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124 STAT. 1212 PUBLIC LAW 111–172—MAY 24, 2010 in northern Uganda with regard to budget management, provi- sion of public goods and services, and related oversight func- tions; (3) to strengthen the operational capacity of the civilian police in northern Uganda to enhance public safety, prevent crime, and deal sensitively with gender-based violence, while strengthening accountability measures to prevent corruption and abuses; (4) to rebuild and improve the capacity of the justice system in northern Uganda, including the courts and penal systems, with particular sensitivity to the needs and rights of women and children; (5) to establish mechanisms for the disarmament, demobili- zation, and reintegration of former combatants and those abducted by the LRA, including vocational education and employment opportunities, with attention given to the roles and needs of men, women and children; and (6) to promote programs to address psychosocial trauma, particularly post-traumatic stress disorder. (b) FUTURE YEAR FUNDING.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State and Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development should work with the appro- priate committees of Congress to increase assistance in future fiscal years to support activities described in this section if the Govern- ment of Uganda demonstrates a commitment to transparent and accountable reconstruction in war-affected areas of northern Uganda, specifically by— (1) finalizing the establishment of mechanisms within the Office of the Prime Minister to sufficiently manage and coordi- nate the programs under the framework of the Peace Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP); (2) increasing oversight activities and reporting, at the local and national level in Uganda, to ensure funds under the Peace Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda framework are used efficiently and with minimal waste; and (3) committing substantial funds of its own, above and beyond standard budget allocations to local governments, to the task of implementing the Peace Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda such that communities affected by the war can recover. (c) COORDINATION WITH OTHER DONOR NATIONS.—The United States should work with other donor nations to increase contribu- tions for recovery efforts in northern Uganda and better leverage those contributions to enhance the capacity and encourage the leadership of the Government of Uganda in promoting transparent and accountable reconstruction in northern Uganda. (d) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should withhold non-humanitarian bilateral assistance to the Republic of Uganda if the Secretary determines that the Government of Uganda is not committed to reconstruction and reconciliation in the war-affected areas of northern Uganda and is not taking proactive steps to ensure this process moves forward in a transparent and accountable manner.