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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3766
To prohibit economic assistance, military assistance, or arms transfers to
the Government of Sudan until appropriate action is taken to eliminate
chattel slavery in Sudan, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 9, 1996
Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. FRANK of Massachu-
setts, Mr. PORTER, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. WYNN, Mr.
FATTAH, Mr. RUSH, Mr. OLVER, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. CHABOT, Ms.
MCKINNEY, and Mr. FRAZER) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prohibit economic assistance, military assistance, or arms
transfers to the Government of Sudan until appropriate
action is taken to eliminate chattel slavery in Sudan,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Although a 1991 Sudanese criminal law
prohibited abduction, kidnapping, forced labor, un-
lawful confinement, and unlawful detention, and al-
though Sudan categorically denies the practice of
slavery in Sudan, slavery continues unabated in
Sudan.
(2) The United States Department of State’s
Country Human Rights Report for 1995 noted that
‘‘government 
forces 
carried 
out 
massacres,
extrajudicial kidnapping, forced labor, and slavery’’
in Sudan.
(3) Amnesty International reports that the Gov-
ernment of Sudan abducted women and children
from Northern Bahr al-Ghazal and the Nuba Moun-
tains and during one of the raids of April and May
of 1995 in the Babanusa to Wau area, 500 women
and 150 children were taken as slaves.
(4) In April 1996, a report by the United Na-
tions Special Representative for Sudan, Gaspar Biro,
reported ‘‘an alarming increase in cases of slavery,
servitude, slave trade and forced labor’’. The taking
of slaves, particularly in war zones, and their export
to parts of central and northern Sudan, continues in
Sudan.
(5) Amnesty International reports that Sudan
is party to the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights, the African Charter on Human and
People’s Rights, the Slavery Convention, and the
Convention on the Rights of the Child. Yet, despite
being a party to these agreements, slavery still exists
in Sudan.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE, MILI-
TARY ASSISTANCE, OR ARMS TRANSFERS TO
THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN AND THE GOV-
ERNMENTS OF CERTAIN OTHER FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.
(a) PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENT
OF SUDAN.—The President may not provide economic as-
sistance, military assistance, or arms transfers to the Gov-
ernment of Sudan unless the President certifies to the
Congress that such Government has taken appropriate ac-
tion to eliminate chattel slavery in Sudan, including—
(1) the enactment of antislavery laws that pro-
vide appropriate punishment for violators of such
laws; and
(2) the rigorous enforcement of such laws.
(b) PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS
OF CERTAIN OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES.—The Presi-
dent may not provide economic assistance, military assist-
ance, or arms transfers to the government of any foreign
country that participates, or is otherwise involved, in the
establishment or conduct of slavery originating from
Sudan, directly or indirectly.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
(1) ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘eco-
nomic assistance’’ means any assistance under part
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2151 et seq.) and any assistance under chapter 4 of
part II of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.) (relat-
ing to economic support fund), except that such
term does not include humanitarian assistance.
(2) MILITARY
ASSISTANCE
OR
ARMS
TRANS-
FERS.—The term ‘‘military assistance or arms
transfers’’ means—
(A) assistance under chapter 2 of part II
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2311 et seq.) (relating to military assist-
ance), including the transfer of excess defense
articles under sections 516 through 519 of that
Act (22 U.S.C. 2321j through 2321m);
(B) assistance under chapter 5 of part II
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) (relating to international
military education and training);
(C) assistance under the ‘‘Foreign Military
Financing Program’’ under section 23 of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763); or
(D) the transfer of defense articles, de-
fense services, or design and construction serv-
ices under the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), including defense articles
and defense services licensed or approved for
export under section 38 of that Act (22 U.S.C.
2778).
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SLAVERY MONITOR IN SUDAN.
The Secretary of State shall designate an individual
who is assigned to the diplomatic mission in Khartoum,
Sudan, to be responsible for monitoring slavery in Sudan,
when such diplomatic mission is reestablished.
SEC. 4. REPORT ON SLAVERY IN SUDAN.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Presi-
dent shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a report
that describes all forms of covert and overt forms of slav-
ery in Sudan.
SEC. 5. MULTILATERAL MEASURES TO ELIMINATE SLAV-
ERY IN SUDAN.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO OPPOSE ASSISTANCE
TO
SUDAN FROM CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL IN-
STITUTIONS.—The President shall instruct the United
States representative to each international financial insti-
tution to which the United States is a member to use the
voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assist-
ance from that financial institution to Sudan until the
Government of Sudan has taken the actions described in
section 2(a) to eliminate chattel slavery in Sudan.
(b) COOPERATION WITH OTHER COUNTRIES TO
APPLY UNITED STATES SANCTIONS AGAINST SUDAN.—
The President shall instruct the United States permanent
representative to the United Nations to actively pursue the
passage of any resolution by the United Nations Security
Council that enhances the cooperation of other countries
in the application of the spirit and intent of the sanctions
against Sudan described in this Act and in any other Act.
(c) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO ACCESS
BY HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN
SUDAN.—It is the sense of the Congress that the Presi-
dent should work with foreign countries and appropriate
international organizations to ensure that humanitarian
assistance organizations have access to all parts of Sudan
for the purpose of assisting individuals who have been
enslaved to resettle in Sudan.
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