[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3369]
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  SA 2534. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. 
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, 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 G of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 12__. REPORT ON INTERAGENCY STRATEGY TO PROMOTE 
                   STABILITY IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 
     agencies, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress an update to the report on the interagency strategy 
     to promote stability in the Central African Republic, as 
     required by the Senate report accompanying the Consolidated 
     and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 
     113-235).
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include an update of the elements originally submitted and 
     the following:
       (1) A detailed description of--
       (A) the measures the President is taking to prevent mass 
     atrocities in the Central African Republic; and
       (B) an inventory of United States programs to promote 
     conflict mitigation and community reconciliation in the 
     Central African Republic, and the status of implementation of 
     such programs.
       (2) Plans for coordinating with donors to ensure full 
     funding for humanitarian assistance to the people of the 
     Central African Republic.
       (3) Actions carried out to implement programs and 
     activities to support robust civilian oversight of state 
     security forces in the Central African Republic, including 
     activities to strengthen key ministries and parliamentary 
     oversight of defense and law enforcement bodies.
       (4) An assessment of progress, current obstacles to 
     progress, and plans of the President to support progress in 
     disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration in the Central 
     African Republic.
       (5) An assessment of--
       (A) the current status of the Special Criminal Court;
       (B) whether there are any obstacles that remain to full 
     operation of such court;
       (C) United States financial support specifically for the 
     court as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (D) any manner in which the United States may provide 
     support to such court, including financial support and 
     technical assistance.
       (6) Recommendations for ways in which the United States may 
     strengthen the ability of the United Nations Multidimensional 
     Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African 
     Republic to protect civilians, including by assisting the 
     United Nations to develop measures to enhance the operational 
     readiness of the police and military forces of troop-
     contributing countries through enhanced training on 
     protection of civilians.
       (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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