,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#bb1 #bjai,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,young1   
,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,van   
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 
,wicker1 and ,mr4 ,boozman7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,december #ag1              
#bjai,reported by ,mr4 ,risch1 with an  
amendment and an amendment to the       
preamble  ,january #ae1 #bjbj           
,considered1 amended1 and agreed to with
 an amended preamble  ,,resolution      
,reaffirming the support of the ,united 
,states for the people of the ,republic 
of ,south ,sudan and calling on all     
parties to uphold their commitments to  
peace and dialogue as outlined in the   
#bjah revitalized peace agreement4      
,whereas the people and ,government of  
the ,united ,states have a deep and     
abiding interest in ,south ,sudan's     

democratic development and post-conflict
 stabilization2 ,whereas the ,united    
,states was a critical partner in the   
drafting and implementation of the #bjje
 ,comprehensive ,peace ,agreement that  
laid the groundwork for the #bjaa       
referendum on self-determination1       
through which the people of ,south      
,sudan overwhelmingly voted for         
independence2 ,whereas the ,united      
,states recognized ,south ,sudan as a   
sovereign1 independent state on ,july   
#i1 #bjaa2 ,whereas1 since the onset of 
the civil war in ,south ,sudan in       
,december #bjac1 nearly #djj1jjj ,south 
,sudanese citizens are estimated to have
 been killed1 #a1ijj1jjj have been      
internally displaced1 and #b1cjj1jjj    
have fled the country and registered as 
refugees2 ,whereas violence erupted in  
,juba in ,july #bjaf and spread         
throughout the country in violation of  
the ,august #ag1 #bjae1 ,agreement on   
the ,resolution of the ,conflict in the 
,republic of ,south ,sudan 7,,arcss72   

,whereas the ,revitalized ,agreement on 
the ,resolution of the ,conflict in the 
,republic of ,south ,sudan 7,r-,,arcss71
 signed on ,september #ab1 #bjah1       
affirmed the ,parties' commitment to the
 permanent ceasefire1 humanitarian      
access1 and respect for human rights1   
and established two phases of           
implementation1 an #h-month             
,pre-,transitional ,period followed by a
 #cf month ,transitional ,period that   
includes the establishment of a         
,revitalized ,transitional ,government  
of ,national ,unity 7,r,t,go,n,u71 and  
calls for elections #fj days prior to   
the end of the ,transitional ,period to 
establish a democratic government2      
,whereas the ,r-,,arcss stipulates that 
the signatories will create an enabling 
political1 administrative1 operational1 
and legal environment for the delivery  
of humanitarian assistance and civilian 
protection2 ,whereas two extensions to  
the deadline to form the ,r,t,go,n,u    
have been granted to allow additional   

time to complete critical               
,pre-,transitional tasks1 including     
agreement on the number and boundaries  
of states and important security        
arrangements2 ,whereas the ,united      
,states ,department of ,state #bjah     
,country ,report on ,human ,rights      
,practices in ,south ,sudan states that 
both the government and opposition      
forces engaged in serious human rights  
abuses by perpetrating extrajudicial    
killings1 including ethnically based    
targeted killings of civilians1 and by  
engaging in arbitrary detentions1       
torture1 rape1 beatings1 and looting of 
property2 ,whereas1 on ,march #ae1      
#bjai1 the ,united ,nations ,security   
,council extended the mandate of the    
,united ,nations ,mission in ,south     
,sudan 7,,unmiss7 for one year and      
authorized ,,unmiss to use all necessary
 means to deter violence against        
civilians1 to prevent and respond to    
sexual and gender-based violence1 and to
 foster a secure environment for the    

return or relocation of internally      
displaced persons 7,i,d,ps7 and         
refugees2 ,whereas the people of ,south 
,sudan continue to suffer from a        
humanitarian crisis1 despite over       
#d1ejj1jjj1jjj in ,united ,states       
humanitarian aid provided since the     
conflict began1 with more than half the 
population experiencing acute food      
insecurity at the peak of the lean      
season in #bjai1 and humanitarian       
organizations are providing more than   
#e1cjj1jjj people with lifesaving       
assistance and other vital support      
services1 such as medical care to       
survivors of sexual violence and        
facilitating access to education to over
 #fij1jjj children2 ,whereas ,south     
,sudan has been at the lowest tier of   
the ,department of ,state's ,trafficking
 in ,persons rankings since #bjae1      
indicating that its government does not 
fully meet the minimum standards for the
 elimination of trafficking and is not  
making significant efforts to do so2    

,whereas impunity for past atrocities1  
corruption1 and capture of key sectors  
of the national economy1 such as the oil
 and mining sectors1 continues to drive 
violence in ,south ,sudan1 and          
signatories to the ,r-,,arcss committed 
to the establishment of transitional    
justice and economic and resource       
management measures2 ,whereas the       
,united ,nations ,security ,council     
adopted resolution #bdga on ,may #cj1   
#bjai1 to extend its sanctions regime in
 ,south ,sudan and renew the prohibition
 of the supply1 sale1 or transfer to    
,south ,sudan of arms and related       
material or the provision of training1  
technical1 and financial assistance     
related to military activities or       
materials until ,may #ca1 #bjbj2 and    
,whereas peace and security in ,south   
,sudan is critical to peace and security
 in ,east ,africa3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 supports a 
sustainable peace and democracy in      
,south ,sudan2  7#b7 calls on the       

incumbent government and all other      
signatories of the ,r-,,arcss to-- 7,a7 
take concrete and meaningful steps to   
create an enabling environment1 to      
include security arrangements for ,juba 
and the unification of forces1 for all  
relevant stakeholders to participate    
actively in the formation of the        
,r,t,go,n,u and ,south ,sudan's         
democratic development and post-conflict
 stabilization2  7,b7 take immediate    
action to resolve peacefully the        
remaining political issues for          
negotiation during the                  
,pre-,transitional ,period1 including   
agreement on the number and boundaries  
of states2  7,c7 adhere to the cessation
 of hostilities and ensure humanitarian 
access2  7,d7 immediately release all   
political prisoners and fulfill their   
responsibility to protect civilians2    
7,e7 ensure respect for the right to    
freedom of expression1 association1 and 
peaceful assembly2 and  7,f7 cease      
recruitment and immediately release all 

child soldiers under the command or     
influence of the ,south ,sudan ,people's
 ,defense ,forces 7,,sspdf7 and its     
associated militias2  7#c7 calls on     
heads of state of member countries of   
the ,intergovernmental ,authority on    
,development in ,east ,africa to engage 
,south ,sudanese leaders and parties to 
uphold their commitments to the peace   
agreement1 including maintaining the    
cease-fire1 to make good-faith progress 
toward peacefully forming the           
,r,t,go,n,u1 and to resolve other key   
issues2  7#d7 calls on the ,secretary of
 ,state and the ,administrator of the   
,united ,states ,agency for             
,international ,development 7,,usaid7   
to--  7,a7 intensify bilateral and      
multilateral diplomatic efforts to      
demonstrate the commitment of the       
,united ,states to helping achieve a    
permanent and sustainable peace in      
,south ,sudan on par with its commitment
 to ameliorate the suffering of the     
,south ,sudanese people2  7,b7 elevate  

and consult additional voices in ,south 
,sudan to broaden the constituency and  
shared responsibility for maintaining   
peace and fulfilling the commitments of 
the ,pre-,transitional and ,transitional
 periods2 and  7,c7 continue to support 
civilians1 particularly women and       
children1 who have been adversely       
affected by the civil war1 and provide  
assistance to meet humanitarian needs   
and support peacebuilding1 conflict     
prevention1 transitional justice1 and   
reconciliation efforts led by local     
civil society2  7#e7 urges the          
,secretary of ,state and the ,united    
,states ,permanent ,representative to   
the ,united ,nations to monitor         
implementation of the ,,unmiss mandate  
authorized by ,united ,nations ,security
 ,council ,resolution #bdei 7#bjai7 and 
ensure that any return or relocation of 
,i,d,ps from ,united ,nations           
,protection of ,civilian sites are safe1
 informed1 voluntary1 dignified1 and    
conducted in coordination with          

humanitarian actors2  7#f7 urges the    
,secretary of ,state1 in conjunction    
with the ,secretary of the ,treasury to 
continue to monitor human rights abuses 
and corruption in ,south ,sudan and take
 decisive action using authorities      
granted under the ,global ,magnitsky    
,human ,rights ,accountability ,act     
7subtitle ,f of title ,,xii of ,public  
,law #aad-cbh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef      
note72  7#g7 urges the ,secretary of the
 ,treasury to exercise all options to   
prevent1 detect1 investigate1 and       
mitigate money laundering activities2   
and  7#h7 supports implementation and   
subsequent renewal of the ,united       
,nations ,security ,council arms embargo
 in ,south ,sudan to prevent continued  
illicit acquisition of arms and military
 equipment by all parties and the       
proliferation of weapons throughout the 
country4