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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 910 

Calling for the full implementation of the Sudan Comprehensive Peace 

Agreement. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 19, 2007 

Mr. PAYNE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Calling for the full implementation of the Sudan 

Comprehensive Peace Agreement. 

Whereas on January 9, 2005, the Government of Sudan and 

the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), after 

two and half years of negotiations, signed the Sudan 

Comprehensive Peace Agreement at a ceremony in 

Nairobi, Kenya; 

Whereas the signing of this agreement effectively ended the 

21-year old civil war and triggered a six-year Interim Period; 

Whereas at the end of the Interim Period, southerners are to 

hold a referendum to decide their political future; 

Whereas in September 2005, after weeks of contentious negotiations, the SPLM and the National Congress Party 


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(NCP), formerly known as the National Islamic Front 

(NIF), agreed on a cabinet; 

Whereas on July 30, 2005, First Vice President and Chairman of the SPLM, Dr. John Garang, was killed in a 

plane crash in southern Sudan; 

Whereas the death of Dr. Garang triggered violence between 

government security forces and southerners in Khartoum 

and Juba; 

Whereas the Bush Administration played a key role in the 

North-South peace process, while pressing for a resolution of the Darfur crisis in Western Sudan; 

Whereas through the Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD)-sponsored talks, the Bush Administration engaged the parties at the highest levels; 

Whereas United States financial support for the peace process and technical assistance during the talks were considered by the parties and the mediators as critical; 

Whereas American interventions at critical times during the 

negotiations helped break a number of stalemates; 

Whereas the Bush Administration’s sustained pressure on the 

Government of Sudan helped secure the Comprehensive 

Peace Agreement; 

Whereas, however, the Administration has not been forceful 

in ensuring implementation of the CPA, despite repeated 

warnings by SPLM officials; 

Whereas implementation of the CPA by the Government of 

National Unity has been selective and at times deliberately slow; 

Whereas the Bush Administration took the lead in setting up 

the mechanism to resolve the Abyei problem and a former 


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United States Ambassador to Sudan chaired the Abyei 

Border Commission (ABC); 

Whereas the Abyei protocols in the CPA was written by the 

United States; 

Whereas the ABC was mandated to ‘‘define and demarcate’’ 

the area known as the nine Ngok Dinka Chiefdoms 

transferred in 1905 to Kordofan in North Sudan; 

Whereas in July 2005, the ABC submitted its final report to 

the Presidency; 

Whereas, according to the CPA, ‘‘upon presentation of the 

final report, the Presidency shall take necessary action to 

put the special administration status of Abyei Area into 

immediate effect.’’; 

Whereas after the signing of the peace agreement, the Abyei 

area was suppose to be administered by an Executive 

Council; 

Whereas members of the Executive Council were suppose to 

be elected by the residents of Abyei and the Chief Administrator appointed by the Presidency; 

Whereas at the end of the Interim Period, the residents of 

Abyei are to choose between retaining a special administrative status in the north or be part of South Sudan; 

Whereas the Bashir Government has not put in place an administration in Abyei and continues to reject the recommendation of the ABC; 

Whereas, according to a September 2007 report by the 

United Nations Secretary General, ‘‘the lack of administration in Abyei has hampered CPA activities and left 

gaps in policing, public sanitation, and health services.’’; 


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Whereas the CPA in many ways continues to face serious 

challenges despite the number of commissions created 

and decrees issued by the Presidency to address issues 

related to the agreement; 

Whereas in October 2007, the Government of Southern 

Sudan (GOSS) suspended the participation of its Ministers, State Ministers, and Presidential Advisors from 

the Government of National Unity to protest and demand 

full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement; 

Whereas the SPLM has been complaining and urging the Sudanese government to implement key provisions of the 

CPA and to consult the First Vice President on key 

issues; 

Whereas President Omer Bashir has been taking important 

decisions with little or no consultation with the First Vice 

President since the signing of the peace agreement in 

2005; 

Whereas on Darfur, President Bashir has been waging war 

and deliberately sidelining the SPLM on key decisions; 

Whereas, according to the CPA, ‘‘the President shall take decisions with the consent of the First Vice President on 

declaration and termination of state of emergency, declaration of war, appointments that the president is required to make according to the peace agreement, summoning, adjourning, or proroguing the National Assembly, and.’’; 

Whereas in December 2007, President Bashir agreed to some 

of the GOSS demands, although the issue of Abyei remains unresolved in large part due to the intransigence 

of the Bashir Government; and 


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Whereas if the Abyei issue is not resolved soon, the prospects 

for war are real: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) calls for the full implementation of the 

3 Comprehensive Peace Agreement; 

4 (2) strongly condemns the obstructionist behav5 ior of the Bashir government; 

6 (3) urges President Bush to continue applying 

7 pressure on the Government of Sudan to ensure full 

8 implementation of the CPA and an end to the geno9 cide in Darfur; 

10 (4) strongly condemns any attempt to open up 

11 the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in order to ap12 pease the Bashir Government; 

13 (5) demands full and immediate implementation 

14 of the Abyei Border Commission decisions; 

15 (6) calls on the Bush Administration to impose 

16 additional punitive measures if the Bashir govern17 ment refuses to implement the United States-led 

18 Abyei Commission decisions; and 

19 (7) strongly urges President Bush to maintain 

20 all sanctions, keep Sudan on the terrorism list, and 

21 reject calls to upgrade diplomatic relations with the 

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1 spected by the Bashir government, and a lasting and 

2 just peace is secured in Darfur, Sudan. 

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