It is the sense of the Congress that-
During the transitional period, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury may instruct the United States Executive Director at each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to support loans or other utilization of the funds of the respective institution for Sudan for the purpose of addressing basic human needs, responding to the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on the country's economic stability, or promoting democracy, governance, or public financial management in Sudan.
Upon the removal of Sudan from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List, and once the Sovereignty Council is chaired by a civilian leader, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State should engage with international financial institutions and other bilateral official creditors to advance agreement through the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative to restructure, reschedule, or cancel the sovereign debt of Sudan.
Not later than 3 months after January 1, 2021, and not less frequently than once every 6 months thereafter during the transitional period, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the extent to which the transitional government of Sudan has taken demonstrable steps to strengthen governance and improve fiscal transparency, including-
Notwithstanding section 10001 of this title, in this section, the term "appropriate congressional committees" means-
22 U.S.C. § 10008
- Sovereignty Council
- The term "Sovereignty Council" means the governing body of Sudan during the transitional period that consists of-(A) 5 civilians selected by the Forces of Freedom and Change;(B) 5 members selected by the Transitional Military Council; and(C) 1 member selected by agreement between the Forces of Freedom and Change and the Transitional Military Council.
- Sudanese security and intelligence services
- The term "Sudanese security and intelligence services" means-(A) the Sudan Armed Forces;(B) the Rapid Support Forces,1(C) Sudan's Popular Defense Forces and other paramilitary units;(D) Sudan's police forces;(E) the General Intelligence Service, previously known as the National Intelligence and Security Services; and(F) related entities, such as Sudan's Military Industry Corporation.
- appropriate congressional committees
- The term "appropriate congressional committees" means-(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
- international financial institutions
- The term "international financial institutions" 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;(F) the Asian Development Bank;(G) the Inter-American Investment Corporation;(H) the African Development Bank;(I) the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;(J) the Multilateral Investment Guaranty Agency; and(K) any multilateral financial institution, established after January 1, 2021, that could provide financial assistance to the Government of Sudan.
- transitional period
- The term "transitional period" means the 39-month period beginning on August 17, 2019 (the date of the signing of Sudan's constitutional charter), during which-(A) the members of the Sovereignty Council described in paragraph (3)(B) select a chair of the Council for the first 21 months of the period; and(B) the members of the Sovereignty Council described in paragraph (3)(A) select a chair of the Council for the remaining 18 months of the period.1 So in original. The comma probably should be a semicolon.