Sec. 6482. Annual report on United States policy toward South Sudan
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and for five years thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the heads of other Federal department and agencies as necessary, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on United States policy toward South Sudan, including the most recent approved interagency strategy developed to address political, security, and humanitarian issues prevalent in the country since it gained independence from Sudan in July 2011. The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: An assessment of the situation in South Sudan, including the role of South Sudanese government officials in intercommunal violence, corruption, and obstruction of peace processes, including the credibility of internationally-supported peace processes in the face of escalating violence and armed conflict in South Sudan. An assessment of the 2018 the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) and the ongoing peace processes. A detailed outline and assessment of United States assistance and other efforts to support peace processes in South Sudan, including the efficacy of stakeholder engagement and United States assistance to advance peacebuilding, conflict mitigation, and other related activities. An assessment of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) over the last three fiscal years. An analysis of the chronic food insecurity issues in South Sudan, including identification of root causes and ongoing or planned remediation efforts. A detailed account of United States foreign assistance to provide emergency and non-emergency humanitarian and development assistance, improve anti-corruption efforts, and create fiscal transparency in South Sudan over the last five fiscal years. A breakdown of United States efforts, including assistance provided by the Department of the Treasury and United States law enforcement and intelligence communities, to detect and deter money laundering and counter illicit financial flows, trafficking in persons, weapons, and other illicit goods, and the financing of terrorists and armed groups. A summary of United States efforts to promote accountability for serious human rights abuses and an assessment of efforts by the Government of South Sudan and the African Union, respectively, to hold responsible parties accountable. Analysis of the impact of domestic and international sanctions on improving governance, mitigating and reducing conflict, combating corruption, and holding accountable those responsible for human rights abuses. An assessment of the prospects for, and impediments to, holding credible general elections. The report required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.