IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 394 
Condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army for continuing 
to perpetrate crimes against humanity, war crimes, and mass atrocities, 
and supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government, the 
African Union, and governments and regional organizations in central 
Africa to remove Joseph Kony and Lord’s Resistance Army commanders 
from the battlefield and promote protection and recovery of affected 
communities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2015 
Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. PITTS, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. ROD-
NEY DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. LEE, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. 
ISRAEL, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. EDWARDS, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 
RICHMOND, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, and Ms. NORTON) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army 
for continuing to perpetrate crimes against humanity, 
war crimes, and mass atrocities, and supporting ongoing 
efforts by the United States Government, the African 
Union, and governments and regional organizations in 
central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and Lord’s Resist-
ance Army commanders from the battlefield and promote 
protection and recovery of affected communities. 
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•HRES 394 IH 
Whereas the Lord’s Resistance Army, which first formed in 
northern Uganda, continues its reign of terror in the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African 
Republic, and South Sudan, destabilizing the region and 
deliberately killing at least 2,400 civilians since 2008, 
many of whom were targeted in schools and churches; 
Whereas atrocities committed by the Lord’s Resistance Army 
have resulted in the rape and brutal mutilation of count-
less men, women, and children; the abduction of over 
70,000 civilians, including at least 30,000 children, many 
of whom were forced to become child soldiers or sex 
slaves; the continued displacement of more than 200,000 
civilians from their homes, many of whom do not have 
access to essential humanitarian assistance; and the gen-
eral deterioration of governance and security in affected 
areas; 
Whereas insecurity caused by the Lord’s Resistance Army 
has undermined efforts by the African Union and govern-
ments in the region, which have been supported by the 
United States and the international community, to con-
solidate peace and stability in each of the countries af-
fected by the Lord’s Resistance Army; 
Whereas the Lord’s Resistance Army engages in elephant 
poaching and the violent pillaging of natural resources in 
the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central 
African Republic, using the profits from its sales of ivory, 
gold, and diamonds to fund its operations and the pur-
chase of munitions; 
Whereas the senior core command structure of the Lord’s Re-
sistance Army remains functional and the 2005 arrest 
warrant issued by the International Criminal Court 
against Joseph Kony for war crimes and crimes against 
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humanity remains pending, as testimony to the continued 
threat faced by the region; 
Whereas the Senate remains dedicated to the commitment es-
tablished in the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament 
and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 
111–172; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) by working with regional 
governments toward a comprehensive and permanent res-
olution to the conflict in northern Uganda and other af-
fected areas through the provision of political, economic, 
military, and intelligence support to protect civilians, ap-
prehend or remove Joseph Kony and his top commanders 
from the battlefield, and disarm and demobilize the re-
maining Lord’s Resistance Army fighters; 
Whereas, in June 2012, the United Nations Security Council 
endorsed the Regional Strategy of the United Nations to 
bring an end to the Lord’s Resistance Army by focusing 
on the implementation of the Regional Cooperation Ini-
tiative of the African Union and to support the govern-
ments affected by the ongoing conflict; 
Whereas, on September 18 and 19, 2012, the Governments 
of the Central African Republic, South Sudan, and the 
Republic of Uganda dedicated contingents of their armed 
forces to a unified African Union Regional Task Force 
mandated to permanently end the Lord’s Resistance 
Army threat, with the Government of the Democratic Re-
public of the Congo following suit on February 14, 2013; 
Whereas Joseph Kony remains a Specially Designated Global 
Terrorist and, on January 15, 2013, the Department of 
State under its Rewards for Justice Program announced 
a reward for information leading to Kony’s arrest or con-
viction; 
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Whereas, on December 10, 2014, the United Nations Secu-
rity Council issued a presidential statement welcoming 
the continued advisory and logistical support provided by 
the United States to the African Union Regional Task 
Force, while noting continued reports of the presence of 
senior Lord’s Resistance Army leaders in the disputed 
Kafia Kingi enclave and reports of opportunistic collabo-
ration between the Lord’s Resistance Army and ex-Seleka 
forces in the Central African Republic; 
Whereas, on March 25, 2014, President Barack Obama noti-
fied Congress of the increased commitment of approxi-
mately 250 members of the United States Armed Forces 
to the Regional Task Force to assist regional forces in 
their efforts to protect civilians, encourage defections 
from the Lord’s Resistance Army, and bring Joseph 
Kony and his senior leadership to justice; 
Whereas reports from nongovernmental organizations oper-
ating on the ground indicate that local communities and 
civil society leaders in the region have welcomed and con-
tinue to support the presence and continued assistance of 
United States military advisors; 
Whereas, due to the continued efforts of the Regional Task 
Force of the African Union and United States military 
advisors, killings carried out by the Lord’s Resistance 
Army have dropped 90 percent since 2011 and approxi-
mately 25 percent of the core fighting force of the Lord’s 
Resistance Army has defected or been otherwise removed 
from the battlefield since January 2013; 
Whereas over 120 women and children held in long-term cap-
tivity by the Lord’s Resistance Army escaped from the 
rebel group in 2014; 
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Whereas reports from nongovernmental organizations and the 
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humani-
tarian Affairs demonstrate an increase in attacks and ab-
ductions by the Lord’s Resistance Army in 2014 com-
pared to 2013, as well as an increase in internally dis-
placed persons in the northeastern region of the Demo-
cratic Republic of the Congo in late 2014; 
Whereas the African Union Regional Task Force reported in 
January 2015 that Okot Odhiambo, a senior Lord’s Re-
sistance Army officer indicted by the International Crimi-
nal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against 
humanity, was killed in battle in 2013; 
Whereas, on January 5, 2015, Dominic Ongwen, a senior 
Lord’s Resistance Army officer indicted by the Inter-
national Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and 
crimes against humanity, defected to forces from the 
United States and African Union Regional Task Force; 
Whereas the inability of the Central African Republic and the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo to defuse violence, es-
tablish legitimate and effective governance, or achieve 
basic development objectives throughout their countries 
has provided safe haven for the Lord’s Resistance Army 
and the failure to immediately de-escalate and resolve the 
broader national crisis risks eclipsing gains made by 
United States efforts to prevent atrocities in the south-
eastern region of the Central African Republic; and 
Whereas targeted United States assistance and leadership 
has made a significant impact on preventing further mass 
atrocities and curtailing humanitarian suffering in cen-
tral Africa and must be reinforced to maintain these 
gains: Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Re-
sistance Army for continuing to perpetrate crimes 
against humanity and mass atrocities, and supports 
ongoing efforts by the United States, the African 
Union, the international community, and govern-
ments in central Africa to remove Joseph Kony and 
Lord’s Resistance Army commanders from the bat-
tlefield and promote protection and recovery for af-
fected communities; 
(2) commends the continued efforts by the Afri-
can Union, the United Nations, and regional part-
ners to end the threat posed by the Lord’s Resist-
ance Army; 
(3) supports efforts to provide the Regional 
Task Force with the logistics support and authoriza-
tions needed to access all areas of suspected Lord’s 
Resistance Army activity in the Central African Re-
public and the Democratic Republic of the Congo; 
(4) urges the President to reauthorize the de-
ployment of United States Armed Forces personnel 
in support of Operation Observant Compass until 
senior Lord’s Resistance Army commanders are re-
moved from the battlefield and the group no longer 
poses a significant threat to civilians; 
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