[House Hearing, 112 Congress]
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TO REAUTHORIZE THE NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT OF 2004, AND FOR OTHER 
                                PURPOSES

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                                 MARKUP

                               BEFORE THE

                      COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                      ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS

                             SECOND SESSION

                                   ON

                               H.R. 4240

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                             MARCH 28, 2012

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                           Serial No. 112-136

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                      COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS

                 ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida, Chairman
CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey     HOWARD L. BERMAN, California
DAN BURTON, Indiana                  GARY L. ACKERMAN, New York
ELTON GALLEGLY, California           ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American 
DANA ROHRABACHER, California             Samoa
DONALD A. MANZULLO, Illinois         DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey--
EDWARD R. ROYCE, California              deceased 3/6/12 deg.
STEVE CHABOT, Ohio                   BRAD SHERMAN, California
RON PAUL, Texas                      ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York
MIKE PENCE, Indiana                  GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York
JOE WILSON, South Carolina           RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri
CONNIE MACK, Florida                 ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey
JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska           GERALD E. CONNOLLY, Virginia
MICHAEL T. McCAUL, Texas             THEODORE E. DEUTCH, Florida
TED POE, Texas                       DENNIS CARDOZA, California
GUS M. BILIRAKIS, Florida            BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky
JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio                   BRIAN HIGGINS, New York
BILL JOHNSON, Ohio                   ALLYSON SCHWARTZ, Pennsylvania
DAVID RIVERA, Florida                CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY, Connecticut
MIKE KELLY, Pennsylvania             FREDERICA WILSON, Florida
TIM GRIFFIN, Arkansas                KAREN BASS, California
TOM MARINO, Pennsylvania             WILLIAM KEATING, Massachusetts
JEFF DUNCAN, South Carolina          DAVID CICILLINE, Rhode Island
ANN MARIE BUERKLE, New York
RENEE ELLMERS, North Carolina
ROBERT TURNER, New York
                   Yleem D.S. Poblete, Staff Director
             Richard J. Kessler, Democratic Staff Director


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                               MARKUP OF

H.R. 4240, To reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 
  2004, and for other purposes...................................     2

                                APPENDIX

Markup notice....................................................    10
Markup minutes...................................................    11
The Honorable Howard L. Berman, a Representative in Congress from 
  the State of California: Prepared statement....................    13


TO REAUTHORIZE THE NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT OF 2004, AND FOR OTHER 
                                PURPOSES

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                       WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2012

                  House of Representatives,
                              Committee on Foreign Affairs,
                                                    Washington, DC.
    The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 o'clock a.m., 
in room 2172 Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Ileana Ros-
Lehtinen (chairman of the committee) presiding.
    Chairman Ros-Lehtinen. The committee will come to order.
    Before starting the hearing, pursuant to notice, we meet to 
mark up H.R. 4240, the Ambassador James R. Lilley and 
Congressman Stephen J. Solarz North Korea Human Rights 
Reauthorization Act of 2012. All of you were provided with the 
text of that strongly bipartisan bill that Mr. Berman and I 
introduced last week, along with 18 of our committee colleagues 
and the co-chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.
    Without objection, H.R. 4240 is considered read and open 
for amendment at any point.
    [H.R. 4240 follows:]

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Chairman Ros-Lehtinen. As indicated to all of your offices 
earlier this week, so that we can proceed directly to a vote, I 
intend to place my own statement on the bill into the record, 
and without objection all members may have 5 days to place 
statements on H.R. 4240 into the record.
    I will recognize Mr. Berman for remarks that he would like 
to make.
    Mr. Berman. Thank you very much, Madam Chairman, for 
introducing the bill, for scheduling it for its markup.
    I strongly support the reauthorization and will take 
advantage of your leave that was granted to include my 
statement in the record.
    Chairman Ros-Lehtinen. Thank you so much, Mr. Berman. And 
hearing no amendments to this measure, the question occurs on 
agreeing to H.R. 4240 as amended.
    All those in favor, say aye.
    [Chorus of ayes.]
    Chairman Ros-Lehtinen. All those opposed, no.
    [No response.]
    Chairman Ros-Lehtinen. In the opinion of the Chair, the 
ayes have it and the bill is agreed to.
    Without objection, H.R. 4240 is ordered favorably reported, 
and staff is directed to make any technical and conforming 
changes. The markup is adjourned.
    [Whereupon, a 10:06 a.m., the committee proceeded to other 
business.]
                                     

                                     

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