109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3127
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 6, 2006
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
AN ACT
To impose sanctions against individuals responsible for genocide,
war crimes, and crimes against humanity, to support measures for the protection
of civilians and humanitarian operations, and to support peace efforts in
the Darfur region of Sudan, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `Darfur Peace and Accountability
Act of 2006' .
(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 4. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 5. Sanctions in support of peace in Darfur.
Sec. 6. Additional authorities to deter and suppress genocide in Darfur.
Sec. 7. Multilateral efforts.
Sec. 8. Continuation of restrictions.
Sec. 9. Assistance efforts in Sudan.
Sec. 11. Rule of construction.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES- The term `appropriate congressional
committees' means the Committee on International Relations of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(A) IN GENERAL- The term `Government of Sudan' means the National Congress
Party, formerly known as the National Islamic Front, led-government
in Khartoum, Sudan, or any successor government formed on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act (including the coalition National
Unity Government agreed upon in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for
Sudan), except that such term does not include the regional Government
of Southern Sudan.
(B) OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN- The term `Government of Sudan',
when used with respect to an official of the Government of Sudan, does
not include an individual--
(I) who was not a member of such government prior to July 1, 2005;
or
(ii) who is a member of the regional Government of Southern Sudan.
(3) COMPREHENSIVE PEACE AGREEMENT FOR SUDAN- The term `Comprehensive Peace
Agreement for Sudan' means the peace agreement signed by the Government
of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) in Nairobi,
Kenya, on January 9, 2005.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On July 22, 2004, the House of Representatives and the Senate declared
that the atrocities occurring in the Darfur region of Sudan are genocide.
(2) On September 9, 2004, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell stated before
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, `genocide has been committed
in Darfur,' and `the Government of Sudan and the [Janjaweed] bear responsibility--and
genocide may still be occurring'.
(3) On September 21, 2004, in an address before the United Nations General
Assembly, President George W. Bush affirmed the Secretary of State's finding
and stated,`[a]t this hour, the world is witnessing terrible suffering
and horrible crimes in the Darfur region of Sudan, crimes my government
has concluded are genocide'.
(4) On July 30, 2004, the United Nations Security Council passed Security
Council Resolution 1556, calling upon the Government of Sudan to disarm
the Janjaweed militias and to apprehend and bring to justice Janjaweed
leaders and their associates who have incited and carried out violations
of human rights and international humanitarian law, and establishing a
ban on the sale or supply of arms and related materiel of all types, including
the provision of related technical training or assistance, to all nongovernmental
entities and individuals, including the Janjaweed.
(5) On September 18, 2004, the United Nations Security Council passed
Security Council Resolution 1564, determining that the Government of Sudan
had failed to meet its obligations under Security Council Resolution 1556,
calling for a military flight ban in and over the Darfur region, demanding
the names of Janjaweed militiamen disarmed and arrested for verification,
establishing an International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur to investigate
violations of international humanitarian and human rights laws, and threatening
sanctions should the Government of Sudan fail to fully comply with Security
Council Resolutions 1556 and 1564, including such actions as to affect
Sudan's petroleum sector or individual members of the Government of Sudan.
(6) The Report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur, submitted
to the United Nations Secretary-General on January 25, 2005, established
that the `Government of the Sudan and the Janjaweed are responsible for
serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law
amounting to crimes under international law,' that `these acts were conducted
on a widespread and systematic basis, and therefore may amount to crimes
against humanity,' and that Sudanese officials and other individuals may
have acted with `genocidal intent'.
(7) The Report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur further
notes that, pursuant to its mandate and in the course of its work, the
Commission had collected information relating to individual perpetrators
of acts constituting `violations of international human rights law and
international humanitarian law, including crimes against humanity and
war crimes' and that a sealed file containing the names of those individual
perpetrators had been delivered to the United Nations Secretary-General.
(8) On March 24, 2005, the United Nations Security Council passed Security
Council Resolution 1590, establishing the United Nations Mission in Sudan
(UNMIS), consisting of up to 10,000 military personnel and 715 civilian
police tasked with supporting implementation of the Comprehensive Peace
Agreement for Sudan and `closely and continuously liais[ing] and coordinat[ing]
at all levels with the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) with a view
towards expeditiously reinforcing the effort to foster peace in Darfur'.
(9) On March 29, 2005, the United Nations Security Council passed Security
Council Resolution 1591, extending the military embargo established by
Security Council Resolution 1556 to all the parties to the N'djamena Ceasefire
Agreement of April 8, 2004, and any other belligerents in the states of
North Darfur, South Darfur, and West Darfur, calling for an asset freeze
and travel ban against those individuals who impede the peace process,
constitute a threat to stability in Darfur and the region, commit violations
of international humanitarian or human rights law or other atrocities,
are responsible for offensive military overflights, or violate the military
embargo, and establishing a Committee of the Security Council and a Panel
of Experts to assist in monitoring compliance with Security Council Resolutions
1556 and 1591.
(10) On March 31, 2005, the United Nations Security Council passed Security
Council Resolution 1593, referring the situation in Darfur since July
1, 2002, to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and calling
on the Government of Sudan and all parties to the conflict to cooperate
fully with the Court.
(11) In remarks before the G-8 Summit on June 30, 2005, President Bush
reconfirmed that `the violence in Darfur is clearly genocide' and `the
human cost is beyond calculation'.
(12) On July 30, 2005, Dr. John Garang de Mabior, the newly appointed
Vice President of Sudan and the leader of the Sudan People's Liberation
Movement/Army (SPLM/A) for the past 21 years, was killed in a tragic helicopter
crash in southern Sudan, sparking riots in Khartoum and challenging the
commitment of all Sudanese to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for Sudan.
(13) Since 1993, the Secretary of State has determined that the Republic
of Sudan is a country which has repeatedly provided support for acts of
international terrorism and, pursuant to section 6(j) of the Export Administration
Act of 1979, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, and section 620A
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, designated Sudan as a State Sponsor
of Terrorism, thereby restricting United States assistance, defense exports
and sales, and financial and other transactions with the Government of
Sudan.
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the genocide unfolding in the Darfur region of Sudan is characterized
by acts of terrorism and atrocities directed against civilians, including
mass murder, rape, and sexual violence committed by the Janjaweed and
associated militias with the complicity and support of the National Congress
Party-led faction of the Government of Sudan;
(2) the Secretary of State should designate the Janjaweed militia as a
foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act;
(3) all parties to the conflict in the Darfur region have continued to
violate the N'djamena Ceasefire Agreement of April 8, 2004, and the Abuja
Protocols of November 9, 2004, and violence against civilians, humanitarian
aid workers, and personnel of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS)
is increasing;
(4) the African Union should rapidly expand the size and amend the mandate
of the African Union Mission in Sudan to authorize such action as may
be necessary to protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and deter
violence in the Darfur region without delay;
(5) the international community, including the United Nations, the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union, and the United
States, should immediately act to mobilize sufficient political, military,
and financial resources to support the expansion of the African Union
Mission in Sudan so that it achieves the size, strength, and capacity
necessary for protecting civilians and humanitarian operations, and ending
the continued violence in the Darfur region;
(6) if an expanded and reinforced African Union Mission in Sudan fails
to stop genocide in the Darfur region, the international community should
take additional, dispositive measures to prevent and suppress acts of
genocide in the Darfur region;
(7) acting under Article 5 of the Charter of the United Nations, the United
Nations Security Council should call for suspension of the Government
of Sudan's rights and privileges of membership by the General Assembly
until such time as the Government of Sudan has honored pledges to cease
attacks upon civilians, demobilize and demilitarize the Janjaweed and
associated militias, and grant free and unfettered access for deliveries
of humanitarian assistance in the Darfur region;
(8) the President should use all necessary and appropriate diplomatic
means to ensure the full discharge of the responsibilities of the Committee
of the United Nations Security Council and the Panel of Experts established
pursuant to section 3(a) of Security Council Resolution 1591 (March 29,
2005);
(9) the United States should not provide assistance to the Government
of Sudan, other than assistance necessary for the implementation of the
Comprehensive Peace Agreement for Sudan, the support of the regional Government
of Southern Sudan and marginalized areas in northern Sudan (including
the Nuba Mountains, Southern Blue Nile, Abyei, Eastern Sudan (Beja), Darfur,
and Nubia), as well as marginalized peoples in and around Khartoum, or
for humanitarian purposes in Sudan, until such time as the Government
of Sudan has honored pledges to cease attacks upon civilians, demobilize
and demilitarize the Janjaweed and associated militias, grant free and
unfettered access for deliveries of humanitarian assistance in the Darfur
region, and allow for the safe and voluntary return of refugees and internally
displaced persons;
(10) the President should seek to assist members of the Sudanese diaspora
in the United States by establishing a student loan forgiveness program
for those individuals who commit to return to southern Sudan for a period
of not less than five years for the purpose of contributing professional
skills needed for the reconstruction of southern Sudan;
(11) the President should appoint a Presidential Envoy for Sudan with
appropriate resources and a clear mandate to provide stewardship of efforts
to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for Sudan, seek ways to
bring stability and peace to the Darfur region, address instability elsewhere
in Sudan and northern Uganda, and pursue a truly comprehensive peace throughout
the region;
(12) to achieve the goals specified in paragraph (10) and to further promote
human rights and civil liberties, build democracy, and strengthen civil
society, the Presidential Envoy for Sudan should be empowered to promote
and encourage the exchange of individuals pursuant to educational and
cultural programs, including programs funded by the Government of the
United States;
(13) the international community should strongly condemn attacks against
humanitarian workers and demand that all armed groups in the Darfur region,
including the forces of the Government of Sudan, the Janjaweed, associated
militias, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A), the Justice and
Equality Movement (JEM), and all other armed groups refrain from such
attacks;
(14) the United States should fully support the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
for Sudan and urge rapid implementation of its terms; and
(15) the new leadership of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)
should--
(A) seek to transform the SPLM into an inclusive, transparent, and democratic
body;
(B) reaffirm the commitment of the SPLM to bringing peace not only to
southern Sudan, but also to the Darfur region, eastern Sudan, and northern
Uganda; and
(C) remain united in the face of efforts to undermine the SPLM.
SEC. 5. SANCTIONS IN SUPPORT OF PEACE IN DARFUR.
(a) Blocking of Assets and Restriction on Visas- Section 6 of the Comprehensive
Peace in Sudan Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-497; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is
amended--
(1) in the heading of subsection (b), by inserting `of Appropriate Senior
Officials of the Sudanese Government' after `Assets';
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (d) through
(f), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
`(c) Blocking of Assets and Restriction on Visas of Certain Individuals
Identified by the President-
`(1) BLOCKING OF ASSETS- Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the
date of the enactment of the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006,
and in the interest of contributing to peace in Sudan, the President shall,
consistent with the authorities granted in the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), block the assets of any
individual who the President determines is complicit in, or responsible
for, acts of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity in Darfur,
including the family members or any associates of such individual to whom
assets or property of such individual was transferred on or after July
1, 2002.
`(2) RESTRICTION ON VISAS- Beginning on the date that is 30 days after
the date of the enactment of the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of
2006, and in the interest of contributing to peace in Sudan, the President
shall deny visas and entry to any individual who the President determines
is complicit in, or responsible for, acts of genocide, war crimes, or
crimes against humanity in Darfur, including the family members or any
associates of such individual to whom assets or property of such individual
was transferred on or after July 1, 2002.'.
(b) Waiver- Section 6(d) of the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004
(as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new sentence: `The President may waive the application of paragraph
(1) or (2) of subsection (c) with respect to an individual if the President
determines that such a waiver is in the national interests of the United
States and, prior to exercising the waiver, transmits to the appropriate
congressional committees a notification which includes the name of the individual
and the reasons for the waiver.'.
(c) Sanctions Against Certain Janjaweed Commanders and Coordinators- The
President should immediately consider imposing the sanctions described in
section 6(c) of the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004 (as added by
subsection (a)) against the Janjaweed commanders and coordinators identified
by the former United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes before the
Subcommittee on Africa of the House International Relations Committee on
June 24, 2004.
SEC. 6. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES TO DETER AND SUPPRESS GENOCIDE IN DARFUR.
(a) United States Assistance to Support AMIS- Section 7 of the Comprehensive
Peace in Sudan Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-497; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is
amended--
(1) by striking `Notwithstanding' and inserting `(a) General Assistance-
Notwithstanding'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(b) Assistance to Support AMIS- Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the President is authorized to provide assistance, on such terms and
conditions as the President may determine and in consultation with the appropriate
congressional committees, to reinforce the deployment and operations of
an expanded African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) with the mandate, size,
strength, and capacity to protect civilians and humanitarian operations,
stabilize the Darfur region of Sudan and dissuade and deter air attacks
directed against civilians and humanitarian workers, including but not limited
to providing assistance in the areas of logistics, transport, communications,
materiel support, technical assistance, training, command and control, aerial
surveillance, and intelligence.'.
(b) NATO Assistance to Support AMIS- The President should instruct the United
States Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at NATO
to advocate NATO reinforcement of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS),
upon the request of the African Union, including but not limited to the
provision of assets to dissuade and deter offensive air strikes directed
against civilians and humanitarian workers in the Darfur region of Sudan
and other logistical, transportation, communications, training, technical
assistance, command and control, aerial surveillance, and intelligence support.
(c) Denial of Entry at United States Ports to Certain Cargo Ships or Oil
Tankers-
(1) IN GENERAL- The President should take all necessary and appropriate
steps to deny the Government of Sudan access to oil revenues, including
by prohibiting entry at United States ports to cargo ships or oil tankers
engaged in business or trade activities in the oil sector of Sudan or
involved in the shipment of goods for use by the armed forces of Sudan
until such time as the Government of Sudan has honored its commitments
to cease attacks on civilians, demobilize and demilitarize the Janjaweed
and associated militias, grant free and unfettered access for deliveries
of humanitarian assistance, and allow for the safe and voluntary return
of refugees and internally displaced persons.
(2) EXCEPTION- Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to cargo ships
or oil tankers involved in an internationally-recognized demobilization
program or the shipment of non-lethal assistance necessary to carry out
elements of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for Sudan.
(d) Prohibition on Assistance to Countries in Violation of United Nations
Security Council Resolutions 1556 and 1591-
(1) PROHIBITION- Amounts made available to carry out the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) may not be used to provide assistance
(other than humanitarian assistance) to the government of a country that
is in violation of the embargo on military assistance with respect to
Sudan imposed pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolutions
1556 (July 30, 2004) and 1591 (March 29, 2005).
(2) WAIVER- The President may waive the application of paragraph (1) if
the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional
committees that it is in the national interests of the United States to
do so.
SEC. 7. MULTILATERAL EFFORTS.
The President shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to
the United Nations to use the voice and vote of the United States to urge
the adoption of a resolution by the United Nations Security Council that--
(1) supports the expansion of the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS)
so that it achieves the mandate, size, strength, and capacity needed to
protect civilians and humanitarian operations, and dissuade and deter
fighting and violence in the Darfur region of Sudan, and urges Member
States of the United Nations to accelerate political, material, financial,
and other assistance to the African Union toward this end;
(2) reinforces efforts of the African Union to negotiate peace talks between
the Government of Sudan, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A), the
Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), and associated armed groups in the
Darfur region, calls on the Government of Sudan, the SLM/A, and the JEM
to abide by their obligations under the N'Djamena Ceasefire Agreement
of April 8, 2004 and subsequent agreements, urges all parties to engage
in peace talks without preconditions and seek to resolve the conflict,
and strongly condemns all attacks against humanitarian workers and African
Union personnel in the Darfur region;
(3) imposes sanctions against the Government of Sudan, including sanctions
against individual members of the Government of Sudan, and entities controlled
or owned by officials of the Government of Sudan or the National Congress
Party in Sudan until such time as the Government of Sudan has honored
its commitments to cease attacks on civilians, demobilize and demilitarize
the Janjaweed and associated militias, grant free and unfettered access
for deliveries of humanitarian assistance, and allow for the safe and
voluntary return of refugees and internally displaced persons;
(4) extends the military embargo established by United Nations Security
Council Resolutions 1556 (July 30, 2004) and 1591 (March 29, 2005) to
include a total prohibition on the sale or supply of offensive military
equipment to the Government of Sudan, except for use in an internationally-recognized
demobilization program or for non-lethal assistance necessary to carry
out elements of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for Sudan; and
(5) calls upon those Member States of the United Nations that continue
to undermine efforts to foster peace in Sudan by providing military assistance
and equipment to the Government of Sudan, the SLM/A, the JEM, and associated
armed groups in the Darfur region in violation of the embargo on such
assistance and equipment, as called for in United Nations Security Council
Resolutions 1556 and 1591, to immediately cease and desist.
SEC. 8. CONTINUATION OF RESTRICTIONS.
(a) Continuation of Restrictions- Restrictions against the Government of
Sudan that were imposed pursuant to Executive Order 13067 of November 3,
1997 (62 Federal Register 59989), title III and sections 508, 512, 527,
and 569 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2006, or any other similar provision of law, shall remain
in effect and shall not be lifted pursuant to such provisions of law until
the President transmits to the appropriate congressional committees a certification
that the Government of Sudan is acting in good faith to--
(1) peacefully resolve the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan;
(2) disarm, demobilize, and demilitarize the Janjaweed and all government-allied
militias;
(3) adhere to United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1556 (2004),
1564 (2004), 1591 (2005), and 1593 (2005);
(4) negotiate a peaceful resolution to the crisis in eastern Sudan;
(5) fully cooperate with efforts to disarm, demobilize, and deny safe
haven to members of the Lords Resistance Army; and
(6) fully implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for Sudan without
manipulation or delay, including by--
(A) implementing the recommendations of the Abyei Commission Report;
(B) establishing other appropriate commissions and implementing and
adhering to the recommendations of such commissions consistent with
the terms of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for Sudan;
(C) adhering to the terms of the Wealth Sharing Agreement; and
(D) withdrawing government forces from southern Sudan consistent with
the terms of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for Sudan.
(b) Waiver- The President may waive the application of subsection (a) if
the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional
committees that it is in the national interests of the United States to
do so.
SEC. 9. ASSISTANCE EFFORTS IN SUDAN.
(a) Additional Authorities- Section 501(a) of the Assistance for International
Malaria Control Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
(1) by striking `Notwithstanding any other provision of law' and inserting
the following:
`(1) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of law';
(2) by inserting `civil administrations,' after `indigenous groups,';
(3) by striking `areas outside of control of the Government of Sudan'
and inserting `southern Sudan, southern Kordofan/Nuba Mountains State,
Blue Nile State, and Abyei';
(4) by inserting at the end before the period the following: `, including
the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for Sudan'; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(2) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION-
`(A) IN GENERAL- Assistance may not be obligated under this subsection
until 15 days after the date on which the President has provided notice
thereof to the congressional committees specified in section 634A of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1) in accordance
with the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under
such section.
`(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- The notification requirement of subparagraph
(A) shall not apply in the case of assistance subject to notification
in accordance with section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
pursuant to any provision of an Act making appropriations for foreign
operations, export financing, and related programs.'.
(b) Exception to Prohibitions in Executive Order No. 13067- Section 501(b)
of the Assistance for International Malaria Control Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
note) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking `Export Prohibitions' and inserting `Prohibitions
in Executive Order No. 13067';
(2) by striking `any export from an area in Sudan outside of control of
the Government of Sudan, or to any necessary transaction directly related
to that export' and inserting `activities or related transactions with
respect to southern Sudan, southern Kordofan/Nuba Mountains State, Blue
Nile State, or Abyei'; and
(3) by striking `the export or related transaction' and all that follows
and inserting `such activities or related transactions would directly
benefit the economic recovery and development of those areas and people.'.
SEC. 10. REPORTS.
(a) Report on African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS)- Section 8 of the Sudan
Peace Act (Public Law 107-245; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
`(c) Report on African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS)- In conjunction with
reports required under subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Secretary
of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report,
to be prepared in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense, on--
`(1) efforts to fully deploy the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS)
with the size, strength, and capacity necessary to stabilize the Darfur
region of Sudan and protect civilians and humanitarian operations;
`(2) the needs of AMIS to ensure success, including in the areas of housing,
transport, communications, equipment, technical assistance, training,
command and control, intelligence, and such assistance as is necessary
to dissuade and deter attacks, including by air, directed against civilians
and humanitarian operations;
`(3) the current level of United States assistance and other assistance
provided to AMIS, and a request for additional United States assistance,
if necessary;
`(4) the status of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) plans and
assistance to support AMIS; and
`(5) the performance of AMIS in carrying out its mission in the Darfur
region.'.
(b) Report on Sanctions in Support of Peace in Darfur- Section 8 of the
Sudan Peace Act (Public Law 107-245; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended by
subsection (a), is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:
`(d) Report on Sanctions in Support of Peace in Darfur- In conjunction with
reports required under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, the
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
a report regarding sanctions imposed under subsections (a) through (d) of
section 6 of the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004, including--
`(1) a description of each sanction imposed under such provisions of law;
and
`(2) the name of the individual or entity subject to the sanction, if
applicable.'.
SEC. 11. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act (or any amendment made by this Act) or any other provision
of law shall be construed to preempt any State law that prohibits investment
of State funds, including State pension funds, in or relating to the Republic
of the Sudan.
Passed the House of Representatives April 5, 2006.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.
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