113 S3012 IS: North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2014
U.S. Senate
2014-12-12
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1.Short title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2014
.(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings; purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I—Investigations, prohibited conduct, and penalties
Sec. 101. Statement of policy.
Sec. 102. Investigations.
Sec. 103. Briefing to Congress.
Sec. 104. Designation of persons.
Sec. 105. Forfeiture of property.
TITLE II—Sanctions Against North Korean Proliferation, Human Rights Abuses, and Illicit Activities
Sec. 201. Determinations with respect to North Korea as a jurisdiction of primary money laundering
concern.
Sec. 202. Ensuring the consistent enforcement of United Nations Security Council resolutions and
financial restrictions on North Korea.
Sec. 203. Proliferation prevention sanctions.
Sec. 204. Procurement sanctions.
Sec. 205. Enhanced inspection authorities.
Sec. 206. Travel sanctions.
Sec. 207. Exemptions, waivers, and removals of designation.
TITLE III—Promotion of human rights
Sec. 301. Information technology.
Sec. 302. Report on North Korean prison camps.
Sec. 303. Briefing on serious human rights abuses or censorship in North Korea.
TITLE IV—General authorities
Sec. 401. Suspension of sanctions and other measures.
Sec. 402. Termination of sanctions and other measures.
Sec. 403. North Korea Enforcement and Humanitarian Fund.
Sec. 404. Rulemaking.
Sec. 405. Effective date.
2.(a)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 it to cease its development, testing, and production of
weapons of mass destruction.(2)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 illicit
activities, including—(A)prohibited arms sales;(B)narcotics trafficking;(C)the
counterfeiting of United States currency; and(D)the counterfeiting of
intellectual property of United States persons.(4)North Korea has—(A)unilaterally withdrawn from the Korean War Armistice Agreement, done at Panmunjom, Korea, July 27,
1953;
and(B)committed provocations against South Korea in 2010—(i)by sinking the
warship Cheonan and killing 46 of her crew; and(ii)by shelling Yeonpyeong
Island and killing 4 South Korean civilians.(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 (adopted July 15, 2006),
1718 (adopted October 14, 2006), 1874 (adopted June 12, 2009), 2087
(adopted January 22, 2013), and 2094 (adopted March 7, 2013); and(B)in gross disregard of the
needs of its people.(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 these 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 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.(b)Through this Act, Congress seeks—(1)to use nonmilitary means to address the crisis described in subsection (a);(2)to
provide diplomatic leverage to negotiate necessary changes in North
Korea’s conduct;(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).3.In this Act:(1)Applicable executive orderThe term applicable Executive order means—(A)Executive Order 13382 (70 Fed. Reg. 38567; relating to blocking property of weapons of mass
destruction proliferators and their supports), Executive Order 13466 (73
Fed. Reg. 36787; relating to continuing certain restrictions with respect
to North Korea and North Korean nationals), Executive Order 13551 (75 Fed.
Reg. 53837; relating to blocking property of certain persons with respect
to North Korea), or Executive Order 13570 (76 Fed. Reg. 22291; relating to
prohibiting certain transactions with respect to North Korea), to the
extent that
such Executive order—(i)authorizes the imposition of sanctions on persons for
conduct; or(ii)prohibits transactions or activities involving the Government
of North Korea; or(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; or(ii)prohibits transactions or activities involving the Government
of North Korea.(2)Applicable united nations security council resolutionThe term applicable United Nations Security Council resolution means—(A)United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695 (adopted July 15, 2006), 1718 (adopted October 14,
2006), 1874 (adopted June 12, 2009), 2087 (adopted January 22, 2013), or
2094 (adopted March 7, 2013); or(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; or(ii)prohibits transactions or activities
involving the Government of North Korea.(3)Appropriate congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional committees means—(A)the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;(B)the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate;(C)the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and(D)the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.(4)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 KoreaThe term Government of North Korea means—(A)the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or any political subdivision, agency,
or instrumentality thereof; and(B)any person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, the Government of North Korea.(6)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.(7)The term monetary instruments has the meaning given such term in section 5312(a) of title 31, United States Code.(8)North Korean financial institutionThe 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 institution);(B)is located in North Korea, except for a financial institution that is excluded by
the President in accordance with section 207(d);(C)is owned or controlled by the Government of North Korea, regardless of location;
and(D)is owned or controlled by a financial institution
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), regardless of location.(9)The term other stores of value means—(A)prepaid access devices, tangible or intangible prepaid access devices, and other instruments or
devices for the storage or transmission of value (as such terms are
defined in part 1010
of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations); and(B)any covered goods (as defined in section 1027.100 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations), and
any
instrument or tangible or intangible access device used for the storage
and transmission of a representation of covered goods, or other device (as
defined in such section 1027.100).<enum>I</enum><header>Investigations, prohibited conduct, and penalties</header><section commented="no" id="H7F3AE0CF9CBC488A823943165C5F4A32"><enum>101.</enum><header>Statement of policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In order to achieve the peaceful disarmament of North Korea, Congress finds that it is necessary—</text><paragraph id="HA49D47E2D7144E8CB8267E8BF8361C8D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to encourage all member states to fully and promptly implement United Nations Security Council
Resolution
2094 (adopted March 7, 2013);</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HA899C9587010453C8AAD518BE95EE400"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to sanction the persons, including financial institutions, that facilitate proliferation, illicit
activities, arms trafficking, imports of luxury goods, serious human
rights abuses, cash smuggling, and censorship by the Government of North
Korea;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A52E9BD75124800A527F4BD07899A75"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to authorize the President to sanction persons who fail to exercise due diligence to ensure that
such financial institutions and jurisdictions do not facilitate
proliferation, arms trafficking, kleptocracy, and imports of luxury goods
by the Government of North Korea;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1095583986D0443495F87C90966152BC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to deny the Government of North Korea access to the funds it uses to obtain nuclear weapons,
ballistic missiles, and luxury goods instead of providing for the needs of
its people; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6C6108AF5A1648698BC95E32AED9926B"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to enforce sanctions in a manner that avoids any adverse humanitarian impact on the people of North
Korea.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HF1B6259EE12E40FF8E6933FE1F50783A"><enum>102.</enum><header>Investigations</header><subsection id="id30D1E46E831E4995BAF1F795BDF909C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Initiation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President is authorized to 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).</text></subsection><subsection id="iddf2d52c8c1714dad9ff068a467fe0398"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Personnel</header><text>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—</text><paragraph id="id2405A20138974E2FA52984A51A1BCE1A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to investigate the conduct described in subsections (a) and (b) of section 104; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id3E561570223643B79CD2BF04042D5B67"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to coordinate and ensure the effective enforcement of the provisions of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H7616ADE7AD1D445484C64C5677DA4889"><enum>103.</enum><header>Briefing to Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter,
the President shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a
briefing on efforts to implement this Act.</text></section><section id="HF5A12978C569484A97031ED8C841EBDC"><enum>104.</enum><header>Designation of persons</header><subsection id="H7BDA72EB9F7A4BAA8F4D895708F29BF6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prohibited activities</header><paragraph commented="no" id="H1CEF39E4962042D7BC92C427BA8218D8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibited conduct described</header><text>Except as provided in section 207, the President may designate under this subsection any person
that the President determines—</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H38E25DC20A294C039613D64BEC19D8F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly (directly or indirectly) imported, exported, or reexported to, into, or from North Korea
any goods, services, or technology controlled for export by the United
States due to their use for weapons of mass destruction and their delivery
systems and materially contributing to the use, development,
production, possession, or acquisition by any persons of a nuclear,
radiological, chemical, or biological weapon, or any device or system
designed in whole or in part to deliver such a weapon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6FEE24B777F845D496942C3173039158"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly (directly or indirectly) provided training, advice, or other services or assistance, or
engaged in significant financial transactions, relating to the
manufacture, maintenance, or use of any such weapon or system to be
imported, exported, or reexported to, into, or from North Korea;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1EADF0583C5A463EB87E8FE9EC99AE15"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly (directly or indirectly) imported, exported, or reexported luxury goods
to or into North Korea;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2F58DE53BDD54EC99CE78FC2258B2822"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly engaged in, or is responsible for, censorship by the Government of North Korea;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HCED32A348F69461C85ADB5B05EACC746"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly engaged in, or is responsible for, serious human rights abuses by the Government of
North Korea;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H91DF6E57B0624E7E88DD794526583664"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly (directly or indirectly) engaged 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 thereof; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1EAC2AC00E1458D9A1B04C005EA5064"><enum>(G)</enum><text>knowingly attempted to engage in any of the conduct described in subparagraphs (A) through (E).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEE887E857D5447ECAA22B44BB8D9E464"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>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 under this
subsection, or of an order or regulation prescribed under this Act, to the
same extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an unlawful
act described in section 206(a) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1705">50 U.S.C. 1705(a)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H91E2E1F932C44ACFAA1D11AFB1231DAE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional prohibited activities</header><paragraph id="HD49246A973F74A7AA54C06CF9985965A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibited conduct described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in section 207, the President may designate under this subsection any person
that the
President determines—</text><subparagraph id="H2EC547C4AA274E1EB66FABD6E0D3497D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly engaged in, contributed to, assisted, sponsored, or provided 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;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H455C661EE6FB45BFAB001C5D8A1BF538"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly contributed to—</text><clause id="idFFAF65DCF2A44E90B613ECA36CF752FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the bribery of an official of the Government of North Korea;</text></clause><clause id="idE10635E25EC64F338F4ED8AB75A3336B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the
misappropriation, theft, or embezzlement of public funds by, or for the
benefit of, an official of the Government of North Korea; or</text></clause><clause id="id2C6D6C23E6294847BABE71F4144271A2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of
any proceeds of any such conduct; or</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HAB2CCE3F174E4EF48079DBF3F664450C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBFF0780909AF4ED486A823668ABA86F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of designation</header><text>With respect to any person designated under this subsection, the President may—</text><subparagraph id="H3CB43402AAD740178832EF0CF43ABDC2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>apply the sanctions described in section 204, 205, or 206;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1265BE93D28E4B718552417780AD2402"><enum>(B)</enum><text>apply any of the special measures described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/5318A">section 5318A</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA5BBE963BB042B584DD18406053AEDE"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange—</text><clause id="idB4ADE35369184CCABDC90758216E9FE6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that are subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States; and</text></clause><clause id="id14212B2C1F3340D9B7FD5D50677A38A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in which such person has any interest; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE6B914FCABB647DC8830A7F8C6D820A6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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—</text><clause id="idB030829696B048A6A18A17BD37A6733C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; and</text></clause><clause id="idEEBF724C95C74E8083D4F8385EE1AE1A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>involve
any interest of such person.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H900A5F502D2E438F9DD85ACDBF6DA6A3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Asset blocking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 person determined
by the President to be subject to this section 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.</text></subsection><subsection id="H908038613C2D4FE1BCD7B27AF60C27AC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subsection><subsection id="H71106D4AEFD745E39003060FA3F5DFCF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Transaction licensing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 of the conduct described in subsection
(a) or (b).</text></subsection></section><section id="HDF1EA30468374194A84D60E4EAD4BEF5"><enum>105.</enum><header>Forfeiture of property</header><subsection commented="no" id="HF41449703FC14DABA07DEF675AF4A82E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment to property subject to forfeiture</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/981">Section 981(a)(1)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C5F43A963FC4D9EA37CF3F3426D9C0F" style="OLC"><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3FA9516D7B2E41979588B9F1464F8C00" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any real or personal property that is involved in a violation or attempted violation, or which
constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to a violation, of
section 104(a) of the <short-title>North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2014</short-title>.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="H51396403C6AA42929C23DF5A22667B6E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendment to definition of civil forfeiture statute</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/983">Section 983(i)(2)(D)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text><quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4387A7C62C324F3CB99DF0DDA96AFD6A" style="OLC"><subparagraph id="id09111C7B59B24325B528AE77942C1B3C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.), the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>), or the <short-title>North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2014</short-title>; or</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H506D3886266E45FDACE7200A40E810DD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amendment to definition of specified unlawful activity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1956">Section 1956(c)(7)(D)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="H2D1642EE596840488646F875202F4E83"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or section 92 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954</quote> and inserting <quote>section 92 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H848FCC06A897420AB47FC06B97C98881"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: <quote>, or section 104(a) of the <short-title>North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2014</short-title> (relating to prohibited trade with North Korea);</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id181916e25a7b4c119ca3d7e1d2568527"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>From the amounts in the Assets Forfeiture Fund established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/524">section 524(c)</external-xref> of title 28, United
States Code, or the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund established
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9703">section 9703</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, as added by the
Treasury Forfeiture Fund Act of 1992 (section 638 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/393">Public Law 102–393</external-xref>),
there are authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years 2015
through 2023, in such proportions as the President may determine, and
without fiscal year limitation, $5,000,000 for law enforcement expenses
for the enforcement of this Act or any amendment made by this Act,
including salaries and expenses of investigators, attorneys, technical
personnel, and such personnel as the President determines to be necessary
to enforce this Act or any such amendment.</text></subsection><subsection id="id95264e2d94f44aa3bb90177f8e8eb58f"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Payment in lieu of forfeiture</header><text>Any money paid to the United States by a financial institution or other person in lieu of the
commencement of criminal, civil, or administrative forfeiture proceedings
to forfeit property involving any activity described in section 104(a) or
in settlement of such forfeiture proceedings—</text><paragraph id="idE8A12F14601A41A6A10558398569E1D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be treated as forfeited funds; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id8CA1503E3CAB4F209C569E71B6E8526C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be deposited, in such proportions as the President may determine, into—</text><subparagraph id="id9FD231A760BD4AEF830A30B96DDB209E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Assets Forfeiture Fund established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/524">section 524(c)</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE6F93A43864243CD845E960039B48F63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9703">section 9703</external-xref> of title 31, United
States Code, as added by the Treasury Forfeiture Fund Act of 1992 (section
638 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/393">Public Law 102–393</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc9df3240f9e240c0a3145f28dffa4a17"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this title or any amendment made by this title may be construed to restrict or limit the
authority of the President under—</text><paragraph id="idF4CD958DE8CF497B819AB52FC10A354E"><enum>(1)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/524">section 524(c)</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id0E44B1BC203A49798752386FDD63C9A8"><enum>(2)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9703">section 9703</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, as added by the Treasury Forfeiture Fund Act of 1992
(section 638 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/393">Public Law 102–393</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Sanctions Against North Korean Proliferation, Human Rights Abuses, and Illicit Activities</header><section id="H81D01383C4C6437892300E8A3809D1C3"><enum>201.</enum><header>Determinations with respect to North Korea as a jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern</header><subsection id="H9D37E375B14442BC97250289F603AAC2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress makes the following findings:</text><paragraph id="H613113979435492AA03834367F0361E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Under Secretary 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—</text><subparagraph id="H6B3DDD28FB5A4E83A3AA40ABD29FDE83"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in 2006—</text><clause id="id53185E76D32F446D834A0F86552B1255"><enum>(i)</enum><text>stated, <quote>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.</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id6EF77DC4580344058018189A07B74534"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>urged financial institutions worldwide to <quote>think carefully about the risks of doing any North Korea-related business</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87C8AE1ABC384CF59278C0428EE17065"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in 2011, stated that North Korea—</text><clause id="idC80A4DA4C2C2440499FD1D462CB1B50C"><enum>(i)</enum><text><quote>remains intent on engaging in proliferation, selling arms as well as bringing in
material</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="id2E517BC109504E2E8E6F07B3A40CF7B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was <quote>aggressively pursuing the effort to establish front companies.</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB35760AB39F0447791532A975E3250AD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in 2013, stated—</text><clause id="id08C1D4EFFC624AB5B4AFD9508350575D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in reference to North Korea’s distribution of high-quality
counterfeit United States currency, that <quote>North Korea is continuing to try to pass a supernote into the international financial system</quote>; and</text></clause><clause id="idFB0BC1FABF804276B8B0F896DB886171"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Department of the Treasury would soon introduce new currency with improved security
features to protect against counterfeiting by the Government of North
Korea.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H80150467D4E84D7792AD94076810243B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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—</text><subparagraph id="H4BD3D5862CF442DF81478103E4776545"><enum>(A)</enum><text>expressed concern at deficiencies in North Korea’s regimes to combat money laundering and terrorist
financing;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81072208DC9E4A018E867C287A9FC637"><enum>(B)</enum><text>urged North Korea to adopt a plan of action to address significant deficiencies in these regimes
and the serious threat they pose to the integrity of the international
financial system;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9668BE31C4824D48BF41A9BCD0E906F0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16BD2F69E2CA4E2190C4D7139C37CE8D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF8AA926276245099E3BE9EC10170559"><enum>(E)</enum><text>called on all jurisdictions—</text><clause id="id87F26D279C3947EFAAAC61FBBD683BF1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to protect against correspondent relationships being used to bypass or
evade countermeasures and risk mitigation practices; and</text></clause><clause id="idC9933E4AA2FF4F6087A224B479AC5A5E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBE550CDA67F14D4C9D5E0728E99EDE52"><enum>(3)</enum><text>On March 7, 2013, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2094, which—</text><subparagraph id="HF3FAC4FBCE54472185BB89A875F98E5A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>welcomed the Financial Action Task Force’s—</text><clause id="idFFA6304691264EFB92269C5659A7765E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>recommendation on financial sanctions related to
proliferation; and</text></clause><clause id="id4B721976FBD74E3590D0F309068BD0E7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>guidance on the implementation of such sanctions;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B246E3923374922B165189A31730BCD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H23BB5238569E408F9A0CD78C57F682FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>called on United Nations Member States to prohibit North Korean banks from establishing or
maintaining
correspondent relationships with banks in their respective jurisdictions
to prevent
the provision of financial services if such states have information that
provides reasonable grounds to believe that such activities could
contribute to—</text><clause id="id9350ACD2245147D88FE5D8EEF40A93E5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>activities prohibited by an applicable United Nations
Security Council resolution; or</text></clause><clause id="id8B56B3C4AE974FFFBB258CFF87970BD8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the evasion of such prohibitions.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD6ED5031B6FF4F19849B98CF83C94730"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress regarding the designation of North Korea as a jurisdiction of primary money
laundering concern</header><text>Congress—</text><paragraph id="H50C15ED3814A46DB878E40336826F082"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9A93D93131C34F14B158D7ED0348D456"><enum>(2)</enum><text>urges the President, in the strongest terms—</text><subparagraph id="id91D21EBF26B34E5BB2C067EE7686378B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to consider immediately designating North Korea as a
jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6FE7F6ED74FE4750900CD269C26CC254"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H507FD5F29E1A4116B81A544C417A9A3E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>urges the President to seek the prompt implementation by other states 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—</text><subparagraph id="id6B8207A9975448209F1F80719FC326E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>activities sanctioned
by applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD97ED625B2E34C6086F604FAB099BCE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
evasion of such sanctions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD31B4AE864EA44EE83FF9C4428B6BCA0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Determinations regarding North Korea</header><paragraph id="H2502B83E18E94403AFDFD7D85210CCF5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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
Attorney General, and in accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/5318A">section 5318A</external-xref> 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.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H8DA793CB4250462EA81E9F8CD6E819F3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enhanced due diligence and reporting requirements</header><text>Except as provided in section 207, if the Secretary of the Treasury determines under this
subsection 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, shall
impose 1 or more of the special measures described in paragraphs (1)
through (5) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/5318A">section 5318A(b)</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, with
respect to the jurisdiction of North Korea.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H604A48CE4439421289E1343BE2902124"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report required</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2C79AA4B7BAE471A9FCCDE399A5F9AD0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees
that contains the reasons for any determination under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32605781A9C342B39DBB7C433F8FC8D2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified
form, but may contain a classified annex.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8253E08AB248466DB8626E32F77A7C8B"><enum>202.</enum><header>Ensuring the consistent enforcement of United Nations Security Council resolutions and financial
restrictions on North Korea</header><subsection id="H2D013013CFF247CAB7B23A6A1B6D6D11"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text><paragraph id="HF2EC79ED1BF7465A9D401823729B6446"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all member states and jurisdictions 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 by the Security Council under applicable United Nations
Security Council resolutions;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H80D45BAE0BF24CA0995AF6887D46050E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all states and jurisdictions share a common interest in protecting the international financial
system from the risks of money laundering and illicit transactions
emanating from North Korea;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3BC81A63DA504B8EA844577202EDC427"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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 these risks;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB60941710ABF40129EB264355DE779CF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the cooperation of the People’s Republic of China, as North Korea’s principal trading partner, is
essential to—</text><subparagraph id="id0E528013A95D4383AC048E8E3CA8B72E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the enforcement of applicable United Nations Security Council
resolutions; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB5AD36AF91DA4E13877F2C72F568A2FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the protection of the international financial system;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB3AF1A4A1AED46C1B08C52B8849EEAC7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the report of the Panel of Experts established pursuant to United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1874 (adopted on June 11, 2013) expressed concern about the
ability
of banks in—</text><subparagraph id="id360CE07C363740A3AE6A63D93E312BA3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>states with less effective regulators; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC613187D39364F73B92E66AED086F0C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>states that are unable to
afford effective compliance to detect and prevent illicit transfers
involving North Korea;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H867844A9843046C4BABC46D7F48375EC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD49670E41C054B719B303BA57F3D47CB"><enum>(7)</enum><text>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;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9BA4E80975AB444BB754E569E33420AF"><enum>(8)</enum><text>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;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBBBDFD884FC845A5B3EEC373A0817F18"><enum>(9)</enum><text>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 <quote>a key financial node</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5501F994D2D94FECADCA6663E96345D4"><enum>(10)</enum><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8792E11F85914B598399A077C408BB0A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>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—</text><paragraph id="HCDF498AAB9A3435D8EE67C8B80DB335E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the cessation of any financial services whose continuation is inconsistent with applicable United
Nations Security Council resolutions;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H349DECE3449D44CA9896E53982CB0E02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3709CC54BD6648B59EE190ACEE82A586"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the blocking by all states and jurisdictions, in accordance with the legal process of the state or
jurisdiction in which the property is held, of any property required to be
blocked under applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1C7CC97D04A44EFE9F07D7696397ACD4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H2B7B4D33E0E34F8BB826364E7BEAF4B9"><enum>203.</enum><header>Proliferation prevention sanctions</header><subsection commented="no" id="HEB9413C358D74FFB9C7C3CAA963A6AFB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Export of certain goods or technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A validated license shall be required for the export of any goods or technology otherwise covered
under
section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App.
2405(j)). No defense exports may be approved for the Government of North
Korea.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H69BEB58314FF46A180C44A7C6632A9C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transactions in lethal military equipment</header><paragraph commented="no" id="HF437A49E75B34E7581BDCCA4D9767EF5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB409B68F93B443269207858CFDF46D04"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The prohibition under this subsection with respect to a foreign government shall terminate on the
date that is
1 year after the date on which the restriction under paragraph (1) may
have been applied.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC7126433FC794BF797D2CE5DBFD71E8F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Secretary of State may waive the prohibitions under this section with respect to a country if
the
Secretary determines that it is in the national interest of the United
States to do so.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idA53190FE25E04B649D3F8381F948B2A7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The prohibitions under this section shall not apply to the provision of assistance for human
rights, democracy, rule of law, or emergency humanitarian assistance.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H618DF6B5F7E14C67AB1336D96038598F"><enum>204.</enum><header>Procurement sanctions</header><subsection commented="no" id="H7150F8A4F26B4478971B982D848E574A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in this section, the United States Government may not procure, or enter into any
contract for the procurement of, any goods or services from any designated
person.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H6E20144CCBC94ADCAF72171CBED31C7C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal Acquisition Regulation</header><paragraph commented="no" id="id2682A9E7A7D045188C71CA9EA9C6DAF3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal Acquisition Regulation issued pursuant to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/1303">section 1303</external-xref> 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 of the
conduct described in section 104(a).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id818E52C5D0CF4466ABD2F1EE46CFBB64"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The revision referred to in 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.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF4B650A06FB94CD8859886A0E9F65107"><enum>(c)</enum><header>General Services Administration</header><paragraph id="id7fd2d83fe3b041419681a0d404d2cc64"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Inclusion on list</header><text>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).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7EA5FF70D9164C5CA408009FCF98AD78"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contract termination; suspension</header><text>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—</text><subparagraph id="id6E330FC1100048EE9270924ADF8DFD09"><enum>(A)</enum><text>terminate a contract with such person; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id72002BF06EAD41E3BCEEC2532D94A866"><enum>(B)</enum><text>debar or suspend such person from eligibility for Federal contracts for a period of not more than 2
years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4E6B30E2FA4545439256FB2A8C520A74"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicable procedures</header><text>Any debarment or suspension under paragraph (2)(B) shall be subject to the procedures that apply to
debarment and suspension under the Federal Acquisition Regulation under
subpart 9.4 of part 9 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA1B4F04265454EF8923AC4737C51C314"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clarification regarding certain products</header><text>The remedies specified in subsections (a) through (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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2518">19 U.S.C. 2518(4)</external-xref>) of any foreign country
or instrumentality designated under section 301(b) of such Act (19 U.S.C.
2511(b)).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HAA3366A133934D158C0E2D267075AB2B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>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).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H84BF5A11FC3744E8A15E12BF5A2C7597"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Executive agency defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>executive agency</term> has the meaning given such term in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/133">section 133</external-xref> of title 41, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><section id="H2F19B148F07E47D399EC6D4C7E1E8EA1"><enum>205.</enum><header>Enhanced inspection authorities</header><subsection commented="no" id="HA7F702A0F6C24304AAF8BDE1AD1ADC72"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report required</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter,
the President shall
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that
identifies foreign ports and airports whose 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).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HD4D3B825251B41BC819D7AD4F50852D8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Enhanced customs inspection requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Homeland Security may require enhanced inspections of any cargo landed in the
United States or entering the stream of interstate commerce that has been
transported through a port or
airport identified by the President under subsection (a).</text></subsection><subsection id="H4E1E5467E85E4957813B83E2D1678575"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Seizure and forfeiture</header><text>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—</text><paragraph id="idE4A6154529934C3AA7FBA191BC245F1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/46">chapter 46</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code; or</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idCAC7EA1E06E24862B43E4BD035E2FF2D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>under the Tariff Act of 1930 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1202">19 U.S.C. 1202 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HBE0FB7D5D0DB41FD9128FB3B7529E9A4"><enum>206.</enum><header>Travel sanctions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of State may deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, pursuant to
section 104, may deny entry
into the United States of, any alien who is—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id5A1531C5506644109BFD847316D80382"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a designated person;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idAB40C31D28944D2EA000A19F56F29449"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a corporate officer of a designated person; or</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9AEA319A0FBD4145A57A10122B790BDE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a principal shareholder with a controlling interest in a designated person.</text></paragraph></section><section id="HD99BD173E2434F99B2ABC0DEA9DC4F52"><enum>207.</enum><header>Exemptions, waivers, and removals of designation</header><subsection id="H2E059B56A8A94AF28CB5430E3E24AFDD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exemptions</header><paragraph id="H5AC12E5F83104050937076EF9CF42274"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The following activities shall be exempt from sanctions under sections 104 and 206:</text><subparagraph id="HE729E18E89C54B4AB359FB1A557609C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Activities subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/413">50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.</external-xref>), or to any authorized intelligence activities of
the United States.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55E675B7076D4220A3A16A0B3620EBCB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 June 26, 1947, and entered into force on
November 21, 1947, or under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations,
signed April 24, 1963, and entered into force on March 19, 1967, or under
other international agreements.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD245509986904DC8BF1EE092D6DD4344"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Any financial transaction for which the exclusive purpose is to import agricultural products,
medicine, or medical devices into North
Korea if such supplies or equipment—</text><clause id="id16631B8EA8F949E6969EC4119236B1DC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are designated as <quote>EAR 99</quote> under the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. 730 et seq.);
and</text></clause><clause id="id064C90FE87AA4555860D5FF27E0AEAAC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are not controlled under—</text><subclause id="HAEE721266B7B467D97A01CFB938404FD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.), as continued in effect under
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1701">50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause id="H76D78494A1DD4E0AB1C9EBA49D43835F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Arms Export Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2751">22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause><subclause id="H28E90E06400D4BF29BF22A5E71AB6EE7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>part B of title VIII of the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/6301">22 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.</external-xref>);
or</text></subclause><subclause id="H8FDBF61302C64CEFB256C222AC5CF911"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 5601 et
seq.).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id45425D449FFD475BB0D2C7962A4DF823"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Export administration regulations defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>Export Administration Regulations</term> means the regulations set forth in subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal
Regulations (15 C.F.R. 730 et seq.) and maintained and amended under the
authority of the International Emergency Economic Powers Ac (50 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H559F4647DD094423897523391B2D85CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The President may waive, for 1-year renewable periods, the application of the sanctions authorized
under section 104,
204, 205, or 206 if the President submits to the appropriate
congressional committees a written determination that the waiver meets 1
or more of the following requirements:</text><paragraph id="HE2FED73AB468400BACF50AC89E6A7127"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The waiver is important to the national security interests of the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBC0E07DFAA374B72AC886DB57672D0D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The waiver will further the enforcement of this Act or is for an important law enforcement purpose.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0786B912E0334F468312F74A14975FAE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The waiver is for an important humanitarian purpose, including any of the purposes described in
section 4 of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/7802">22 U.S.C. 7802</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3FE5D3659DD54B2783662DC28577D500"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Financial services for humanitarian and consular activities</header><text>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 controlled by the Government of North Korea in support of the
activities subject to exemption under this Act.</text></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Promotion of human rights </header><section id="H4D7F20BAF3AA4A36B2AFB963B2317C04"><enum>301.</enum><header>Information technology</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104 of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/7814">22 U.S.C. 7814</external-xref>) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H64A3878E5D34466B886BD582FFF85558" style="OLC"><subsection id="H9083EA207ACB43B480731FB5E28079FB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Information technology study</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2014</short-title>, the President shall
submit a classified report to the appropriate congressional committees
that
sets forth a detailed plan for making unrestricted, unmonitored, and
inexpensive electronic mass communications available to the people of
North Korea.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><section id="HB461F3F8C24E43F199DFE158E760D999"><enum>302.</enum><header>Report on North Korean prison camps</header><subsection id="H62348A1AAD924CD983BE73E1ABFB294F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that
describes, with respect to each political prison camp in North Korea, to
the extent information is available—</text><paragraph id="H47C309531687424E867972AEDD4834E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the camp’s estimated prisoner population;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C26ADC3A92342EE8D567773CCAC7541"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the camp’s geographical coordinates;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD475FD9B1A6445E792FC4700515E3CB7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the reasons for the confinement of the prisoners;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H5A61016213C245CDAB31EFF04EA9E031"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the camp’s primary industries and products, and the end users of any goods produced in such camp;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC1CBAFF9ED97444CA85C2F10F88C8D8A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the natural persons and agencies responsible for conditions in the camp;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD936D4C3009A4DCD9E0C3DB430786D9F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>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</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE93DC6FABF464A43BD00279E6007618F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>imagery, to include satellite imagery of each such camp, in a format that, if published, would not
compromise the sources and methods used by the intelligence agencies of
the United States to capture geospatial imagery.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE00185F6AEC349CB87605881EBA7AFE1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) may be included in the first 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)) (relating to the annual human rights report).</text></subsection></section><section id="H7ADBF903AFBC48A8B50A95127E444923"><enum>303.</enum><header>Briefing on serious human rights abuses or censorship in North Korea</header><subsection id="HB3A371EEE8FC40288F84427923343A70"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
providing a briefing, which may be classified, to the appropriate
congressional committees that
describes serious human rights abuses or serious censorship undertaken by
the North Korean government in the most recent year.</text></subsection><subsection id="HB5F05CB9AF6A4051B19D076E0AF28DF0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation of responsible persons</header><text>The President may designate under section 104(a) any person described in the briefing required
under subsection (a) as responsible for serious human rights abuses or
censorship in North Korea.</text></subsection><subsection id="ida463ba7e89c640809e9fae21ec040d18"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the President should—</text><paragraph id="id05f0a944b7c346c49d07bd8e664e006b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida44f287b3fd44f43860116795ac8e91a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>fully cooperate with the prosecution of any natural person listed in the report required under
subsection (a) before any international tribunal that may be established
to prosecute persons responsible for severe human rights abuses or
censorship in North Korea.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>General authorities</header><section id="H76318D549A904380AF9CA1CAE910A564"><enum>401.</enum><header>Suspension of sanctions and other measures</header><subsection id="H2D0F167A6DA346CE94F6CE76C7E401E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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—</text><paragraph id="HBC6D2A188A50424F95419DFB849DB429"><enum>(1)</enum><text>verifiably ceasing its counterfeiting of United States currency, including the surrender or
destruction of specialized materials and equipment used or
particularly suitable for counterfeiting;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H57E8496EFE404D87A003D86EB3A27334"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">taking steps toward financial transparency to comply with generally accepted protocols
to cease and prevent the laundering of monetary instruments;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC3FA760DAC8485E891AF0DE9B989F0B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>taking steps toward verification of its compliance with applicable United Nations Security Council
resolutions;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H40EF14B0867A4149B13E6E2B9BDBAB2A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>taking steps toward accounting for and repatriating the citizens of other countries—</text><subparagraph id="id5B8970FCEAA7485AAF213B202A820954"><enum>(A)</enum><text>abducted or unlawfully held captive by the Government of North Korea; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE009B7FE145F4E21B4131A5232EF5F75"><enum>(B)</enum><text>detained in violation of the 1953 Armistice Agreement;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC3BDBAB745584AF7BB505B7C687598EE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>accepting and beginning to abide by internationally recognized standards for the distribution and
monitoring of humanitarian aid; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HCA94FC79983E455ABD07DC6484199F23"><enum>(6)</enum><text>taking verified steps to improve living conditions in its political prison camps.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H55B0613C31FE43D89214BDD17CFD7FC9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Renewal of suspension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subsection></section><section id="HBB1E7AD46191476287ADB49053DA53F0"><enum>402.</enum><header>Termination of sanctions and other measures</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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—</text><paragraph id="id375DF877C75B44AEADA48791A9D45ADC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">met the requirements set forth in
section 401; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H06CB0D39519044A79E3E6C686FAA1693"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has made significant progress toward—</text><subparagraph id="id91E69D3DCAA04E639FAEDEF726FB5159"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H043CFE3501BC468F9C8BD16A3FD721F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>releasing all political prisoners, including the citizens of North Korea detained in North Korea’s
political prison camps; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E341025777E4B48BED94CD924F52DFF"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idF63544CD39F94394A41E913DCDCB7416"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ceasing its censorship of peaceful political activity;</text></clause><clause id="id9CC8F5A8CB2940ED82FDA1488DF8917F" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establishing an open, transparent, and representative
society; and</text></clause><clause id="id5C4EF84774084A028C5F108498CD5075" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>fully accounting for and repatriating United States citizens (included deceased)—</text><subclause id="idF1389BA3A76A4DA29FF3A0E9A5C12A01"><enum>(I)</enum><text>abducted or unlawfully held captive
by the Government of North Korea; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idF449A204876C4C9CBDDE9E359D91F871"><enum>(II)</enum><text>detained in violation of the 1953
Armistice Agreement.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id8f81dc6952534cf9848ea210edc1521f"><enum>403.</enum><header>North Korea Enforcement and Humanitarian Fund</header><subsection id="id2ee35477b9b349da81164d57cc5485ff"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the North Korea
Enforcement and Humanitarian Fund (referred to in this section as the <quote>Fund</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="idde9fac83e69d44f2a9c8ff2bbf3bb992"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deposits</header><text>The President shall deposit into the Fund, and shall transfer and consolidate on the books of the
Treasury in a special account for the purposes described in subsection
(c), all revenues derived from—</text><paragraph id="id23866e8276934aa3830f0385d3bdbaad"><enum>(1)</enum><text>fines and penalties assessed for violations of this Act, or any regulation established under this
Act, or for any violation of an applicable Executive order; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1bcf0803f03b40a09f4e978aecc3c708"><enum>(2)</enum><text>except as provided in section 105(c), all fines and penalties paid in lieu of the commencement of,
or paid in settlement of, criminal or civil proceedings for a violation of
this Act or any regulation established under this Act, or for any
violation of an applicable Executive order.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id923b1d3bb66e41da8aeeb0e7683d2e85"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Uses</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated from the Fund each fiscal year—</text><paragraph id="id051fbca5729745c38a62d6ec32c3a854"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such amounts as may be specified in an Act making appropriations for the administration of the
Fund; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idddbab578614a4fcb8225f1e23d512e4c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>without regard to fiscal year limitation, amounts not exceeding—</text><subparagraph id="id357ad449d07b457bbde8257a281018a2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to carry out section 103 of the North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/7813">22 U.S.C. 7813</external-xref>), $3,000,000;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcb2e03fc8edd4d7da02a9fecc08acc56"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to carry out section 104 of the North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/7814">22 U.S.C. 7814</external-xref>), $5,000,000;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idebecb2aa5a8c470da60cd6bd173c4c80"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to carry out section 203 of the North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/7833">22 U.S.C. 7833</external-xref>), $5,000,000;
and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57fd5e442d8a401e9c0a3bce3a72e34a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to carry out subsection (d) of section 104 of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C.
7814) (as added by section 301 of this Act), $2,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf6f6a60225ab42bb92af595589332c14"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Satisfaction of judgments</header><paragraph id="id8063ec4d611046ac9d9fd73ac19053fc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President may direct a transfer of funds from the Fund established under this section to the
United States district court in which any judgment has been entered
against the Government of North Korea pursuant to section 1605A of title
28, United States Code, pursuant to section 1083(c)(2) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1605A">28 U.S.C. 1605A</external-xref> note), or
pursuant to section 201 of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (28
U.S.C. 1610 note), such amounts as may be available after the obligation
of amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations
under subsection (c), for the satisfaction of such judgments.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb0c8af19847a40368ed40e17068db957"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of construction on standing by judgment creditors</header><text>Nothing in this section, any amendment made by section 105, or section 306 shall be construed to
create standing by any judgment creditor to contest or intervene in a
forfeiture action under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/46">chapter 46</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfa49b78df1454e30b8c4a20e837900b2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Briefing required</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter,
the President shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional
committees describing amounts available in the Fund, amounts obligated and
expended for each purpose, and any amounts transferred out of the Fund.</text></subsection><subsection id="idd3007db54aa8463dbb1264b7c15b16c9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text>To prevent the accumulation of excessive surpluses in the Fund, in any fiscal year an amount
specified in an annual appropriation law that is available after the
obligation of amounts authorized to be appropriated in subsection (c) and
authorized to be transferred in subsection (d), may be transferred out of
the Fund and deposited, in equal proportions, into the funds established
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/524">section 524(c)</external-xref> of title 28, United States Code, and section 9703 of
title 31, United States Code.</text></subsection><subsection id="idcaf6abdea6a044039e9a2704311f9deb"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>The Fund established under this section shall cease to exist on September 30, 2023, and any
unexpended funds remaining in the Fund after such date shall be
transferred in accordance with subsection (f).</text></subsection></section><section id="H4F01839BE9A147C7BCF88EA492F8EC05"><enum>404.</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><subsection id="HB0FBAD1A80E34D51BBDF8057B21F9B25"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1704">50 U.S.C. 1704</external-xref>).</text></subsection><subsection id="HC3AA92C2BC7F48959BAB14B767C0E7B6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by this Act shall 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.).</text></subsection></section><section id="H7DE2EE1385C240D5BA4855E3C96C395B"><enum>405.</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall be
in effect during the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment
of this Act.</text></section>