Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act

Bill: 108-hr-5061
Sponsor: Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2004-09-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administration of justice
Africa
Africa (Sub-Saharan)
Africans
Air routes
Aircraft
Alien property
Arabs
Armed Forces and National Security
Armistices
Arms control
Arms sales
Business ethics
Chad
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil War
Civil-military relations
Coalition (Social sciences)
Commerce
Commercial blacklisting
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Corporate accountability
Corporate finance
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crimes against humanity
Development credit institutions
Displaced persons
Economic assistance
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Embargo
Energy
Ethnic relations
Executive orders
Export controls
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign leaders
Foreign loans
Genocide
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Human rights
Immigration
Import restrictions
International agencies
International courts
International relief
Law
Middle East and North Africa
Military and naval supplies
Military training
Minorities
Nongovernmental organizations
Officer personnel
Paramilitary forces
Peace treaties
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Petroleum
Prosecution
Refugees
Regional economic development
Religion
Religious liberty
Repatriation
Rule of law
Sanctions (International law)
Securities
Sudan
Transportation and Public Works
Travel
Treaties
United Nations
Visas
War crimes
War relief

Summary:
action_date: 2004-09-09
text: 
Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act - Expresses the sense of Congress regarding: (1) the relevance of the Sudan Peace Act and its extension to the Darfur region of Sudan; (2) the genocide unfolding in Darfur and the Government of Sudan's violation of the Convention of the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; and (3) actions to address the conflict in Sudan.
 
Requires an annual report on the identities of entities doing business in Sudan.
 
Prohibits an entity doing business in Sudan from raising capital or trading its securities in the United States.
 
Provides for: (1) sanctions in support of peace in Darfur; and (2) actions to secure multilateral efforts against the Government of Sudan.
 
Amends the Sudan Peace Act to authorize the President to assist Sudan to support the implementation of a comprehensive peace agreement that applies to all regions of Sudan, including the Darfur region, and to address the humanitarian and human rights crisis in the Darfur region and its impact on eastern Chad, contingent upon a continuing certification to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Sudan is taking specified actions.
 
States that certain export prohibitions shall not apply to any export or related transaction from an area in Sudan outside of the Government of Sudan's control if the President determines that the export or related transaction would directly benefit the economic development of that area and its people.

action_date: 2004-10-07
text: 
Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act - (Sec. 4) Expresses the sense of Congress regarding: (1) the relevance of the Sudan Peace Act and its extension to the Darfur region of Sudan; (2) the genocide unfolding in Darfur and the Government of Sudan's violation of the Convention of the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; and (3) actions to address the conflict in Sudan.
 
(Sec. 5) Amends the Sudan Peace Act to authorize the President to assist Sudan to support the implementation of a comprehensive peace agreement that applies to all regions of Sudan, including the Darfur region, and to address the humanitarian and human rights crisis in the Darfur region and its impact on eastern Chad. Authorizes additional FY 2005 through 2007 appropriations.
 
Makes such assistance contingent upon a continuing certification to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Sudan is acting to: (1) ensure that the armed forces and militias are not committing atrocities or blocking assistance; (2) demobilize militias; (3) permit humanitarian assistance to all regions of Sudan, (4) cooperate with aid workers and the African Union monitoring team; (5) allow an international investigation of the actions that occurred in Darfur; and (6) install a new coalition government based upon the Nairobi Declaration on the Final Phase of Peace in the Sudan. Directs the President to suspend assistance if the Government of Sudan ceases to take such actions.
 
(Sec. 6) Directs the President to implement specified sanctions in support of peace in Darfur. Authorizes such sanctions' suspension for purposes of national interest, or if Sudan complies with certain actions under the Sudan Peace Act.
 
(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) report annually on the identities of entities doing business in Sudan, the nature of such activities, and the governmental agencies of Sudan involved; and (2) make such report available to the public. 
 
(Sec. 8) Directs the President to require the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) to take specified actions to secure multilateral efforts against the Government of Sudan. 
 
(Sec. 9) Directs the President to report on the planned U.S. response to a comprehensive peace agreement for Sudan, which shall include: (1) U.S. steps to respond to a modified peace process for the implementation of peace in Sudan, in particular Darfur; (2) a contingency plan for extraordinary humanitarian assistance should the Government of Sudan continue to obstruct or delay the international humanitarian response to the Darfur crisis; (3) if applicable, an explanation of the President's intention to decline to impose targeted sanctions on Sudanese government officials and other individuals involved in carrying out the genocide in Darfur; and (4) if applicable, an explanation U.S. intentions to normalize relations with Sudan. 
 
(Sec. 10) Authorizes the President to undertake emergency relief, civil reconstruction, education, and other programs in areas outside the Government of Sudan's control.
 
States that certain export prohibitions shall not apply to any export or related transaction from an area in Sudan outside of the Government of Sudan's control if the President determines that the export or related transaction would directly benefit the economic development of that area and its people. 
 
(Sec. 11) Amends the International Organizations Immunities Act to replace a reference to "Organization of African Unity" with "African Union." 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-08
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 3 (Roll no. 508). (text: CR H8393-8395)
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 3 (Roll no. 508).(text: CR H8393-8395)
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8663-8664)
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5061.
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8393-8398)
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: Mr. Tancredo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2004-09-30
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
action_date: 2004-09-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa.
action_date: 2004-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
action_date: 2004-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-09-09
text: Introduced in House