II 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3728 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 25, 2006 Mr. Frist (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Biden, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Akaka, and Mrs. Dole) introduced the following bill; which was considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To promote nuclear nonproliferation in North Korea.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the North Korea Nonproliferation Act of 2006.

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Statement of policy

(a)In view of — (1)North Korea's manifest determination to produce missiles, nuclear weapons, and other weapons of mass destruction and to proliferate missiles, in violation of international norms and expectations; and (2)United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695, adopted on July 15, 2006, which requires all Member States, in accordance with their national legal authorities and consistent with international law, to exercise vigilance and prevent— (A)missile and missile-related items, materials, goods, and technology from being transferred to North Korea's missile or weapons of mass destruction programs; and (B)the procurement of missiles or missile-related items, materials, goods, and technology from North Korea, and the transfer of any financial resources in relation to North Korea's missile or weapons of mass destruction programs, it should be the policy of the United States to impose sanctions on persons who transfer such weapons, and goods and technology related to such weapons, to and from North Korea in the same manner as persons who transfer such items to and from Iran and Syria currently are sanctioned under United States law.

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Amendments to Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act

(a)

Reporting requirements

Section 2 of the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (Public Law 106–178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— (1)in the heading, by inserting , NORTH KOREA, after IRAN; and (2)in subsection (a)— (A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (i)by striking Iran, or and inserting Iran,; and (ii)by inserting after Syria the following: , or on or after January 1, 2006, transferred to or acquired from North Korea after Iran; and (B)in paragraph (2), by inserting , North Korea, after Iran. (b)

Conforming amendments

Such Act is further amended— (1)in section 1, by inserting , North Korea, after Iran; (2)in section 5(a), by inserting , North Korea, after Iran both places it appears; and (3)in section 6(b)— (A)in the heading, by inserting , North Korea, after Iran; and (B)by inserting , North Korea, after Iran each place it appears.

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Sense of congress on international cooperation

Congress urges all governments to comply promptly with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695 and to impose measures on persons involved in such proliferation that are similar to those imposed by the United States Government pursuant to the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (Public Law 106–178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended by this Act.