battlefield; Whereas section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) authorized the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to provide logistical support, supplies, and services for foreign forces participating in operations to mitigate and eliminate the threat of the Lord's Resistance Army; Whereas that section provides that no United States Armed Forces personnel, United States civilian employees, or United States civilian contractor personnel may participate in combat operations in connection with the provision of support for foreign forces participating in operations to mitigate and eliminate the threat posed by the Lord’s Resistance Army, except for the purpose of acting in self-defense or of rescuing any United States citizen (including any member of the United States Armed Forces, any United States civilian employee, or any United States civilian contractor); Whereas the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–74) directed the President to support increased peace and security efforts in areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army, including programs to improve physical access, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former Lord's Resistance Army combatants, especially child soldiers; Whereas the United Nations and African Union, acting with encouragement and support from the United States Government, have renewed their efforts to help governments in the region address the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army, and on November 22, 2011, the African Union designated the Lord's Resistance Army as a terrorist group and authorized a new initiative to help strengthen the coordination among the affected governments in the fight against the Lord's Resistance Army; Whereas, on March 24, 2012, the African Union formally announced the intent to deploy up to 5,000 troops to advance regional efforts to counter the Lord’s Resistance Army, and the next day formally inaugurated the Headquarters of the Regional Task Force in the Republic of South Sudan to coordinate efforts to capture Joseph Kony and neutralize the Lord’s Resistance Army; and Whereas targeted United States assistance and leadership can help prevent further mass atrocities and curtail humanitarian suffering in central Africa: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1)condemns Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army for committing crimes against humanity and mass atrocities, and supports ongoing efforts by the United States and countries in central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and Lord's Resistance Army commanders from the battlefield; (2)commends continued efforts by the Governments of Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and other countries in the region, as well as the African Union and United Nations, to end the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army; (3)welcomes the ongoing efforts of the United States Government to assist regional governments to bring Joseph Kony to justice and end atrocities perpetuated by the Lord’s Resistance Army, pursuant to the comprehensive strategy required by the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009; (4)calls on the President to keep Congress fully informed of the efforts of the United States Government and to work closely with Congress to identify and address critical gaps in the United States Government's strategy to support the efforts of the regional governments to counter the Lord's Resistance Army; (5)commends the Department of Defense, United States Africa Command (U.S. AFRICOM), and members of the United States Armed Forces currently deployed to serve as advisors to the national militaries in the region seeking to protect local communities and pursuing Joseph Kony and top Lord's Resistance Army commanders; (6)commends the African Union for committing to enhance troop deployments in order to fortify the military response to the Lord's Resistance Army, in coordination with the Governments of Uganda, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Republic of South Sudan, and in order to strengthen ongoing efforts to apprehend Joseph Kony and senior commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army or remove them from the battlefield; (7)supports increased collaboration and coordination between the African Union and the Governments of Uganda, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Republic of South Sudan in order to apprehend Joseph Kony or remove him from the battlefield; (8)supports continued efforts by the Secretary of State and representatives of the United States to work with partner nations and the international community— (A)to strengthen the capabilities of regional military forces deployed to protect civilians and pursue commanders of the Lord's Resistance Army; (B)to enhance cooperation and cross-border coordination among regional governments; (C)to promote increased contributions from donor nations for regional efforts to address the Lord's Resistance Army; and (D)to enhance overall efforts to increase civilian protection to populations affected by the Lord's Resistance Army; (9)calls on the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the heads of other relevant government agencies to utilize existing funds for ongoing programs— (A)to enhance mobility, intelligence, and logistical capabilities for regional partner forces engaged in efforts to protect civilians and apprehend or remove Joseph Kony and his top commanders from the battlefield; (B)to expand physical access and telecommunications infrastructure to facilitate the timely flow of information and access for humanitarian and protection actors; (C)to support programs to encourage and help non-indicted Lord's Resistance Army commanders, fighters, abductees, and associated noncombatants to safely defect from the group, including through radio and community programs; and (D)to support regionally-led rehabilitation programs for children and youth affected by war that are tailored to address the specific trauma and physical and mental abuse these children and youth may have experienced as a result of indoctrination by the Lord’s Resistance Army and to serve to reconnect them with their families and communities; (10)calls on the President to place restrictions on any individuals or governments found to be providing training, supplies, financing, or support of any kind to Joseph Kony or the Lord's Resistance Army; (11)urges that civilian protection and early-warning programs led by regional militaries and the United States Agency for International Development continue to be prioritized in areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army and that steps be taken to inform potentially vulnerable communities about known Lord’s Resistance Army movements and threats; (12)welcomes the recent defections of men, women, and children from the ranks of the Lord's Resistance Army, and calls on governments in the region and the international community to continue to support safe return, demobilization, rehabilitation, and reintegration efforts; and (13)urges the Governments of Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of South Sudan, the Republic of Sudan, and the Central African Republic to work together to address the ongoing threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army.