H. Res. 992
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 26, 2006.
Whereas in July 2004, the United States House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate declared that the atrocities in the 
Darfur region of Sudan constitute genocide, and the 
Bush administration reached the same conclusion in Sep-
tember 2004, when then Secretary of State Colin Powell 
stated that ‘‘the evidence leads us to the conclusion that 
genocide has occurred and may still be occurring in 
Darfur’’; 
Whereas an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 people have been 
killed by the Government of Sudan and its Janjaweed al-
lies since the crisis began in 2003, more than 2,000,000 
people have been displaced from their homes, and more 
than 250,000 people from Darfur remain in refugee 
camps in Chad; 
Whereas some rebel factions, which have targeted civilians in 
the Darfur region, have intensified their attacks even 
after the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement in May 
2006; 
Whereas the United Nations Under-Secretary General for 
Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland, in late August 2006 
stated that ‘‘[i]nsecurity is at its highest level since 2004, 
access at its lowest levels since that date, and we may 
well be on the brink of a return to all-out war’’;
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Whereas despite the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement 
in May 2006, violence against civilians, peacekeepers, and 
humanitarian workers continues unabated; and an esti-
mated 12 humanitarian workers have been killed in 
Darfur, including a nurse in September 2006; 
Whereas in August 2006, the Government of Sudan began to 
deploy thousands of government troops for a major offen-
sive in Darfur, once again threatening a major humani-
tarian catastrophe and risking the safety and security of 
millions of civilians; 
Whereas according to the Government of Sudan’s plan, in a 
document submitted to the United Nations Secretary–
General Kofi Annan, the Government of Sudan plans to 
deploy approximately 26,500 additional troops and 7,050 
additional police to Darfur; 
Whereas the objectives of this deployment are ‘‘to deal with 
the threats posed by the activities of groups that have re-
jected the Darfur Peace Agreement and to gain control 
over the security situation and achieve stability in 
Darfur’’; 
Whereas the United Nations Security Council passed a reso-
lution expanding the mandate of the United Nations Mis-
sion in Sudan (UNMIS) for the additional deployment of 
17,300 peacekeeping troops and 3,300 civilian police per-
sonnel as well as 16 formed police units to Darfur; 
Whereas President Omar Bashir of Sudan has rejected the 
deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping force to 
Darfur, even as First Vice President Salva Kiir has pub-
licly stated his support for the deployment of a United 
Nations peacekeeping mission to Darfur;
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Whereas implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agree-
ment (CPA) between the Government of Sudan and the 
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) is slow, 
raising serious concern about the commitment of the 
Government of Sudan to fulfill its responsibilities; 
Whereas in July 2005, although the Abyei Boundary Com-
mission, established to define and demarcate the area of 
the nine Ngok Dinka chiefdoms, finished its work and 
submitted its report to President Bashir, the President 
has yet to implement the conclusions of the Commission, 
as called for in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement; 
Whereas the reconstruction and development of Southern 
Sudan and other marginalized areas remains a major 
challenge, while the return of refugees and displaced peo-
ple to their homes in Darfur will require major financial 
commitments and the establishment of a secure and safe 
environment throughout Darfur; 
Whereas in order to tackle these many and difficult chal-
lenges, the appointment of a Presidential Special Envoy 
for Sudan with a robust mandate and access to, and sup-
port of, senior Administration officials, including the 
President, is crucial; 
Whereas Members of Congress, leading foreign policy experts, 
and many nongovernmental organizations have called re-
peatedly for the appointment of a Presidential Envoy for 
Sudan to effectively represent the United States Govern-
ment in heading off a further escalation of genocide in 
Darfur; 
Whereas United States Government officials have diligently 
pursued peace agreements to end the North-South con-
flict and the Darfur conflict and the United States Gov-
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ernment has provided more than $2 billion in assistance 
to help the suffering people of Sudan; and 
Whereas during a speech before the United Nations General 
Assembly on September 19, 2006, President George W. 
Bush announced the appointment of Andrew Natsios to 
serve as Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) commends the many years of tireless efforts of 
United States officials who have helped secure the Com-
prehensive Peace Agreement and the Darfur Peace 
Agreement; 
(2) strongly supports the appointment of an ade-
quately staffed Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan 
with a robust mandate to develop and coordinate United 
States policy toward Sudan with regular access to senior 
Administration officials; and 
(3) strongly urges the mandate of the Presidential 
Special Envoy for Sudan to include—
(A) deterring a further escalation of violence 
and humanitarian disaster in the Darfur region of 
Sudan while ensuring civilians are adequately pro-
tected and the Darfur Peace Agreement is fully im-
plemented; 
(B) facilitating the development of an inter-
national peacekeeping mission to Darfur with a
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mandate to protect civilians and humanitarian 
workers; 
(C) ensuring implementation of the Com-
prehensive Peace Agreement, which ended the 21-
year civil war in Southern Sudan, Nuba, Southern 
Blue Nile, and Abyei and helping secure a just 
peace in Eastern Sudan; 
(D) coordination of reconstruction and develop-
ment 
work 
in 
Southern 
Sudan 
and 
other 
marginalized areas; 
(E) coordination and monitoring of the return 
of refugees and displaced people to their homes in 
Darfur and southern Sudan; 
(F) securing and consolidating peace in North-
ern Uganda by working closely with the Govern-
ment of South Sudan and the Government of Ugan-
da; 
(G) coordination of efforts to ensure implemen-
tation of the transformation of the Sudan People’s 
Liberation Army (SPLA) into a professional armed 
force; 
(H) work toward achieving a peaceful, stable, 
and democratic Sudan by ensuring that free and 
fair elections are held, as called for in the Com-
prehensive Peace Agreement, by coordinating and
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implementing programs necessary to achieve these 
objectives; and 
(I) coordination of efforts to work toward 
achieving accountability for the crimes committed in 
Darfur by working closely with relevant individuals 
and entities engaged in this area. 
Attest:
Clerk.