§10010 Limitation on Assistance to the Sudanese Security and Intelligence Services

Summary

The President must not give aid to Sudan’s security and intelligence services, except for help already allowed under section 10005, until he sends Congress a certification that Sudan has met specific conditions. The Secretary of State can still give training help to professionalize those services through places like the Africa Center for Strategic Studies and the United States Institute of Peace. The President can also waive the ban if, at least 30 days before the aid starts, he tells the right congressional committees what activities and people the waiver covers, explains why the waiver is needed for U.S. national security, and certifies that participants meet the rules in section 2378d (for State-funded programs) or section 362 of title 10 (for Defense-funded programs). The certification must say that Sudan’s security and intelligence services have made progress on security sector reform and laws, respect human rights including religious freedom, hold those who commit abuses accountable and cooperate with accountability efforts for war crimes and similar crimes, are under civilian control and the rule of law, stop targeting minorities and participate in peace talks, allow full humanitarian access, work with UNHCR on protecting and returning displaced people, and investigate and prosecute unlawful recruitment of children. The certification should be unclassified but can include a classified annex. This rule ends on the earlier of two years after January 1, 2021, or when the President says the Sovereignty Council has successfully moved from military to civilian leadership.