KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF
Addresses
Joint Meeting of Congress: Yoon Suk Yeol, President of Republic of Korea, H2053–H2056 [27AP]
Bills and resolutions
Armed Forces: prohibit former members from accepting employment in positions involving training, consulting, advising, or instructing any government-associated individual from certain adversarial countries (see S. 3339), S5541 [15NO]
Business and industry: prohibit all transactions from TikTok Inc., or other social media companies in, or under influence of, certain foreign countries of concern (see S. 347), S311 [9FE] (see H.R. 1081), H852 [17FE]
China: impose export controls and sanctions to address security threat posed by genetic mapping efforts of China and other countries (see S. 2551), S3620 [26JY] (see H.R. 5209), H4186 [15AU]
Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: review any purchase or lease of real estate near military installations or airspace in the U.S. by foreign persons connected to Russia, China, Iran, or North Korea (see S. 369), S312 [9FE] (see H.R. 917), H823 [9FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit foreign nationals associated with certain foreign governments from purchase or lease of agricultural land in U.S. and from participating in any agricultural programs for farmers (see S. 926), S909 [22MR] (see H.R. 3357), H2375 [16MY]
Dept. of Defense: establish intergovernmental taskforce to identify opportunities to decrease reliance on critical minerals from China and other adversarial nations (see S. 2031), S2123 [15JN]
Dept. of Education: prohibit institutions of higher education, elementary schools, and secondary schools from receiving Federal funds if those schools or institutions have covered relationships with covered persons (see S. 3443), S5851 [7DE]
Dept. of Energy: prohibit export of crude oil to certain countries as condition of sale at auction of any crude oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see S. 283), S264 [7FE] (see H.R. 222), H106 [9JA]
——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities (see H.R. 293), H203 [11JA]
Dept. of Justice: modify Foreign Agents Registration Act requirements relative to exemptions (see S. 434), S425 [15FE] (see H.R. 1099), H853 [17FE]
Dept. of State: require reciprocity from certain countries relative to reporting of official meetings with State and local officials (see S. 3405), S5750 [5DE]
Dept. of the Treasury: protect against illicit oil shipments (see H.R. 6365), H5727 [13NO]
Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 599), H489 [27JA]
Executive Office of the President: require certain reports and briefings on North Korea (see H.R. 958), H825 [9FE]
FCC: identify social media entities under influence of certain foreign entities and take measures to protect U.S. from such entities (see S. 872), S826 [16MR]
Federal agencies and departments: require recipients of Federal research grants disclose any foreign support from countries of concern provided to taxpayer funded research project (see H.R. 6642), H6208 [6DE]
Federal aid programs: prohibit receipt of Federal funds by individuals or entities conducting business with social media companies associated with countries of concern (see S. 875), S826 [16MR]
Foreign policy: impose sanctions relative to support for Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine (see H.R. 5532), H4380 [18SE]
FTC: prohibit data brokers from selling, reselling, trading, licensing, or otherwise providing for consideration lists of military servicemembers to covered nations (see S. 1029), S1052 [29MR] (see H.R. 6573), H6109 [4DE]
Human rights: release abducted foreign nationals, including from Japan, return remains and provide information on those deceased, make reparations, and apologize and permanently cease such activities (see S. Res. 186), S1441 [1MY] (see H. Res. 620), H4031 [26JY]
Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 36), H238 [13JA]
Korean Americans: call on U.S. and North Korea to reunite divided families by exchanging information, using registries, and working with South Korea to include U.S. citizens in video reunions (see H. Res. 126), H840 [14FE]
Korean Peninsula: review current restrictions on travel to North Korea and call for formal end to Korean War (see H.R. 1369), H1113 [3MR]
National objectives: prohibit or require notification relative to certain activities of U.S. persons involving countries of concern (see H.R. 6349), H5668 [9NO]
North Korean Human Rights Act: reauthorize (see S. 584), S568 [1MR] (see H.R. 3012), H2117 [28AP]
OMB: require Office of Federal Procurement Policy to develop government-wide procurement policy and guidance to mitigate organizational conflict of interest relative to national security and foreign policy (see S. 2034), S2123 [15JN]
Pueblo (U.S.S.): maintain seizure and detention of crew were in violation of international law and call for return to U.S. Navy by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (see H. Res. 44), H243 [17JA]
Taxation: deny certain green energy tax benefits to companies connected to certain countries of concern (see H.R. 6175), H5361 [2NO]
——— impose tax on acquisition of U.S. agricultural interest by disqualified persons (see H.R. 3996), H2788 [9JN]
Messages
National Emergency Relative to North Korea: President Biden, S2144 [20JN], H2978 [20JN]
Remarks in House
Dept. of Defense: Guam missile defense funding, H4593 [27SE]
Dept. of Energy: prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities (H.R. 293), H210–H212, H214 [12JA]
——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain foreign countries, H383 [26JA]
——— prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, North Korea, Russia, Iran, or any country subject to U.S. sanctions, H1588 [29MR]
Human rights: release abducted foreign nationals, including from Japan, return remains and provide information on those deceased, make reparations, and apologize and cease such activities (H. Res. 620), H5994 [30NO]
Korea, Republic of: recognize anniversary of Korean War Armistice and reaffirm importance of U.S.-Korea alliance, E690 [18JY], E752 [1AU]
Korean American Day: observance, H157 [11JA], H207, H222 [12JA]
Power resources: ensure plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve does not benefit certain foreign entities, H382, H383 [26JA]
Remarks in Senate
Biden, President: evaluation of administration, S1687–S1689 [17MY]
——— State of the Union Message, S273–S275 [9FE]
Dept. of Energy: prohibit export or sale of petroleum products from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities, S3444, S3445 [20JY]
Dept. of Justice: modify Foreign Agents Registration Act requirements relative to exemptions, S2041 [12JN]
Foreign policy: report on congressional delegation trip to Taiwan and Republic of Korea, S1287 [20AP]
Reports filed
Nomination of Julie Turner To Be Special Envoy on North Korea Human Rights Issues: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S1898 [1JN]
Stopping Illicit Oil Shipments Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6365) (H. Rept. 118–330), H6996 [19DE]
Texts of
S. 434, Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing (PAID OFF) Act, S427 [15FE]
S. Res. 186, call on North Korea to release abducted foreign nationals, including from Japan, return remains and provide information on those deceased, make reparations, and apologize and permanently cease such activities, S1443 [1MY]