[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 119 (Thursday, September 21, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S10007]
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              DARFUR PEACE AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2005

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
3127 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 3127) to impose sanctions against individuals 
     responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against 
     humanity, to support measures for the protection of civilians 
     and humanitarian operations, and to support peace efforts in 
     the Darfur region of Sudan, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the Lugar substitute at the 
desk be agreed to, the bill as amended be read the third time and 
passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any 
statements related to the measure be printed in the appropriate place 
in the Record as if read.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 5033), in the nature of a substitute, was agreed 
to.
  (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of 
Amendments.'')
  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill (H.R. 3127), as amended, was read the third time and passed.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I have several other issues to deal with, 
but that particular issue on Sudan and sanctions surrounding Sudan 
leads me to comment on the great tragedy that is occurring in the 
Darfur region in western Sudan.
  I have had the opportunity to be in that region in a number of the 
refugee camps along that western border of Sudan and Chad, the country 
just west of Sudan, a country to which many of these refugees are 
fleeing.
  Things are getting worse in Darfur. We have heard a lot about it in 
the last 2\1/2\ years. On this floor, a little over 2 years ago, we 
called it a genocide. Shortly thereafter, the administration also 
agreed it is genocide. And that is exactly what it is. We do not know 
exactly how many people have been killed, but around 200,000 people 
have been killed in this genocide and probably 2 million people 
displaced from their homes. Things are getting worse. It deserves the 
attention of this body. We focused on it at a very early time. We 
continue to focus on it, but again, I think we are going to have to 
focus on it more and more.
  An envoy was appointed by the President maybe yesterday or the day 
before. I think that is a very positive move in that regard.

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