make informed, safe, and voluntary decisions regard-
ing their return. 
SEC. 4. EXPORT LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND COORDI-
NATED SANCTIONS. 
(a) EXPORT OF DEFENSE ITEMS AND DUAL-USE 
GOODS AND TECHNOLOGIES.— 
(1) DUAL-USE
GOODS.—A validated license 
shall be required for the export to South Sudan of 
any goods or technology described in section 
6(j)(1)(B) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 
(50 U.S.C. 4605(j)(1)(B)) (as continued in effect 
pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). 
(2) DEFENSE
ITEMS.—No license may be 
issued for the export to South Sudan of any item on 
the United States Munitions List (maintained pur-
suant to part 121 of title 22, Code of Federal Regu-
lations). 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF COORDINATED SANCTIONS 
BY EUROPEAN UNION.—The Secretary of State, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of the Treasury, should seek to 
engage with the relevant representatives of the European 
Union, the African Union, and any other relevant institu-
tion to achieve a coordinated imposition of asset blocking 
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and travel ban sanctions on persons identified by the 
President pursuant to section 6(a)(1). 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
SANCTIONS
AT
THE 
UNITED NATIONS.—The President shall direct the United 
States Permanent Representative to the United Nations 
to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States 
to seek— 
(1) the robust imposition of targeted sanctions 
with respect to all parties to hostilities in South 
Sudan, in accordance with United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 2206 (2015); and 
(2) an arms embargo against the Government 
of South Sudan and all other parties to hostilities in 
South Sudan, including against persons knowingly 
facilitating or financing the supply, sale, or transfer 
to any party to hostilities in South Sudan of arms, 
weapons, or related material (including non-lethal 
equipment intended, or altered by a third party, for 
military use). 
SEC. 5. CONDITIONS FOR SUPPORT FOR THE RECOVERY 
AND RECONSTRUCTION OF SOUTH SUDAN. 
(a) UNITED STATES PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT RE-
CONSTRUCTION.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
on which the Secretary of State submits a determination 
under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall— 
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(1) develop a strategy, in coordination with the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, to strengthen food secu-
rity and food stock resilience in South Sudan by— 
(A) addressing the immediate needs of the 
most vulnerable food-insecure communities suf-
fering from the civil war, as identified by the 
Famine Early Warning Systems Network; 
(B) developing the long-term capacity of 
the agricultural and livestock sectors in South 
Sudan; and 
(C) supporting livelihoods based on sus-
tainable agriculture for the people of South 
Sudan; 
(2) assess the suitability, in consultation with 
the Administrator, of the participation of South 
Sudan in the ‘‘Feed the Future’’ initiative developed 
pursuant to the Global Food Security Act of 2016 
(22 U.S.C. 9301 et. seq.); 
(3) facilitate the participation of South Sudan 
in the ‘‘Power Africa’’ program, as authorized by the 
Electrify Africa Act of 2015 (22 U.S.C. 2293 note), 
with a special emphasis on participation in activities 
that are also part of the ‘‘Beyond the Grid’’ initia-
tive; and 
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(4) facilitate the participation of South Sudan 
in the ‘‘Trade Africa’’ program announced by the 
President in 2013, with a special emphasis on pro-
moting micro-enterprise development, infrastructure, 
and support of private enterprise, in order to expand 
trade and investment in South Sudan, promote re-
gional integration, and foster the trade competitive-
ness of South Sudan. 
(b) PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF INTERNATIONAL 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the Secretary of State submits a deter-
mination under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Direc-
tors at the International Bank for Reconstruction and De-
velopment and the African Development Bank to use the 
voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the re-
spective institution to support programs, activities, and 
technical assistance for the development and recovery of 
South Sudan or to build the capacity of financial or eco-
nomic institutions in South Sudan. 
(c) DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO UNINTER-
RUPTED CEASEFIRE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall monitor 
and assess the situation in South Sudan until the 
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Secretary determines that both of the following con-
ditions have been satisfied: 
(A) There has been an uninterrupted 
ceasefire in South Sudan for at least 180 days. 
(B) The Government of South Sudan has 
made significant progress in implementing the 
Peace Agreement and has ensured that individ-
uals who violated international human rights 
law or international humanitarian law during 
the civil war were held accountable for such vio-
lations. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit the determination under paragraph (1) to the 
appropriate congressional committees. 
SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORT ON IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—Not 
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and every 180 days thereafter until the date of termi-
nation described in subsection (f), the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that includes— 
(1) a list of each person the President deter-
mines has— 
(A) undermined the implementation of the 
Peace Agreement through any involvement in 
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violating the provisions of an ongoing ceasefire 
in South Sudan; or 
(B) knowingly facilitated or financed the 
supply, sale, or transfer to any party to hos-
tilities in South Sudan of arms, weapons, or re-
lated material (including non-lethal equipment 
intended, or altered by a third party, for mili-
tary use); 
(2) a determination whether the actions of each 
such person meets the requirements to impose sanc-
tions under the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) in accordance 
with Executive Order 13664 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), 
and an explanation of the specific reasons for such 
determination; and 
(3) a description of any sanctions imposed on 
each such person or an explanation of the specific 
reasons for the determination not to impose sanc-
tions on one or more such persons. 
(b) REPORT ON ACTIVITIES AND FINANCES OF PER-
SONS SUPPLYING ARMS TO SOUTH SUDAN.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and annually thereafter until the date of termination de-
scribed in subsection (f), the President shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that— 
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(1) identifies and describes the actions or in-
volvement of any person who facilitated or financed 
the supply, sale, or transfer to any party to hos-
tilities in South Sudan of arms, weapons, or related 
material (including non-lethal equipment intended, 
or altered by a third party, for military use), if any 
such items were subsequently used to— 
(A) direct, carry out, or order acts that 
violate international human rights law or inter-
national humanitarian law; 
(B) direct, carry out, or order the use or 
recruitment of children by armed groups or 
armed forces in the context of the civil war in 
South Sudan; 
(C) direct, carry out, or order significant 
acts of corruption; or 
(D) direct, carry out, or order attacks on 
humanitarian workers, raids on humanitarian 
facilities, or the obstruction of the delivery of 
humanitarian assistance; and 
(2) identifies any South Sudanese financial in-
stitution or other financial institution in which any 
person whose action or involvement is described in 
paragraph (1) holds significant assets and assesses 
of the value of such assets. 
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(c) REPORT
ON PROGRESS TOWARDS PEACE
IN 
SOUTH SUDAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days there-
after until the date of termination described in subsection 
(f), the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes— 
(1) a description of the progress made by the 
Government of South Sudan in establishing the in-
stitutions described in section section 3(4)(E) and 
the progress made by such institutions in holding in-
dividuals accountable for committing atrocities, 
human rights violations, or crimes against humanity 
during the civil war in South Sudan; 
(2) an assessment of degree to which the Gov-
ernment of South Sudan has— 
(A) complied with the recommendations 
provided in the Communique described in sec-
tion section 3(4)(F); 
(B) supported the work of the Ceasefire 
and Transitional Security Arrangements Moni-
toring Mechanism and the Joint Monitoring 
and Evaluation Commission established by the 
Peace Agreement to demilitarize Juba; and 
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(C) implemented any changes to the tran-
sitional security arrangements in accordance 
with section section 3(6); and 
(3) a description of the progress made by the 
Government of South Sudan in amalgamating secu-
rity forces. 
(d) REPORT ON COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF 
DATA RELATED TO THE CIVIL WAR.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report, incorporating information 
from the United Nations, the African Union, and other 
credible international bodies, documenting the atrocities 
committed during the civil war in South Sudan and includ-
ing— 
(1) an assessment of the incidence and causes 
of severe food insecurity in South Sudan; 
(2) an assessment of the number of ceasefire 
violations and attacks against civilians; 
(3) the total number of deaths incurred since 
the onset of the civil war; 
(4) the number of victims of sexual violence 
committed by any party to hostilities; and 
(5) the number of documented violations of 
international humanitarian and human rights law. 
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(e) CLASSIFIED ANNEX FOR REPORTS.—Each report 
required under this subsection shall be submitted in un-
classified form and may include a classified annex. 
(f) DATE
OF TERMINATION.—The date of termi-
nation described in this subsection is the date on which 
the Secretary of State submits the determination under 
section 5(c)(2). 
(g) ASSESSMENT
OF MONEY LAUNDERING CON-
CERNS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney 
General, shall determine whether South Sudan is a juris-
diction of primary money laundering concern in accord-
ance with section 5318A(c) of title 31, United States 
Code, and submit the determination to the appropriate 
congressional committees. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(1) FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘fi-
nancial institution’’ includes depository institutions, 
banks, savings banks, money service businesses, 
trust companies, securities brokers and dealers, com-
modities exchanges, clearing corporations, invest-
ment companies, and employee benefit plans, and 
any holding company, affiliate, or subsidiary of any 
such entity. 
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(2) SOUTH
SUDANESE
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TION.—The term ‘‘South Sudanese financial institu-
tion’’ means any financial institution that— 
(A) is located in South Sudan; 
(B) is owned or controlled by the Govern-
ment of South Sudan; 
(C) is organized under the laws of South 
Sudan or any jurisdiction within South Sudan 
(including a foreign branch of such an institu-
tion); or 
(D) is owned or controlled by a financial 
institution meeting the requirements described 
in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C). 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
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(2) GOVERNMENT
OF
SOUTH
SUDAN.—The 
term ‘‘Government of South Sudan’’ includes the 
Transitional Government of National Unity, the 
Government in Juba, South Sudan as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and any successor govern-
ment that is formed on or after the date of the en-
actment of this Act that is recognized by the United 
States as the Government of the Republic of South 
Sudan. 
(3) PEACE
AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Peace 
Agreement’’ means the Agreement on the Resolution 
of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan 
signed on August 17, 2015, which came into effect 
on August 26, 2015. 
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