IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 180 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
AUGUST 1, 2007 
Received 
AUGUST 3, 2007 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs 
AN ACT 
To require the identification of companies that conduct busi-
ness operations in Sudan, to prohibit United States Gov-
ernment contracts with such companies, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Darfur Accountability 
and Divestment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) In the 108th Congress, the House of Rep-
resentatives adopted House Concurrent Resolution 
467 on July 22, 2004, by a unanimous vote of 422– 
0, which— 
(A) declares that the atrocities unfolding 
in the Darfur region of Sudan are genocide; 
(B) declares that the Government of 
Sudan has violated the Convention on the Pre-
vention and Punishment of the Crime of Geno-
cide; 
(C) urges the Administration to seriously 
consider multilateral intervention to stop geno-
cide in Darfur should the United Nations Secu-
rity Council fail to act; and 
(D) calls on the Administration to impose 
targeted sanctions, including visa bans and the 
freezing of assets of the Sudanese National 
Congress and affiliated business and individuals 
directly responsible for the atrocities in Darfur. 
(2) In the 109th Congress, the House of Rep-
resentatives passed H.R. 3127, the Darfur Peace 
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and Accountability Act of 2006, on April 5, 2006, 
by a vote of 416–3, which— 
(A) appeals to the international commu-
nity, including the United Nations, the Euro-
pean Union, and the North Atlantic Treaty Or-
ganization (NATO), to immediately mobilize 
sufficient political, military, and financial re-
sources to support and expand the African 
Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS); 
(B) blocks assets and restricts travel of 
any individual the President determines is re-
sponsible for acts of genocide, war crimes, or 
crimes against humanity in the Darfur region 
of Sudan; and 
(C) offers United States support for the 
International Criminal Court’s efforts to pros-
ecute those responsible for acts of genocide in 
Darfur. 
(3) On September 9, 2004, former Secretary of 
State Colin Powell stated before the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate that genocide was 
being committed in the Darfur region of Sudan and 
that the Government of Sudan and the government- 
supported Janjaweed militias bear responsibility for 
the genocide. 
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(4) On September 21, 2004, President George 
W. Bush affirmed the Secretary of State’s finding in 
an address before the United Nations General As-
sembly, stating that the world is witnessing terrible 
suffering and horrible crimes in the Darfur region of 
Sudan, crimes the Government of the United States 
has concluded are genocide. 
(5) On May 29, 2007, President George W. 
Bush affirmed that the Government of Sudan is 
complicit in the bombing, murder, and rape of inno-
cent civilians in Darfur and again declared that 
these actions rightfully constitute genocide. 
(6) Although the Government of the United 
States currently bans United States companies from 
conducting business operations in Sudan, millions of 
Americans are inadvertently supporting the Govern-
ment of Sudan by investing in foreign companies 
that conduct business operations in Sudan that dis-
proportionately benefit the Sudanese regime in 
Khartoum. 
(7) Several States and governmental entities, 
through legislation and other means, have expressed 
their desire, or are considering measures— 
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(A) to divest any equity in, or to refuse to 
provide debt capital to, certain companies that 
operate in Sudan; 
(B) to disassociate themselves and the 
beneficiaries of their public pension and endow-
ment funds from directly or indirectly sup-
porting the Darfur genocide; and 
(C) to prohibit themselves from entering 
into or renewing contracts for the procurement 
of goods or services with certain companies that 
have a direct investment in, or conduct business 
operations in, Sudan. 
(8) California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Indi-
ana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, New 
Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas and 
Vermont have passed legislation to divest State 
funds from companies that conduct business oper-
ations in Sudan. Massachusetts, Michigan, North 
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and 
Wisconsin are considering legislation to divest State 
funds from companies that conduct business oper-
ations in Sudan. Arkansas, Connecticut, Maryland, 
and Ohio have passed non-binding divestment legis-
lation with respect to Sudan. 
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