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(5) urges the Secretary of State and the Sec-
retary of Defense to support the African Union and 
the Regional Task Force, as well as regional part-
ners, in their efforts to deny the Lord’s Resistance 
Army safe haven in Sudan and in the disputed Kafia 
Kingi enclave, by expanding defection messaging ini-
tiatives, urging the African Union to engage more 
proactively in diplomatic outreach to the Govern-
ment of Sudan, and removing Joseph Kony and his 
top commanders from the battlefield through the 
sharing of intelligence and other military assistance; 
(6) urges the African Union and the Regional 
Task Force, with the support of the European 
Union, as well as the Governments of Uganda, 
South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, to implement the 
Regional Strategy of the United Nations by— 
(A) fully implementing the Regional Co-
operation Initiative developed by the African 
Union to bring an end to the Lord’s Resistance 
Army; 
(B) enhancing efforts to promote the pro-
tection of civilians in all areas in which the 
Lord’s Resistance Army operates; and 
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(C) broadening current efforts of disar-
mament, demobilization, repatriation, resettle-
ment, and reintegration to all areas affected by 
the Lord’s Resistance Army, as well as humani-
tarian and child protection efforts; 
(7) welcomes the continued defections of men, 
women, and children from the Lord’s Resistance 
Army, and calls on governments in the region and 
the international community to support their demo-
bilization and safe return; 
(8) calls on the Secretary of State, the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, and 
the heads of other relevant United States Govern-
ment agencies to utilize authorized and appropriated 
funds— 
(A) to continue efforts to enhance intel-
ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance sup-
port to the African Union Regional Task Force, 
and specifically to encourage additional enablers 
and actionable intelligence to increase the effec-
tiveness of partner operations; 
(B) to work with the United Nations, the 
African Union, and regional government part-
ners to encourage and help non-indicted Lord’s 
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Resistance Army members, abductees, and non-
combatants to defect safely from the group 
through the distribution of aerial leaflets, the 
broadcast of ‘‘come home’’ radio programs, and 
the continuation of flights utilizing helicopter- 
based speaker systems over known areas of 
Lord’s Resistance Army operation; 
(C) to expand efforts to prevent the Lord’s 
Resistance Army from funding its operations 
through the theft and trade of illicit ivory, gold, 
and diamonds; and 
(D) to support rehabilitation and re-
integration programs led by nongovernmental 
organizations and regional government partners 
for children, youth, and adults that have been 
abducted and indoctrinated by the Lord’s Re-
sistance Army; 
(9) commends those members of the United 
States Armed Forces previously or currently de-
ployed to serve in support of Operation Observant 
Compass for their critical contributions to efforts to 
remove Joseph Kony and Lord’s Resistance Army 
commanders from the battlefield, protect civilians, 
and encourage members of the Lord’s Resistance 
Army to peacefully defect; and 
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(10) urges the President, with input from 
United States Government agencies, regional govern-
ments, multilateral partners, and nongovernmental 
organizations, to develop a strategy aimed at sup-
porting sustainable recovery and security within 
areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army, with 
existing resources, and in partnership with other do-
nors and multilateral bodies, including the World 
Bank, the European Union, and others. 
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