SUDAN

SUDANSec. 569. (a) Availability of Funds.—Of the funds appropriated by title II of this Act, not less than $311,000,000 should be made available for assistance for Sudan.(b) Limitation on Assistance.—Subject to subsection (c):(1) Notwithstanding section 501(a) of the International Malaria Control Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–570) or any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Government of Sudan.(2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the cost, as defined in section 502, of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States, and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, and credit agreements.(c) Subsection (b) shall not apply if the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that—(1) the Government of Sudan has taken significant steps to disarm and disband government-supported militia groups in the Darfur region;(2) the Government of Sudan and all government-supported militia groups are honoring their commitments made in the cease-fire agreement of April 8, 2004; and(3) the Government of Sudan is allowing unimpeded access to Darfur to humanitarian aid organizations, the human rights investigation and humanitarian teams of the United Nations, including protection officers, and an international monitoring team that is based in Darfur and that has the support of the United States.(d) Exceptions.—The provisions of subsection (b) shall not apply to—(1) humanitarian assistance; and(2) assistance for Darfur and for areas outside the control of the Government of Sudan.(e) Notification.—Not more than $45,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings “International Disaster and Famine Assistance” and “Transition Initiatives” may be made available for assistance for Sudan outside of the Darfur region unless written notice has been provided to the Committees on Appropriations not less than 5 days prior to the obligation of such funds.(f) Definitions.—For the purposes of this Act and section 501 of Public Law 106–570, the terms “Government of Sudan”, “areas outside of control of the Government of Sudan”, and “area in Sudan outside of control of the Government of Sudan” shall have the same meaning and application as was the case immediately prior to June 5, 2004, and, with regard to assistance in support of 118 STAT. 3026 a viable peace agreement, Southern Kordofan/Nuba Mountains State, Blue Nile State and Abyei.(g) Appropriation.—In addition to amounts appropriated elsewhere in this Act, $75,000,000 is hereby appropriated for “Peacekeeping Operations” to support peace and humanitarian intervention operations for Sudan, and $18,000,000 is hereby appropriated for “International Disaster and Famine Assistance” for humanitarian assistance and related activities in Sudan: Provided, That the entire amount appropriated in this subsection is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations regarding the proposed uses of these funds within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act.(h) Technical Change.—Section 12 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288f–2) is amended by striking “Organization of African Unity” and inserting “African Union”.