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 118 STAT. 914 PUBLIC LAW 108–283—AUG. 2, 2004 (9) urge the Government of Uganda to improve the profes sionalism of Ugandan military personnel currently stationed in northern and eastern Uganda, with an emphasis on respect for human rights, accountability for abuses, and effective civilian protection; (10) work with the international community to assist institutions of civil society in Uganda to increase the capacity of such institutions to monitor the human rights situation in northern Uganda and to raise awareness of abuses of human rights that occur in that area; (11) urge the Government of Uganda to permit inter national human rights monitors to establish a presence in northern and eastern Uganda; (12) monitor the creation of civilian militia forces in northern and eastern Uganda and publicize any concerns regarding the recruitment of children into such forces or the potential that the establishment of such forces will invite increased targeting of civilians in the conflict or exacerbate ethnic tension and violence; and (13) make clear that the relationship between the Govern ment of Sudan and the Government of the United States cannot improve unless no credible evidence indicates that authorities of the Government of Sudan are complicit in efforts to provide weapons or other support to the Lord’s Resistance Army. SEC. 4. REPORT. (a) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the conflict in Uganda. (b) CONTENT.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include a description of the following: (1) The individuals or entities that are providing financial and material support for the Lord’s Resistance Army, including a description of any such support provided by the Government of Sudan or by senior officials of such Government. (2) The activities of the Lord’s Resistance Army that create obstacles that prohibit the provision of humanitarian assistance or the protection of the civilian population in Uganda. (3) The practices employed by the Ugandan People’s Defense Forces in northern and eastern Uganda to ensure that children and civilians are protected, that civilian com plaints are addressed, and that any member of the armed forces that abuses a civilian is held accountable for such abuse. (4) The actions carried out by the Government of the United States, the Government of Uganda, or the international commu nity to protect civilians, especially women and children, who have been displaced by the conflict in Uganda, including women and children that leave their homes and flee to cities and towns at night in search of security from sexual exploitation and gender based violence. (c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means

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