Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§10225 Sunset

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 109— - BURMA UNIFIED THROUGH RIGOROUS MILITARY ACCOUNTABILITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - SANCTIONS AND POLICY COORDINATION WITH RESPECT TO BURMA › § 10225

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Sanctions stop 8 years after December 23, 2022, unless they are removed sooner. The President can remove them earlier by telling the relevant congressional committees that four things have happened: all political prisoners taken on or after February 1, 2021 are freed or have legal remedies, the elected government of Burma is back or new free and fair elections have been held, all charges against those who won in November 2020 are dropped, and the 2008 constitution is changed or replaced so the military is under civilian control and no longer automatically gets 25 percent of seats in Burma’s state, regional, and national Hluttaws. The President can also lift sanctions for specific people if he sends the committees a public notice explaining why and showing the person has stopped the sanctioned activity, left the position that led to sanctions, or taken significant verifiable steps to stop; that notice must be unclassified but may include a classified annex.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §10225

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(a)The authority to impose sanctions and the sanctions imposed under this subchapter shall terminate on the date that is 8 years after December 23, 2022.

(b)Sanctions imposed under this subchapter may be removed before the date specified in subsection (a), if the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a certification that—

(1)the Burmese military has released all political prisoners taken into custody on or after February 1, 2021, or is providing legal recourse to those that remain in custody;

(2)the elected government of Burma has been reinstated or new free and fair elections have been held;

(3)all legal charges against those winning election in November 2020 are dropped; and

(4)the 2008 constitution of Burma has been amended or replaced to place the Burmese military under civilian oversight and ensure that the Burmese military no longer automatically receives 25 percent of seats in Burma’s state, regional, and national Hluttaws.

(c)(1)The President may terminate the application of sanctions under this subchapter with respect to specific individuals if the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees—

(A)a notice of and justification for the termination; and

(B)a notice that the individual is not engaging in the activity or is no longer occupying the position that was the basis for the sanctions or has taken significant verifiable steps toward stopping the activity.

(2)The notice required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.

Reference

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 10225

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73