; (2) ending internal conflicts in the states of Darfur, South Kordofan, and Blue Nile; and (3) promoting inclusive economic growth and development. (b) Debt relief and other financial assistance Upon the removal of Sudan from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, engage with international financial institutions and other bilateral official creditors to advance agreement through the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative to restructure, reschedule, or cancel the sovereign debt of Sudan following the receipt by the appropriate congressional committees of the certification described in subsection (c). (c) Certification The certification described in this subsection is a certification submitted to the appropriate congressional committees of a determination made by the President that the Government of Sudan has taken demonstrable steps to improve fiscal transparency, including— (1) establishing civilian control over the finances and assets of the Sudanese security and intelligence services; (2) developing a transparent budget that includes all expenditures related to the security and intelligence services; (3) identifying all shareholdings in all public and private companies held or managed by the security and intelligence services, and transferring all such shareholdings to the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Sudan or to any specialized entity of the Government of Sudan established under law for this purpose, which is ultimately accountable to a civilian authority; (4) ceasing any involvement of the security and intelligence services in the illicit trade in mineral resources, including petroleum and gold