[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5649 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5649

     To allow North Koreans to apply for refugee status or asylum.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 16, 2002

 Mr. Hyde (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kirk, 
and Mr. Faleomavaega) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     To allow North Koreans to apply for refugee status or asylum.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF NATIONALS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
              OF KOREA.

    For purposes of eligibility for refugee status under section 207 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157), or for asylum 
under section 208 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1158), a national of the 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea shall not be considered a 
national of the Republic of Korea.
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