IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 584 
Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to finding 
and capturing Joseph Kony, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2012 
Mr. ISRAEL submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives 
to finding and capturing Joseph Kony, and for other 
purposes. 
Whereas the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has been active 
for over two decades in central Africa and is responsible 
for the murder, abduction, mutilation, and rape of tens 
of thousands of men, women, and children, and is respon-
sible for the displacement of 2,000,000 people; 
Whereas Joseph Kony, the leader of the LRA, and several of 
his top commanders have been indicted by the Inter-
national Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes 
against humanity, including murder, enslavement, sexual 
enslavement, pillaging, and rape; 
Whereas in the year 2011 alone, there were over 250 attacks 
attributed to the LRA and an estimated 440,000 people 
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displaced or living as refugees due to LRA activity in 
central Africa; 
Whereas the United States seeks to support the people and 
Governments of Uganda, the Central African Republic, 
the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan 
in their struggle against the LRA; 
Whereas in the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and 
Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009, enacted May 
24, 2010, Congress expressed support for increased, com-
prehensive United States efforts to help mitigate and 
eliminate the threat posed by the LRA to civilians and 
regional stability; 
Whereas the Administration submitted to Congress a stra-
tegic plan entitled ‘‘Strategy to Support the Disar-
mament of the Lord’s Resistance Army’’ on November 
24, 2010; 
Whereas the Administration has developed a comprehensive, 
multi-year strategy to guide United States support to 
help regional partners in their struggle against the LRA; 
Whereas President Barack Obama authorized on October 14, 
2011, a team of combat-equipped United States forces to 
deploy to central Africa to provide assistance to regional 
partner forces working toward the removal of Joseph 
Kony and other senior commanders of the LRA; 
Whereas these forces will act only as advisors to partner 
forces, providing them with logistical support, advice, and 
training and will only engage the LRA if necessary for 
self-defense; and 
Whereas the deployment of these forces furthers United 
States national security interests and foreign policy goals: 
Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the crimes against humanity com-
mitted by Joseph Kony and other senior Lord’s Re-
sistance Army (LRA) commanders; 
(2) expresses its support for the people of cen-
tral Africa who have been affected by the brutality 
of the LRA; 
(3) expresses its support for the regional part-
ner forces working toward the shared goal of remov-
ing Joseph Kony and senior LRA commanders from 
the battlefield; 
(4) applauds the Administration’s actions in 
support of the central African people and regional 
partner forces in their struggle against the LRA; 
and 
(5) expresses its support in making every effort 
possible to capture and remove from the battlefield 
Joseph Kony and senior LRA commanders and 
bringing them to justice. 
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