,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjad    
,ms4 ,lee of ,california 7for herself1  
,mr4 ,hoyer1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,engel1
 ,mr4 ,wolf1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 and ,ms4    
,bass7 submitted the following          
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,supporting an end to the 
ethnic and politically fueled violence  
in ,south ,sudan and the successful     
implementation of a transitional        
government4  ,whereas the ,united       
,states played a key role in brokering  
the #bjje ,comprehensive ,peace         
,agreement that ended the civil war of  
nearly #dj years1 and resulted in ,south
 ,sudan's decision by referendum in     
,january #bjaa to secede from ,sudan2   
,whereas emerging as the world's newest 
country on ,july #i1 #bjaa1 ,south      
,sudan possessed considerable energy    
resources but had almost no             
infrastructure or civilian governmental 

institutions and was challenged by      
#cjj1jjj internally displaced people1   
half its population struggling below the
 poverty line1 and a ,,gdp per capita of
 #a1jjj1 according to the ,world ,bank2 
,whereas1 on ,december #ae1 #bjac1      
growing political tensions between      
,south ,sudanese ,president ,salva ,kiir
 of the ,dinka ethnic group and ,vice   
,president ,riek ,machar of the ,nuer   
ethnic group erupted in violence in the 
capital of ,juba and spread to other    
parts of the country1 particularly the  
eastern state of ,jonglei and the       
oil-producing states of ,unity and      
,upper ,nile2 ,whereas what began as a  
political power struggle became a       
widespread ethnic battle that tore apart
 the ,sudan ,people's ,liberation       
,movement as well as the cabinet and    
threatened ethnic violence across the   
country2 ,whereas ,president ,kiir and  
former ,vice ,president ,machar have    
signed three separate peace agreements1 
including one on ,june #aj1 #bjad1 to   

form a transitional government within   
#fj days2 ,whereas according to the     
,united ,nations1 since mid-,december   
#bjac1 thousands of ,south ,sudanese    
have been killed including those        
targeted for their ethnicity1 #a1ejj1jjj
 people have been displaced1 #g1jjj1jjj 
people risk hunger and disease1         
approximately #d1jjj1jjj people face    
severe food insecurity1 and #ej1jjj     
children could die from malnutrition if 
aid agencies' assistance and access does
 not increase2 ,whereas in ,december    
#bjac1 the ,intergovernmental ,authority
 on ,development 7,,igad7 dispatched a  
ministerial delegation1 consisting of   
,ministers and high level officials from
 ,ethiopia1 ,djibouti1 ,kenya1 ,somalia1
 ,sudan1 and ,uganda and the ,african   
,union ,commissioner for ,peace and     
,security1 to ,juba to help diffuse the 
tension in ,south ,sudan and mediate a  
peaceful political settlement1 and in   
early ,june #bjad1 initiated peace talks
 in ,addis ,ababa that included civil   

society organizations1 religious groups1
 political parties1 and formerly        
detained political leaders in a         
multi-stakeholders symposium2 ,whereas  
the ,united ,states has been the largest
 bilateral foreign aid donor to ,south  
,sudan1 obligating more than            
#bfh1jjj1jjj in humanitarian assistance 
in fiscal year #bjac and #cid1jjj1jjj in
 fiscal year #bjad to date2 and ,whereas
 ,ambassador ,susan ,page re-declared a 
disaster in ,south ,sudan in ,october   
#bjac1 and the ,u4,s4 ,agency for       
,international ,development 7,,usaid7   
has stated that insecurity1 landmines1  
and limited transportation and          
communication infrastructure have       
restricted humanitarian activities      
across ,south ,sudan1 hindering the     
delivery of critical assistance to      
populations in need3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that the ,house of                
,representatives--  7#a7 expresses its  
strong support for the people of ,south 
,sudan and the region2  7#b7 condemns   

the targeted attacks on civilians1 often
 along ethnic lines and in hospital or  
school settings1 and on civilian        
humanitarian assistance workers1 and    
insists that all armed groups cease all 
violence against civilians in compliance
 with international law2  7#c7 stresses 
the need for unfettered access          
throughout ,south ,sudan for            
humanitarian aid2  7#d7 urges the       
,president to work with the             
international community to provide      
technical support to the ,african ,union
 ,commission of ,inquiry into grave     
human rights abuses and to consider the 
creation of a mixed or hybrid tribunal  
to ensure those responsible for civilian
 attacks and grave human rights abuses  
are held accountable2  7#e7 emphasizes  
the need for the ,government of ,south  
,sudan and the ,sudan ,people's         
,liberation ,movement in ,opposition to 
implement in good faith the cessation of
 hostilities agreement signed ,january  
#bc1 #bjad2  7#f7 encourages the        

,government of ,south ,sudan to         
implement in good faith the agreement   
from ,june #aj1 #bjad1 to create a      
transitional government within #fj days 
and engage in meaningful dialogue with  
rebel forces1 women1 and civil society  
representatives2  7#g7 urges the        
,president to sustain high-level        
engagement and apply continued pressure 
on both the ,government of ,south ,sudan
 and rebel forces2 and  7#h7 strongly   
supports efforts by the                 
,intergovernmental ,authority on        
,development to mediate the conflict and
 monitor violations of the cessation of 
hostilities agreement and leverage their
 influence to find a sustainable        
resolution to the current conflict4