S.Amdt. 2534

SA 2534. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr.
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 12__. REPORT ON INTERAGENCY STRATEGY TO PROMOTE
STABILITY IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.

(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal
agencies, shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress an update to the report on the interagency strategy
to promote stability in the Central African Republic, as
required by the Senate report accompanying the Consolidated
and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law
113-235).
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include an update of the elements originally submitted and
the following:
(1) A detailed description of--
(A) the measures the President is taking to prevent mass
atrocities in the Central African Republic; and
(B) an inventory of United States programs to promote
conflict mitigation and community reconciliation in the
Central African Republic, and the status of implementation of
such programs.
(2) Plans for coordinating with donors to ensure full
funding for humanitarian assistance to the people of the
Central African Republic.
(3) Actions carried out to implement programs and
activities to support robust civilian oversight of state
security forces in the Central African Republic, including
activities to strengthen key ministries and parliamentary
oversight of defense and law enforcement bodies.
(4) An assessment of progress, current obstacles to
progress, and plans of the President to support progress in
disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration in the Central
African Republic.
(5) An assessment of--
(A) the current status of the Special Criminal Court;
(B) whether there are any obstacles that remain to full
operation of such court;
(C) United States financial support specifically for the
court as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(D) any manner in which the United States may provide
support to such court, including financial support and
technical assistance.
(6) Recommendations for ways in which the United States may
strengthen the ability of the United Nations Multidimensional
Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African
Republic to protect civilians, including by assisting the
United Nations to develop measures to enhance the operational
readiness of the police and military forces of troop-
contributing countries through enhanced training on
protection of civilians.
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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