[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3665-S3669]
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SA 6530. Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, and Mrs.
Shaheen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title XII, add the following:
Subtitle F--PEACE in Sudan
SEC. 1271. SHORT TITLES.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Preventing External
Aggression and Conflict Escalation in Sudan Act of 2026'' or
the ``PEACE in Sudan Act''.
SEC. 1272. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States--
(1) to advance and protect the national security of the
United States, including by identifying, disrupting, and
dismantling the networks and actions of criminal and malign
actors who foment and benefit from instability, conflict,
humanitarian emergency, state failure, and ungoverned spaces;
(2) to utilize all available diplomatic and economic tools
to secure an end to the war in Sudan;
(3) to counter--
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(A) malign foreign interference and external military
support to parties to the conflict in Sudan; and
(B) destabilizing regional and domestic actors who seek to
benefit from the continued conflict in Sudan;
(4) to promote efforts to bring about stability and
security in Sudan, including by addressing the humanitarian
suffering of the Sudanese people and others impacted across
Africa;
(5) to hold perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against
humanity, and genocide in Sudan accountable for their crimes;
(6) to advance and protect the internationally recognized
human rights of all Sudanese people, regardless of ethnicity,
religion, sex, or geographic area of origin; and
(7) to support the aspirations of the people of Sudan for a
political transition process that results in a civilian
government that--
(A) is democratic;
(B) is accountable;
(C) respects the internationally-recognized human rights of
its citizens; and
(D) is at peace with itself and its neighbors
SEC. 1273. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Admission; admitted; alien.--The terms ``admission'',
``admitted'', and ``alien'' have the meanings given such
terms in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).
(2) Aid or abet.--The term ``aid or abet'' means to
intentionally assist or encourage a person or persons to
commit a crime.
(3) Appropriate congressional committees.--Except as
provided in section 1277, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
(4) Atrocity.--The term ``atrocity'' means war crimes,
crimes against humanity, or genocide.
(5) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means an
individual or entity that is not a United States person.
(6) Genocide.--The term ``genocide'' means an offense
described in section 1091(a) of title 18, United States Code.
(7) International financial institution.--The term
``international financial institution'' means--
(A) the International Monetary Fund;
(B) the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development;
(C) the International Development Association;
(D) the International Finance Corporation;
(E) the Inter-American Development Bank Group;
(F) the Asian Development Bank;
(G) the Inter-American Investment Corporation;
(H) the African Development Bank;
(I) the African Development Fund;
(J) the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;
(K) the Multilateral Investment Guaranty Agency; and
(L) any multilateral financial institution established
after the date of the enactment of this Act that could
provide financial assistance to the Government of Sudan.
(8) Non-state armed group.--The term ``non-state armed
group'' means any entity participating in, supporting, or
contributing to the conflict or commission of atrocities that
is not an organization of a foreign government, including
militia, armed groups, mercenaries, private military
contractors, and terrorist organizations.
(9) Quad.--The term ``Quad'' means the diplomatic grouping
of the United States, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United
Arab Emirates that has been convening in an effort to mediate
an end to the conflict in Sudan.
(10) Quintet.--The term ``Quintet'' means the diplomatic
grouping of the African Union, the Intergovernmental
Authority on Development, the League of Arab States, the
European Union, and the United Nations.
(11) Torture.--The term ``torture'' has the meaning given
such a term in section 2340(1) of title 18, United States
Code.
(12) United states person.--The term ``United States
person'' means--
(A) a United States citizen, an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence to the United States, or any other
individual subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
and
(B) 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.
(13) War crime.--The term ``war crime''--
(A) has the meaning given such term in section 2441(c) of
title 18, United States Code; and
(B) includes sexual violence.
SEC. 1274. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS AND GROUPS IN SUDAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and semiannually thereafter, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees that includes--
(1) a comprehensive analysis of the involvement of foreign
governments by supporting, facilitating, or contributing to
the conflict and commission of atrocities in Sudan,
including--
(A) providing arms and materiel to the Sudanese Armed
Forces and the Rapid Support Forces;
(B) the estimated number of affiliated combatants and
support personnel in Sudan acting in support of the war
effort, including those who are engaged in active fighting,
training, and equipping;
(C) engagement in, or support for, drone and aircraft
strikes, and the training of combatants;
(D) the provision of financial, in-kind, or material
support to the Sudanese Armed Forces or the Rapid Support
Forces, including intelligence services or information
sharing
(E) the source, frequency, and scope of violations of the
United Nations arms embargo outlined in United Nations
Security Council Resolutions 1556 (2004) and 1591 (2005);
(F) instances of international travel by non-state armed
groups from Sudan for purposes other than structured
diplomatic negotiations; and
(G) actions that violate existing United States defense
cooperation agreements or designation as a major non-NATO
ally of the United States (as defined in section 644 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403));
(2) a comprehensive analysis of the involvement of non-
state armed groups in supporting, facilitating, or
contributing to the conflict in Sudan and the commission of
atrocities in Sudan, which may include--
(A) the Wagner Group;
(B) the Sudan Revolutionary Front;
(C) the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood, including its al-Baraa
Bin Malik Brigade;
(D) the Sudan Liberation Movement, led by Minni Minnawi;
(E) the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North-al Hilu;
(F) the Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition;
(G) the Sudan Liberation Movement, led by Abdul Wahid al-
Nur;
(H) the Sudanese Liberation Army, led by Malik Agar;
(I) the Sudan Liberation Movement - Transitional Council,
led by El-Hadi Idris Yahya;
(J) the Joint Security Forces, including the Justice and
Equality Movement;
(K) Gathering of Sudan Liberation Forces, led by Al-Tahir
Hajar;
(L) the Central Reserve Forces;
(M) the Sudanese Awakening Revolutionary Council, led by
Musa Hilal;
(N) the Sudan Shield Forces;
(O) the Third Front (Tamazuj);
(P) Army 70;
(Q) the Tigray Defense Forces;
(R) the Desert Wolves;
(S) the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (also known as the
``Libyan National Army''); and
(T) the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development;
(3) an analysis of private and commercial activity
facilitating or benefitting from the war economy related to
the conflict in Sudan, within or outside Sudan, which may
include activity related to--
(A) port operations;
(B) aviation (including airlines and airports);
(C) ground transportation services;
(D) the mining, refining, processing, and trade of gold,
gum arabic, and other natural resources;
(E) private military companies;
(F) banking and financial services;
(G) cryptocurrency transactions;
(H) technology;
(I) military equipment; and
(J) weapons manufacturing; and
(4) an analysis of whether actions taken by a government of
a foreign country referred to in paragraph (1)--
(A) involves defense articles or defense services (as such
terms are defined in section 47 of the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2794) of United States origin;
(B) violates the terms of applicable United States or end-
user assurances, licenses, or agreements; and
(C) violates the arms embargo designated by United Nation
Security Council Resolutions 1556 (2004), 1591 (2005), and
any successor Security Council Resolution for an arms embargo
on all or part of Sudan.
(b) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than 15 days after the submission
of the report required under subsection (a), the Secretary of
State or the Secretary's designee, shall provide a briefing
to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the
matters contained in such report.
SEC. 1275. REPORT ON ATROCITIES AND GROSS VIOLATIONS OF
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS IN
SUDAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and semiannually thereafter, the
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a comprehensive report regarding the
conduct of, support for, and perpetrators of gross violations
of internationally recognized human rights in Sudan since
April 15, 2023.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include a description of--
(1) any atrocities and other gross violations of
internationally recognized human rights committed by the
Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces, non-state
armed groups, other entities of the Government of Sudan, and
other individuals, which may include--
(A) the recruitment and use of child soldiers;
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(B) the use of starvation and sexual violence as weapons of
war, including systematic rape, sexual slavery, and other
forms of sexual violence;
(C) the denial of humanitarian access, including the
obstruction of humanitarian assistance or the targeting of
aid workers;
(D) looting, occupation, or destruction of civilian
infrastructure, including religious sites, health facilities,
residential buildings, and schools;
(E) violations in the conduct of hostilities, summary
executions, the deliberate targeting of civilians, and
arbitrary detention;
(F) the systematic targeting of medical facilities and
medical personnel, emergency response rooms, or other
humanitarian initiatives;
(G) the deliberate targeting of places of worship; and
(H) ethnically motivated violence, including violence
against minority non-Arab communities and indigenous ethnic
groups of the Nuba Mountains; and
(2) the sanctions imposed in accordance with the Chemical
and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of
1991 (title III of Public Law 102-182; 22 U.S.C. 5601 et
seq.) and the continued monitoring of the use of chemical
weapons by the Government of Sudan.
(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
SEC. 1276. STRATEGY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in coordination
with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of
Defense, shall develop a comprehensive strategy to secure a
ceasefire and durable political settlement in Sudan. In
developing such strategy, the Secretary shall utilize all
economic and diplomatic tools available to the Department of
State and the Department of the Treasury, including the
Office of Foreign Assets Control, and enhance diplomatic,
financial, and legal measures to hold perpetrators of
atrocities and other gross violations of internationally
recognized human rights accountable.
(b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a)
shall include a description of the Secretary of State's
plans--
(1) to help end the conflict in Sudan, which may include--
(A)(i) determining the key actors who must be involved in
diplomatic negotiations to end the war;
(ii) supporting their sustained and credible participation
in such negotiations;
(iii) assessing the appropriate staffing needed within the
Department of State's Office of Sudan Affairs, including
locally employed staff and staff based in Ethiopia and Kenya,
to engage on coordinated diplomatic efforts to end the war in
Sudan;
(B) establishing a timeline for using diplomatic
engagement, intelligence diplomacy, security cooperation, and
foreign assistance, as appropriate, to secure the support of
allies and partners in finding diplomatic paths to end the
conflict in Sudan; and
(C) coordinating with the Quintet, the Quad, and other
international partners--
(i) to end the armed conflict in Sudan;
(ii) to protect civilians in Sudan;
(iii) to hold accountable perpetrators of atrocities and
other gross violations of internationally recognized human
rights; and
(iv) to seek an enduring diplomatic resolution to the
conflict;
(2) to cripple the war economy and abettor network;
(3) to collaborate with the Secretary of the Treasury to
hold perpetrators of atrocities in Sudan accountable for
their crimes;
(4) to counter foreign influence and military support to
the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, which
exacerbates the conflict in Sudan; and
(5) to promote stability and alleviate human suffering in
Sudan, which may include--
(A) securing guarantees for unrestricted humanitarian
access to vulnerable populations and the implementation of
protection measures, including measures to provide trauma-
informed care and prevent human trafficking, sexual violence,
and the recruitment of child soldiers; and
(B) analyzing--
(i) how to most effectively leverage diplomatic and
assistance tools and incentivize strategic burden-sharing
with international partners to improve the humanitarian
conditions in Sudan;
(ii) requirements for rebuilding essential infrastructure
that has been destroyed in the conflict, including health
systems, education, and civilian infrastructure, and the role
to be played by the international community in such efforts;
(iii) how to engage in diplomatic efforts to ensure support
for humanitarian relief and recovery in Sudan from
international donors, including foreign governments and
multilateral organizations; and
(iv) how the United States, and other partners can work to
ensure the safety and security of humanitarian aid workers
and journalists in Sudan;
(6) to implement a comprehensive diplomatic approach toward
engagement with the countries bordering Sudan, in addition to
Kenya and Uganda, and regional institutions to address the
issues detailed in paragraphs (1) through (5); and
(7) to identify potential opportunities for United States
economic engagement and investment in a post-conflict Sudan
and the broader region that could support diplomatic efforts
to end the conflict, which may include--
(A) identifying opportunities for United States private
sector investment in Sudan's recovery and reconstruction,
including in sectors such as agriculture, energy, critical
minerals, infrastructure, and financial services;
(B) assessing mechanisms through which the United States
Government, including through the United States International
Development Finance Corporation and the United States Trade
and Development Agency, may support United States private
sector actors seeking to engage in Sudan and the broader
region;
(C) evaluating opportunities to deepen trade and investment
ties with countries neighboring Sudan as part of a broader
regional economic strategy that advances United States
interests and promotes stability for the region; and
(D) analyzing the manner in which United States economic
engagement in Sudan and the region can support the durability
of a credible peace agreement or cessation of hostilities,
and advance an economic order that prioritizes transparency,
accountability, and the long-term interests of the people of
Sudan.
(c) Submission.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees the
strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a) in an
unclassified form, which shall include the information
described in subsection (b) and may include a classified
annex.
(d) Briefing.--Not later than 15 days after submitting the
strategy required under subsection (a), and every 90 days
thereafter, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary's
designee, shall brief the appropriate congressional
committees regarding--
(1) the status of the implementation of such strategy; and
(2) any changes or updates based on evolving conditions in
Sudan.
SEC. 1277. ASSESSMENT OF ELIGIBILITY OF ARMED ACTORS IN SUDAN
FOR DESIGNATION AS SPECIALLY DESIGNATED GLOBAL
TERRORISTS.
(a) Defined Term.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
(b) In General.--The Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall conduct an
assessment to determine whether any armed actor in Sudan
meets the criteria for designation as a specially designated
global terrorist, consistent with the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
(c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a classified report
containing--
(1) the results of the assessment conducted pursuant to
subsection (b); and
(2) a description of action the Secretary has planned based
on such results.
SEC. 1278. SANCTIONS.
(a) In General.--The President may impose the sanctions
described in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign
person the President determines, on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act--
(1) to be responsible for, complicit in, or to have
directly or indirectly engaged in or facilitated--
(A) actions that threaten the peace, security, stability,
or territorial integrity of Sudan;
(B) the supply, sale, or transfer of arms or any related
materiel, or any assistance, advice, or training related to
military activities to--
(i) the Sudanese Armed Forces;
(ii) the Rapid Support Forces; or
(iii) non-State armed groups operating in Sudan;
(C) the use or recruitment of child soldiers;
(D) directing, leading, or enabling the presence of foreign
military forces or non-state armed groups in Sudan that have
engaged in actions that threaten the peace, security,
stability, or territorial integrity of Sudan;
(E) aiding or abetting Sudanese Armed Forces or Rapid
Support Forces by--
(i) providing financial or material support or a safe
haven; or
(ii) contributing to the concealment of their crimes;
(F) actions that obstruct, undermine, delay, or have the
purpose or effect of undermining a political process aimed at
securing a ceasefire, peace, or political resolution to the
conflict in Sudan;
(G) the commission of atrocities or other gross violations
of internationally recognized human rights (as defined in
section 1262 of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law
114-328; 22 U.S.C. 10101);
(H) the smuggling or trafficking of natural resources from
or through Sudan, including gold and gum arabic;
(I) actions that constitute a violation of the arms embargo
under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1556 (2004)
and 1591 (2005), including facilitating financial
transactions in furtherance of such actions or facilitating
any export, reexport, transshipment, or transfer in
furtherance of such actions;
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(J) the targeting of civilians, including women and
children, through the commission of acts of violence
(including killing, maiming, torture, or rape or other sexual
violence), abduction, forced displacement, or attacks on
schools, hospitals, religious sites, or locations where
civilians are seeking refuge or aid provided by domestic or
international actors;
(K) the obstruction of activities of, or attacks on, the
United Nations, bilateral or multilateral diplomatic
missions, or international humanitarian organizations, or
their personnel;
(L) the operation of private military companies that are
contributing to violence against civilians in Sudan;
(M) the obstruction of the delivery or distribution of, or
access to, humanitarian assistance, including by force,
intimidation, theft, coercion, or bureaucratic means;
(N) significant efforts to impede investigations or
prosecutions of alleged gross abuses of internationally
recognized human rights in Sudan; or
(O) actions or policies that obstruct, undermine, delay, or
impede, or pose a significant risk of obstructing,
undermining, delaying, or impeding, the formation or
operation of a civilian government;
(2)(A) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods
or services to or in support of--
(i) any activity described in this section;
(ii) any person whose property and interests in property
are blocked pursuant to this section; or
(B) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or
purported to act for or on behalf of (directly or indirectly)
any person whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to this section; or
(3) forms an entity for the purpose of evading sanctions
that would otherwise be imposed pursuant to this section.
(b) Sanctions; Exceptions.--
(1) Sanctions.--
(A) Asset blocking.--Notwithstanding section 202 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701),
the President may exercise all of the powers granted to the
President by such Act to the extent necessary to block and
prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in
property of a foreign person the President determines meets 1
or more of the criteria described in subsection (a) 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.
(B) Prohibitions on financial transactions.--
Notwithstanding the requirements under section 202 of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701),
the President may exercise all powers granted to the
President by such Act to the extent necessary--
(i) to prohibit any United States financial institution
from making loans or providing credit to the foreign person;
or
(ii) to prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that
are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in
which the foreign person has any interest.
(C) Aliens inadmissible for visas, admission, or parole.--
(i) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien is described in
this clause if the Secretary of State or the Secretary of
Homeland Security (or a designee of either such Secretary)
knows, or has reason to believe the alien--
(I) meets any of the criteria described in subsection (a);
and
(II)(aa) is inadmissible to the United States;
(bb) is ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation
to enter the United States; or
(cc) is 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.).
(ii) Current visas revoked.--
(I) In general.--The issuing consular officer, the
Secretary of State, or a designee of the Secretary of State,
in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), shall revoke any visa or
other entry documentation issued to an alien described in
clause (i) regardless of when the visa or other entry
documentation was issued.
(II) Effect of revocation.--Each revocation under subclause
(I) shall--
(aa) take effect immediately; and
(bb) automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry
documentation that is in the alien's possession.
(2) Penalties.--Any person that commits, attempts to
commit, conspires to commit, or causes the commission of an
action described in subsection (a) shall be subject to the
penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206
of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful
act described in subsection (a) of such section.
(3) Implementation.--The President--
(A) may exercise all authorities provided under sections
203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers
Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this section; and
(B) shall issue such regulations, licenses, and orders as
may be necessary to carry out this section.
(4) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters
agreement.--Sanctions described in paragraph (1)(B) shall not
apply with respect to 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.
(5) Exception to comply with intelligence and law
enforcement activities.--Sanctions under this section shall
not apply to any activity subject to--
(A) the reporting requirements under title V of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any
authorized intelligence activities of the United States; or
(B) to carry out or assist any authorized law enforcement
activities of the United States.
(6) Exception for humanitarian assistance.--
(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
(i) Agricultural commodity.--The term ``agricultural
commodity'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of
the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).
(ii) Medical device.--The term ``medical device'' has the
meaning given the term ``device'' in section 201 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(iii) Medicine.--The term ``medicine'' has the meaning
given the term ``drug'' in section 201 of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(B) In general.--Sanctions under this section shall not
apply to--
(i) the conduct or facilitation of a transaction for the
provision of agricultural commodities, food, medicine,
medical devices, humanitarian assistance, or for humanitarian
purposes; or
(ii) transactions that are necessary for or related to any
activity described in clause (i).
(7) Exception relating to the importation of goods.--
(A) Good.--In this paragraph, the term ``good'' means any
article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply, or
manufactured product, including inspection and test
equipment, and excluding technical data.
(B) In general.--A requirement to block and prohibit all
transactions in all property and interests in property under
this section shall not include the authority or a requirement
to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
SEC. 1279. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SUDAN.
Section 7204(d) of the Department of State Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division G of Public Law 118-159;
22 U.S.C. 10001 note) is amended by striking ``2 years'' and
inserting ``5 years''.
SEC. 1280. ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN BY
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Restrictions.--Except as provided in subsections (b)
and (c), the Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
United States Executive Director or the appropriate head of
the respective international financial institutions--
(1) to use the voice and vote of the United States in those
institutions to oppose any premature, new, long-term
reconstruction or capacity-building support for Sudan,
including support that would benefit a foreign person or
entity described in section 1278(a); and
(2) to work with other key donor countries to develop a
coordinated policy for lending to the Government of Sudan in
a post-conflict scenario, including firm benchmarks and
preconditions for lending.
(b) National Security Waiver.--The President may waive
application of subsection (a) if the President determines
such a waiver is in the national security interest of the
United States.
(c) Exception for Lifesaving Humanitarian Projects That
Directly Support Basic Human Needs.--The advocacy otherwise
required under subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to a
specific loan or extension of financial assistance that has
the sole purpose of supporting lifesaving humanitarian
projects that directly support basic human needs, including
emergency food, shelter, health, water, sanitation, and
hygiene.
SEC. 1281. SUDAN BUSINESS RISK ADVISORY.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall update its Sudan
Business Risk Advisory, which was originally issued in May
2022 and updated in May 2023, which may include--
(1) updates to the information regarding gold from Sudan as
a mineral from a conflict-affected area, including the role
of foreign governments in the supply chain for Sudanese gold;
(2) information with respect to the supply chain for
Sudanese gum arabic, its role in fueling the conflict in
Sudan, and nefarious actors involved in smuggling gum arabic
through Chad, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan;
and
(3) risks associated with conducting business with entities
connected to the Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support
Forces, or non-state armed groups;
SEC. 1282. UNITED STATES ENGAGEMENT AT THE UNITED NATIONS
WITH RESPECT TO SUDAN.
The United States Mission to the United Nations shall
assess--
(1) the need for additional coordination between the United
States, the United Nations
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Security Council, the European Union, and other partner
countries' sanctions regimes;
(2) if the mandate of the United Nations Panel of Experts
on the Sudan (established by United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1591 (2005) and most recently extended by United
Nations Security Council Resolution 2791 (2025)) is
sufficient to enable it to fully and accurately report to the
United Nations Security Council on issues related to war,
including with respect to violations of the United Nations
arms embargo; and
(3) the need to work with other United Nations Security
Council members to expand the United Nations arms embargo for
Sudan.
SEC. 1283. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO SUDAN.
(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
United States assistance may not be furnished to Sudan if
such assistance--
(1) provides financial or capacity building support
directly to Government of Sudan institutions;
(2) supports debt relief through the Heavily Indebted Poor
Countries Initiative to restructure, reschedule, or cancel
the sovereign debt of Sudan; or
(3) is security assistance.
(b) National Security Waiver.--The President may waive
application of subsection (a) if the President determines
that such a waiver is in the national security interest of
the United States.
(c) Annual Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture and other relevant departments and agencies,
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees that details all United States foreign assistance
to Sudan.
SEC. 1284. ANNUAL REPORT ON FINANCIAL ASSETS HELD BY ARMED
ACTORS IN SUDAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary
of State, shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees that includes--
(1) a list of all countries and foreign banking
institutions that hold assets on behalf of senior officials
in the Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces, and
the General Intelligence Service; and
(2) how foreign actors are profiting from the war in Sudan
through various business sectors.
(b) Form.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall
be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
SEC. 1285. TERMINATION.
The requirements under sections 1274, 1275, 1276, 1280,
1283, and 1284 shall terminate on the date that is 30 days
after the Secretary of State submits to the appropriate
congressional committees a certification that--
(1) a credible and durable peace agreement, cessation of
hostilities, or other end to hostilities has been achieved
and verified by the Secretary of State; and
(2) the Rapid Support Forces, the Sudanese Armed Forces,
and any other body or institution of the Government of Sudan
are no longer committing atrocities.
SEC. 1286. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to authorize the
use of military force.
SEC. 1287. SUNSET.
This subtitle shall cease to have any force or effect
beginning on the date that is 5 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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