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That the House of Representatives— calls on all combatants in the conflict to agree to an immediate cease-fire; calls on all combatants to immediately adhere to new and previously signed cease-fire agreements; condemns the outbreak of armed conflict and departure from the transition to a democratic government under civilian rule; urges the SAF and RSF to adhere to the Declaration of Commitment to Protect the Civilians of Sudan; condemns attacks against civilians and diplomatic personnel, attacks on civilian objects, including schools and hospitals, sexual violence, and other grave human rights abuses; recognizes efforts by the United States, Saudi Arabia, and other international actors to facilitate a cease-fire, and calls for greater participation by Sudanese civil society actors in current and future negotiations; recognizes efforts by the African Union to seek a resolution of the conflict in Sudan; calls on the concerned regional and international parties to unify their efforts to secure a cease-fire, establish a monitoring mechanism with civilian participation, improve humanitarian access and scale up assistance, and secure more-inclusive negotiations aimed at forming a democratic government under civilian rule in Sudan; calls on the President, the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and other Federal Government agencies to urgently resource and scale up the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Sudan and the region commensurate with the growing level of need and take steps to coordinate with local and international humanitarian actors, nonprofits, and medical professionals to respond to the crisis; calls on the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to ensure that humanitarian response and recovery efforts directly support local actors in Sudan to ensure maximum impact and sustainability of these efforts, and ensure that humanitarian aid does not fall into the hands of combatants; calls upon the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to prioritize the needs of children affected by the conflict, including those within Sudan and those who have fled across borders, by providing protection services, education in emergencies and continued learning opportunities, and critical mental health and psychosocial support services for children and their family members; calls on neighboring countries to Sudan to provide refuge to those seeking safety from the conflict, to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid across borders, and to refrain from refoulement of displaced Sudanese back to Sudan; affirms its commitment to supporting a transition to civilian rule and a democratically elected government in Sudan; calls on the President, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of the Treasury to use their authority under Executive Order 14098 of May 4, 2023, to issue sanctions against persons and additional entities whose actions threaten the peace, security, or stability of Sudan, obstruct, undermine, delay, or impede Sudan’s transition to democracy, and those who have committed serious human rights violations in Sudan, including those determined to have command responsibility for forces that commit gross human rights abuses, and elements associated with the former Islamist regime who have undermined the democratic transition, manipulated the conflict, and threatened civilians and United Nations officials; calls on the President, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure that sanctions include comprehensive safeguards to protect humanitarian activities, provision of basic services and peacebuilding activities as delivered by humanitarian actors, including United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations, and to take steps to mitigate financial sector derisking as a result of Executive Order 14098; calls on the President and the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to ensure meaningful civilian engagement in all aspects of negotiations to end the conflict, facilitate humanitarian assistance, and facilitate a new democratic government under civilian rule; calls on the President, the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the United States Ambassador to the United Nations to ensure that resources are provided for the monitoring and documentation of violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law during the conflict to ensure future accountability; recognizes the brave efforts by prodemocracy neighborhood Resistance Committees, medical and professional organizations in Sudan to respond to the growing humanitarian crisis and assist communities in need; recognizes the United States armed forces, allied armed forces, and private organizations who have worked to safely evacuate United States embassy personnel and citizens from Sudan; acknowledges that a sustainable political resolution to the crisis in Sudan requires a process led by Sudanese civilians and United States leadership to coordinate the efforts of regional actors; and calls on the President to appoint a Presidential Special Envoy to Sudan to ensure direct, sustained and high-level diplomatic engagement with international and regional actors, to respond to the conflict, improve interagency coordination of United States-Sudan policy implementation, and to facilitate the establishment of a democracy under civilian rule.
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