3.0.0 3908 2023-01-11T13:46:17Z 2023-01-11T13:46:17Z Senate S 2020-06-08 116 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-08T21:38:58Z Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act 116 7218 HR 2020-06-15 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2020-06-08 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-06-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2020-06-08 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2020-06-08 True International Affairs Administrative law and regulatory procedures Asia Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Customs enforcement Department of the Treasury Foreign aid and international relief Foreign and international banking Government information and archives Licensing and registrations North Korea Sanctions Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Technology transfer and commercialization Trade restrictions Travel and tourism United Nations Visas and passports International Affairs 00 2020-06-08 Introduced in Senate 2020-12-28T15:43:24Z Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act

This bill addresses humanitarian concerns related to sanctions on North Korea.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control shall take one or more specified actions relating to U.S. sanctions on North Korea, such as (1) expanding the current humanitarian exception to such sanctions to include items that meet basic human needs and are not subject to the Export Administration Regulations, or (2) exempting certain nonsensitive items for humanitarian operations from specific licensing requirements.

For the purposes of such sanctions, personal computers for authorized humanitarian activities by nongovernmental organizations shall not be considered luxury goods.

The Department of State shall direct the U.S. representative to the United Nations (UN) to urge the UN to (1) make it less burdensome for nongovernmental organizations to apply for humanitarian exemptions to UN sanctions on North Korea, and (2) speed up approval for such applications.

The State Department shall devise a strategy to expedite and simplify the process for U.S. passport holders to obtain permission to travel to North Korea to provide humanitarian assistance.

]]> Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act Display Title Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to expedite the provision of humanitarian assistance, including life-saving medical care, to the people of North Korea, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3908is/xml/BILLS-116s3908is.xml 2020-06-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 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.