---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 10002"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
number: "10002"
heading: "Statement of policy"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/10002"
units:
  - "Chapter 107 — Sudan Democratic Transition, Accountability, and Fiscal Transparency"
---

# §10002. Statement of policy


It is the policy of the United States—

- (1) to [support](/usc/22/7432.md?p=12) a civilian-led political transition in Sudan that results in a democratic government, which is accountable to its people, respects and promotes human rights, is at peace internally and with its neighbors, and can be a partner for regional stability;
- (2) to [support](/usc/22/7432.md?p=12) the implementation of Sudan’s constitutional charter for the [transitional period](/usc/22/10001.md?p=5); and
- (3) to pursue a strategy of calibrated engagement with Sudan that includes—
  - (A) facilitating an environment for free, fair, and credible democratic elections and a pluralistic and representative political system;
  - (B) supporting reforms that improve transparency and accountability, remove restrictions on civil and political liberties, and strengthen the protection of human rights, including religious freedom;
  - (C) strengthening civilian institutions, judicial independence, and the rule of law;
  - (D) empowering civil society and independent media;
  - (E) promoting national reconciliation and enabling a just, comprehensive, and sustainable peace;
  - (F) promoting the role of women in government, the economy, and society, in recognition of the seminal role that women played in the social movement that ousted former president Omar al-Bashir;
  - (G) promoting accountability for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and sexual and gender-based violence;
  - (H) encouraging the development of civilian oversight over and professionalization of the [Sudanese security and intelligence services](/usc/22/10001.md?p=4) and strengthening accountability for human rights violations and abuses, corruption, or other abuses of power;
  - (I) promoting economic reform, private sector engagement, and inclusive economic development while combating corruption and illicit economic activity, including that which involves the [Sudanese security and intelligence services](/usc/22/10001.md?p=4);
  - (J) securing unfettered humanitarian access across all regions of Sudan;
  - (K) supporting improved development outcomes, domestic resource mobilization, and catalyzing market-based solutions to improve access to health, education, water and sanitation, and livelihoods; and
  - (L) promoting responsible international and regional engagement.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XII, § 1263, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3968.)