That the Senate— (1) expresses concern that the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo failed to hold elections in 2016 as required by the Constitution and later failed to fulfill its political commitment to hold elections in 2017; (2) expresses concern that the growing security, humanitarian, and human rights crisis in the DRC is exacerbated by the lack of a duly elected leadership; (3) recognizes that impunity and lack of effective rule of law undermine democracy, and that the arrest and detention of civil society activists and the harassment of political opponents close political space and repress peaceful dissent; (4) calls on the Government of the DRC to complete concrete steps towards holding elections, including— (A) issuance of district-level voter registration figures; (B) completion of any legislation to enable redistricting; (C) fulfillment of the constitutionally required step of calling the electorate ; (D) publication of the final list of presidential and parliamentary candidates; and (E) holding presidential, parliamentary, and provincial elections by December 23, 2018; (5) calls on the opposition to take all steps possible within the DRC to support and promote immediate free, fair, and inclusive elections; and (6) urges the President of the United States, in close coordination with regional and international partners, to— (A) use appropriate means to provide appropriate electoral assistance to support the organization of credible elections as soon as possible; and (B) use appropriate means to deter further electoral calendar slippage and abuses against the Congolese people, including consideration of targeted sanctions against high-level DRC officials, including close associates of President Kabila responsible for further delay or impediment to elections or otherwise maintaining President Kabila’s rule beyond the constitution’s two-term limit should any of the election benchmarks fail to be met.