[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 212 (Wednesday, December 8, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S9048]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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   SENATE RESOLUTION 473--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE 
NECESSITY OF MAINTAINING THE UNITED NATIONS ARMS EMBARGO ON SOUTH SUDAN 
UNTIL CONDITIONS FOR PEACE, STABILITY, DEMOCRACY, AND DEVELOPMENT EXIST

  Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.:

                              S. Res. 473

       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the signatories to the Revitalized Agreement on the 
     Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, 
     signed on September 12, 2018, have delayed implementation, 
     leading to continued conflict and instability in South Sudan;
       (2) despite years of fighting, 2 peace agreements, punitive 
     actions by the international community, and widespread 
     suffering among civilian populations, the leaders of South 
     Sudan have failed to build sustainable peace;
       (3) the United Nations arms embargo on South Sudan, most 
     recently extended by 1 year to May 31, 2022, through United 
     Nations Security Council Resolution 2577 (2021), is a 
     necessary act by the international community to stem the 
     illicit transfer and destabilizing accumulation and misuse of 
     small arms and light weapons in perpetuation of the conflict 
     in South Sudan;
       (4) the United States should call on other member states of 
     the United Nations to redouble efforts to enforce the United 
     Nations arms embargo on South Sudan; and
       (5) the United States, through the United States Mission to 
     the United Nations, should use its voice and vote in the 
     United Nations Security Council in favor of maintaining the 
     United Nations arms embargo on South Sudan until--
       (A) the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the 
     Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan is fully implemented; 
     or
       (B) credible, fair, and transparent democratic elections 
     are held in South Sudan.

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