Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 107 — Sudan Democratic Transition, Accountability, and Fiscal Transparency
§ 10009. Coordinated support to recover assets stolen from the Sudanese people
Statutory text
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, shall seek to advance the efforts of the Government of Sudan to recover assets stolen from the Sudanese people, including with regard to international efforts—
to identify and track assets taken from the people and institutions of Sudan through theft, corruption, money laundering, or other illicit means; and
with respect to assets identified pursuant to paragraph (1), to work with foreign governments and international organizations—
to share financial investigations intelligence, as appropriate;
to oversee and manage the assets identified pursuant to paragraph (1);
to advance civil forfeiture litigation, as appropriate, including providing technical assistance to help governments establish the necessary legal framework to carry out asset forfeitures; and
to work with the Government of Sudan to ensure that a credible mechanism is established to ensure that any recovered assets are managed in a transparent and accountable fashion and ultimately used for the benefit of the Sudanese people, provided that—
returned assets are not used for partisan political purposes; and
there are robust financial management and oversight measures to safeguard repatriated assets.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Sudan Democratic Transition, Accountability, and Fiscal Transparency Act of 2020
Pub. L. 116–283 div. A title XII § 1270 · 134 Stat. 3388
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 10009
(Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XII, § 1270, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3974.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XII, § 1270, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3974.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 1270. COORDINATED SUPPORT TO RECOVER ASSETS STOLEN FROM THE SUDANESE PEOPLE. The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, shall seek to advance the efforts of the Government of Sudan to recover assets stolen from the Sudanese people, including with regard to international efforts— (1) to identify and track assets taken from the people and institutions of Sudan through theft, corruption, money laundering, or other illicit means; and (2) with respect to assets identified pursuant to paragraph (1), to work with foreign governments and international organizations— (A) to share financial investigations intelligence, as appropriate; (B) to oversee and manage the assets identified pursuant to paragraph (1); (C) to advance civil forfeiture litigation, as appropriate, including providing technical assistance to help governments establish the necessary legal framework to carry out asset forfeitures; and (D) to work with the Government of Sudan to ensure that a credible mechanism is established to ensure that any recovered assets are managed in a transparent and accountable fashion and ultimately used for the benefit of the Sudanese people, provided that— (i) returned assets are not used for partisan political purposes; and (ii) there are robust financial management and oversight measures to safeguard repatriated assets.
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Credits
(Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XII, § 1270, , 134 Stat. 3974.)