,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajgie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ac1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,baird introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !     
e/abli%m5t ( a ,unit$ ,/ates-,sudan     
,agriculture & ,m9]als p>tn]%ip1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,sudan ,inve/+ 9        
,m9]als1 ,p>tn]%ip1 ,agriculture1       
,comm]ce1 & ,trade ,act or ! ,sudan     
,,impact ,act4  #b4 ,/atem5t ( policy   
,to ! ext5t t a legitimate1 civilian-l$ 
gov]n+ au?ority 9 ,sudan demon/rates t x
 has sub/antially r$uc$ viol5ce aga9/   
its own civilians1 x %all be ! policy ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to p>tn] ) ,sudan by    
provid+ agricultural exports & equipm5t1
 z well z saf]1 fa/]1 & m effici5t m9+  
te*nologies1 9 ex*ange = access to      
,sudanese critical m9]als4  #c4         
,u4,s4-,sudan ,agriculture & ,m9]als    
,p>tn]%ip  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y 
( ,/ate %all seek to ent] into a        

p>tn]%ip betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,sudan
 to exp& economic engagem5t betwe5 ! two
 c\ntries4 ,su* p>tn]%ip %all be kn[n z 
! ,unit$ ,/ates-,sudan ,agriculture &   
,m9]als ,p>tn]%ip4  7b7 ,initial        
improvem5ts ?re%old ,! ,p>tn]%ip        
e/abli%$ pursuant to subsection 7a7 may 
n be e/abli%$ until ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate 
det]m9es t a legitimate1 civilian-l$    
gov]n+ au?ority 9 ,sudan has tak5       
suffici5t /eps to demon/rate measurable 
improvem5t ) respect to-- 7#a7 civilian 
protection2  7#b7 political /ability2 & 
7#c7 responsible gov]nance ( ! res\rces 
) respect to :i* activities "u !        
p>tn]%ip may be c>ri$ out4  7c7         
,au?orities "u p>tn]%ip ,^u mak+ an     
affirmative det]m9ation "u subsection   
7b71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all1 pursuant 
to all appropriate au?orities includ+   
au?orities delegat$ to ! ,secret>y "u ! 
,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #baea et seq471 e/abli% a     
program "u ! ,p>tn]%ip ?r\gh :i*1       
subject to ! agreem5t ( appropriate     

c\nt]p>ts ( a civilian-l$ ,gov]nm5t (   
,sudan1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w make available
 to ,sudan cov]$ agricultural & m9+     
equipm5t & assi/ance1 9 ex*ange = cov]$ 
m9]als m9$ or produc$ by ,sudan4  7d7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,! t]m    
cov]$ agricultural & m9+ equipm5t &     
assi/ance includes f>m equipm5t1        
precision agriculture & irrigation      
te*nology1 agricultural process+        
equipm5t1 m9+ equipm5t1 geological      
survey+ te*nology & assi/ance1 m9e      
safety te*nology1 environm5tal          
rem$iation te*nology1 & supply-*a9      
exp]tise4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$ m9]als     
includes gold1 uranium1 crude oil1      
*romium1 iron1 copp]1 manganese1 z9c1   
silv]1 nickel1 & gum arabic4