Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to bring the South Sudan conflict to a sustainable and lasting end and to promote reconciliation of longstanding and recent grievances to allow for a peaceful society with good governance.

the full implementation of the January 23, 2014, cessation of hostilities agreement between the Government of South Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition, with a commitment to ensuring that the multilateral Joint Monitoring and Verification Team has unimpeded access to all parts of the country;

the expansion of existing efforts to disarm militia and other armed groups in South Sudan, demobilize combatants and reintegrate them into civilian society, and curtail supplies of foreign arms beyond that necessary for national security or law and order, raising the possibility of an arms embargo in the event of further violations of the cessation of hostilities agreement;

the elevation of the United States Government’s existing presence at the Addis Ababa-based peace negotiations, building on Special Envoy Donald Booth’s efforts and with a focus on high-level engagement around the broader political negotiations necessary to broker a durable peace in conjunction with neighboring countries, including Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, and the broader international community, to increase leverage in the discussions;

the observance of due process and rule of law leading to either the lawful prosecution or unconditional release of all arrested political leaders in line with the constitution and all relevant laws;

the relaunching of an inclusive process of consultations on South Sudan’s permanent constitution, drawing on the National Constitutional Review Commission’s work around the existing transitional constitution, while recognizing the need for reforms in light of the current circumstances;

the negotiation of an inclusive political framework for governance in the time remaining until the next general elections that provides political actors and civil society roles in ensuring that good governance prevails in South Sudan as a part of the ongoing negotiations in Addis Ababa, with a strong emphasis on the need for direct participation of civil society actors in the process and creation of a credible feedback process allowing stakeholders and constituencies within South Sudan to remain informed about the ongoing negotiations and have their input respected;

support for South Sudan’s National Election Commission as it lays out a conflict-sensitive roadmap to prepare for and conduct the next South Sudanese general elections with an agreed-upon timetable for a census, constitutional adoption, and the return of displaced people, establishing measurable benchmarks to ensure to the fullest extent possible a free, fair, and transparent process;

the creation of a framework for security sector reform by engaging with the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and South Sudan Police Service (SPSS) with a focus on transforming the fractured security forces into a professional and accountable national army and police force, providing for the integration of rebel militias into the national army where appropriate and politically engaging respected officers and civil society representatives;

technical, logistical, and expert support to the African Union Commission of Inquiry into atrocities and human rights abuses committed during the current conflict in South Sudan, while independently weighing targeted sanctions against perpetrators of human rights abuses and those obstructing the peace process and encouraging the Commission of Inquiry to report publicly on its findings and recommendations and adhere to the reporting timeline of three months from its establishment in accordance with the African Union Peace and Security Council Communiqué of December 30, 2013;

support for a South Sudan version of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to provide a platform for grievances to be aired and addressed to lessen the temptation for revenge;

financial and technical assistance to support a grassroots program of social reconciliation, utilizing the good offices of the South Sudan faith-based community and other elements of civil society to mitigate conflict and encourage social cohesion across the country building on successful effort to work with local communities and traditional authorities;

encouragement of the creation of a hybrid or mixed court for South Sudan to hold perpetrators of grave human rights abuses accountable while respecting South Sudanese sovereign legal authority and building indigenous capacity in the justice sector and establishing a documentation clearinghouse modeled on the multi-donor Syrian Justice and Accountability Center to collect testimony and forensic evidence or any eventual trial;

the resumption of United States Agency for International Development programming, focusing on famine prevention and resilience, especially in hard-hit areas; and

United States financial support to meet humanitarian needs and capacity building support to meet the goals in previously listed recommendations.