[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 757 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.757
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen
An Act
To improve the enforcement of sanctions against the Government of North
Korea, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``North Korea
Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

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TITLE I

-INVESTIGATIONS, PROHIBITED CONDUCT, AND PENALTIES

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TITLE II

-SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREAN PROLIFERATION, HUMAN RIGHTS

Council resolutions and financial restrictions on North Korea.

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responsible for knowingly engaging in significant activities
undermining cybersecurity.

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human rights abuses or censorship in North Korea.

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TITLE III

-PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Government of North Korea--
(A) has repeatedly violated its commitments to the
complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement of its
nuclear weapons programs; and
(B) has willfully violated multiple United Nations Security
Council resolutions calling for North Korea to cease
development, testing, and production of weapons of mass
destruction.
(2) Based on its past actions, including the transfer of
sensitive nuclear and missile technology to state sponsors of
terrorism, North Korea poses a grave risk for the proliferation of
nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.
(3) The Government of North Korea has been implicated
repeatedly in money laundering and other illicit activities,
including--
(A) prohibited arms sales;
(B) narcotics trafficking;
(C) the counterfeiting of United States currency;
(D) significant activities undermining cybersecurity; and
(E) the counterfeiting of intellectual property of United
States persons.
(4) North Korea has--
(A) unilaterally withdrawn from the Agreement Concerning a
Military Armistice in Korea, signed at Panmunjom July 27, 1953
(commonly referred to as the ``Korean War Armistice
Agreement''); and
(B) committed provocations against South Korea--
(i) by sinking the warship Cheonan and killing 46 of
her crew on March 26, 2010;
(ii) by shelling Yeonpyeong Island and killing 4 South
Korean civilians on November 23, 2010;
(iii) by its involvement in the ``DarkSeoul''
cyberattacks against the financial and communications
interests of South Korea on March 20, 2013; and
(iv) by planting land mines near a guard post in the
South Korean portion of the demilitarized zone that maimed
2 South Korean soldiers on August 4, 2015.
(5) North Korea maintains a system of brutal political prison
camps that contain as many as 200,000 men, women, and children, who
are--
(A) kept in atrocious living conditions with insufficient
food, clothing, and medical care; and
(B) under constant fear of torture or arbitrary execution.
(6) North Korea has prioritized weapons programs and the
procurement of luxury goods--
(A) in defiance of United Nations Security Council
Resolutions 1695 (2006), 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013),
and 2094 (2013); and
(B) in gross disregard of the needs of the people of North
Korea.
(7) Persons, including financial institutions, who engage in
transactions with, or provide financial services to, the Government
of North Korea and its financial institutions without establishing
sufficient financial safeguards against North Korea's use of such
transactions to promote proliferation, weapons trafficking, human
rights violations, illicit activity, and the purchase of luxury
goods--
(A) aid and abet North Korea's misuse of the international
financial system; and
(B) violate the intent of the United Nations Security
Council resolutions referred to in paragraph (6)(A).
(8) The Government of North Korea has provided technical
support and conducted destructive and coercive cyberattacks,
including against Sony Pictures Entertainment and other United
States persons.
(9) The conduct of the Government of North Korea poses an
imminent threat to--
(A) the security of the United States and its allies;
(B) the global economy;
(C) the safety of members of the United States Armed
Forces;
(D) the integrity of the global financial system;
(E) the integrity of global nonproliferation programs; and
(F) the people of North Korea.
(10) The Government of North Korea has sponsored acts of
international terrorism, including--
(A) attempts to assassinate defectors and human rights
activists; and
(B) the shipment of weapons to terrorists and state
sponsors of terrorism.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to use nonmilitary means to address the crisis described in
subsection (a);
(2) to provide diplomatic leverage to negotiate necessary
changes in the conduct of the Government of North Korea;
(3) to ease the suffering of the people of North Korea; and
(4) to reaffirm the purposes set forth in section 4 of the
North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7802).

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TITLE IV

-GENERAL AUTHORITIES

In this Act:
(1) Applicable executive order.--The term ``applicable
Executive order'' means--
(A) Executive Order 13382 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
blocking property of weapons of mass destruction proliferators
and their supporters), Executive Order 13466 (50 U.S.C. 1701
note; relating to continuing certain restrictions with respect
to North Korea and North Korean nationals), Executive Order
13551 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property of
certain persons with respect to North Korea), Executive Order
13570 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to prohibiting certain
transactions with respect to North Korea), Executive Order
13619 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property of
persons threatening the peace, security, or stability of
Burma), Executive Order 13687 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
imposing additional sanctions with respect to North Korea), or
Executive Order 13694 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
blocking the property of certain persons engaging in
significant malicious cyber-enabled activities), to the extent
that such Executive order--
(i) authorizes the imposition of sanctions on persons
for conduct with respect to North Korea;
(ii) prohibits transactions or activities involving the
Government of North Korea; or
(iii) otherwise imposes sanctions with respect to North
Korea; and
(B) any Executive order adopted on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act, to the extent that such Executive
order--
(i) authorizes the imposition of sanctions on persons
for conduct with respect to North Korea;
(ii) prohibits transactions or activities involving the
Government of North Korea; or
(iii) otherwise imposes sanctions with respect to North
Korea.
(2) Applicable united nations security council resolution.--The
term ``applicable United Nations Security Council resolution''
means--
(A) United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695 (2006),
1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), or 2094 (2013); and
(B) any United Nations Security Council resolution adopted
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act that--
(i) authorizes the imposition of sanctions on persons
for conduct with respect to North Korea;
(ii) prohibits transactions or activities involving the
Government of North Korea; or
(iii) otherwise imposes sanctions with respect to North
Korea.
(3) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
Financial Services, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives.
(4) Designated person.--The term ``designated person'' means a
person designated under subsection (a) or (b) of section 104 for
purposes of applying 1 or more of the sanctions described in title
I or II with respect to the person.
(5) Government of north korea.--The term ``Government of North
Korea'' means the Government of North Korea and its agencies,
instrumentalities, and controlled entities.
(6) Humanitarian assistance.--The term ``humanitarian
assistance'' means assistance to meet humanitarian needs, including
needs for food, medicine, medical supplies, clothing, and shelter.
(7) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(4) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
(8) Luxury goods.--The term ``luxury goods''--
(A) has the meaning given such term in section 746.4(b)(1)
of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations; and
(B) includes the items listed in Supplement No. 1 to part
746 of such title, and any similar items.
(9) Monetary instruments.--The term ``monetary instruments''
has the meaning given such term in section 5312(a) of title 31,
United States Code.
(10) North korea.--The term ``North Korea'' means the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
(11) North korean financial institution.--The term ``North
Korean financial institution'' means any financial institution
that--
(A) is organized under the laws of North Korea or any
jurisdiction within North Korea (including a foreign branch of
such an institution);
(B) is located in North Korea, except for a financial
institution that is excluded by the President in accordance
with section 208(c);
(C) is owned or controlled by the Government of North
Korea, regardless of location; or
(D) is owned or controlled by a financial institution
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), regardless of
location.
(12) Significant activities undermining cybersecurity.--The
term ``significant activities undermining cybersecurity''
includes--
(A) significant efforts to--
(i) deny access to or degrade, disrupt, or destroy an
information and communications technology system or
network; or
(ii) exfiltrate information from such a system or
network without authorization;
(B) significant destructive malware attacks;
(C) significant denial of service activities; and
(D) such other significant activities described in
regulations promulgated to implement section 104.
(13) South korea.--The term ``South Korea'' means the Republic
of Korea.
(14) United states person.--The term ``United States person''
means--
(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence to the United States; or
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States
or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a
foreign branch of such an entity.

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In order to achieve the peaceful disarmament of North Korea,
Congress finds that it is necessary--
(1) to encourage all member states of the United Nations to
fully and promptly implement United Nations Security Council
Resolution 2094 (2013);
(2) to sanction the persons, including financial institutions,
that facilitate proliferation, illicit activities, arms
trafficking, cyberterrorism, imports of luxury goods, serious human
rights abuses, cash smuggling, and censorship by the Government of
North Korea;
(3) to authorize the President to sanction persons who fail to
exercise due diligence to ensure that such financial institutions
and member states do not facilitate proliferation, arms
trafficking, kleptocracy, or imports of luxury goods by the
Government of North Korea;
(4) to deny the Government of North Korea access to the funds
it uses to develop or obtain nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles,
cyberwarfare capabilities, and luxury goods instead of providing
for the needs of the people of North Korea; and
(5) to enforce sanctions in a manner that does not
significantly hinder or delay the efforts of legitimate United
States or foreign humanitarian organizations from providing
assistance to meet the needs of civilians facing humanitarian
crisis, including access to food, health care, shelter, and clean
drinking water, to prevent or alleviate human suffering.

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(a) Initiation.--The President shall initiate an investigation into
the possible designation of a person under section 104(a) upon receipt
by the President of credible information indicating that such person
has engaged in conduct described in section 104(a).
(b) Personnel.--The President may direct the Secretary of State,
the Secretary of the Treasury, and the heads of other Federal
departments and agencies as may be necessary to assign sufficient
experienced and qualified investigators, attorneys, and technical
personnel--
(1) to investigate the conduct described in subsections (a) and
(b) of section 104; and
(2) to coordinate and ensure the effective enforcement of this
Act.

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(a) Presidential Briefings to Congress.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and periodically
thereafter, the President shall provide a briefing to the appropriate
congressional committees on efforts to implement this Act.
(b) Report From Secretary of State.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
conduct, coordinate, and submit to Congress a comprehensive report on
United States policy towards North Korea that--
(1) is based on a full and complete interagency review of
current policies and possible alternatives, including with respect
to North Korea's weapons of mass destruction and missile programs,
human rights atrocities, and significant activities undermining
cybersecurity; and
(2) includes recommendations for such legislative or
administrative action as the Secretary considers appropriate based
on the results of the review.

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(a) Mandatory Designations.--Except as provided in section 208, the
President shall designate under this subsection any person that the
President determines--
(1) knowingly, directly or indirectly, imports, exports, or
reexports to, into, or from North Korea any goods, services, or
technology controlled for export by the United States because of
the use of such goods, services, or technology for weapons of mass
destruction or delivery systems for such weapons and materially
contributes to the use, development, production, possession, or
acquisition by any person of a nuclear, radiological, chemical, or
biological weapon or any device or system designed in whole or in
part to deliver such a weapon;
(2) knowingly, directly or indirectly, provides training,
advice, or other services or assistance, or engages in significant
financial transactions, relating to the manufacture, maintenance,
or use of any such weapon, device, or system to be imported,
exported, or reexported to, into, or from North Korea;
(3) knowingly, directly or indirectly, imports, exports, or
reexports luxury goods to or into North Korea;
(4) knowingly engages in, is responsible for, or facilitates
censorship by the Government of North Korea;
(5) knowingly engages in, is responsible for, or facilitates
serious human rights abuses by the Government of North Korea;
(6) knowingly, directly or indirectly, engages in money
laundering, the counterfeiting of goods or currency, bulk cash
smuggling, or narcotics trafficking that supports the Government of
North Korea or any senior official or person acting for or on
behalf of that Government;
(7) knowingly engages in significant activities undermining
cybersecurity through the use of computer networks or systems
against foreign persons, governments, or other entities on behalf
of the Government of North Korea;
(8) knowingly, directly or indirectly, sells, supplies, or
transfers to or from the Government of North Korea or any person
acting for or on behalf of that Government, a significant amount of
precious metal, graphite, raw or semi-finished metals or aluminum,
steel, coal, or software, for use by or in industrial processes
directly related to weapons of mass destruction and delivery
systems for such weapons, other proliferation activities, the
Korean Workers' Party, armed forces, internal security, or
intelligence activities, or the operation and maintenance of
political prison camps or forced labor camps, including outside of
North Korea;
(9) knowingly, directly or indirectly, imports, exports, or
reexports to, into, or from North Korea any arms or related
materiel; or
(10) knowingly attempts to engage in any of the conduct
described in paragraphs (1) through (9).
(b) Additional Discretionary Designations.--
(1) Prohibited conduct described.--Except as provided in
section 208, the President may designate under this subsection any
person that the President determines--
(A) knowingly engages in, contributes to, assists,
sponsors, or provides financial, material or technological
support for, or goods and services in support of, any person
designated pursuant to an applicable United Nations Security
Council resolution;
(B) knowingly contributed to--
(i) the bribery of an official of the Government of
North Korea or any person acting for on behalf of that
official;
(ii) the misappropriation, theft, or embezzlement of
public funds by, or for the benefit of, an official of the
Government of North Korea or any person acting for or on
behalf of that official; or
(iii) the use of any proceeds of any activity described
in clause (i) or (ii); or
(C) knowingly and materially assisted, sponsored, or
provided significant financial, material, or technological
support for, or goods or services to or in support of, the
activities described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
(2) Effect of designation.--With respect to any person
designated under this subsection, the President may--
(A) apply the sanctions described in section 204, 205(c),
or 206 to the person to the same extent and in the same manner
as if the person were designated under subsection (a);
(B) apply any applicable special measures described in
section 5318A of title 31, United States Code;
(C) prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange--
(i) that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States; and
(ii) in which such person has any interest; and
(D) prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between
financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial
institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments--
(i) are subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States; and
(ii) involve any interest of such person.
(c) Asset Blocking.--The President shall exercise all of the powers
granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block
and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of
a designated person, the Government of North Korea, or the Workers'
Party of Korea, if such property and interests in property are in the
United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the
possession or control of a United States person.
(d) Application to Subsidiaries and Agents.--The designation of a
person under subsection (a) or (b) and the blocking of property and
interests in property under subsection (c) shall apply with respect to
a person who is determined to be owned or controlled by, or to have
acted or purported to have acted for or on behalf of, directly or
indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to this section.
(e) Transaction Licensing.--The President shall deny or revoke any
license for any transaction that the President determines to lack
sufficient financial controls to ensure that such transaction will not
facilitate any activity described in subsection (a) or (b).
(f) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and
(c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to any person who violates, attempts to
violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of any prohibition
of this section, or an order or regulation prescribed under this
section, to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that
commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of such Act (50
U.S.C. 1705(a)).

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(a) Amendment to Property Subject to Forfeiture.--Section 981(a)(1)
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(I) Any property, real or personal, that is involved in a
violation or attempted violation, or which constitutes or is
derived from proceeds traceable to a prohibition imposed pursuant
to section 104(a) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy
Enhancement Act of 2016.''.
(b) Amendment to Definition of Civil Forfeiture Statute.--Section
983(i)(2)(D) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``(D) the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. 4301 et
seq.), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), or the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement
Act of 2016; or''.
(c) Amendment to Definition of Specified Unlawful Activity.--
Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``or section 92 of'' and inserting ``section 92
of''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ``, or section 104(a)
of the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2016 (relating to
prohibited activities with respect to North Korea);''.
ABUSES, AND ILLICIT ACTIVITIES

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JURISDICTION OF PRIMARY MONEY LAUNDERING CONCERN.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and
Financial Intelligence, who is responsible for safeguarding the
financial system against illicit use, money laundering, terrorist
financing, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,
and has repeatedly expressed concern about North Korea's misuse of
the international financial system--
(A) in 2006--
(i) stated, ``Given [North Korea's] counterfeiting of
U.S. currency, narcotics trafficking and use of accounts
world-wide to conduct proliferation-related transactions,
the line between illicit and licit North Korean money is
nearly invisible.''; and
(ii) urged financial institutions worldwide to ``think
carefully about the risks of doing any North Korea-related
business'';
(B) in 2011, stated that North Korea--
(i) ``remains intent on engaging in proliferation,
selling arms as well as bringing in material''; and
(ii) was ``aggressively pursuing the effort to
establish front companies.''; and
(C) in 2013, stated--
(i) in reference to North Korea's distribution of high-
quality counterfeit United States currency, that ``North
Korea is continuing to try to pass a supernote into the
international financial system''; and
(ii) the Department of the Treasury would soon
introduce new currency with improved security features to
protect against counterfeiting by the Government of North
Korea.
(2) The Financial Action Task Force, an intergovernmental body
whose purpose is to develop and promote national and international
policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, has
repeatedly--
(A) expressed concern at deficiencies in North Korea's
regimes to combat money laundering and terrorist financing;
(B) urged North Korea to adopt a plan of action to address
significant deficiencies in those regimes and the serious
threat those deficiencies pose to the integrity of the
international financial system;
(C) urged all jurisdictions to apply countermeasures to
protect the international financial system from ongoing and
substantial money laundering and terrorist financing risks
emanating from North Korea;
(D) urged all jurisdictions to advise their financial
institutions to give special attention to business
relationships and transactions with North Korea, including
North Korean companies and financial institutions; and
(E) called on all jurisdictions--
(i) to protect against correspondent relationships
being used to bypass or evade countermeasures and risk
mitigation practices; and
(ii) to take into account money laundering and
terrorist financing risks when considering requests by
North Korean financial institutions to open branches and
subsidiaries in their respective jurisdictions.
(3) On March 7, 2013, the United Nations Security Council
unanimously adopted Resolution 2094, which--
(A) welcomed the Financial Action Task Force's--
(i) recommendation on financial sanctions related to
proliferation; and
(ii) guidance on the implementation of such sanctions;
(B) decided that United Nations member states should apply
enhanced monitoring and other legal measures to prevent the
provision of financial services or the transfer of property
that could contribute to activities prohibited by applicable
United Nations Security Council resolutions; and
(C) called upon United Nations member states to prohibit
North Korean financial institutions from establishing or
maintaining correspondent relationships with financial
institutions in their respective jurisdictions to prevent the
provision of financial services if such member states have
information that provides reasonable grounds to believe that
such activities could contribute to--
(i) activities prohibited by an applicable United
Nations Security Council resolution; or
(ii) the evasion of such prohibitions.
(b) Sense of Congress Regarding the Designation of North Korea as a
Jurisdiction of Primary Money Laundering Concern.--Congress--
(1) acknowledges the efforts of the United Nations Security
Council to impose limitations on, and to require the enhanced
monitoring of, transactions involving North Korean financial
institutions that could contribute to sanctioned activities;
(2) urges the President, in the strongest terms--
(A) to immediately designate North Korea as a jurisdiction
of primary money laundering concern; and
(B) to adopt stringent special measures to safeguard the
financial system against the risks posed by North Korea's
willful evasion of sanctions and its illicit activities; and
(3) urges the President to seek the prompt implementation by
other countries of enhanced monitoring and due diligence to prevent
North Korea's misuse of the international financial system,
including by sharing information about activities, transactions,
and property that could contribute to--
(A) activities sanctioned by applicable United Nations
Security Council resolutions; or
(B) the evasion of such sanctions.
(c) Determinations Regarding North Korea.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General,
and in accordance with section 5318A of title 31, United States
Code, shall determine whether reasonable grounds exist for
concluding that North Korea is a jurisdiction of primary money
laundering concern.
(2) Enhanced due diligence and reporting requirements.--If the
Secretary of the Treasury determines under paragraph (1) that
reasonable grounds exist for concluding that North Korea is a
jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern, the Secretary, in
consultation with the Federal functional regulators (as defined in
section 509 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6809)), shall
impose 1 or more of the special measures described in section
5318A(b) of title 31, United States Code, with respect to the
jurisdiction of North Korea.
(3) Report required.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date on
which the Secretary of the Treasury makes a determination under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that contains the reasons for
such determination.
(B) Form.--The report submitted under subparagraph (A)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.

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SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS AND FINANCIAL RESTRICTIONS ON NORTH
KOREA.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) All member states of the United Nations are obligated to
implement and enforce applicable United Nations Security Council
resolutions fully and promptly, including by blocking the property
of, and ensuring that any property is prevented from being made
available to, persons designated for the blocking of property by
the Security Council under applicable United Nations Security
Council resolutions.
(2) As of May 2015, 158 of the 193 member states of the United
Nations had not submitted reports on measures taken to implement
North Korea-specific United Nations Security Council resolutions
1718, 1874, and 2094.
(3) A recent report by the Government Accountability Office
(GAO-15-485)--
(A) finds that officials of the United States and
representatives of the United Nations Panel of Experts
established pursuant to United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1874 (2009), which monitors and facilitates
implementation of United Nations sanctions on North Korea,
``agree that the lack of detailed reports from all member
states is an impediment to the UN's effective implementation of
its sanctions''; and
(B) notes that ``many member states lack the technical
capacity to enforce sanctions and prepare reports'' on the
implementation of United Nations sanctions on North Korea.
(4) All member states share a common interest in protecting the
international financial system from the risks of money laundering
and illicit transactions emanating from North Korea.
(5) The United States dollar and the euro are the world's
principal reserve currencies, and the United States and the
European Union are primarily responsible for the protection of the
international financial system from the risks described in
paragraph (4).
(6) The cooperation of the People's Republic of China, as North
Korea's principal trading partner, is essential to--
(A) the enforcement of applicable United Nations Security
Council resolutions; and
(B) the protection of the international financial system.
(7) The report of the Panel of Experts expressed concern about
the ability of banks to detect and prevent illicit transfers
involving North Korea if such banks are located in member states
with less effective regulators or member states that are unable to
afford effective compliance.
(8) North Korea has historically exploited inconsistencies
between jurisdictions in the interpretation and enforcement of
financial regulations and applicable United Nations Security
Council resolutions to circumvent sanctions and launder the
proceeds of illicit activities.
(9) Amroggang Development Bank, Bank of East Land, and Tanchon
Commercial Bank have been designated by the Secretary of the
Treasury, the United Nations Security Council, and the European
Union as having materially contributed to the proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction.
(10) Korea Daesong Bank and Korea Kwangson Banking Corporation
have been designated by the Secretary of the Treasury and the
European Union as having materially contributed to the
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
(11) The Foreign Trade Bank of North Korea has been designated
by the Secretary of the Treasury for facilitating transactions on
behalf of persons linked to its proliferation network and for
serving as ``a key financial node''.
(12) Daedong Credit Bank has been designated by the Secretary
of the Treasury for activities prohibited by applicable United
Nations Security Council resolutions, including the use of
deceptive financial practices to facilitate transactions on behalf
of persons linked to North Korea's proliferation network.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
President should intensify diplomatic efforts in appropriate
international fora, such as the United Nations, and bilaterally, to
develop and implement a coordinated, consistent, multilateral strategy
for protecting the global financial system against risks emanating from
North Korea, including--
(1) the cessation of any financial services the continuation of
which is inconsistent with applicable United Nations Security
Council resolutions;
(2) the cessation of any financial services to persons,
including financial institutions, that present unacceptable risks
of facilitating money laundering and illicit activity by the
Government of North Korea;
(3) the blocking by all member states, in accordance with the
legal process of the state in which the property is held, of any
property required to be blocked under applicable United Nations
Security Council resolutions;
(4) the blocking of any property derived from illicit activity,
or from the misappropriation, theft, or embezzlement of public
funds by, or for the benefit of, officials of the Government of
North Korea;
(5) the blocking of any property involved in significant
activities undermining cybersecurity by the Government of North
Korea, directly or indirectly, against United States persons, or
the theft of intellectual property by the Government of North
Korea, directly or indirectly from United States persons; and
(6) the blocking of any property of persons directly or
indirectly involved in censorship or human rights abuses by the
Government of North Korea.
(c) Strategy to Improve International Implementation and
Enforcement of United Nations North Korea-specific Sanctions.--The
President shall direct the Secretary of State, in coordination with
other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, to develop a
strategy to improve international implementation and enforcement of
United Nations North Korea-specific sanctions. The strategy should
include elements--
(1) to increase the number of countries submitting reports to
the United Nations Panel of Experts established pursuant to United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1874 (2009), including
developing a list of targeted countries where effective
implementation and enforcement of United Nations sanctions would
reduce the threat from North Korea;
(2) to encourage member states of the United Nations to
cooperate and share information with the panel in order to help
facilitate investigations;
(3) to expand cooperation with the Panel of Experts;
(4) to provide technical assistance to member states to
implement United Nations sanctions, including developing the
capacity to enforce sanctions through improved export control
regulations, border security, and customs systems;
(5) to harness existing United States Government initiatives
and assistance programs, as appropriate, to improve sanctions
implementation and enforcement; and
(6) to increase outreach to the people of North Korea, and to
support the engagement of independent, non-governmental
journalistic, humanitarian, and other institutions in North Korea.
(d) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that
describes the actions undertaken to implement the strategy required by
subsection (c).

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(a) Export of Certain Goods or Technology.--A validated license
shall be required for the export to North Korea of any goods or
technology otherwise covered under section 6(j) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4605(j)). No defense exports may
be approved for the Government of North Korea.
(b) Transactions in Lethal Military Equipment.--
(1) In general.--The President shall withhold assistance under
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) to the
government of any country that provides lethal military equipment
to the Government of North Korea.
(2) Applicability.--The prohibition under paragraph (1) with
respect to a government shall terminate on the date that is 1 year
after the date on which the prohibition under paragraph (1) is
applied to that government.
(c) Waiver.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of State may waive the prohibitions under this section with
respect to a country if the Secretary--
(1) determines that such waiver is in the national interest of
the United States; and
(2) submits a written report to the appropriate congressional
committees that describes--
(A) the steps that the relevant agencies are taking to
curtail the trade described in subsection (b)(1); and
(B) why such waiver is in the national interest of the
United States.
(d) Exception.--The prohibitions under this section shall not apply
to the provision of assistance for human rights, democracy, rule of
law, or emergency humanitarian purposes.

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(a) In General.--Except as provided in this section, the head of an
executive agency may not procure, or enter into any contract for the
procurement of, any goods or services from any person designated under
section 104(a).
(b) Federal Acquisition Regulation.--
(1) In general.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation issued
pursuant to section 1303(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code,
shall be revised to require that each person that is a prospective
contractor submit a certification that such person does not engage
in any activity described in section 104(a).
(2) Applicability.--The revision required under paragraph (1)
shall apply with respect to contracts for which solicitations are
issued on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(c) Remedies.--
(1) Inclusion on list.--The Administrator of General Services
shall include, on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal
Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs maintained by the
Administrator under part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation,
each person that is debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment
or suspension by the head of an executive agency on the basis of a
determination of a false certification under subsection (b).
(2) Contract termination; suspension.--If the head of an
executive agency determines that a person has submitted a false
certification under subsection (b) after the date on which the
Federal Acquisition Regulation is revised to implement the
requirements of this section, the head of such executive agency
shall--
(A) terminate any contract with such person; and
(B) debar or suspend such person from eligibility for
Federal contracts for a period of not longer than 2 years.
(3) Applicable procedures.--Any debarment or suspension under
paragraph (2)(B) shall be subject to the procedures that apply to
debarment and suspension under subpart 9.4 of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation.
(d) Clarification Regarding Certain Products.--The remedies
specified in subsection (c) shall not apply with respect to the
procurement of any eligible product (as defined in section 308(4) of
the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2518(4)) of any foreign
country or instrumentality designated under section 301(b) of such Act
(19 U.S.C. 2511(b)).
(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this subsection may be
construed to limit the use of other remedies available to the head of
an executive agency or any other official of the Federal Government on
the basis of a determination of a false certification under subsection
(b).
(f) Executive Agency Defined.--In this section, the term
``executive agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 133 of
title 41, United States Code.

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(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that
identifies foreign ports and airports at which inspections of ships,
aircraft, and conveyances originating in North Korea, carrying North
Korean property, or operated by the Government of North Korea are not
sufficient to effectively prevent the facilitation of any of the
activities described in section 104(a).
(b) Enhanced Customs Inspection Requirements.--The Secretary of
Homeland Security may require enhanced inspections of any goods
entering the United States that have been transported through a port or
airport identified by the President under subsection (a).
(c) Seizure and Forfeiture.--A vessel, aircraft, or conveyance used
to facilitate any of the activities described in section 104(a) under
the jurisdiction of the United States may be seized and forfeited
under--
(1) chapter 46 of title 18, United States Code; or
(2) title V of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).

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The Secretary of State may deny a visa to, and the Secretary of
Homeland Security may deny entry into the United States of, any alien
who is--
(1) a designated person;
(2) a corporate officer of a designated person; or
(3) a principal shareholder with a controlling interest in a
designated person.

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NORTH KOREA.
The Secretary of State shall expand the scope and frequency of
issuance of travel warnings for all United States citizens to North
Korea. The expanded travel warnings, which should be issued or updated
not less frequently than every 90 days, should include--
(1) publicly released or credible open source information
regarding the detention of United States citizens by North Korean
authorities, including available information on circumstances of
arrest and detention, duration, legal proceedings, and conditions
under which a United States citizen has been, or continues to be,
detained by North Korean authorities, including present-day cases
and cases occurring during the 10-year period ending on the date of
the enactment of this Act;
(2) publicly released or credible open source information on
the past and present detention and abduction or alleged abduction
of citizens of the United States, South Korea, or Japan by North
Korean authorities;
(3) unclassified information about the nature of the North
Korean regime, as described in congressionally mandated reports and
annual reports issued by the Department of State and the United
Nations, including information about North Korea's weapons of mass
destruction programs, illicit activities, international sanctions
violations, and human rights situation; and
(4) any other information that the Secretary deems useful to
provide United States citizens with a comprehensive picture of the
nature of the North Korean regime.

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(a) Exemptions.--The following activities shall be exempt from
sanctions under sections 104, 206, 209, and 304:
(1) Activities subject to the reporting requirements under
title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et
seq.), or to any authorized intelligence activities of the United
States.
(2) Any transaction necessary to comply with United States
obligations under the Agreement between the United Nations and the
United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United
Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into
force November 21, 1947, or under the Convention on Consular
Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force
March 19, 1967, or under other international agreements.
(3) Any activities incidental to the POW/MIA accounting mission
in North Korea, including activities by the Defense POW/MIA
Accounting Agency and other governmental or nongovernmental
organizations tasked with identifying or recovering the remains of
members of the United States Armed Forces in North Korea.
(b) Humanitarian Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The President may waive, for renewable periods
of between 30 days and 1 year, the application of the sanctions
authorized under section 104, 204, 205, 206, 209(b), or 304(b) if
the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a
written determination that the waiver is necessary for humanitarian
assistance or to carry out the humanitarian purposes set forth
section 4 of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C.
7802).
(2) Content of written determination.--A written determination
submitted under paragraph (1) with respect to a waiver shall
include a description of all notification and accountability
controls that have been employed in order to ensure that the
activities covered by the waiver are humanitarian assistance or are
carried out for the purposes set forth in section 4 of the North
Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7802) and do not entail
any activities in North Korea or dealings with the Government of
North Korea not reasonably related to humanitarian assistance or
such purposes.
(3) Clarification of permitted activities under waiver.--An
internationally recognized humanitarian organization shall not be
subject to sanctions under section 104, 204, 205, 206, 209(b), or
304(b) for--
(A) engaging in a financial transaction relating to
humanitarian assistance or for humanitarian purposes pursuant
to a waiver issued under paragraph (1);
(B) transporting goods or services that are necessary to
carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance or
humanitarian purposes pursuant to such a waiver; or
(C) having merely incidental contact, in the course of
providing humanitarian assistance or aid for humanitarian
purposes pursuant to such a waiver, with individuals who are
under the control of a foreign person subject to sanctions
under this Act.
(c) Waiver.--The President may waive, on a case-by-case basis, for
renewable periods of between 30 days and 1 year, the application of the
sanctions authorized under section 104, 201(c)(2), 204, 205, 206,
209(b), or 304(b) if the President submits to the appropriate
congressional committees a written determination that the waiver--
(1) is important to the national security interests of the
United States; or
(2) will further the enforcement of this Act or is for an
important law enforcement purpose.
(d) Financial Services for Humanitarian and Consular Activities.--
The President may promulgate such regulations, rules, and policies as
may be necessary to facilitate the provision of financial services by a
foreign financial institution that is not a North Korean financial
institution in support of activities conducted pursuant to an exemption
or waiver under this section.

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RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWINGLY ENGAGING IN SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES
UNDERMINING CYBERSECURITY.
(a) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--The President shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that describes significant
activities undermining cybersecurity aimed against the United
States Government or any United States person and conducted by the
Government of North Korea, or a person owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by the Government of North Korea or any
person acting for or on behalf of that Government.
(2) Information.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
include--
(A) the identity and nationality of persons that have
knowingly engaged in, directed, or provided material support to
conduct significant activities undermining cybersecurity
described in paragraph (1);
(B) a description of the conduct engaged in by each person
identified;
(C) an assessment of the extent to which a foreign
government has provided material support to the Government of
North Korea or any person acting for or on behalf of that
Government to conduct significant activities undermining
cybersecurity; and
(D) a United States strategy to counter North Korea's
efforts to conduct significant activities undermining
cybersecurity against the United States, that includes efforts
to engage foreign governments to halt the capability of the
Government of North Korea and persons acting for or on behalf
of that Government to conduct significant activities
undermining cybersecurity.
(3) Submission and form.--
(A) Submission.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter.
(B) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(b) Designation of Persons.--The President shall designate under
section 104(a) any person identified in the report required under
subsection (a)(1) that knowingly engages in significant activities
undermining cybersecurity through the use of computer networks or
systems against foreign persons, governments, or other entities on
behalf of the Government of North Korea.

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ACTIVITIES UNDERMINING CYBERSECURITY.
(a) In General.--United States sanctions with respect to activities
of the Government of North Korea, persons acting for or on behalf of
that Government, or persons located in North Korea that undermine
cybersecurity provided for in Executive Order 13687 (50 U.S.C. 1701
note; relating to imposing additional sanctions with respect to North
Korea) or Executive Order 13694 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to
blocking the property of certain persons engaging in significant
malicious cyber-enabled activities), as such Executive Orders are in
effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall
remain in effect until the date that is 30 days after the date on which
the President submits to Congress a certification that the Government
of North Korea, persons acting for or on behalf of that Government, and
persons owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Government
or persons acting for or on behalf of that Government, are no longer
engaged in the illicit activities described in such Executive Orders,
including actions in violation of United Nations Security Council
Resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), and 2094 (2013).
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit the authority of the President pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).

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UNITED STATES, SOUTH KOREA, AND JAPAN.
(a) In General.--It is the sense of Congress that the President--
(1) should seek to strengthen high-level trilateral mechanisms
for discussion and coordination of policy toward North Korea
between the Government of the United States, the Government of
South Korea, and the Government of Japan;
(2) should ensure that the mechanisms specifically address
North Korea's nuclear, ballistic, and conventional weapons
programs, its human rights record, and cybersecurity threats posed
by North Korea;
(3) should ensure that representatives of the United States,
South Korea, and Japan meet on a regular basis and include
representatives of the United States Department of State, the
United States Department of Defense, the United States intelligence
community, and representatives of counterpart agencies in South
Korea and Japan; and
(4) should continue to brief the relevant congressional
committees regularly on the status of such discussions.
(b) Relevant Committees.--The relevant committees referred to in
subsection (a)(4) shall include--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed
Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed
Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives.

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Section 104 of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C.
7814) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Information Technology Study.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy
Enhancement Act of 2015, the President shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a classified report that sets forth a detailed
plan for making unrestricted, unmonitored, and inexpensive electronic
mass communications available to the people of North Korea.''.

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(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with
other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that details a
United States strategy to promote initiatives to enhance international
awareness of and to address the human rights situation in North Korea.
(b) Information.--The report required under subsection (a) should
include--
(1) a list of countries that forcibly repatriate refugees from
North Korea; and
(2) a list of countries where North Korean laborers work,
including countries the governments of which have formal
arrangements with the Government of North Korea or any person
acting for or on behalf of that Government to employ North Korean
workers.
(c) Strategy.--The report required under subsection (a) should
include--
(1) a plan to enhance bilateral and multilateral outreach,
including sustained engagement with the governments of partners and
allies with overseas posts to routinely demarche or brief those
governments on North Korea human rights issues, including forced
labor, trafficking, and repatriation of citizens of North Korea;
(2) public affairs and public diplomacy campaigns, including
options to work with news organizations and media outlets to
publish opinion pieces and secure public speaking opportunities for
United States Government officials on issues related to the human
rights situation in North Korea, including forced labor,
trafficking, and repatriation of citizens of North Korea; and
(3) opportunities to coordinate and collaborate with
appropriate nongovernmental organizations and private sector
entities to raise awareness and provide assistance to North Korean
defectors throughout the world.

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(a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that describes, with
respect to each political prison camp in North Korea, to the extent
information is available--
(1) the camp's estimated prisoner population;
(2) the camp's geographical coordinates;
(3) the reasons for the confinement of the prisoners;
(4) the camp's primary industries and products, and the end
users of any goods produced in the camp;
(5) the individuals and agencies responsible for conditions in
the camp;
(6) the conditions under which prisoners are confined, with
respect to the adequacy of food, shelter, medical care, working
conditions, and reports of ill-treatment of prisoners; and
(7) imagery, to include satellite imagery of the camp, in a
format that, if published, would not compromise the sources and
methods used by the United States intelligence community to capture
geospatial imagery.
(b) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) may be included
in the first human rights report required to be submitted to Congress
after the date of the enactment of this Act under sections 116(d) and
502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) and
2304(b)).

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SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES OR CENSORSHIP IN NORTH KOREA.
(a) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that--
(A) identifies each person the Secretary determines to be
responsible for serious human rights abuses or censorship in
North Korea and describes the conduct of that person; and
(B) describes serious human rights abuses or censorship
undertaken by the Government of North Korea or any person
acting for or on behalf of that Government in the most recent
year ending before the submission of the report.
(2) Consideration.--In preparing the report required under
paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall--
(A) give due consideration to the findings of the United
Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea;
and
(B) make specific findings with respect to the
responsibility of Kim Jong Un, and of each individual who is a
member of the National Defense Commission of North Korea or the
Organization and Guidance Department of the Workers' Party of
Korea, for serious human rights abuses and censorship.
(3) Submission and form.--
(A) Submission.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall be submitted not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for a
period not to exceed 3 years, and shall be included in each
human rights report required under sections 116(d) and 502B(b)
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) and
2304(b)).
(B) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(C) Public availability.--The Secretary of State shall
publish the unclassified part of the report required under
paragraph (1) on the website of the Department of State.
(b) Designation of Persons.--The President shall designate under
section 104(a) any person listed in the report required under
subsection (a)(1) that--
(1) knowingly engages in, is responsible for, or facilitates
censorship by the Government of North Korea; or
(2) knowingly engages in, is responsible for, or facilitates
serious human rights abuses by the Government of North Korea.
(c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
President should--
(1) seek the prompt adoption by the United Nations Security
Council of a resolution calling for the blocking of the assets of
all persons responsible for severe human rights abuses or
censorship in North Korea; and
(2) fully cooperate with the prosecution of any individual
listed in the report required under subsection (a)(1) before any
international tribunal that may be established to prosecute persons
responsible for severe human rights abuses or censorship in North
Korea.

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(a) In General.--Any sanction or other measure required under title
I, II, or III (or any amendment made by such titles) may be suspended
for up to 1 year upon certification by the President to the appropriate
congressional committees that the Government of North Korea has made
progress toward--
(1) verifiably ceasing its counterfeiting of United States
currency, including the surrender or destruction of specialized
materials and equipment used or particularly suitable for
counterfeiting;
(2) taking steps toward financial transparency to comply with
generally accepted protocols to cease and prevent the laundering of
monetary instruments;
(3) taking steps toward verification of its compliance with
applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions;
(4) taking steps toward accounting for and repatriating the
citizens of other countries--
(A) abducted or unlawfully held captive by the Government
of North Korea; or
(B) detained in violation of the Agreement Concerning a
Military Armistice in Korea, signed at Panmunjom July 27, 1953
(commonly referred to as the ``Korean War Armistice
Agreement'');
(5) accepting and beginning to abide by internationally
recognized standards for the distribution and monitoring of
humanitarian aid; and
(6) taking verified steps to improve living conditions in its
political prison camps.
(b) Renewal of Suspension.--The suspension described in subsection
(a) may be renewed for additional, consecutive 180-day periods after
the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees
that the Government of North Korea has continued to comply with the
conditions described in subsection (a) during the previous year.

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Any sanction or other measure required under title I, II, or III
(or any amendment made by such titles) shall terminate on the date on
which the President determines and certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that the Government of North Korea has--
(1) met the requirements set forth in section 401; and
(2) made significant progress toward--
(A) completely, verifiably, and irreversibly dismantling
all of its nuclear, chemical, biological, and radiological
weapons programs, including all programs for the development of
systems designed in whole or in part for the delivery of such
weapons;
(B) releasing all political prisoners, including the
citizens of North Korea detained in North Korea's political
prison camps;
(C) ceasing its censorship of peaceful political activity;
(D) establishing an open, transparent, and representative
society; and
(E) fully accounting for and repatriating United States
citizens (including deceased United States citizens)--
(i) abducted or unlawfully held captive by the
Government of North Korea; or
(ii) detained in violation of the Agreement Concerning
a Military Armistice in Korea, signed at Panmunjom July 27,
1953 (commonly referred to as the ``Korean War Armistice
Agreement'').

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(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated for each
of fiscal years 2017 through 2021--
(1) $3,000,000 to carry out section 103 of the North Korea
Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7813);
(2) $3,000,000 to carry out subsections (a), (b), and (c) of
section 104 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 7814);
(3) $2,000,000 to carry out subsection (d) of such section 104,
as add by section 301 of this Act; and
(4) $2,000,000 to carry out section 203 of the North Korea
Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7833).
(b) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated for each fiscal
year pursuant to subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.

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(a) In General.--The President is authorized to promulgate such
rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions
of this Act (which may include regulatory exceptions), including under
section 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1704).
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act, or in any amendment
made by this Act, may be construed to limit the authority of the
President to designate or sanction persons pursuant to an applicable
Executive order or otherwise pursuant to the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).

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Any and all reports required to be submitted to appropriate
congressional committees under this Act or any amendment made by this
Act that are subject to a deadline for submission consisting of the
same unit of time may be consolidated into a single report that is
submitted to appropriate congressional committees pursuant to such
deadline. The consolidated reports must contain all information
required under this Act or any amendment made by this Act, in addition
to all other elements mandated by previous law.

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Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the
amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 — HR. 757

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