SEC. 204. ASSISTANCE TO DEPLOY AND SUSTAIN A UNITED 
NATIONS, 
AFRICAN 
UNION, 
OR 
MULTI-
NATIONAL FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, is authorized to 
provide assistance to deploy and sustain a United Nations, 
African Union, or multinational force to advance civilian 
protection, facilitate humanitarian operations, and mon-
itor any prospective ceasefire in Sudan. 
(b) CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Assistance provided under 
subsection (a) may not be provided until the force 
has agreed not to transfer title to, or possession of, 
any such assistance to anyone not an officer, em-
ployee or agent of the force, and not to use or to 
permit the use of such assistance for any purposes 
other than those for which such assistance was fur-
nished, unless the consent of the President has first 
been obtained, and written assurances reflecting all 
of the forgoing have been obtained from the force by 
the President. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—If the 
President consents to the transfer of such assistance 
to anyone not an officer, employee, or agent of the 
force, or agrees to permit the use of such assistance 
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for any purposes other than those for which such as-
sistance was furnished, the President shall imme-
diately notify the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate in accordance with 
the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifica-
tions under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394–1). 
(c) ADDITIONAL CIVILIAN PROTECTION OPTIONS.— 
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of USAID, shall engage the United Nations, Afri-
can Union, and other international, regional, and local 
stakeholders to develop additional civilian protection op-
tions in Sudan, including community-based mechanisms, 
and international monitoring or observation mechanisms. 
(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of De-
fense, the Secretary of State, the Director of National In-
telligence, and the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development are authorized to 
detail or second staff and to provide other technical assist-
ance to the African Union to analyze conditions and plan 
for the potential establishment of a multinational civilian 
protection force in Sudan. 
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SEC. 205. EMPOWERING SUDANESE WOMEN AND YOUTH. 
(a) 
SUDANESE
WOMEN.—Consistent 
with 
the 
Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017, the Secretary 
of State and the Administrator of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development, in coordination with 
heads of other relevant Federal agencies and supported 
by the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s 
Issues, should take all available measures to actively facili-
tate the safe and meaningful leadership and participation 
of Sudanese women in— 
(1) all formal and informal conflict prevention 
and conflict resolution processes to address the con-
flict in Sudan, as well as post-conflict relief, recov-
ery, justice, accountability, and democratic govern-
ance efforts; 
(2) all gender-based violence prevention, mitiga-
tion, and response efforts; and 
(3) planning and delivery of humanitarian relief 
and protection efforts to promote increased safety 
and access to humanitarian assistance by women 
and girls. 
(b) SUDANESE YOUTH.—The Secretary of State and 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development should actively facilitate the safe 
and meaningful leadership and participation of Sudanese 
youth in— 
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(1) all conflict prevention and conflict resolution 
processes to address the conflict in Sudan, as well 
as post-conflict relief, recovery, justice, account-
ability, and democratic governance efforts; 
(2) all gender-based violence prevention, mitiga-
tion, and response efforts; and 
(3) planning and delivery of humanitarian relief 
and protection efforts. 
SEC. 206. PROHIBITION ON SALE AND LICENSING OF 
MAJOR DEFENSE EQUIPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No sale, export, or transfer of 
major defense equipment (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2794(6)) may be provided to any country that the Presi-
dent identifies as supporting the Rapid Support Forces 
(RSF) or the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) pursuant to 
section 201(7). 
(b) WAIVER.—The President may waive the prohibi-
tion in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Presi-
dent— 
(1) determines such a waiver is vital to the na-
tional 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 a de-
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tailed description and justification for the utilization 
of the waiver. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
SEC. 207. CERTIFICATION AND REPORT ON NON-RESTRIC-
TION OF UNITED STATES HUMANITARIAN AS-
SISTANCE IN SUDAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a certification and report consistent 
with the requirements of section 620I(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 describing and assessing the extent 
to which any country prohibits or otherwise restricts, di-
rectly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of United 
States humanitarian assistance in Sudan, including any 
United States Government-supported international efforts 
to provide such humanitarian assistance. 
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(b) USE OF EXCEPTION.—The certification and re-
port required by subsection (a) shall include a description 
of any uses of the exercise of the authority described in 
section 620I(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and 
the date such waiver was exercised in the continued provi-
sion of assistance to such country. 
(c) FORM.—The certification and report required by 
subsection (a) shall be provided in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex if submitted separately 
from the unclassified portion. 
SEC. 208. REPORT ON UNITED STATES WEAPONS BEING 
USED IN SUDAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Di-
rector of National Intelligence, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate a report on United States-origin 
weapons or military equipment being used by belligerents 
in Sudan. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report shall 
include the following: 
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(1) An assessment of whether United States-or-
igin weapons have been or are currently being used 
by belligerents in Sudan and by which actors. 
(2) A list of the types of United States-origin 
weapons identified as having been used by belliger-
ents in Sudan. 
(3) An analysis of the chain of control for any 
United States-origin weapons identified as having 
been used by belligerents in Sudan. 
(4) A summary of actions already taken or 
steps necessary to prevent any United States-origin 
weapons from being used by belligerents in Sudan. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex if submitted separately from the unclas-
sified portion. 
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