Imposition of Additional Sanctions on Sudan Under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991

Resumen

On April 24, 2025, the Senior Official performing the functions of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, acting under authority delegated pursuant to Executive Order 12851 and Department of State Delegation 293-2, determined pursuant to section 306(a) of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (the Act), 22 U.S.C. 5604(a), that the Government of Sudan has used chemical weapons in violation of international law. Notice of this determination was published on June 27, 2025 in the Federal Register under Public Notice 12749, which resulted in sanctions against Sudan. Section 307(b) of the Act provides for additional sanctions unless a certification to Congress was made within three months of April 24, 2025 that Sudan has met certain conditions described in the Act. Sudan has not met the Act's conditions and the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security decided to impose additional sanctions on Sudan on June 23, 2026.