S.Amdt. 2041

1. Adds SEC. 1205. REPORTS ON PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED STATES ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY TOWARD DARFUR at the end of title XII

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   Inserted: SEC. 1205. REPORTS ON PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED STATES ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY TOWARD DARFUR.

   Inserted: (a) Requirement for Reports.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter until December 31, 2011, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the policy of the United States to address the crisis in Darfur, in eastern Chad, and in north-eastern Central African Republic, and on the contributions of the Department of Defense to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the United Nations, and the African Union in support of the current African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) or any covered United Nations mission.

   Inserted: (b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following:

   Inserted: (1) An assessment of the extent to which the Government of Sudan is in compliance with its responsibilities and commitments under international law and as a member of the United Nations, including under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1706 (2006) and 1591 (2005), and a description of any violations of such responsibilities and commitments, including violations relating to the denial of or delay in facilitating access by AMIS and United Nations peacekeepers to conflict areas, failure to implement responsibilities to demobilize and disarm the Janjaweed militias, obstruction of the voluntary safe return of internally displaced persons and refugees, and degradation of security of and access to humanitarian supply routes.

   Inserted: (2) A comprehensive explanation of the policy of the United States to address the crisis in Darfur, including the activities of the Department of Defense in coordination with the Department of State.

   Inserted: (3) A comprehensive assessment of the impact of a no-fly zone for Darfur, including an assessment of the impact of such a no-fly zone on humanitarian efforts in Darfur and the region and a plan to minimize any negative impact on such humanitarian efforts during the implementation of such a no-fly zone.

   Inserted: (4) A description of contributions made by the Department of Defense in support of NATO assistance to AMIS and any covered United Nations mission.

   Inserted: (5) An assessment of the extent to which additional resources are necessary to meet the obligations of the United States to AMIS and any covered United Nations mission.

   Inserted: (c) Form and Availability of Reports.--

   Inserted: (1) Form.--Each report submitted under this section shall be in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

   Inserted: (2) Availability.--The unclassified portion of any report submitted under this section shall be made available to the public.

   Inserted: (d) Repeal of Superseded Report Requirement.--Section 1227 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 120 Stat. 2426) is repealed.

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   Inserted: (e) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term "appropriate congressional committees" means--

   Inserted: (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and

   Inserted: (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

   Inserted: (2) Covered united nations mission.--The term "covered United Nations mission" means any United Nations-African Union hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur, and any United Nations peacekeeping operating in Darfur, eastern Chad, or northern Central African Republic, that is deployed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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   At the end of title XII, add the following:

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