119-sres352

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 352 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 352

 Requesting information on the Republic of South Sudan's human rights 
practices pursuant to 

section 502B
            (c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
 1961.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 31, 2025

Mr. Kaine submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Foreign Relations

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 RESOLUTION

 Requesting information on the Republic of South Sudan's human rights 
practices pursuant to 

section 502B
            (c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
 1961.

 Resolved,

SECTION 1. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SOUTH SUDAN'S HUMAN RIGHTS 
 PRACTICES.

    (a) Statement Requested.--The Senate requests that the Secretary of 
State, not later than 30 days after the date of the adoption of this 
resolution, submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
pursuant to 

section 502B
            (c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2304
            (c) ), a statement regarding South Sudan's human rights 
practices that has been prepared in collaboration with the Assistant 
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the 
Office of the Legal Adviser at the Department of State.

    (b) Elements.--The statement submitted pursuant to subsection

    (a) should include--

    (1) all available credible information concerning alleged 
 violations of internationally recognized human rights by the 
 Government of South Sudan, including--
        (A) arbitrary and unlawful arrest, detention, 
 imprisonment, torture and cruel or inhumane treatment, 
 including of people who are not citizens of South Sudan 
 but have been removed to South Sudan by the United 
 States Government;
        (B) violations of due process rights, including a 
 description of any opportunity provided to people who 
 are not citizens of South Sudan but have been removed 
 to South Sudan by the United States Government to 
 demonstrate that they have been wrongfully arrested, 
 detained, or imprisoned;
            (C) enforced disappearances and arbitrary or 
 unlawful killings, including extrajudicial killings, 
 including of people who are not citizens of South Sudan 
 but have been removed to South Sudan by the United 
 States Government;
            (D) trafficking in persons, including forced or 
 slave labor, including of people who are not citizens 
 of South Sudan but have been removed to South Sudan by 
 the United States Government; and
        (E) treatment of and legal rights and status 
 provided by the Government of South Sudan to people in 
 South Sudan who are not citizens of South Sudan but 
 have been removed to South Sudan by the United States 
 Government;

    (2) a description of the steps the United States Government 
 has taken--
        (A) to promote respect for and observance of human 
 rights as part of the Government of South Sudan's 
 activities;
        (B) to discourage any practices that are inimical 
 to internationally recognized human rights;
            (C) to publicly or privately call attention to, and 
 disassociate the United States and any security 
 assistance if provided for the Government of South 
 Sudan from, any practices described in subparagraph
        (B) ; and
            (D) to assess, prior to removal, how the Government 
 of South Sudan would treat people who are not citizens 
 of South Sudan but have been removed to South Sudan by 
 the United States Government, including--
            (i) conducting individualized assessments 
 of such individuals to determine whether the 
 Government of South Sudan may send that person 
 to their country of origin or last residence, 
 and if so, whether the Government of South 
 Sudan would provide them with meaningful 
 opportunity before their removal to show that 
 they may be persecuted, tortured, or otherwise 
 harmed; and
            (ii) ensuring that the Government of South 
 Sudan would provide such individuals with legal 
 immigration status, should they wish to remain 
 in South Sudan, and would be treated humanely; 
 and

    (3) other information, including--
        (A) an assessment from the Secretary of State of 
 the likelihood that United States security assistance 
 (as defined in 

section 502B
            (d) of the Foreign 
 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304
            (d) )), if 
 provided to South Sudan, could be used in support of 
 activities by government officials related to the 
 rendition, trafficking, detention, or imprisonment of 
 people who are not citizens of South Sudan but have 
 been removed to South Sudan by the United States 
 Government;
        (B) any analysis conducted by the United States 
 Government of the conditions to be faced in South Sudan 
 by people who are not citizens of South Sudan but have 
 been removed to South Sudan by the United States 
 Government, prior to the rendition, removal, 
 trafficking, detention, or imprisonment of such 
 individuals to South Sudan;
            (C) an assessment from the Secretary of State of 
 the conditions in any detention centers or prisons in 
 South Sudan that may hold people who are not citizens 
 of South Sudan but have been removed to South Sudan by 
 the United States Government, including an assessment 
 of allegations of torture and other gross violations of 
 human rights;
            (D) a description of any actions that the United 
 States Government is taking to ensure that the 
 Government of South Sudan returns people who are not 
 citizens of South Sudan but have been removed to South 
 Sudan by the United States Government, in compliance 
 with United States court orders regarding their return 
 to the United States;
        (E) a description of any actions that the United 
 States Government is taking to address the risk of 
 detention, torture, or forced disappearances of people 
 who are not citizens of South Sudan but have been 
 removed to South Sudan by the United States Government, 
 or efforts to facilitate the detention, torture, or 
 forced disappearances of such people;
        (F) a description of any actions the United States 
 Government is taking to protect people who are not 
 citizens of South Sudan but are within the United 
 States jurisdiction or effective control from unlawful 
 rendering, trafficking, or other means of removal to 
 South Sudan;
        (G) all information regarding any agreement or 
 financial transaction between the United States 
 Government and the Government of South Sudan related to 
 the rendition, removal, trafficking, detention, or 
 imprisonment of individuals who are not citizens of 
 South Sudan but have been removed to South Sudan by the 
 United States Government;
        (H) all information regarding any individuals sent 
 to South Sudan by the United States Government in 2025;
            (I) a description of any actions that the United 
 States Government is taking to facilitate the release 
 or return of people who are not citizens of South Sudan 
 but have been wrongfully removed to South Sudan by the 
 United States Government;
        (J) all information regarding any assurances the 
 United States Government sought or received regarding 
 the treatment of people who are not citizens of South 
 Sudan but have been removed to South Sudan by the 
 United States Government, prior to the rendition, 
 removal, or trafficking of such individuals to South 
 Sudan;
        (K) all information regarding assurances the United 
 States Government sought or received regarding the 
 further rendition, trafficking, removal, or transfer of 
 people who are not citizens of South Sudan but have 
 been removed to South Sudan by the United States 
 Government to countries that are not South Sudan, 
 including the human rights conditions for such 
 individuals in those countries; and
            (L) a summary of all meetings in 2025 between 
 Government of South Sudan officials and Washington-
 based officials of the United States Government.
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