PUBLIC LAW 109–344—OCT. 13, 2006
120 STAT. 1875
(C) address instability elsewhere in Sudan, Chad, and northern Uganda; and (D) pursue a truly comprehensive peace throughout the region; (12) the international community should strongly condemn attacks against humanitarian workers and African Union personnel, and the forcible recruitment of refugees and internally displaced persons from camps in Chad and Sudan, and demand that all armed groups in the region, including the forces of the Government of Sudan, the Janjaweed, associated militias, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, the Justice and Equality Movement, the National Movement for Reform and Development (NMRD), and all other armed groups refrain from such activities; (13) the United States should fully support the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for Sudan and the Darfur Peace Agreement and urge rapid implementation of their terms; (14) the May 5, 2006 signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan Liberation Movement was a positive development in a situation that has seen little political progress in 2 years and should be seized upon by all sides to begin the arduous process of post-conflict reconstruction, restitution, justice, and reconciliation; and (15) the new leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (referred to in this paragraph as ‘‘SPLM’’) should— (A) seek to transform SPLM into an inclusive, transparent, and democratic body; (B) reaffirm the commitment of SPLM to— (i) bring peace to Southern Sudan, the Darfur region, and Eastern Sudan; and (ii) eliminate safe haven for regional rebel movements, such as the Lord’s Resistance Army; and (C) remain united in the face of efforts to undermine SPLM. SEC. 5. SANCTIONS IN SUPPORT OF PEACE IN DARFUR.
(a) BLOCKING OF ASSETS AND RESTRICTION ON VISAS.—Section 6 of the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–497; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— (1) in the heading of subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘OF APPROPRIATE SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN’’ after ‘‘ASSETS’’; (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ‘‘(c) BLOCKING OF ASSETS AND RESTRICTION ON VISAS OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED BY THE PRESIDENT.— ‘‘(1) BLOCKING OF ASSETS.—Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006, and in the interest of contributing to peace in Sudan, the President shall, consistent with the authorities granted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), block the assets of any individual who the President determines is complicit in, or responsible for, acts of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity in Darfur, including the family members
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