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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6140 
To impose sanctions on Sudan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 3, 2021 
Mrs. KIM of California (for herself, Mr. PHILLIPS, and Mr. MCCAUL) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To impose sanctions on 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Sudan Democracy 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms ‘‘admitted’’ 
and ‘‘alien’’ have the meanings given such terms in 
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section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1001). 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
(3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means a person that is not a United States 
person. 
(4) GROSS VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONALLY 
RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS.—The term ‘‘gross vio-
lations of internationally recognized human rights’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
502B(d)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2304(d)(1)). 
(5) 
INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TIONS.—The term ‘‘international financial institu-
tions’’ means— 
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(A) the International Monetary Fund; 
(B) the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development; 
(C) the International Development Asso-
ciation; 
(D) the International Finance Corporation; 
(E) 
the 
Inter-American 
Development 
Bank; 
(F) the Asian Development Bank; 
(G) the Inter-American Investment Cor-
poration; 
(H) the African Development Bank; 
(I) the African Development Fund; 
(J) the European Bank for Reconstruction 
and Development; and 
(K) the Multilateral Investment Guaranty 
Agency. 
(6) 
KNOWINGLY.—The 
term 
‘‘knowingly’’ 
means, with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or 
a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, 
or should have known, of the conduct, the cir-
cumstance, or the result. 
(7) SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICES.— 
The term ‘‘security and intelligence services’’ 
means— 
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(A) the Sudan Armed Forces; 
(B) the Rapid Support Forces; 
(C) the Popular Defense Forces; 
(D) other Sudanese paramilitary units; 
(E) Sudanese police forces; and 
(F) the General Intelligence Service (pre-
viously known as the National Intelligence and 
Security Services). 
(8) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen, an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence to the 
United States, or any other individual subject 
to the jurisdiction of the United States; or 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or of any jurisdiction within 
the United States, including a foreign branch of 
such entity. 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS; STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) On November 17, 1958, Lieutenant General 
Ibrahim Abboud of Sudan led the country’s first 
coup after independence, and the first successful 
coup in post-independence Africa. 
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(2) There have been more than 200 coup at-
tempts across Africa since the 1958 coup in Sudan, 
including successful coups in Sudan in 1969, 1985, 
1989, and 2019. 
(3) On April 11, 2019, President Omar al 
Bashir of Sudan, who came to power in a military 
coup in 1989, was overthrown after months of pop-
ular protests by his own security chiefs, who estab-
lished a Transitional Military Council, led by Lieu-
tenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, that ig-
nored calls from the Sudanese people to transfer 
power to civilians. 
(4) On August 17, 2019— 
(A) the Transitional Military Council, 
under domestic and international pressure, 
signed a power-sharing agreement with the 
Forces for Freedom and Change, a broad coali-
tion of political parties and civic groups rep-
resenting the protest movement that had 
pushed for the end of the Bashir regime and a 
transition to civilian rule; and 
(B) a transitional government was formed 
that allowed the junta leaders to remain in gov-
ernment in a partnership with new civilian au-
thorities nominated by the Forces for Freedom 
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and Change, including Prime Minister Abdallah 
Hamdok, for a transitional period to democ-
racy. 
(5) On October 25, 2021, Lieutenant General 
Burhan, with the support of Lieutenant Mohamed 
Hamdan Dagalo (also known as ‘‘Hemedti’’)— 
(A) seized control of the Government of 
Sudan; 
(B) deployed the military to the streets of 
Khartoum and Omdurman; 
(C) shut down the internet in Sudan; and 
(D) detained Prime Minister Hamdok and 
other civilian officials. 
(6) The African Union Peace and Security 
Council has condemned the military takeover, re-
jected the unconstitutional change of government, 
and on October 27, 2021, suspended Sudan from 
the Council until the civilian-led transitional govern-
ment is restored. 
(7) The Troika (the United States, United 
Kingdom, Norway), the European Union, and Swit-
zerland ‘‘continue to recognize the Prime Minister 
and his cabinet as the constitutional leaders of the 
transitional government’’. 
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(8) The Sudanese people have condemned the 
military takeover and launched a campaign of peace-
ful civil disobedience, continuing the protests for de-
mocracy that began in late 2018 and reflecting a 
historic tradition of non-violence protests led by pre-
vious generations in Sudan against military regimes 
in 1964 and 1985. 
(9) In response to public calls for civilian rule 
since October 25, 2021, Sudanese security forces 
have arbitrarily detained civilians and used excessive 
and lethal force against peaceful protesters that has 
resulted in civilian deaths across the country. 
(10) The October 25, 2021, military takeover 
represents a threat to— 
(A) Sudan’s economic recovery and sta-
bility; 
(B) the bilateral relationship between 
Sudan and the United States; and 
(C) regional peace and security. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States— 
(1) to support the democratic aspirations of the 
people of Sudan and a political transition process 
that results in a civilian government that is demo-
cratic, accountable, respects the human rights of its 
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citizens, and is at peace with itself and with its 
neighbors; 
(2) to encourage the reform of the security sec-
tor of Sudan to one that is protects citizens under 
a democracy and respects civilian authority; and 
(3) to deter military coups and efforts by exter-
nal parties to support them. 
SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall impose the 
sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any 
person or entity that the President determines, on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act— 
(1) is responsible for, complicit in, or directly or 
indirectly engaged or attempted to engage in— 
(A) actions that undermine the transition 
to democracy in Sudan, or, after elections, un-
dermine democratic processes or institutions; 
(B) actions that threaten the peace, secu-
rity, or stability of Sudan; 
(C) actions that prohibit, limit, or penalize 
the exercise of freedom of expression or assem-
bly by people in Sudan, or limit access to print, 
online, or broadcast media in Sudan; 
(D) the arbitrary detention or torture of 
any person in Sudan or other gross violations of 
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internationally recognized human rights in 
Sudan; 
(E) significant efforts to impede investiga-
tions or prosecutions of alleged serious human 
rights abuses in Sudan; 
(F) actions that result in the misappro-
priation of significant state assets of Sudan or 
manipulation of the currency, or that hinder 
government oversight of parastatal budgets and 
revenues; 
(G) actions that violate medical neutrality, 
including blocking access to care and targeting 
first responders, medical personnel, or medical 
institutions; or 
(H) disrupting access to communication 
technologies and information on the internet; 
(2) is an entity owned or controlled by any per-
son or entity described in paragraph (1); 
(3) forms an entity for the purpose of evading 
sanctions that would otherwise be imposed pursuant 
to subsection (b); 
(4) is acting for, or on behalf of, a person or 
entity referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3); 
(5) is an entity that is owned or controlled (di-
rectly or indirectly) by security and intelligence serv-
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ices, from which one or more persons or entities de-
scribed in paragraph (1) derive significant revenue 
or financial benefit; or 
(6) has knowingly— 
(A) provided significant financial, material, 
or technological support— 
(i) to a foreign person or entity de-
scribed in paragraph (1) in furtherance of 
any of the acts described in subparagraph 
(A) or (B) of such paragraph; or 
(ii) to any entity owned or controlled 
by such person or entity or an immediate 
family member of such person; or 
(B) received significant financial, material, 
or technological support from a foreign person 
or entity described in paragraph (1) or an enti-
ty owned or controlled by such person or entity 
or an immediate family member of such person. 
(b) SANCTIONS; EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) SANCTIONS.— 
(A) ASSET
BLOCKING.—Notwithstanding 
section 202 of the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701), the ex-
ercise of all powers granted to the President by 
such Act to the extent necessary to block and 
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under the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 
(ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—The issuing 
consular officer, the Secretary of 
State, or a designee of the Secretary 
of State, in accordance with section 
221(i) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), shall 
revoke any visa or other entry docu-
mentation issued to an alien described 
in clause (i) regardless of when the 
visa or other entry documentation was 
issued. 
(II) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.— 
A revocation under subclause (I) shall 
take effect immediately and shall 
automatically cancel any other valid 
visa or entry documentation that is in 
the alien’s possession. 
(2) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NA-
TIONS
HEADQUARTERS
AGREEMENT.—Sanctions 
under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply with respect 
to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the 
United States is necessary to permit the United 
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States to comply with the Agreement regarding the 
Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake 
Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force No-
vember 21, 1947, between the United Nations and 
the United States, or other applicable international 
obligations. 
(3) PENALTIES.—Any person that violates, at-
tempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a 
violation of this section or any regulation, license, or 
order issued to carry out subsection (b) shall be sub-
ject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and 
(c) of section 206 of the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same 
extent as a person that commits an unlawful act de-
scribed in subsection (a) of such section. 
(4) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President— 
(A) may exercise all authorities provided 
under sections 203 and 205 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1702 and 1704) to carry out this section; and 
(B) shall issue such regulations, licenses, 
and orders as may be necessary to carry out 
this section. 
(5) EXCEPTION
TO
COMPLY
WITH
NATIONAL 
SECURITY.—Activities subject to the reporting re-
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quirements under title V of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) and any au-
thorized intelligence or law enforcement activities of 
the United States shall be exempt from sanctions 
under this section. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may annually waive the 
application of sanctions imposed on a foreign person pur-
suant to subsection (a) if the President— 
(1) determines that such waiver with respect to 
such foreign person is in the national interest of the 
United States; and 
(2) not later than the date on which such waiv-
er will take effect, submits notice of, and justifica-
tion for, such waiver to— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and 
(D) the Committee on Financial Services 
of the House of Representatives. 
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(d) SUNSET.—The requirement to impose sanctions 
under this section shall cease to be effective on December 
31, 2026. 
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