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Apr 7, 2014viewing Agreed to Senate Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Flake, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Durbin) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed
Apr 7, 2014 Reported in Senate Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Flake) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed
Apr 7, 2014 Introduced in Senate Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Flake) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

S. Res. 413 — what changed

Recognizing 20 years since the genocide in Rwanda, and affirming it is in the national interest of the United States to work in close coordination with international partners to help prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities.

From Reported in Senate to Agreed to Senate. 1 section amended between Reported in Senate and Agreed to Senate.

That the Senate—

(1)

recognizes the United Nations designation of April 7th as the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda;

(2)

honors the memory of the more than 800,000 victims of the Rwandan genocide and expresses sympathy for those whose lives were forever changed by this horrific event;

(3)

expresses support for the people of Rwanda as they remember the victims of genocide;

(4)

affirms it is in the national interest of the United States to work in close coordination with international partners to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities;

(5)

condemns ongoing acts of violence and mass atrocities perpetrated against innocent civilians in Syria, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Sudan and elsewhere;

(6)

urges the President to confer with Congress on an ongoing basis regarding the priorities and objectives of the Atrocities Prevention Board;

(7)

changed urges the President to work with Congress to strengthen the United States Government’s ability to identify and more rapidly respond to genocide and mass atrocities in order to prevent where possible and mitigate the impact of such ~~events; and~~events;

(8)

added clarifies that nothing in this resolution shall be construed as an authorization for the use of force or a declaration of war; and

(9)

renumbered was (9) supports ongoing United States and international efforts to—

(A)

renumbered was (9)(2) strengthen multilateral peacekeeping capacities;

(B)

renumbered was (9)(3) build capacity for democratic rule of law, security sector reform, and other measures to improve civilian protection in areas of conflict;

(C)

renumbered was (9)(4) ensure measures of accountability for perpetrators of mass atrocities and crimes against humanity; and

(D)

renumbered was (9)(5) strengthen the work of United States and international institutions, such as the Holocaust Memorial Museum, which are working to document, identify, and prevent mass atrocities and inspire citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred and prevent genocide.

S. Res. 413 — what changed

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