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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 1262

Sec. 1262. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 1262 DEFINITIONS **[**[22 U.S.C. 10001](/us/usc/t22/s10001)**]** Except as otherwise provided, in this subtitle: ####
(1)Appropriate congressional committees The term “**appropriate congressional committees**” means— #####
(A)the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; #####
(B)the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; #####
(C)the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and #####
(D)the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. ####
(2)International financial institutions The term “**international financial institutions**” means— #####
(A)the International Monetary Fund; #####
(B)the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; #####
(C)the International Development Association; #####
(D)the International Finance Corporation; #####
(E)the Inter-American Development Bank; #####
(F)the Asian Development Bank; #####
(G)the Inter-American Investment Corporation; #####
(H)the African Development Bank; #####
(I)the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; #####
(J)the Multilateral Investment Guaranty Agency; and #####
(K)any multilateral financial institution, established after the date of the enactment of this Act, that could provide financial assistance to the Government of Sudan. ####
(3)Sovereignty council The term “**Sovereignty Council**” means the governing body of Sudan during the transitional period that consists of— #####
(A)5 civilians selected by the Forces of Freedom and Change; #####
(B)5 members selected by the Transitional Military Council; and #####
(C)1 member selected by agreement between the Forces of Freedom and Change and the Transitional Military Council. ####
(4)Sudanese security and intelligence services The term “**Sudanese security and intelligence services**” means— #####
(A)the Sudan Armed Forces; #####
(B)the Rapid Support Forces, #####
(C)Sudan’s Popular Defense Forces and other paramilitary units; #####
(D)Sudan’s police forces; #####
(E)the General Intelligence Service, previously known as the National Intelligence and Security Services; and #####
(F)related entities, such as Sudan’s Military Industry Corporation. ####
(5)Transitional period The term “**transitional period**” means the 39-month period beginning on August 17, 2019 (the date of the signing of Sudan’s constitutional charter), during which— #####
(A)the members of the Sovereignty Council described in paragraph (3)(B) select a chair of the Council for the first 21 months of the period; and #####
(B)the members of the Sovereignty Council described in paragraph (3)(A) select a chair of the Council for the remaining 18 months of the period.
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