,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #e1      
#bjbd,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself and ,mr4  
,warner7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to establish a ,special ,envoy 
for ,sudan1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,response to ,conflict in ,sudan   
,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,sense of ,congress 
,it is the sense of ,congress that the  
,department of ,state should lead a     
robust and coordinated interagency      
response to the ongoing and worsening   
conflict in ,sudan1 including through   
diplomatic engagement with international
 partners and organizations1 by         
effectively facilitating the safe and   
swift delivery of humanitarian          
assistance1 and coordinating efforts for
 a future path to national recovery and 
democratic transition in ,sudan4  #c4   
,special ,envoy for ,sudan at the       

,department of ,state  7a7              
,establishment ,there shall be a        
,special ,envoy for ,sudan at the       
,department of ,state 7in this section  
referred to as the ,special ,envoy74    
,the ,special ,envoy shall report       
directly to the ,secretary of ,state and
 should not hold another position in the
 ,department while holding the position 
of ,special ,envoy4  7b7 ,duties ,the   
,special ,envoy shall-- 7#a7 lead       
,united ,states diplomatic efforts to   
support and direct negotiations and     
humanitarian response efforts related to
 alleviating the crisis in ,sudan2  7#b7
 be responsible for coordinating policy 
development and execution related to    
ending the conflict and to a future path
 to national recovery and democratic    
transition in ,sudan across all bureaus 
in the ,department and coordinating with
 interagency partners2 and  7#c7 consult
 regularly with the appropriate         
congressional committees1 and keep such 
committees fully and currently informed 

on the status of diplomatic efforts and 
negotiations4  7c7 ,staffing  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary shall ensure    
that the ,special ,envoy is fully       
staffed with personnel approved by the  
,envoy1 including through reassignment  
of positions responsible for issues     
related to ,sudan that currently exist  
within the ,department1 encouraging     
details1 or assignment of employees of  
the ,department from regional and       
functional bureaus with expertise       
relevant to ,sudan1 or through request  
for interagency details of individuals  
with relevant experience from other     
,united ,states ,government departments 
or agencies1 including the ,department  
of ,treasury4  7#b7 ,briefing           
requirements ,not later than #ij days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,department should brief the  
appropriate congressional committees on 
the number of full-time equivalent      
positions supporting the ,special       
,envoy1 and the relevant expertise and  

duties of any employees of the          
,department or detailees4  7d7 ,sunset  
,the position of the ,special ,envoy for
 ,sudan shall terminate on the date that
 is #e years after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act4  7e7            
,appropriate congressional committees   
,in this section1 the term appropriate  
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations   
and the ,committee on ,appropriations of
 the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee 
on ,appropriations of the ,house of     
,representatives4