3.0.0 4052 2023-01-12T17:51:58Z 2023-01-12T17:51:58Z Senate S S 2006-11-15 109 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-11-15T20:36:21Z 2006-11-15 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10965-10966) IntroReferral 2006-11-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000439 Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] WILLIAM FRIST R TN H. N International Affairs Armed Forces and National Security China Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues East Asia Economic assistance Human rights Immigration International cooperation Japan Korean reunification North Korea Nuclear nonproliferation Political persecution Refugees Relocation Russia South Korea International Affairs 00 2006-11-15 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-30T20:43:14Z North Korea Refugee Relief and Reconstruction Act of 2006 - States that purpose of this Act is to help the people of North Korea gain freedom from political oppression.

Establishes in the Treasury the North Korea Refugee Relief and Reconstruction Fund.

Authorizes the President to use Fund amounts for: (1) refugee relief, relocation, and resettlement assistance; and (2) Korean reunification and reconstruction assistance.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the governments of South Korea, Japan, China, and Russia and other concerned governments should make commensurate commitments to: (1) assist refugees fleeing political oppression in North Korea; and (2) meet humanitarian and reconstruction needs arising in connection with the reunification of North Korea with South Korea, or the emergence in North Korea of a national government committed to respect for human rights, nonproliferation, and peaceful relations with the United States and the other countries in the region.

]]> North Korea Refugee Relief and Reconstruction Act of 2006 Display Title North Korea Refugee Relief and Reconstruction Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize refugee relief and reconstruction assistance for North Korea. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced North Korea Refugee Relief and Reconstruction Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s4052is/xml/BILLS-109s4052is.xml 2006-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10965-10966) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.