State Department
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.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of State [Public Notice:13072] AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: 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. ( printed page 45310) 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. DATES: This notice is effective on July 20, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela K. Durham, Office of Missile, Biological, and Chemical Nonproliferation, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of State, Telephone (202) 647-4930. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 307(b) of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and …
Citation: 91 FR 45309
