“In this Act:“(1) AMIS.—The term ‘AMIS’ means the African Union Mission in Sudan.
“(2) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations [now Committee on Foreign Affairs] of the House of Representatives.
“(3) Comprehensive peace agreement for sudan.—The term ‘Comprehensive Peace Agreement for Sudan’ means the peace agreement signed by the Government of Sudan and the SPLM/A in Nairobi, Kenya, on January 9, 2005.
“(4) Darfur peace agreement.—The term ‘Darfur Peace Agreement’ means the peace agreement signed by the Government of Sudan and by Minni Minnawi, leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army Faction, in Abuja, Nigeria, on May 5, 2006.
“(5) Government of sudan.—The term ‘Government of Sudan’—“(A) means—“(i) the government in Khartoum, Sudan, which is led by the National Congress Party (formerly known as the National Islamic Front); or
“(ii) any successor government formed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 13, 2006] (including the coalition National Unity Government agreed upon in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for Sudan); and
“(B) does not include the regional government of Southern Sudan.
“(6) Officials of the government of sudan.—The term ‘official of the Government of Sudan’ does not include any individual—“(A) who was not a member of such government before July 1, 2005; or
“(B) who is a member of the regional government of Southern Sudan.
“(7) SPLM/A.—The term ‘SPLM/A’ means the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army.
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