Introduced in Senate — S. 4726

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4726

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 9, 2026

Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, and Mrs. Shaheen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

A BILL

To promote efforts to bring about stability and security in Sudan, and for other purposes.

Section 1. Short titles; table of contents

(a) Short titles

This Act may be cited as the Preventing External Aggression and Conflict Escalation in Sudan Act of 2026 or the PEACE in Sudan Act.

(b) Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 2. 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;

(C)

respects the internationally-recognized human rights of its citizens; and

(D)

is at peace with itself and its neighbors.

Sec. 3. Definitions

In this Act:

(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 7, 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;

(C)

the International Development Association;

(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. 4. 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, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes—

(1)

a comprehensive analysis of the involvement of foreign governments and malign actors operating in Africa by supporting, facilitating, or contributing to the conflict and commission of atrocities in Sudan, including findings regarding—

(A)

the estimated amount of arms and materiel transferred to the Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces, and to non-state armed groups contributing to the conflict in Sudan, including the suspected country of origin and any transit countries;

(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;

(C)

engagement in, or support for, drone and aircraft strikes;

(D)

the provision of, or support for, the training of combatants, including child soldiers such as the Lion Cubs, in Sudan;

(E)

the provision of intelligence services, intelligence sharing, or information sharing for the Sudanese Armed Forces or Rapid Support Forces, including through the provision of intelligence personnel in Sudan;

(F)

the provision of material support to the Sudanese Armed Forces or the Rapid Support Forces to evade or undermine accountability measures or sanctions;

(G)

the provision of financial and in-kind support to the Sudanese Armed Forces, the Rapid Support Forces, or non-state armed groups operating in Sudan;

(H)

the business interests held by foreign governments and individuals from foreign countries referred to in this paragraph, including interests in aviation, banking, media, livestock, real estate, transportation, petroleum, and gold mining;

(I)

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);

(J)

instances of international travel by non-state armed groups from Sudan for purposes other than structured diplomatic negotiations; and

(K)

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, including—

(A)

the Wagner Group;

(B)

the Sudan Revolutionary Front;

(C)

the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood, including its al-Baraa 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, including activity related to—

(A)

port operations;

(B)

aviation (including airlines and airports);

(C)

ground transportation services;

(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)

a determination and 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

(C)

violates the arms embargo designated by United Nation 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.

(c) Briefing

Not later than 15 days after the submission of the report required under subsection (a), the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, or their respective designees, shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the matters contained in such report.

Sec. 5. 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, including—

(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;

(C)

the denial of humanitarian access, including the obstruction of humanitarian assistance or the targeting of aid workers;

(D)

looting, occupation, or destruction of civilian infrastructure, including religious sites, health facilities, 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.

(c) Form

The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

Sec. 6. Strategy

(a) In general

The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall develop a comprehensive strategy to secure a ceasefire and durable political settlement in Sudan. In developing such strategy, the Secretary shall utilize all available economic and diplomatic tools, 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, including by—

(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; and

(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

(C)

coordinating with the Quintet, the Quad, and other 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;

(5)

to promote stability and alleviate human suffering in Sudan by—

(A)

securing guarantees for unrestricted humanitarian access to vulnerable populations and the implementation of protection measures, including measures to 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; and

(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).

(c) Submission

Not later than 180 days after the date of 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. 7. 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;

(2)

the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;

(3)

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and

(4)

the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.

(b) In general

The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, 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.).

(c) Report

Not later than 90 days after the date of the 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. 8. 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;

(C)

the use or recruitment of child soldiers;

(D)

directing, leading, or enabling the presence of foreign military forces or non-state armed groups in Sudan;

(E)

aiding or abetting Sudanese Armed Forces or Rapid Support Forces by—

(i)

providing financial 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; and

(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; or

(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.

(C) Aliens inadmissible for visas, admission, or parole

(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. 9. 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. 10. 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 loan or extension of financial or technical assistance for debt relief and long-term development and reconstruction efforts to the Government of Sudan; 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.

(c) Exception for lifesaving humanitarian projects that 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. 11. Sudan Business Risk Advisory

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce, shall update its Sudan Business Risk Advisory, which was originally issued in May 2022 and updated in May 2023, to 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. 12. 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; and

(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.

Sec. 13. 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 to Government of Sudan institutions;

(2)

is nonhumanitarian development assistance;

(3)

supports debt relief through the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative to restructure, reschedule, or cancel the sovereign debt of Sudan; or

(4)

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.

(c) Annual report

Not later than 90 days after the date 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. 14. 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 Director of National Intelligence and 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. 15. Termination

The requirements under sections 4, 5, 6, 10, 13, and 14 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 Sudanese Armed Forces or any other body or institution of the Government of Sudan is no longer committing atrocities.

Sec. 16. Rule of construction

Nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize the use of military force.