Text of Senate Amendment 6530

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Record: Senate Floor
Section type: Amendments
Chamber: Senate
Date: June 24, 2026
Congress: 119th Congress
Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.

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People mentioned: Risch, James E.
Committees: Committee on Foreign Relations, Committee on Foreign Affairs

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SA 6530. Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title XII, add the following:

Subtitle F—PEACE in Sudan

SEC. 1271. SHORT TITLES.

This subtitle may be cited as the “Preventing External

Aggression and Conflict Escalation in Sudan Act of 2026” or

the “PEACE in Sudan Act”.

SEC. 1272. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

It is the policy of the United States—

(1) to advance and protect the national security of the

United States, including by identifying, disrupting, and

dismantling the networks and actions of criminal and malign

actors who foment and benefit from instability, conflict,

humanitarian emergency, state failure, and ungoverned spaces;

(2) to utilize all available diplomatic and economic tools

to secure an end to the war in Sudan;

(3) to counter—

(A) malign foreign interference and external military

support to parties to the conflict in Sudan; and

(B) destabilizing regional and domestic actors who seek to

benefit from the continued conflict in Sudan;

(4) to promote efforts to bring about stability and

security in Sudan, including by addressing the humanitarian

suffering of the Sudanese people and others impacted across

Africa;

(5) to hold perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against

humanity, and genocide in Sudan accountable for their crimes;

(6) to advance and protect the internationally recognized

human rights of all Sudanese people, regardless of ethnicity,

religion, sex, or geographic area of origin; and

(7) to support the aspirations of the people of Sudan for a

political transition process that results in a civilian

government that—

(A) is democratic;

(B) is accountable;

its citizens; and

(D) is at peace with itself and its neighbors

SEC. 1273. DEFINITIONS.

In this subtitle:

(1) Admission; admitted; alien.—The terms “admission”,

“admitted”, and “alien” have the meanings given such

terms in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality

Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).

(2) Aid or abet.—The term “aid or abet” means to

intentionally assist or encourage a person or persons to

commit a crime.

(3) Appropriate congressional committees.—Except as

provided in section 1277, the term “appropriate

congressional committees” means—

(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and

(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of

Representatives.

(4) Atrocity.—The term “atrocity” means war crimes,

crimes against humanity, or genocide.

(5) Foreign person.—The term “foreign person” means an

individual or entity that is not a United States person.

(6) Genocide.—The term “genocide” means an offense

described in section 1091(a) of title 18, United States Code.

(7) International financial institution.—The term

“international financial institution” means—

(A) the International Monetary Fund;

(B) the International Bank for Reconstruction and

Development;

(D) the International Finance Corporation;

(E) the Inter-American Development Bank Group;

(F) the Asian Development Bank;

(G) the Inter-American Investment Corporation;

(H) the African Development Bank;

(I) the African Development Fund;

(J) the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;

(K) the Multilateral Investment Guaranty Agency; and

(L) any multilateral financial institution established

after the date of the enactment of this Act that could

provide financial assistance to the Government of Sudan.

(8) Non-state armed group.—The term “non-state armed

group” means any entity participating in, supporting, or

contributing to the conflict or commission of atrocities that

is not an organization of a foreign government, including

militia, armed groups, mercenaries, private military

contractors, and terrorist organizations.

(9) Quad.—The term “Quad” means the diplomatic grouping

of the United States, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United

Arab Emirates that has been convening in an effort to mediate

an end to the conflict in Sudan.

(10) Quintet.—The term “Quintet” means the diplomatic

grouping of the African Union, the Intergovernmental

Authority on Development, the League of Arab States, the

European Union, and the United Nations.

(11) Torture.—The term “torture” has the meaning given

such a term in section 2340(1) of title 18, United States

Code.

(12) United states person.—The term “United States

person” means—

(A) a United States citizen, an alien lawfully admitted for

permanent residence to the United States, or any other

individual subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;

and

(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 an entity.

(13) War crime.—The term “war crime”—

(A) has the meaning given such term in section 2441(c) of

title 18, United States Code; and

(B) includes sexual violence.

SEC. 1274. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN

GOVERNMENTS AND GROUPS IN SUDAN.

(a) In General.—Not later than 90 days after the date of

the enactment of this Act, and semiannually thereafter, the

Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate

congressional committees that includes—

(1) a comprehensive analysis of the involvement of foreign

governments by supporting, facilitating, or contributing to

the conflict and commission of atrocities in Sudan,

including—

(A) providing arms and materiel to the Sudanese Armed

Forces and the Rapid Support Forces;

(B) the estimated number of affiliated combatants and

support personnel in Sudan acting in support of the war

effort, including those who are engaged in active fighting,

training, and equipping;

strikes, and the training of combatants;

(D) the provision of financial, in-kind, or material

support to the Sudanese Armed Forces or the Rapid Support

Forces, including intelligence services or information

sharing

(E) the source, frequency, and scope of violations of the

United Nations arms embargo outlined in United Nations

Security Council Resolutions 1556 (2004) and 1591 (2005);

(F) instances of international travel by non-state armed

groups from Sudan for purposes other than structured

diplomatic negotiations; and

(G) actions that violate existing United States defense

cooperation agreements or designation as a major non-NATO

ally of the United States (as defined in section 644 of the

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403));

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the involvement of non-

state armed groups in supporting, facilitating, or

contributing to the conflict in Sudan and the commission of

atrocities in Sudan, which may include—

(A) the Wagner Group;

(B) the Sudan Revolutionary Front;

Bin Malik Brigade;

(D) the Sudan Liberation Movement, led by Minni Minnawi;

(E) the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North-al Hilu;

(F) the Sudan People's Liberation Army-in-Opposition;

(G) the Sudan Liberation Movement, led by Abdul Wahid al-

Nur;

(H) the Sudanese Liberation Army, led by Malik Agar;

(I) the Sudan Liberation Movement - Transitional Council,

led by El-Hadi Idris Yahya;

(J) the Joint Security Forces, including the Justice and

Equality Movement;

(K) Gathering of Sudan Liberation Forces, led by Al-Tahir

Hajar;

(L) the Central Reserve Forces;

(M) the Sudanese Awakening Revolutionary Council, led by

Musa Hilal;

(N) the Sudan Shield Forces;

(O) the Third Front (Tamazuj);

(P) Army 70;

(Q) the Tigray Defense Forces;

(R) the Desert Wolves;

(S) the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (also known as the

“Libyan National Army”); and

(T) the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development;

(3) an analysis of private and commercial activity

facilitating or benefitting from the war economy related to

the conflict in Sudan, within or outside Sudan, which may

include activity related to—

(A) port operations;

(B) aviation (including airlines and airports);

(D) the mining, refining, processing, and trade of gold,

gum arabic, and other natural resources;

(E) private military companies;

(F) banking and financial services;

(G) cryptocurrency transactions;

(H) technology;

(I) military equipment; and

(J) weapons manufacturing; and

(4) an analysis of whether actions taken by a government of

a foreign country referred to in paragraph (1)—

(A) involves defense articles or defense services (as such

terms are defined in section 47 of the Arms Export Control

Act (22 U.S.C. 2794) of United States origin;

(B) violates the terms of applicable United States or end-

user assurances, licenses, or agreements; and

Security Council Resolutions 1556 (2004), 1591 (2005), and

any successor Security Council Resolution for an arms embargo

on all or part of Sudan.

(b) Form.—The report required under subsection (a) shall

be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a

classified annex.

of the report required under subsection (a), the Secretary of

State or the Secretary's designee, shall provide a briefing

to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the

matters contained in such report.

SEC. 1275. REPORT ON ATROCITIES AND GROSS VIOLATIONS OF

INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS IN

SUDAN.

(a) In General.—Not later than 90 days after the date of

the enactment of this Act, and semiannually thereafter, the

Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate

congressional committees a comprehensive report regarding the

conduct of, support for, and perpetrators of gross violations

of internationally recognized human rights in Sudan since

April 15, 2023.

(b) Elements.—The report required under subsection (a)

shall include a description of—

(1) any atrocities and other gross violations of

internationally recognized human rights committed by the

Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces, non-state

armed groups, other entities of the Government of Sudan, and

other individuals, which may include—

(A) the recruitment and use of child soldiers;

(B) the use of starvation and sexual violence as weapons of

war, including systematic rape, sexual slavery, and other

forms of sexual violence;

obstruction of humanitarian assistance or the targeting of

aid workers;

(D) looting, occupation, or destruction of civilian

infrastructure, including religious sites, health facilities,

residential buildings, and schools;

(E) violations in the conduct of hostilities, summary

executions, the deliberate targeting of civilians, and

arbitrary detention;

(F) the systematic targeting of medical facilities and

medical personnel, emergency response rooms, or other

humanitarian initiatives;

(G) the deliberate targeting of places of worship; and

(H) ethnically motivated violence, including violence

against minority non-Arab communities and indigenous ethnic

groups of the Nuba Mountains; and

(2) the sanctions imposed in accordance with the Chemical

and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of

1991 (title III of Public Law 102-182; 22 U.S.C. 5601 et

seq.) and the continued monitoring of the use of chemical

weapons by the Government of Sudan.

be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a

classified annex.

SEC. 1276. STRATEGY.

(a) In General.—The Secretary of State, in coordination

with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of

Defense, shall develop a comprehensive strategy to secure a

ceasefire and durable political settlement in Sudan. In

developing such strategy, the Secretary shall utilize all

economic and diplomatic tools available to the Department of

State and the Department of the Treasury, including the

Office of Foreign Assets Control, and enhance diplomatic,

financial, and legal measures to hold perpetrators of

atrocities and other gross violations of internationally

recognized human rights accountable.

(b) Elements.—The strategy required under subsection (a)

shall include a description of the Secretary of State's

plans—

(1) to help end the conflict in Sudan, which may include—

(A)(i) determining the key actors who must be involved in

diplomatic negotiations to end the war;

(ii) supporting their sustained and credible participation

in such negotiations;

(iii) assessing the appropriate staffing needed within the

Department of State's Office of Sudan Affairs, including

locally employed staff and staff based in Ethiopia and Kenya,

to engage on coordinated diplomatic efforts to end the war in

Sudan;

(B) establishing a timeline for using diplomatic

engagement, intelligence diplomacy, security cooperation, and

foreign assistance, as appropriate, to secure the support of

allies and partners in finding diplomatic paths to end the

conflict in Sudan; and

international partners—

(i) to end the armed conflict in Sudan;

(ii) to protect civilians in Sudan;

(iii) to hold accountable perpetrators of atrocities and

other gross violations of internationally recognized human

rights; and

(iv) to seek an enduring diplomatic resolution to the

conflict;

(2) to cripple the war economy and abettor network;

(3) to collaborate with the Secretary of the Treasury to

hold perpetrators of atrocities in Sudan accountable for

their crimes;

(4) to counter foreign influence and military support to

the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, which

exacerbates the conflict in Sudan; and

(5) to promote stability and alleviate human suffering in

Sudan, which may include—

(A) securing guarantees for unrestricted humanitarian

access to vulnerable populations and the implementation of

protection measures, including measures to provide trauma-

informed care and prevent human trafficking, sexual violence,

and the recruitment of child soldiers; and

(B) analyzing—

(i) how to most effectively leverage diplomatic and

assistance tools and incentivize strategic burden-sharing

with international partners to improve the humanitarian

conditions in Sudan;

(ii) requirements for rebuilding essential infrastructure

that has been destroyed in the conflict, including health

systems, education, and civilian infrastructure, and the role

to be played by the international community in such efforts;

(iii) how to engage in diplomatic efforts to ensure support

for humanitarian relief and recovery in Sudan from

international donors, including foreign governments and

multilateral organizations; and

(iv) how the United States, and other partners can work to

ensure the safety and security of humanitarian aid workers

and journalists in Sudan;

(6) to implement a comprehensive diplomatic approach toward

engagement with the countries bordering Sudan, in addition to

Kenya and Uganda, and regional institutions to address the

issues detailed in paragraphs (1) through (5); and

(7) to identify potential opportunities for United States

economic engagement and investment in a post-conflict Sudan

and the broader region that could support diplomatic efforts

to end the conflict, which may include—

(A) identifying opportunities for United States private

sector investment in Sudan's recovery and reconstruction,

including in sectors such as agriculture, energy, critical

minerals, infrastructure, and financial services;

(B) assessing mechanisms through which the United States

Government, including through the United States International

Development Finance Corporation and the United States Trade

and Development Agency, may support United States private

sector actors seeking to engage in Sudan and the broader

region;

ties with countries neighboring Sudan as part of a broader

regional economic strategy that advances United States

interests and promotes stability for the region; and

(D) analyzing the manner in which United States economic

engagement in Sudan and the region can support the durability

of a credible peace agreement or cessation of hostilities,

and advance an economic order that prioritizes transparency,

accountability, and the long-term interests of the people of

Sudan.

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall

submit to the appropriate congressional committees the

strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a) in an

unclassified form, which shall include the information

described in subsection (b) and may include a classified

annex.

(d) Briefing.—Not later than 15 days after submitting the

strategy required under subsection (a), and every 90 days

thereafter, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary's

designee, shall brief the appropriate congressional

committees regarding—

(1) the status of the implementation of such strategy; and

(2) any changes or updates based on evolving conditions in

Sudan.

SEC. 1277. ASSESSMENT OF ELIGIBILITY OF ARMED ACTORS IN SUDAN

FOR DESIGNATION AS SPECIALLY DESIGNATED GLOBAL

TERRORISTS.

(a) Defined Term.—In this section, the term “appropriate

congressional committees” means—

(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and

(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of

Representatives.

(b) In General.—The Secretary of State, in consultation

with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall conduct an

assessment to determine whether any armed actor in Sudan

meets the criteria for designation as a specially designated

global terrorist, consistent with the International Emergency

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to

the appropriate congressional committees a classified report

containing—

(1) the results of the assessment conducted pursuant to

subsection (b); and

(2) a description of action the Secretary has planned based

on such results.

SEC. 1278. SANCTIONS.

(a) In General.—The President may impose the sanctions

described in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign

person the President determines, on or after the date of the

enactment of this Act—

(1) to be responsible for, complicit in, or to have

directly or indirectly engaged in or facilitated—

(A) actions that threaten the peace, security, stability,

or territorial integrity of Sudan;

(B) the supply, sale, or transfer of arms or any related

materiel, or any assistance, advice, or training related to

military activities to—

(i) the Sudanese Armed Forces;

(ii) the Rapid Support Forces; or

(iii) non-State armed groups operating in Sudan;

(D) directing, leading, or enabling the presence of foreign

military forces or non-state armed groups in Sudan that have

engaged in actions that threaten the peace, security,

stability, or territorial integrity of Sudan;

(E) aiding or abetting Sudanese Armed Forces or Rapid

Support Forces by—

(i) providing financial or material support or a safe

haven; or

(ii) contributing to the concealment of their crimes;

(F) actions that obstruct, undermine, delay, or have the

purpose or effect of undermining a political process aimed at

securing a ceasefire, peace, or political resolution to the

conflict in Sudan;

(G) the commission of atrocities or other gross violations

of internationally recognized human rights (as defined in

section 1262 of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights

Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law

114-328; 22 U.S.C. 10101);

(H) the smuggling or trafficking of natural resources from

or through Sudan, including gold and gum arabic;

(I) actions that constitute a violation of the arms embargo

under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1556 (2004)

and 1591 (2005), including facilitating financial

transactions in furtherance of such actions or facilitating

any export, reexport, transshipment, or transfer in

furtherance of such actions;

(J) the targeting of civilians, including women and

children, through the commission of acts of violence

(including killing, maiming, torture, or rape or other sexual

violence), abduction, forced displacement, or attacks on

schools, hospitals, religious sites, or locations where

civilians are seeking refuge or aid provided by domestic or

international actors;

(K) the obstruction of activities of, or attacks on, the

United Nations, bilateral or multilateral diplomatic

missions, or international humanitarian organizations, or

their personnel;

(L) the operation of private military companies that are

contributing to violence against civilians in Sudan;

(M) the obstruction of the delivery or distribution of, or

access to, humanitarian assistance, including by force,

intimidation, theft, coercion, or bureaucratic means;

(N) significant efforts to impede investigations or

prosecutions of alleged gross abuses of internationally

recognized human rights in Sudan; or

(O) actions or policies that obstruct, undermine, delay, or

impede, or pose a significant risk of obstructing,

undermining, delaying, or impeding, the formation or

operation of a civilian government;

(2)(A) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided

financial, material, or technological support for, or goods

or services to or in support of—

(i) any activity described in this section;

(ii) any person whose property and interests in property

are blocked pursuant to this section; or

(B) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or

purported to act for or on behalf of (directly or indirectly)

any person whose property and interests in property are

blocked pursuant to this section; or

(3) forms an entity for the purpose of evading sanctions

that would otherwise be imposed pursuant to this section.

(b) Sanctions; Exceptions.—

(1) Sanctions.—

(A) Asset blocking.—Notwithstanding section 202 of the

International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701),

the President may exercise all of the powers granted to the

President by such Act to the extent necessary to block and

prohibit all transactions in all property and interests in

property of a foreign person the President determines meets 1

or more of the criteria described in subsection (a) if such

property and interests in property are in the United States,

come within the United States, or are or come within the

possession or control of a United States person.

(B) Prohibitions on financial transactions.—

Notwithstanding the requirements under section 202 of the

International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701),

the President may exercise all powers granted to the

President by such Act to the extent necessary—

(i) to prohibit any United States financial institution

from making loans or providing credit to the foreign person;

(ii) to prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that

are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in

which the foreign person has any interest.

(i) Visas, admission, or parole.—An alien is described in

this clause if the Secretary of State or the Secretary of

Homeland Security (or a designee of either such Secretary)

knows, or has reason to believe the alien—

(I) meets any of the criteria described in subsection (a);

and

(II)(aa) is inadmissible to the United States;

(bb) is ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation

to enter the United States; or

(cc) is otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into

the United States or to receive any other benefit under the

Immigration and Nationality 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

Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i)), shall revoke any visa or

other entry documentation issued to an alien described in

clause (i) regardless of when the visa or other entry

documentation was issued.

(II) Effect of revocation.—Each revocation under subclause

(I) shall—

(aa) take effect immediately; and

(bb) automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry

documentation that is in the alien's possession.

(2) Penalties.—Any person that commits, attempts to

commit, conspires to commit, or causes the commission of an

action described in subsection (a) shall be subject 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 described in subsection (a) of such section.

(3) 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.

(4) Exception to comply with united nations headquarters

agreement.—Sanctions described in 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 States to comply with the Agreement regarding the

Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success

June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947,

between the United Nations and the United States, or other

applicable international obligations.

(5) Exception to comply with intelligence and law

enforcement activities.—Sanctions under this section shall

not apply to any activity subject to—

(A) the reporting requirements under title V of the

National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any

authorized intelligence activities of the United States; or

(B) to carry out or assist any authorized law enforcement

activities of the United States.

(6) Exception for humanitarian assistance.—

(A) Definitions.—In this paragraph:

(i) Agricultural commodity.—The term “agricultural

commodity” has the meaning given such term in section 102 of

the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).

(ii) Medical device.—The term “medical device” has the

meaning given the term “device” in section 201 of the

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).

(iii) Medicine.—The term “medicine” has the meaning

given the term “drug” in section 201 of the Federal Food,

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).

(B) In general.—Sanctions under this section shall not

apply to—

(i) the conduct or facilitation of a transaction for the

provision of agricultural commodities, food, medicine,

medical devices, humanitarian assistance, or for humanitarian

purposes; or

(ii) transactions that are necessary for or related to any

activity described in clause (i).

(7) Exception relating to the importation of goods.—

(A) Good.—In this paragraph, the term “good” means any

article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply, or

manufactured product, including inspection and test

equipment, and excluding technical data.

(B) In general.—A requirement to block and prohibit all

transactions in all property and interests in property under

this section shall not include the authority or a requirement

to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.

SEC. 1279. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SUDAN.

Section 7204(d) of the Department of State Authorization

Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division G of Public Law 118-159;

22 U.S.C. 10001 note) is amended by striking “2 years” and

inserting “5 years”.

SEC. 1280. ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN BY

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

(a) Restrictions.—Except as provided in subsections (b)

and (c), the Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the

United States Executive Director or the appropriate head of

the respective international financial institutions—

(1) to use the voice and vote of the United States in those

institutions to oppose any premature, new, long-term

reconstruction or capacity-building support for Sudan,

including support that would benefit a foreign person or

entity described in section 1278(a); and

(2) to work with other key donor countries to develop a

coordinated policy for lending to the Government of Sudan in

a post-conflict scenario, including firm benchmarks and

preconditions for lending.

(b) National Security Waiver.—The President may waive

application of subsection (a) if the President determines

such a waiver is in the national security interest of the

United States.

Directly Support Basic Human Needs.—The advocacy otherwise

required under subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to a

specific loan or extension of financial assistance that has

the sole purpose of supporting lifesaving humanitarian

projects that directly support basic human needs, including

emergency food, shelter, health, water, sanitation, and

hygiene.

SEC. 1281. SUDAN BUSINESS RISK ADVISORY.

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of

this Act, the Secretary of State shall update its Sudan

Business Risk Advisory, which was originally issued in May

2022 and updated in May 2023, which may include—

(1) updates to the information regarding gold from Sudan as

a mineral from a conflict-affected area, including the role

of foreign governments in the supply chain for Sudanese gold;

(2) information with respect to the supply chain for

Sudanese gum arabic, its role in fueling the conflict in

Sudan, and nefarious actors involved in smuggling gum arabic

through Chad, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan;

and

(3) risks associated with conducting business with entities

connected to the Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support

Forces, or non-state armed groups;

SEC. 1282. UNITED STATES ENGAGEMENT AT THE UNITED NATIONS

WITH RESPECT TO SUDAN.

The United States Mission to the United Nations shall

assess—

(1) the need for additional coordination between the United

States, the United Nations

Security Council, the European Union, and other partner

countries' sanctions regimes;

(2) if the mandate of the United Nations Panel of Experts

on the Sudan (established by United Nations Security Council

Resolution 1591 (2005) and most recently extended by United

Nations Security Council Resolution 2791 (2025)) is

sufficient to enable it to fully and accurately report to the

United Nations Security Council on issues related to war,

including with respect to violations of the United Nations

arms embargo; and

(3) the need to work with other United Nations Security

Council members to expand the United Nations arms embargo for

Sudan.

SEC. 1283. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO SUDAN.

(a) Prohibition.—Except as provided in subsection (b),

United States assistance may not be furnished to Sudan if

such assistance—

(1) provides financial or capacity building support

directly to Government of Sudan institutions;

(2) supports debt relief through the Heavily Indebted Poor

Countries Initiative to restructure, reschedule, or cancel

the sovereign debt of Sudan; or

(3) is security assistance.

(b) National Security Waiver.—The President may waive

application of subsection (a) if the President determines

that such a waiver is in the national security interest of

the United States.

of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the

Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of

Agriculture and other relevant departments and agencies,

shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional

committees that details all United States foreign assistance

to Sudan.

SEC. 1284. ANNUAL REPORT ON FINANCIAL ASSETS HELD BY ARMED

ACTORS IN SUDAN.

(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of

the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the

Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary

of State, shall submit a report to the appropriate

congressional committees that includes—

(1) a list of all countries and foreign banking

institutions that hold assets on behalf of senior officials

in the Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces, and

the General Intelligence Service; and

(2) how foreign actors are profiting from the war in Sudan

through various business sectors.

(b) Form.—Each report required under subsection (a) shall

be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a

classified annex.

SEC. 1285. TERMINATION.

The requirements under sections 1274, 1275, 1276, 1280,

1283, and 1284 shall terminate on the date that is 30 days

after the Secretary of State submits to the appropriate

congressional committees a certification that—

(1) a credible and durable peace agreement, cessation of

hostilities, or other end to hostilities has been achieved

and verified by the Secretary of State; and

(2) the Rapid Support Forces, the Sudanese Armed Forces,

and any other body or institution of the Government of Sudan

are no longer committing atrocities.

SEC. 1286. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to authorize the

use of military force.

SEC. 1287. SUNSET.

This subtitle shall cease to have any force or effect

beginning on the date that is 5 years after the date of the

enactment of this Act.

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