eliminating the threat posed by the Lord’s Resist-
ance Army. 
(c) FORM.—The strategy under this section shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 5. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR AREAS OUTSIDE 
UGANDA AFFECTED BY THE LORD’S RESIST-
ANCE 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 RECONSTRUC-
TION 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— 
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(1) to assist internally displaced people in tran-
sition and returnees to secure durable solutions by 
spurring economic revitalization, supporting liveli-
hoods, 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 adminis-
trative 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 gen-
der-based violence, while strengthening account-
ability 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 disar-
mament, demobilization, and reintegration of former 
combatants, including vocational education and em-
ployment opportunities; and 
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(6) to promote programs to address psycho-
social trauma, particularly post-traumatic stress dis-
order. 
(b) FUTURE YEAR FUNDING.—It is the sense of Con-
gress 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 ac-
tivities described in this section if the Government of 
Uganda demonstrates a commitment to transparent and 
accountable reconstruction in war-affected areas of north-
ern and eastern Uganda, specifically by— 
(1) finalizing the establishment of mechanisms 
within the Office of the Prime Minister to suffi-
ciently manage and coordinate the programs under 
the framework of the Peace Recovery and Develop-
ment Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP); 
(2) increasing oversight activities and reporting 
to ensure funds under the Peace Recovery and De-
velopment 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 
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Uganda such that communities affected by the war 
can recover. 
(c) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
DONOR
NA-
TIONS.—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 trans-
parent 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 pur-
poses described under this section if the Secretary deter-
mines that the Government of Uganda is not committed 
to transparent and accountable reconstruction and rec-
onciliation in the war-affected areas of northern and east-
ern Uganda. 
SEC. 7. ASSISTANCE FOR RECONCILIATION AND TRANSI-
TIONAL JUSTICE IN NORTHERN UGANDA. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the President should support efforts by the peo-
ple of northern Uganda and the Government of Uganda 
to advance efforts to promote transitional justice and rec-
onciliation on both local and national levels, including to 
implement the following mechanisms outlined in the 
Annexure to the Agreement on Accountability and Rec-
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onciliation between the Government of Uganda and the 
Lord’s Resistance Army/Movement, signed at Juba Feb-
ruary 19, 2008, namely— 
(1) a body to investigate the history of the con-
flict, 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 sup-
port of trials; 
(3) a system for making reparations to victims 
of the conflict; and 
(4) a review and strategy for supporting transi-
tional justice mechanisms in affected areas to pro-
mote 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 fis-
cal years 2010 through 2012 to carry out this section. 
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Uganda, each donor country, and all relevant organi-
zations. 
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means the Committee on Appropriations and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Appropriations and the Com-
mittee on International Relations of the House of 
Representatives. 
(2) GREAT LAKES REGION.—The term ‘‘Great 
Lakes Region’’ means the region comprising Bu-
rundi, 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, south-
ern Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of 
Congo, and southeastern Central African Republic. 
Æ 
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