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(i) the military equipment cannot be 
used to facilitate offensive military actions 
in Sudan; or 
(ii) the company implements rigorous 
and verifiable safeguards to prevent use of 
the equipment by forces actively partici-
pating 
in 
armed 
conflict, 
including 
through— 
(I) post-sale tracking of the 
equipment by the company; 
(II) certification from a reputable 
and objective third party that such 
equipment is not being used by a 
party participating in armed conflict 
in Sudan; or 
(III) sale of the equipment solely 
to the regional government of south-
ern Sudan or any internationally rec-
ognized peacekeeping force or humani-
tarian organization; or 
(C) the Secretary of the Treasury has de-
termined that the company has been complicit 
in the Darfur genocide. 
(5) BUSINESS OPERATIONS.—The term ‘‘busi-
ness operations’’ means engaging in commerce in 
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any form in Sudan, including by acquiring, devel-
oping, maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leas-
ing, or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, 
products, services, personal property, real property, 
or any other apparatus of business or commerce. 
(6) COMPANY.—The term ‘‘company’’ means 
any natural person, legal person, sole proprietorship, 
organization, association, corporation, partnership, 
firm, joint venture, franchisor, franchisee, financial 
institution, utility, public franchise, trust, enterprise, 
limited partnership, limited liability partnership, lim-
ited liability company, or other business entity or as-
sociation, including all wholly-owned subsidiaries, 
majority-owned subsidiaries, parent companies, or 
affiliates of such business entities or associations, 
that exists for profit-making purposes. 
(7) COMPLICIT.—The term ‘‘complicit’’ means 
has taken actions in the preceding 20 months which 
have directly supported or promoted the genocidal 
campaign in Darfur, including preventing Darfur’s 
victimized population from communicating with each 
other, encouraging Sudanese citizens to speak out 
against an internationally approved security force 
for Darfur, actively working to deny, cover up, or 
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alter evidence of human rights abuses in Darfur, or 
other similar actions. 
(8) GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN.—The term ‘‘Gov-
ernment of Sudan’’ means the government in Khar-
toum, Sudan, which is led by the National Congress 
Party (formerly known as the National Islamic 
Front) or any successor government formed on or 
after October 13, 2006 (including the coalition Na-
tional Unity Government agreed upon in the Com-
prehensive Peace Agreement for Sudan), and does 
not include the regional government of southern 
Sudan. 
(9) MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS OF SUDAN.— 
The term ‘‘marginalized populations of Sudan’’ in-
cludes— 
(A) the portion of the population in the 
Darfur region that has been victimized; 
(B) the portion of the population of south-
ern Sudan victimized by Sudan’s North-South 
civil war; 
(C) the Beja, Rashidiya, and other simi-
larly affected groups of eastern Sudan; 
(D) the Nubian and other similarly af-
fected groups in Sudan’s Abyei, Southern Blue 
Nile, and Nuba Mountain regions; and 
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(E) the Amri, Hamadab, Manasir, and 
other similarly affected groups of northern 
Sudan. 
(10) MILITARY EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘mili-
tary equipment’’ means— 
(A) weapons, arms, military supplies, and 
equipment that readily may be used for military 
purposes, including radar systems or military- 
grade transport vehicles; or 
(B) supplies or services sold or provided di-
rectly or indirectly to any force actively partici-
pating in armed conflict in Sudan. 
(11) MINERAL EXTRACTION ACTIVITIES.—The 
term ‘‘mineral extraction activities’’ includes— 
(A) 
exploring, 
extracting, 
processing, 
transporting, or wholesale selling or trading of 
elemental minerals or associated metal alloys or 
oxides (ore), including gold, copper, chromium, 
chromite, diamonds, iron, iron ore, silver, tung-
sten, uranium, and zinc, and 
(B) facilitating any activity described in 
subparagraph (A), including by providing sup-
plies or services in support of the activity. 
(12) OIL-RELATED ACTIVITIES.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘oil-related activi-
ties’’ includes— 
(i) exporting, extracting, producing, 
refining, processing, exploring for, trans-
porting, selling, or trading oil; 
(ii) constructing, maintaining, or op-
erating a pipeline, refinery, or other oilfield 
infrastructure; and 
(iii) facilitating any activity described 
in clause (i) or (ii), including by providing 
supplies or services in support of the activ-
ity. 
(B) SPECIAL RULES.— 
(i) A company that is involved in the 
retail sale of gasoline or related consumer 
products in Sudan but is not involved in 
any other activity described in subpara-
graph (A) shall not be considered to be in-
volved in an oil-related activity. 
(ii) A company that is involved in 
leasing, or that owns, rights to an oil block 
in Sudan but is not involved in any other 
activity described in subparagraph (A) 
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shall not be considered to be involved in an 
oil-related activity. 
(13) POWER
PRODUCTION
ACTIVITIES.—The 
term ‘‘power production activities’’ means— 
(A) any business operation that involves a 
project commissioned by the National Elec-
tricity Corporation of Sudan or other similar 
Government of Sudan entity whose purpose is 
to facilitate power generation and delivery, in-
cluding establishing power-generating plants or 
hydroelectric dams, selling or installing compo-
nents for the project, providing service con-
tracts related to the installation or maintenance 
of the project; and 
(B) facilitating an activity described in 
subparagraph (A), including by providing sup-
plies or services in support of the activity. 
(14) SUBSTANTIAL ACTION.—The term ‘‘sub-
stantial action’’ means— 
(A) adopting, publicizing, and imple-
menting a formal plan to cease scrutinized busi-
ness operations within 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and refraining from 
any new scrutinized business operations; 
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(B) undertaking significant humanitarian 
efforts— 
(i) in conjunction with an inter-
national development or humanitarian or-
ganization, the regional government of 
southern Sudan, or a non-profit entity; 
(ii) substantial in relationship to the 
size and scope of the business operations 
with respect to Sudan; 
(iii) 
of 
benefit 
to 
or 
more 
marginalized populations of Sudan; and 
(iv) evaluated and certified by an 
independent third party to meet the re-
quirements of clauses (i) through (iii); or 
(C) materially improving conditions for the 
victimized population in Darfur. 
SEC. 11. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the governments 
of all other countries should adopt measures, similar to 
those contained in this Act, to publicize the activities of 
all persons that, through their financial dealings, know-
ingly or unknowingly enable the Government of Sudan to 
continue to oppress and commit genocide against people 
in the Darfur region and other regions of Sudan, and to 
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authorize divestment from, and the avoidance of further 
investment in, the persons. 
SEC. 12. SUNSET. 
This Act shall terminate 30 days after the date on 
which— 
(1) the President has certified to Congress 
that— 
(A) the Darfur genocide has been halted 
for at least 12 months; and 
(B) the Government of Sudan has honored 
its commitments to— 
(i) abide by United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1706; 
(ii) cease attacks on civilians; 
(iii) demobilize and demilitarize the 
Janjaweed and associated militias; 
(iv) grant free and unfettered access 
for delivery of humanitarian assistance; 
and 
(v) allow for the safe and voluntary 
return of refugees and internally displaced 
persons; and 
(2) the United States has revoked all sanctions 
against the Government of Sudan and the officials 
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of such government, including sanctions authorized 
by— 
(A) the Sudan Peace Act (Public Law 
107–245); 
(B) the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–497); 
(C) the USA PATRIOT Improvement and 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 
177); 
(D) the Darfur Peace and Accountability 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–344); and 
(E) any other Federal law or Executive 
order. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 31, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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