speaker, the united states government is a friend to the people of northern uganda and it is in our interest to help rid uganda and central africa of the l.r.a. this bill authorizes the president to provide additional assistance to respond to the humanitarian needs in the democratic republic of congo. southern sudan and central african republic affected by the activity. it also supports efforts by the people of northern ewe began dand the government to promote justice and reconciliation on both local and national levels. mr. speaker, it is important we pass the legislation today to draw attention to the l.r.a.'s reign of terror and demonstrate our support for the people of uganda. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida rise? ms. ros-lehtinen: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: i thank the gentleman. i strongly support the policy objectives of senator bill 1067, the lord's resistance army disarmament and north

the clerk: senate 1067, an act to support stablization and peace in northern uganda in areas throughopment of a regional strategy to successfully protect civilians and eliminate the threat posed by the lord's resistance army and funds for reconstruction and transitional justice and information other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable, the speaker, house of representatives, madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, i have the honor to transmit a sealed envelope received from the white house on friday, may 14, 2010, at 10:52 a.m. and said to contain a message from the president, whereby he submits a copy of a notice filed earlier with the federal register continuing the emergency with burma, first declared in executive order 13047 of may 20, 1997. with best wishes, i am signed sincerely, lorraine c. miller, clerk of the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will read the message. the clerk: to the congress of the united states section