[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8301 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8301
To direct the Secretary of State to conduct a comprehensive review of
whether to designate the Rapid Support Forces of Sudan as a specially
designated global terrorist organization.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 15, 2026
Mr. Jackson of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Meeks, and Ms. Jacobs)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of State to conduct a comprehensive review of
whether to designate the Rapid Support Forces of Sudan as a specially
designated global terrorist organization.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``RSF Terrorist Designation Act''.
SEC. 2. REVIEW OF THE RAPID SUPPORT FORCES AS A SPECIALLY DESIGNATED
GLOBAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.
(a) Review.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury shall
jointly conduct a comprehensive review whether the Rapid Support Forces
of Sudan meet the criteria for designation as a Specially Designated
Global Terrorist Organization pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (66
Fed. Reg. 49079; relating to blocking property and prohibiting
transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support
terrorism).
(b) Submission of Results and Determination.--Not later than 90
days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and
Secretary of Treasury shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees--
(1) the results of the comprehensive review set forth in
subsection (a); and
(2) the determination of the Secretaries whether to so
designate the Rapid Support Forces of Sudan.
(c) Imposition of Sanctions.--Upon making an affirmative
determination described in subsection (b)(2), the President, acting
through the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Treasury, shall
impose the sanctions described in subsection (d) with respect to the
Rapid Support Forces of Sudan.
(d) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
subsection are the following:
(1) Asset blocking.--Notwithstanding the requirements of
section 202 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701), the President may exercise of all powers
granted to the President by that Act to the extent necessary to
block and prohibit all transactions in all property and
interests in property of the foreign person if such property
and interests in property are in the United States, come within
the United States, or are or come within the possession or
control of a United States person.
(2) Aliens inadmissible for visas, admission, or parole.--
(A) In general.--In the case of an alien described
in subsection (c), the alien is--
(i) inadmissible to the United States;
(ii) ineligible for a visa or other
documentation to enter the United States; and
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted
or paroled into the United States or to receive
any other benefit under the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
(B) Current visas revoked.--
(i) In general.--The visa or other entry
documentation issued to an alien described in
subparagraph (A) shall be revoked, regardless
of when the visa or other entry documentation
is issued.
(ii) Effect of revocation.--A revocation
under clause (i)--
(I) shall take effect immediately;
and
(II) shall automatically cancel any
other valid visa or entry documentation
that is in the alien's possession.
(e) Exceptions.--
(1) Exception to comply with international obligations.--
Sanctions imposed pursuant to an affirmative determination
described in subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to
the admission of an alien if admitting or paroling the alien
into the United States is necessary to permit the United States
to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the
United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and
entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United
Nations and the United States, or other applicable
international obligations.
(2) Exception relating to the provision of humanitarian
assistance.--Sanctions imposed pursuant to an affirmative
determination described in subsection (b)(2) may not be imposed
with respect to transactions or the facilitation of
transactions for--
(A) the sale of agricultural commodities, food,
medicine, or medical devices;
(B) the provision of humanitarian assistance;
(C) financial transactions relating to humanitarian
assistance; or
(D) transporting goods or services that are
necessary to carry out operations relating to
humanitarian assistance.
(3) Exception for intelligence, law enforcement, and
national security activities.--Sanctions imposed pursuant to an
affirmative determination described in subsection (b)(2) shall
not apply to any authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or
national security activities of the United States.
(4) Classified information.--In any judicial review of a
determination made pursuant to an affirmative determination
described in subsection (b)(2), if the determination was based
on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the
Classified Information Procedures Act) such information may be
submitted to the reviewing court ex parte and in camera. This
paragraph does not confer or imply any right to judicial
review.
(f) Waiver.--The Secretary of State may waive the imposition of
sanctions pursuant to an affirmative determination described in
subsection (b)(2) with respect to a person if the Secretary--
(1) determines that such a waiver is important to the
national security interests of the United States; and
(2) not more than 15 days after issuing the waiver, submits
to the appropriate congressional committees a notification of
the waiver and the reasons for the waiver.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON DESIGNATION.
(a) In General.--Concurrently with the submission of the report
required by section 2(b), the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the Rapid Support
Forces of Sudan that includes each of the following:
(1) Whether the Secretary of State will support the
designation of the Rapid Support Forces as a specially
designated global terrorist organization and a detailed
explanation of why and how that decision was reached.
(2) Detailed information on the countries and entities that
provide material support to the Rapid Support Forces, including
to the extent practicable what manner of support they provide
and the approximate monetary value of that support.
(3) An assessment of the ability of the Rapid Support
Forces to maintain its operations if external support to the
organization were ceased.
(4) A detailed explanation of implications for United
States security and foreign assistance if the Rapid Support
Forces were designated as a specially designated global
terrorist organization.
(b) Form.--The report required by this section shall be submitted
in unclassified form but may contain a separate, classified annex.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Admitted; Alien.--The terms ``admitted'' and ``alien'' has the
meanings given such terms in section 101 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
(b) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--The term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate.
(c) Foreign Person.--The term ``foreign person'' means an
individual or entity that is not a United States person.
(d) United States Person.--The term ``United States person''
means--
(1) a United States citizen;
(2) a permanent resident alien of the United States;
(3) an entity organized under the laws of the United States
or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a
foreign branch of such an entity; or
(4) a person in the United States.
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