To support stabilization and lasting peace in northern Uganda and areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army through development of a regional strategy to support multilateral efforts to successfully protect civilians and eliminate the threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and to authorize funds for humanitarian relief and reconstruction, reconciliation, and transitional justice, and for other purposes.

16, 110th Congress, agreed 
        to in the Senate March 1, 2007, and House Concurrent Resolution 
        80, 110th Congress, agreed to in the House of Representatives 
        June 18, 2007.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT OF A REGIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISARMING THE LORD'S 
              RESISTANCE ARMY.

    (a) Requirement for Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall develop and 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a regional strategy to 
guide United States support for multilateral efforts to protect 
civilians from attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, to eliminate the 
threat to civilians and regional stability posed by the Lord's 
Resistance Army, and to enforce the rule of law and ensure full 
humanitarian access in LRA-affected areas.
    (b) Content of Strategy.--The strategy should include the 
following:
            (1) A viable plan to protect civilians from attacks by the 
        Lord's Resistance Army and eliminate the threat posed by the 
        Lord's Resistance Army, while building institutions in the 
        affected areas that can help to maintain the rule of law and 
        prevent conflict in the long term.
            (2) An interagency framework to plan, coordinate, and 
        execute all diplomatic economic, intelligence, and military 
        elements of United States policy across the region regarding 
        the Lord's Resistance Army.
            (3) A description of the type and form of diplomatic 
        engagement to work with regional mechanisms, including the 
        Tripartite Plus Commission and the Great Lakes Pact, and to 
        coordinate the implementation of United States policy toward 
        the Lord's Resistance Army across the region.
            (4) A description of how this engagement will fit within 
        the context of broader efforts and policy objectives in the 
        Great Lakes Region.
            (5) A framework to evaluate the progress and effectiveness 
        of the United States strategy toward eliminating the threat 
        posed by the Lord's Resistance Army.
    (c) Form.--The strategy under this section shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

SEC. 5. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR AREAS OUTSIDE UGANDA AFFECTED BY 
              THE LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY.

    (a) Authority.--In accordance with section 491 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292) and section 2 of the Migration 
and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601), the President is 
authorized to provide assistance to respond to the humanitarian needs 
of populations in northeastern Congo, southern Sudan, and Central 
African Republic affected by the activity of the Lord's Resistance 
Army.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 to carry out this 
section.

SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE FOR RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION IN NORTHERN UGANDA.

    (a) Authority.--It is the sense of Congress that the President 
should support efforts by the people of northern Uganda and the 
Government of Uganda--
            (1) to assist internally displaced people in transition and 
        returnees to secure durable solutions by spurring economic 
        revitalization, supporting livelihoods, helping to alleviate 
        poverty, and advancing access to basic services at return 
        sites, specifically clean water, health care, and schools;
            (2) to enhance the accountability and administrative 
        competency of local governance institutions and public agencies 
        in northern Uganda with regard to budget management, provision 
        of public goods and services, and related oversight functions;
            (3) to strengthen the operational capacity of the civilian 
        police in northern Uganda to enhance public safety, prevent 
        crime, and deal sensitively with gender-based violence, while 
        strengthening accountability measures to prevent corruption and 
        abuses;
            (4) to rebuild and improve the capacity of the justice 
        system in northern Uganda, including the courts and penal 
        systems, with particular sensitivity to the needs and rights of 
        women and children;
            (5) to establish mechanisms for the disarmament, 
        demobilization, and reintegration of former combatants, 
        including vocational education and employment opportunities; 
        and
            (6) to promote programs to address psychosocial trauma, 
        particularly post-traumatic stress disorder.
    (b) Future Year Funding.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of State and Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development should work with the appropriate committees 
of Congress to increase assistance in future fiscal years to support 
activities described in this section if the Government of Uganda 
demonstrates a commitment to transparent and accountable reconstruction 
in war-affected areas of northern and eastern Uganda, specifically by--
            (1) finalizing the establishment of mechanisms within the 
        Office of the Prime Minister to sufficiently manage and 
        coordinate the programs under the framework of the Peace 
        Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP);
            (2) increasing oversight activities and reporting to ensure 
        funds under the Peace Recovery and Development Plan for 
        Northern Uganda framework are used efficiently and with minimal 
        waste; and
            (3) committing substantial funds of its own, above and 
        beyond standard budget allocations to local governments, to the 
        task of implementing the Peace Recovery and Development Plan 
        for Northern Uganda such that communities affected by the war 
        can recover.
    (c) Coordination With Other Donor Nations.--The United States 
should work with other donor nations, on a bilateral and multilateral 
basis, to increase contributions for recovery efforts in northern 
Uganda and strengthen accountability mechanisms to ensure the 
transparent and timely use of those funds.
    (d) Termination of Assistance.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the Secretary of State should withhold bilateral assistance to the 
Republic of Uganda for the purposes described under this section if the 
Secretary determines that the Government of Uganda is not committed to 
transparent and accountable reconstruction and reconciliation in the 
war-affected areas of northern and eastern Uganda.

SEC. 7. ASSISTANCE FOR RECONCILIATION AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN 
              NORTHERN UGANDA.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
President should support efforts by the people of northern Uganda and 
the Government of Uganda to advance efforts to promote transitional 
justice and reconciliation on both local and national levels, including 
to implement the following mechanisms outlined in the Annexure to the 
Agreement on Accountability and Reconciliation between the Government 
of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army/Movement, signed at Juba 
February 19, 2008, namely--
            (1) a body to investigate the history of the conflict, 
        inquire into human rights violations committed during the 
        conflict by all sides, promote truth-telling in communities, 
        and encourage the preservation of the memory of events and 
        victims of the conflict through memorials, archives, 
        commemorations, and other forms of preservation;
            (2) a special division of the High Court of Uganda to try 
        individuals alleged to have committed serious crimes during the 
        conflict, and a special unit to carry out investigations and 
        prosecutions in support of trials;
            (3) a system for making reparations to victims of the 
        conflict; and
            (4) a review and strategy for supporting transitional 
        justice mechanisms in affected areas to promote reconciliation 
        and encourage individuals to take personal responsibility for 
        their conduct during the war.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2012 to 
carry out this section.

SEC. 8. REPORT.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the submission of 
the strategy required under section 4, the Secretary of State shall 
prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the progress made toward the implementation of the strategy required 
under section 4 and a description and evaluation of the assistance 
provided under this Act toward the policy objectives described in 
section 3.
    (b) Contents.--The report required under section (a) shall 
include--
            (1) a description and evaluation of actions taken toward 
        the implementation of the strategy required under section 4;
            (2) a description of assistance provided under section 5 
        and section 6;
            (3) an evaluation of bilateral assistance provided to the 
        Republic of Uganda and associated programs in light of stated 
        policy objectives;
            (4) a description of the status of the Peace Recovery and 
        Development Plan for Northern Uganda and the progress of the 
        Government of Uganda to take the steps outlined in section 
        6(b); and
            (5) a description of amounts of assistance committed, and 
        amounts provided, to northern Uganda during the reporting 
        period by the Government of Uganda, each donor country, and all 
        relevant organizations.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means the Committee on 
        Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
        International Relations of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Great lakes region.--The term ``Great Lakes Region'' 
        means the region comprising Burundi, Democratic Republic of 
        Congo, Rwanda, southern Sudan, and Uganda.
            (3) LRA-affected areas.--The term ``LRA-affected areas'' 
        means the territory affected by the activity of the Lord's 
        Resistance Army in the past and as of the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, comprising all or parts of northern Uganda, 
        southern Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and 
        southeastern Central African Republic.

Summary: Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 - Directs the President to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a regional strategy to guide US support for multilateral efforts to eliminate the threat to civilians and regional stability posed by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and to enforce the rule of law and ensure full humanitarian access in LRA-affected areas. Authorizes the President to provide assistance to respond to the humanitarian needs of populations in northeastern Congo, southern Sudan, and Central African Republic affected by LRA activity. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State and Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) should work with the appropriate congressional committees to increase future assistance to Uganda if the government of Uganda demonstrates a commitment to reconstruction in war-affected areas of northern and eastern Uganda. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should support efforts by the people of northern Uganda and the government of Uganda to: (1) promote local and national reconciliation including mechanisms outlined in the Annexure to the Agreement on Accountability and Reconciliation between the government of Uganda and the LRA. And (2) assist internally displaced people, establish mechanisms for the demobilization and reintegration of former combatants, and enhance the competency of local institutions including the police.