Sudan IMPACT Act

This Act may be cited as the Sudan Investing in Minerals, Partnership, Agriculture, Commerce, and Trade Act or the Sudan IMPACT Act .

To the extent that a legitimate, civilian-led governing authority in Sudan demonstrates that it has substantially reduced violence against its own civilians, it shall be the policy of the United States to partner with Sudan by providing agricultural exports and equipment, as well as safer, faster, and more efficient mining technologies, in exchange for access to Sudanese critical minerals.

(a) Establishment. The Secretary of State shall seek to enter into a partnership between the United States and Sudan to expand economic engagement between the two countries. Such partnership shall be known as the United States-Sudan Agriculture and Minerals Partnership .

(b) Initial improvements threshold. The Partnership established pursuant to subsection (a) may not be established until the Secretary of State determines that a legitimate, civilian-led governing authority in Sudan has taken sufficient steps to demonstrate measurable improvement with respect to— (1) civilian protection; (2) political stability; and (3) responsible governance of the resources with respect to which activities under the partnership may be carried out.

(c) Authorities under partnership. Upon making an affirmative determination under subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall, pursuant to all appropriate authorities including authorities delegated to the Secretary under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq. ), establish a program under the Partnership through which, subject to the agreement of appropriate counterparts of a civilian-led Government of Sudan, the United States will make available to Sudan covered agricultural and mining equipment and assistance, in exchange for covered minerals mined or produced by Sudan.

(d) Definitions. In this Act: (1) The term covered agricultural and mining equipment and assistance includes farm equipment, precision agriculture and irrigation technology, agricultural processing equipment, mining equipment, geological surveying technology and assistance, mine safety technology, environmental remediation technology, and supply-chain expertise. (2) The term covered minerals includes gold, uranium, crude oil, chromium, iron, copper, manganese, zinc, silver, nickel, and gum arabic.