[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 4726 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4726
To promote efforts to bring about stability and security in Sudan, and
for other purposes.
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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
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A BILL
To promote efforts to bring about stability and security in 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 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. 1. Short titles; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Statement of policy.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Report on activities of certain foreign governments and actors
in Sudan.
Sec. 5. Report on atrocities and gross violations of internationally
recognized human rights in Sudan.
Sec. 6. Strategy.
Sec. 7. Assessment of eligibility of armed actors in Sudan for
designation as specially designated global
terrorists.
Sec. 8. Sanctions.
Sec. 9. Special Envoy for Sudan.
Sec. 10. Assistance to the Government of Sudan by international
financial institutions.
Sec. 11. Sudan Business Risk Advisory.
Sec. 12. United States engagement at the United Nations with respect to
Sudan.
Sec. 13. Foreign assistance to Sudan.
Sec. 14. Annual report on financial assets held by armed actors in
Sudan.
Sec. 15. Termination.
Sec. 16. Rule of construction.
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 e