118 STAT. 4015 PUBLIC LAW 108–497—DEC. 23, 2004 to provide assistance to the areas of Sudan to which access has been obstructed or denied; (4) the international community, including African, Arab, and Muslim nations, should immediately provide resources nec- essary to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals at risk as a result of the crisis in the Darfur region; (5) the United States and the international community should— (A) provide all necessary assistance to deploy and sus- tain an African Union Force to the Darfur region; and (B) work to increase the authorized level and expand the mandate of such forces commensurate with the gravity and scope of the problem in a region the size of France; (6) the President, acting through the Secretary of State and the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, should— (A) condemn any failure on the part of the Government of Sudan to fulfill its obligations under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1556 (July 30, 2004) and 1564 (September 18, 2004), and press the United Nations Secu- rity Council to respond to such failure by immediately imposing the penalties suggested in paragraph (14) of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1564; (B) press the United Nations Security Council to pursue accountability for those individuals who are found responsible for orchestrating and carrying out the atrocities in the Darfur region, consistent with relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions; and (C) encourage member states of the United Nations to— (i) cease to import Sudanese oil; and (ii) take the following actions against Sudanese Government and military officials and other individ- uals, who are planning, carrying out, or otherwise involved in the policy of genocide in the Darfur region, as well as their families, and businesses controlled by the Government of Sudan and the National Con- gress Party: (I) freeze the assets held by such individuals or businesses in each such member state; and (II) restrict the entry or transit of such officials through each such member state; (7) the President should impose targeted sanctions, including a ban on travel and the freezing of assets, on those officials of the Government of Sudan, including military offi- cials, and other individuals who have planned or carried out, or otherwise been involved in the policy of genocide in the Darfur region, and should also freeze the assets of businesses controlled by the Government of Sudan or the National Con- gress Party; (8) the Government of the United States should not nor- malize relations with Sudan, including through the lifting of any sanctions, until the Government of Sudan agrees to, and takes demonstrable steps to implement, peace agreements for all areas of Sudan, including the Darfur region; (9) those individuals found to be involved in the planning or carrying out of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00549 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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