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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10268 

To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to conflict in Sudan, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 3, 2024 

Mr. MEEKS (for himself, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. AMO, Mr. BERA, Mrs. CHERFILUSMCCORMICK, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. 

KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. MCGOVERN, 

Ms. OMAR, Mr. SCHNEIDER, and Mr. KEATING) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Accountability, 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 

A BILL 

To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to conflict 

in Sudan, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘U.S. Engagement in Sudanese Peace Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Statement of policy. 

Sec. 3. Sense of Congress. 

TITLE I—SANCTIONS AUTHORITIES 

Sec. 101. Report on international crimes and blocking humanitarian aid. 

Sec. 102. Report on foreign entities violating the United Nations arms embargo 

on Darfur. 

Sec. 103. Sanctions required. 

Sec. 104. Termination of sanctions. 

Sec. 105. Definitions. 

TITLE II—OTHER PROVISIONS 

Sec. 201. Strategy. 

Sec. 202. Special Presidential Envoy for Sudan. 

Sec. 203. Use of United States influence at the United Nations. 

Sec. 204. Assistance to deploy and sustain a United Nations, African Union, 

or multinational force. 

Sec. 205. Empowering Sudanese women and youth. 

Sec. 206. Prohibition on sale and licensing of major defense equipment. 

Sec. 207. Certification and report on non-restriction of United States humanitarian assistance in Sudan. 

Sec. 208. Report on United States weapons being used in Sudan. 

1 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

2 It is the policy of the United States— 

3 (1) to support an inclusive diplomatic process, 

4 that meaningfully includes women and youth leaders, 

5 and marginalized communities, to establish a cease 

6 fire and a sustainable peace agreement in Sudan; 

7 (2) to support justice and accountability for vio8 lations of international humanitarian law, and war 

9 crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious 

10 human rights abuses by armed actors in Sudan, es11 pecially those involved in the conflict that began on 

12 April 15, 2023, those who perpetrated the October 

13 25, 2021, coup d’etat, and those who committed 

14 human rights abuses during and in the wake of the 


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1 state of emergency declared by the military junta 

2 after the October 25, 2021, coup d’etat; and 

3 (3) to pursue a strategy on Sudan that in4 cludes— 

5 (A) leading and coordinating international 

6 efforts to establish and facilitate a comprehen7 sive and inclusive peace process that meaning8 fully includes civil society and seeks a sustain9 able end to the country’s conflicts; 

10 (B) facilitating unrestricted delivery of hu11 manitarian aid throughout Sudan, across mili12 tary lines and across international borders, in13 cluding through local grassroots organizations; 

14 (C) developing and advancing a plan for 

15 the prevention of mass atrocities and for pro16 tecting civilians; 

17 (D) pursuing survivor-centered justice and 

18 accountability for violations of international hu19 manitarian law, war crimes, crimes against hu20 manity, and other serious human rights abuses, 

21 including conflict-related sexual and gender22 based violence; and 

23 (E) supporting an inclusive dialogue aimed 

24 at establishing a civilian-led transition to de25 mocracy, including by promoting mechanisms 


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1 that ensure the meaningful leadership and in2 clusion of women, youth, and traditionally 

3 marginalized communities. 

4 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

5 It is the sense of Congress that— 

6 (1) the Secretary of State, in consultation with 

7 the Attorney General and the Secretary of the 

8 Treasury, should— 

9 (A) sanction the leadership of the Rapid 

10 Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese 

11 Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for strategic 

12 decisions that have directed or enabled the com13 mission of atrocities, including genocide, war 

14 crimes, and crimes against humanity; 

15 (B) sanction adult family members of 

16 those in the leadership of the RSF and SAF 

17 unless such family member has condemned the 

18 sanctionable activity and taken tangible steps to 

19 oppose the activity; and 

20 (C) designate the RSF for sanctions; 

21 (2) the United Nations should expand its arms 

22 embargo to all of Sudan; 

23 (3) United Nations assessed contributions 

24 should be used pursuant to United Nations Security 

25 Council Resolution 2719 (2023) to fund an African 


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1 Union force to protect civilians, support ceasefire 

2 monitoring, or secure humanitarian operations in 

3 Sudan if such a force is authorized; and 

4 (4) the United States Agency for International 

5 Development should develop a plan to facilitate 

6 greater funding to emergency response rooms and 

7 other local mutual aid organizations providing hu8 manitarian assistance in Sudan, including use of 

9 market-based assistance. 

10 TITLE I—SANCTIONS 

11 AUTHORITIES 

12 SEC. 101. REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AND 

13 BLOCKING HUMANITARIAN AID. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub16 mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

17 that identifies each foreign person that has knowingly en18 gaged in any of the following conduct in Sudan since April 

19 2023: 

20 (1) Perpetrating, directing, or enabling the 

21 commission of genocide, war crimes, or crimes 

22 against humanity against civilians. 

23 (2) Systematic blocking of and interference with 

24 the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians. 


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1 (b) UPDATE.—The President shall submit to the ap2 propriate congressional committees an update of the re3 port required by subsection (a) for each of the 5 calendar 

4 years following the calendar year in which the initial re5 port is submitted. 

6 SEC. 102. REPORT ON FOREIGN ENTITIES VIOLATING THE 

7 UNITED NATIONS ARMS EMBARGO ON 

8 DARFUR. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

10 date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 

11 to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 

12 identifies each foreign person determined to be violating 

13 the United Nations arms embargo on Darfur imposed pur14 suant to United Nations Security Council Resolutions 

15 1556 (July 30, 2004) and 1591 (March 29, 2005). 

16 (b) UPDATE.—The President shall submit to the ap17 propriate congressional committees an update of the re18 port required by subsection (a) for each of the 5 calendar 

19 years following the calendar year in which the initial re20 port is submitted. 

21 SEC. 103. SANCTIONS REQUIRED. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

23 date on which the President— 

24 (1) submits the report or update to the report 

25 required by section 101, the President shall impose 


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1 6 or more of the sanctions described in paragraphs 

2 (1) through (7) of subsection (b) on each foreign 

3 person identified in the report; and 

4 (2) submits the report or update to the report 

5 required by section 102, the President shall impose 

6 4 or more of the sanctions described in paragraphs 

7 (2), (3), (4), (6), and (7) of subsection (b) on each 

8 foreign person identified in the report. 

9 (b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions de10 scribed in this subsection are the following: 

11 (1) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—The President 

12 shall pursuant to the International Emergency Eco13 nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), block 

14 and prohibit all transactions in all property and in15 terests in property of the foreign person if such 

16 property and interests in property are in the United 

17 States, come within the United States, or are or 

18 come within the possession or control of a United 

19 States person. 

20 (2) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ASSISTANCE FOR

21 EXPORTS TO SANCTIONED PERSONS.—The President 

22 shall direct the Export-Import Bank of the United 

23 States not to give approval to the issuance of any 

24 guarantee, insurance, extension of credit, or partici25 pation in the extension of credit in connection with 


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1 the export of any goods or services to the foreign 

2 person. 

3 (3) LOANS FROM UNITED STATES FINANCIAL

4 INSTITUTIONS.—The President shall prohibit any 

5 United States financial institution from making 

6 loans or providing credits to the foreign person total7 ing more than $10,000,000 in any 12-month period 

8 unless the person is primarily engaged in activities 

9 to relieve human suffering and the loans or credits 

10 are provided for such activities. 

11 (4) LOANS FROM INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL

12 INSTITUTIONS.—The President shall direct the 

13 United States executive director to each inter14 national financial institution to use the voice and 

15 vote of the United States to oppose any loan from 

16 the international financial institution that would 

17 benefit the foreign person. 

18 (5) LOANS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL DEVEL19 OPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION AND THE UNITED

20 STATES TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.—The 

21 President shall direct the Chief Executive Officer of 

22 the United States International Development Fi23 nance Corporation and the Director of the United 

24 States Trade and Development Agency to prohibit 

25 any loan, loan guarantee, equity investment, project 


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1 assistance, or any other type of support to a listed 

2 foreign person. 

3 (6) PROCUREMENT SANCTION.—The United 

4 States Government may not procure, or enter into 

5 any contract for the procurement of, any goods or 

6 services from the foreign person. 

7 (7) EXCLUSION OF FOREIGN INDIVIDUALS.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The President shall di9 rect the Secretary of State to deny a visa to, 

10 and the Secretary of Homeland Security to ex11 clude from the United States, any individual 

12 identified in the report required by subsection 

13 (a). 

14 (B) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—An 

15 alien who the Secretary of State or the Sec16 retary of Homeland Security (or a designee of 

17 one of such Secretaries) knows, or has reason 

18 to believe, is described in subparagraph (A) is— 

19 (i) inadmissible to the United States; 

20 (ii) ineligible for a visa or other docu21 mentation to enter the United States; and 

22 (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 

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1 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 

2 seq.). 

3 (C) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 

4 (i) IN GENERAL.—The issuing con5 sular officer, the Secretary of State, or the 

6 Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des7 ignee of one of such Secretaries) shall, in 

8 accordance with section 221(i) of the Im9 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

10 1201(i)), revoke any visa or other entry 

11 documentation issued to an alien described 

12 in subparagraph (A) regardless of when 

13 the visa or other entry documentation is 

14 issued. 

15 (ii) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.—A rev16 ocation under clause (i)— 

17 (I) shall take effect immediately; 

18 and 

19 (II) shall automatically cancel 

20 any other valid visa or entry docu21 mentation that is in the alien’s pos22 session. 

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1 section (b)(7) shall not apply with respect to the ad2 mission of an alien if admitting or paroling the alien 

3 into the United States is necessary to permit the 

4 United States to comply with the Agreement regard5 ing the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed 

6 at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into 

7 force November 21, 1947, between the United Na8 tions and the United States, or other applicable 

9 international obligations. 

10 (2) EXCEPTION RELATING TO THE PROVISION

11 OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—Sanctions under 

12 this section may not be imposed with respect to 

13 transactions or the facilitation of transactions for— 

14 (A) the sale of agricultural commodities, 

15 food, medicine, or medical devices; 

16 (B) the provision of humanitarian assist17 ance; 

18 (C) financial transactions relating to hu19 manitarian assistance; or 

20 (D) transporting goods or services that are 

21 necessary to carry out operations relating to 

22 humanitarian assistance. 

23 (3) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE, LAW EN24 FORCEMENT, AND NATIONAL SECURITY ACTIVI25 TIES.—Sanctions under this section shall not apply 


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1 to any authorized intelligence, law enforcement, or 

2 national security activities of the United States. 

3 (4) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—In any judicial 

4 review of a determination made under this section, 

5 if the determination was based on classified informa6 tion (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified In7 formation Procedures Act) such information may be 

8 submitted to the reviewing court ex parte and in 

9 camera. This paragraph does not confer or imply 

10 any right to judicial review. 

11 (d) NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER.—The President 

12 may waive the imposition of sanctions under subsection 

13 (b) with respect to a person if the President— 

14 (1) determines that such a waiver is vital to the 

15 national interests of the United States; and 

16 (2) not more than 15 days after issuing the 

17 waiver, submits to the appropriate congressional 

18 committees a notification of the waiver and the rea19 sons for the waiver. 

20 SEC. 104. TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

22 (b), the President may terminate the application of sanc23 tions under this section with respect to a person if the 

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1 gressional committees not later than 15 days before the 

2 termination of the sanctions that— 

3 (1) credible information exists that the person 

4 did not engage in the activity for which sanctions 

5 were imposed; 

6 (2) the person has credibly demonstrated a sig7 nificant change in behavior, has paid an appropriate 

8 consequence for the activity for which sanctions were 

9 imposed, and has credibly committed to not engage 

10 in an activity described in subsection (a) in the fu11 ture; or 

12 (3) the termination of the sanctions is in the 

13 vital national interests of the United States. 

14 (b) SANCTIONS RELATING TO BLOCKING THE PROVI15 SION OF HUMANITARIAN AID TO CIVILIANS.—The author16 ity to impose sanctions under section 101(3) shall termi17 nate if a comprehensive agreement to end the conflict is 

18 reached and implemented between the warring parties in 

19 Sudan. 

20 SEC. 105. DEFINITIONS. 

21 In this title— 

22 (1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com23 mittees’’ means— 


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1 (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

2 the Committee on Financial Services of the 

3 House of Representatives; and 

4 (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

5 and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

6 Urban Affairs of the Senate; 

7 (2) the term ‘‘foreign person’’ means an indi8 vidual or entity that is not a United States person; 

9 and 

10 (3) the term ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

11 (A) a United States citizen; 

12 (B) a permanent resident alien of the 

13 United States; or 

14 (C) an entity organized under the laws of 

15 the United States or of any jurisdiction within 

16 the United States, including a foreign branch of 

17 such an entity. 

18 TITLE II—OTHER PROVISIONS 

19 SEC. 201. STRATEGY. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub22 mit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

23 of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela24 tions of the Senate a strategy to support the protection 

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1 progress towards a sustainable peace in Sudan that in2 cludes— 

3 (1) plans for establishing and leading a diplo4 matic mechanism for negotiations that lead to a 

5 comprehensive cease fire and a sustainable peace; 

6 (2) actions in multilateral fora and with re7 gional institutions in support of protection of civil8 ians, sustained and unimpeded humanitarian access, 

9 enforcement of the United Nations arms embargo 

10 and the expansion of the United Nations arms em11 bargo to include all of Sudan; 

12 (3) plans to support an inclusive civilian polit13 ical dialogue, including activities to improve and in14 crease women’s and youth’s meaningful leadership 

15 and participation in political negotiations, related to 

16 the development of a constitutional framework and 

17 a pathway that will lead to civilian rule; 

18 (4) efforts to support grassroots organizations 

19 that are currently providing humanitarian and 

20 peacebuilding assistance to the Sudanese people in 

21 conflict-affected areas that traditional implementing 

22 partners cannot reach, including through the devel23 opment of mechanisms through which to fund orga24 nizations and the facilitation of electronic means and 

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1 (5) efforts to provide training and other sup2 port for doctors, lawyers, and other human rights 

3 defenders, as well as those working at the grassroots 

4 providing humanitarian assistance, on activities un5 dertaken to— 

6 (A) support accountability for human 

7 rights abuses, including gathering witness testi8 mony and preservation of forensic evidence; and 

9 (B) provide psychosocial support for Suda10 nese civilians who experienced violence, particu11 larly victims of conflict related sexual and gen12 der-based violence; 

13 (6) a comprehensive sanctions strategy focused 

14 on deterring war crimes and crimes against human15 ity, ending hostilities, and supporting accountability 

16 by— 

17 (A) targeting actors, both within Sudan 

18 and internationally, who are responsible for 

19 gross violations of human rights and inter20 national humanitarian law and whose action en21 able those responsible for such violations; and 

22 (B) targeting actors providing arms, mate23 rial, and financial support to the Rapid Support 

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1 (SAF) or individuals belonging to or affiliated 

2 with these individuals; and 

3 (7) an identification of countries supporting the 

4 RSF or SAF through provision of materiel or other 

5 resources or equipment. 

6 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

7 on which the strategy required by subsection (a) is sub8 mitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

9 of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela10 tions of the Senate, and every 180 days thereafter for 4 

11 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to such commit12 tees a report on implementation of the strategy that in13 cludes substantive updates of the matters described in 

14 paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a). 

15 SEC. 202. SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY FOR SUDAN. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, con18 sistent with section 1(j) of the State Department 

19 Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(j)), 

20 appoint an individual with appropriate expertise as 

21 the Special Presidential Envoy for Sudan that re22 ports directly to the President or the Secretary of 

23 State, to coordinate United States policy and diplo24 matic efforts and to work with international part25 ners to address the complex crisis in Sudan. 


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1 (2) PROHIBITION.—The individual appointed 

2 pursuant to paragraph (1) should not hold another 

3 position in the Department of State while holding 

4 the position of Special Presidential Envoy for 

5 Sudan. 

6 (b) DUTIES.—The Special Presidential Envoy for 

7 Sudan shall— 

8 (1) lead and coordinate United States diplo9 matic efforts to help end the conflict, protect civil10 ians, remove blockages to humanitarian access, and 

11 achieve peace in Sudan; 

12 (2) coordinate with interagency partners; 

13 (3) diplomatically engage with foreign govern14 ments, international and multilateral organizations, 

15 and civil society organizations to catalyze efforts to 

16 help end the conflict and mobilize contributions to 

17 address the humanitarian crisis; 

18 (4) consult regularly with Sudanese civil society 

19 groups and leaders (including women-led organiza20 tions, emergency response rooms, and resistance 

21 committees), Sudanese diaspora groups, nongovern22 mental organizations, think tanks, and advocates to 

23 inform diplomatic efforts and strategy and keep such 

24 groups aware of ongoing efforts; and 


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1 (5) consult regularly with the Committee on 

2 Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 

3 the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 

4 (c) STAFFING.—The Special Presidential Envoy for 

5 Sudan is authorized to hire such personnel as may be nec6 essary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the 

7 Special Envoy, including, at a minimum, a chief of staff, 

8 a deputy chief of staff, and at least 2 advisors, at least 

9 one of whom has significant humanitarian expertise and 

10 at least one of whom has expertise in women’s role in 

11 peacebuilding, security, and decision-making processes. 

12 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

13 authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 in each of fiscal 

14 years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029, to carry out 

15 this section. 

16 (e) TERMINATION.—The President may terminate 

17 the position of Special Presidential Envoy for Sudan on 

18 the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment 

19 of this Act. 

20 SEC. 203. USE OF UNITED STATES INFLUENCE AT THE 

21 UNITED NATIONS. 

22 The Secretary of State and the United States Perma23 nent Representative to the United Nations shall use the 

24 voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 

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1 (1) advocate for unimpeded humanitarian ac2 cess and an immediate end to bureaucratic impedi3 ments to humanitarian assistance in Sudan; 

4 (2) support the documentation of suspected war 

5 crimes and crimes against humanity; 

6 (3) ensure development of plans for protection 

7 of civilians in Sudan; and 

8 (4) advocate for an end to hostilities in Sudan. 

9 SEC. 204. ASSISTANCE TO DEPLOY AND SUSTAIN A UNITED 

10 NATIONS, AFRICAN UNION, OR MULTI11 NATIONAL FORCE. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in con13 sultation with the Administrator of the United States 

14 Agency for International Development, is authorized to 

15 provide assistance to deploy and sustain a United Nations, 

16 African Union, or multinational force to advance civilian 

17 protection, facilitate humanitarian operations, and mon18 itor any prospective cease fire in Sudan. 

19 (b) CONDITIONS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Assistance provided under 

21 subsection (a) may not be provided until the force 

22 has agreed not to transfer title to, or possession of, 

23 any such assistance to anyone not an officer, em24 ployee or agent of the force, and not to use or to 

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1 other than those for which such assistance was fur2 nished, unless the consent of the President has first 

3 been obtained, and written assurances reflecting all 

4 of the forgoing have been obtained from the force by 

5 the President. 

6 (2) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—If the 

7 President consents to the transfer of such assistance 

8 to anyone not an officer, employee, or agent of the 

9 force, or agrees to permit the use of such assistance 

10 for any purposes other than those for which such as11 sistance was furnished, the President shall imme12 diately notify the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

13 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

14 Foreign Relations of the Senate in accordance with 

15 the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifica16 tions under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance 

17 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394–1). 

18 (c) ADDITIONAL CIVILIAN PROTECTION OPTIONS.— 

19 The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Adminis20 trator of USAID, shall engage the United Nations, Afri21 can Union, and other international, regional, and local 

22 stakeholders to develop additional civilian protection op23 tions in Sudan, including community-based mechanisms, 

24 and international monitoring or observation mechanisms. 


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1 (d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of De2 fense, the Secretary of State, the Director of National In3 telligence, and the Administrator of the United States 

4 Agency for International Development are authorized to 

5 detail or second staff and to provide other technical assist6 ance to the African Union to analyze conditions and plan 

7 for the potential establishment of a multinational civilian 

8 protection force in Sudan. 

9 SEC. 205. EMPOWERING SUDANESE WOMEN AND YOUTH. 

10 (a) SUDANESE WOMEN.—Consistent with the 

11 Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017, the Secretary 

12 of State and the Administrator of the United States Agen13 cy for International Development, in coordination with 

14 heads of other relevant Federal agencies and supported 

15 by the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s 

16 Issues, should take all available measures to actively facili17 tate the safe and meaningful leadership and participation 

18 of Sudanese women in— 

19 (1) all formal and informal conflict prevention 

20 and conflict resolution processes to address the con21 flict in Sudan, as well as post-conflict relief, recov22 ery, justice, accountability, and democratic govern23 ance efforts; 

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1 (3) planning and delivery of humanitarian relief 

2 and protection efforts to promote increased safety 

3 and access to humanitarian assistance by women 

4 and girls. 

5 (b) SUDANESE YOUTH.—The Secretary of State and 

6 the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter7 national Development should actively facilitate the safe 

8 and meaningful leadership and participation of Sudanese 

9 youth in— 

10 (1) all conflict prevention and conflict resolution 

11 processes to address the conflict in Sudan, as well 

12 as post-conflict relief, recovery, justice, account13 ability, and democratic governance efforts; 

14 (2) all gender-based violence prevention, mitiga15 tion, and response efforts; and 

16 (3) planning and delivery of humanitarian relief 

17 and protection efforts. 

18 SEC. 206. PROHIBITION ON SALE AND LICENSING OF 

19 MAJOR DEFENSE EQUIPMENT. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—No sale, export, or transfer of 

21 major defense equipment (as such term is defined in sec22 tion 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 

23 2794(6)) may be provided to any country that the Presi24 dent identifies as supporting the Rapid Support Forces 


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1 (RSF) or the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) pursuant to 

2 section 201(7). 

3 (b) WAIVER.—The President may waive the prohibi4 tion in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Presi5 dent— 

6 (1) determines such a waiver is vital to the na7 tional interests of the United States; and 

8 (2) not more than 15 days after issuing the 

9 waiver, submits to the appropriate congressional 

10 committees a notification of the waiver and a de11 tailed description and justification for the utilization 

12 of the waiver. 

13 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE14 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres15 sional committees’’ means— 

16 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

17 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep18 resentatives; and 

19 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

20 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 

21 SEC. 207. CERTIFICATION AND REPORT ON NON-RESTRIC22 TION OF UNITED STATES HUMANITARIAN AS23 SISTANCE IN SUDAN. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 90 days after the 

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1 mit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

2 of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela3 tions of the Senate a certification and report consistent 

4 with the requirements of section 620I(a) of the Foreign 

5 Assistance Act of 1961 describing and assessing the extent 

6 to which any country prohibits or otherwise restricts, di7 rectly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of United 

8 States humanitarian assistance in Sudan, including any 

9 United States Government-supported international efforts 

10 to provide such humanitarian assistance. 

11 (b) USE OF EXCEPTION.—The certification and re12 port required by subsection (a) shall include a description 

13 of any uses of the exercise of the authority described in 

14 section 620I(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and 

15 the date such waiver was exercised in the continued provi16 sion of assistance to such country. 

17 (c) FORM.—The certification and report required by 

18 subsection (a) shall be provided in unclassified form but 

19 may contain a classified annex if submitted separately 

20 from the unclassified portion. 

21 SEC. 208. REPORT ON UNITED STATES WEAPONS BEING 

22 USED IN SUDAN. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 

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1 rector of National Intelligence, shall submit to the Com2 mittee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed 

3 Services of the House of Representatives and the Com4 mittee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed 

5 Services of the Senate a report on United States-origin 

6 weapons or military equipment being used by belligerents 

7 in Sudan. 

8 (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report shall 

9 include the following: 

10 (1) An assessment of whether United States-or11 igin weapons have been or are currently being used 

12 by belligerents in Sudan and by which actors. 

13 (2) A list of the types of United States-origin 

14 weapons identified as having been used by belliger15 ents in Sudan. 

16 (3) An analysis of the chain of control for any 

17 United States-origin weapons identified as having 

18 been used by belligerents in Sudan. 

19 (4) A summary of actions already taken or 

20 steps necessary to prevent any United States-origin 

21 weapons from being used by belligerents in Sudan. 

22 (c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 

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