Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§10009 Coordinated support to recover assets stolen from the Sudanese people

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 107— - SUDAN DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND FISCAL TRANSPARENCY › § 10009

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of State must work with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to help Sudan get back money and property taken from its people. They must find and follow assets taken by theft, corruption, money laundering, or other illegal means. For assets found, they must work with other countries and international groups to share investigation information, hold and manage the assets, support civil forfeiture cases and help build laws, and help Sudan set up a trustworthy system so recovered assets are used for the Sudanese people. Recovered assets must not be used for partisan politics and must have strong financial controls and oversight.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §10009

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The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, shall seek to advance the efforts of the Government of Sudan to recover assets stolen from the Sudanese people, including with regard to international efforts—

(1)to identify and track assets taken from the people and institutions of Sudan through theft, corruption, money laundering, or other illicit means; and

(2)with respect to assets identified pursuant to paragraph (1), to work with foreign governments and international organizations—

(A)to share financial investigations intelligence, as appropriate;

(B)to oversee and manage the assets identified pursuant to paragraph (1);

(C)to advance civil forfeiture litigation, as appropriate, including providing technical assistance to help governments establish the necessary legal framework to carry out asset forfeitures; and

(D)to work with the Government of Sudan to ensure that a credible mechanism is established to ensure that any recovered assets are managed in a transparent and accountable fashion and ultimately used for the benefit of the Sudanese people, provided that—

(i)returned assets are not used for partisan political purposes; and

(ii)there are robust financial management and oversight measures to safeguard repatriated assets.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 10009

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73