Sec. 6. Reporting requirements
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Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until the date of termination described in subsection
(f), the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes— a list of each person the President determines has— undermined the implementation of the Peace Agreement through any involvement in violating the provisions of an ongoing ceasefire in South Sudan; or knowingly facilitated or financed the supply, sale, or transfer to any party to hostilities in South Sudan of arms, weapons, or related material (including non-lethal equipment intended, or altered by a third party, for military use); a determination whether the actions of each such person meets the requirements to impose sanctions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ) in accordance with Executive Order 13664 ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), and an explanation of the specific reasons for such determination; and a description of any sanctions imposed on each such person or an explanation of the specific reasons for the determination not to impose sanctions on one or more such persons. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date of termination described in subsection
(f), the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that— identifies and describes the actions or involvement of any person who facilitated or financed the supply, sale, or transfer to any party to hostilities in South Sudan of arms, weapons, or related material (including non-lethal equipment intended, or altered by a third party, for military use), if any such items were subsequently used to— direct, carry out, or order acts that violate international human rights law or international humanitarian law; direct, carry out, or order the use or recruitment of children by armed groups or armed forces in the context of the civil war in South Sudan; direct, carry out, or order significant acts of corruption; or direct, carry out, or order attacks on humanitarian workers, raids on humanitarian facilities, or the obstruction of the delivery of humanitarian assistance; and identifies any South Sudanese financial institution or other financial institution in which any person whose action or involvement is described in paragraph
(1)holds significant assets and assesses of the value of such assets. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until the date of termination described in subsection
(f), the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes— a description of the progress made by the Government of South Sudan in establishing the institutions described in section section 3(4)(E) and the progress made by such institutions in holding individuals accountable for committing atrocities, human rights violations, or crimes against humanity during the civil war in South Sudan; an assessment of degree to which the Government of South Sudan has— complied with the recommendations provided in the Communique described in section section 3(4)(F) ; supported the work of the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism and the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission established by the Peace Agreement to demilitarize Juba; and implemented any changes to the transitional security arrangements in accordance with section section 3(6) ; and a description of the progress made by the Government of South Sudan in amalgamating security forces. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, incorporating information from the United Nations, the African Union, and other credible international bodies, documenting the atrocities committed during the civil war in South Sudan and including— an assessment of the incidence and causes of severe food insecurity in South Sudan; an assessment of the number of ceasefire violations and attacks against civilians; the total number of deaths incurred since the onset of the civil war; the number of victims of sexual violence committed by any party to hostilities; and the number of documented violations of international humanitarian and human rights law. Each report required under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form and may include a classified annex. The date of termination described in this subsection is the date on which the Secretary of State submits the determination under section 5(c)(2) . Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, shall determine whether South Sudan is a jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern in accordance with section 5318A(c) of title 31, United States Code, and submit the determination to the appropriate congressional committees. In this subsection: The term financial institution includes depository institutions, banks, savings banks, money service businesses, trust companies, securities brokers and dealers, commodities exchanges, clearing corporations, investment companies, and employee benefit plans, and any holding company, affiliate, or subsidiary of any such entity. The term South Sudanese financial institution means any financial institution that— is located in South Sudan; is owned or controlled by the Government of South Sudan; is organized under the laws of South Sudan or any jurisdiction within South Sudan (including a foreign branch of such an institution); or is owned or controlled by a financial institution meeting the requirements described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
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