A bill to facilitate famine relief efforts and a comprehensive solution to the war in Sudan.
(Sec. 5) Urges the President to make certain funds available for humanitarian assistance to the National Democratic Alliance.
(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary of State to utilize Department of State personnel for the support of ongoing negotiations, and eventual implementation of a peace settlement, between the Government of Sudan and opposition forces.
(Sec. 7) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United Nations (UN) should be used as a tool to facilitate peace and recovery in Sudan; and (2) the President should seek to end the Government of Sudan's veto power over relief flight plans, to investigate the practice of slavery in Sudan, and to sponsor a condemnation of the Government of Sudan each time it subjects civilians to aerial bombardment.
(Sec. 8) Prohibits business entities engaged in commercial activities in Sudan from trading their securities in any U.S. capital market unless they make public disclosure of their activities in Sudan.
(Sec. 9) Directs the President to exercise his authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to prohibit any entity engaged in the development of oil or gas in Sudan from: (1) raising capital in the United States; or (2) trading its securities (or depository receipts with respect to its securities) in any U.S. capital market.
(Sec. 10) Requires the Secretary of State to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the conflict in Sudan.
(Sec. 11) Declares the sense of Congress that the President should continue to increase the use of non-Operation Lifeline Sudan agencies in relief supply distribution in southern Sudan. Requires the President to submit a progress report to the appropriate congressional committees.
(Sec. 12) Directs the President to develop a contingency plan to provide, outside UN auspices, the greatest amount of U.S. Government and privately donated relief to all affected areas in Sudan, including the Nuba Mountains, Upper Nile, and the Blue Nile regions, in the event the Government of Sudan imposes a ban on Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS) air transport relief flights. Authorizes the President to reprogram up to 100 percent of funds for OLS operations for purposes of such contingency plan.
(Sec. 13) Directs the Secretary to collect and report to specified congressional committees on information about possible war crimes by all parties to the conflict in Sudan, including slavery, rape, and aerial bombardment of civilian targets.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Became Public Law No: 107-245.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7985-7986; text: CR S7985-7986)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7985-7986; text: CR S7985-7986)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Committee on International Relations discharged.
Committee on International Relations discharged.
Mr. Smith (NJ) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8217-8219)
The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 2052. Agreed to without objection.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
On passage Passed without objection.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
A similar measure H.R. 2052 was laid on the table without objection.
Mr. Smith (NJ) asked unanimous consent that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference.
On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference Agreed to without objection.
The Speaker appointed conferees for consideration of the Senate bill and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hyde, Gilman, Smith (NJ), Ros-Lehtinen, Royce, Tancredo, Lantos, Berman, Payne, and McKinney.
The Speaker appointed conferees for consideration of secs. 8 and 9 of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Oxley, Baker, Bachus, LaFalce, and Frank.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference.