22 USC 9243 - Report on and imposition of sanctions with respect to serious human rights abuses or censorship in North Korea

U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 27, 2024

§ 9243.

Report on and imposition of sanctions with respect to serious human rights abuses or censorship in North Korea

(a)

Report required

(1)

In general

The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that—

(A)

identifies each person the Secretary determines to be responsible for serious human rights abuses or censorship in North Korea and describes the conduct of that person; and

(B)

describes serious human rights abuses or censorship undertaken by the Government of North Korea or any person acting for or on behalf of that Government in the most recent year ending before the submission of the report.

(2)

Consideration

In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall—

(A)

give due consideration to the findings of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea; and

(B)

make specific findings with respect to the responsibility of Kim Jong Un, and of each individual who is a member of the National Defense Commission of North Korea or the Organization and Guidance Department of the Workers’ Party of Korea, for serious human rights abuses and censorship.

(3)

Submission and form

(A)

Submission

(B)

Form

(C)

Public availability

(b)

Designation of persons

The President shall designate under section 9214(a) of this title any person listed in the report required under subsection (a)(1) that—

(1)

knowingly engages in, is responsible for, or facilitates censorship by the Government of North Korea; or

(2)

knowingly engages in, is responsible for, or facilitates serious human rights abuses by the Government of North Korea.

(c)

Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that the President should—

(1)

seek the prompt adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a resolution calling for the blocking of the assets of all persons responsible for severe human rights abuses or censorship in North Korea; and

(2)

fully cooperate with the prosecution of any individual listed in the report required under subsection (a)(1) before any international tribunal that may be established to prosecute persons responsible for severe human rights abuses or censorship in North Korea.

(Pub. L. 114–122, title III, § 304, Feb. 18, 2016, 130 Stat. 113.)

cite as: 22 USC 9243