[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8705-8706]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 840. Mr. HARKIN (for Mr. Lugar) proposed an amendment to the 
resolution S. Res. 76, calling on the United States Government and the 
international community to promptly develop, fund, and implement a 
comprehensive regional strategy in Africa to protect civilians, 
facilitate humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and 
contribute to conditions for sustainable peace in eastern Chad, 
northern Central African Republic, and Darfur, Sudan; as follows:

       On page 5, after line 25, insert the following:
       (6) urges the Government of the Central African Republic--
       (A) to engage in constructive and inclusive dialogue with 
     rebels in the northwestern region of the country;
       (B) to hold accountable security forces engaging in human 
     rights violations; and
       (C) to strengthen government services in order to meet the 
     needs of affected populations;
       On page 6, line 1 strike ``(6)'' and insert ``(7)''.
       On page 6, lines 1 and 2, strike ``advocate for the 
     appointment of'' and insert ``urge the United Nations 
     Security Council to appoint''.

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       On page 6, line 8, strike ``(7)'' and insert ``(8)''.
       On page 6, line 10, insert ``United Nations'' after 
     ``advance''.
       On page 6, line 11, insert ``and northern Central African 
     Republic'' after ``Chad''.
       On page 6, line 13, strike ``(8)'' and insert ``(9)''.
       On page 6, line 15, insert ``and northern Central African 
     Republic'' after ``Chad''.
       On page 7, line 24, strike ``(9)'' and insert ``(10)''.
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  SA 841. Mr. HARKIN (for Mr. Lugar) proposed an amendment to the 
resolution S. Res. 76, calling on the United States Government and the 
international community to promptly develop, fund, and implement a 
comprehensive regional strategy in Africa to protect civilians, 
facilitate humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and 
contribute to conditions for sustainable peace in eastern Chad, 
northern Central African Republic, and Darfur, Sudan; as follows:

       Amend the title so as to read: ``Calling on the United 
     States Government and the international community to promptly 
     develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive regional 
     strategy in Africa to protect civilians, facilitate 
     humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and 
     contribute to conditions for sustainable peace in eastern 
     Chad, northern Central African Republic, and Darfur, Sudan.''

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