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Section 1
That the House of Representatives— recognizes the urgent need for peace, stability, and reconciliation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and supports diplomatic, economic, and humanitarian efforts to achieve lasting peace in the region; recognizes the benefit of an inclusive national dialogue led and facilitated by CENCO and ECC that includes all the actors of civil society movements, religious confessions, political parties, and armed groups to promote social cohesion, national unity and principles of good governance; urges the peaceful resolution of tensions between the DRC and Rwanda and encourages all regional stakeholders to participate in African-led dialogues such as the Luanda and Nairobi Processes; calling for a stop to all state support for non-state armed groups and respect for the DRC Constitution, democratic principles, human rights, and the cessation of arbitrary prosecutions, detentions, and denial of official documents such as passports to political opponents and citizens; calls on the DRC government to combat systemic corruption and implement transparent, accountable governance and enforcement and adherence to term limits contained in the DRC Constitution; endorses the establishment of critical minerals commercial agreements between the United States and the DRC to promote mutual economic and national security interests as well as the responsible management of strategic mineral resources; encourages strengthened local and international implementation of supply chain traceability and due diligence regulations targeting conflict minerals and supports reforms in the mining sector to combat corruption and illicit financing; urges the President of the United States to take measures to sanction corrupt actors, armed groups, including the M23, the FDLR and the ADF for atrocities, war crimes and crimes against humanity; encourages the use of targeted economic sanctions and visa restrictions against individuals and entities that are corrupt, obstructing peace, perpetrating violence, or committing human rights abuses; and reaffirms the commitment of the United States to supporting peace, democracy, and economic development in the DRC and the African Great Lakes region.