That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that—
the United Nations Security Council should immediately impose an arms embargo against the Government of South Sudan to prevent the continued acquisition of arms and military equipment by both parties and the proliferation of weapons throughout the country, and to hold the Government of South Sudan accountable for—
obstructing or constraining the operations of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS), including by restricting the transportation of wounded United Nations peacekeepers;
committing other repeated violations of the status of forces agreement with the United Nations signed on August 8, 2011;
inhibiting the free movement of members of the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism established by the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan signed on August 17, 2015, which came into effect on August 26, 2015, who are tasked with monitoring and reporting violations of such Peace Agreement and verifying the demilitarization of Juba; and
obstructing humanitarian access to civilian populations in dire need of assistance;
the lifting of a United Nations arms embargo should be contingent upon the Government of South Sudan—
implementing a permanent ceasefire as called for in the Peace Agreement;
complying with its obligations under the status of forces agreement with the United Nations;
bearing the primary responsibility as a sovereign state to protect its citizens from gross human rights abuses and forced displacement perpetrated by the warring parties, including the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army—In Opposition (SPLA–IO);
cooperating with and supporting the work of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission established by the Peace Agreement;
establishing the Commission for Truth, Reconciliation, and Healing, the Hybrid Court for South Sudan, and the Compensation and Reparation Authority, as called for in the Peace Agreement; and
allowing for consistent, unimpeded humanitarian access to vulnerable civilian populations; and
the international community should continue to support civilians, particularly women and children, who have been adversely affected by the civil war in South Sudan and should promote peace and reconciliation dialogues within local civil society.