A bill require the redesignation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, to impose sanctions with respect to North Korea, to require reports on the status of North Korea's nuclear weapons program and counterproliferation efforts, and for other purposes.

Summary: North Korea Accountability Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of State to designate North Korea, for specified purposes of the Export Administration Act of 1979, the Arms Export Control Act, and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as a country that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.

Authorizes the President to waive such requirement upon a certification to Congress that North Korea has taken certain actions regarding: (1) nuclear program and proliferation disclosures; (2) the illegal transfer of missile or nuclear technology; (3) support of international terrorist groups; and (4) prisoner release.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit, with waiver authority, a financial institution from engaging in financial transactions with a foreign bank that is engaged in a financial transaction with the government or a governmental agent of North Korea or a senior government or military official of North Korea.

Directs the President to strengthen military cooperation with Japan and South Korea.

Sets forth reporting requirements regarding: (1) implementation of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004; (2) financial transaction with North Korea or trade in precious metals produced in North Korea; (3) the North Korean nuclear weapons program; (4) counterproliferation efforts; (5) implementation of specified U.N. Security Council Resolutions; and (6) North Korean refugees admitted into the United States.

Authorizes appropriations for: (1) completion of ground-based missile interceptor deployment at Fort Greely, Alaska; (2) development of a variant of the F-22 fighter aircraft for sale to Japan; and (3) expansion of radio broadcasting to North Korea. Directs the Secretary of State to reallocate specified funds for programs to advance human rights for the people of North Korea.

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    (a) Report on Implementation of United Nations Security Council 
Resolutions.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report--
            (1) assessing the status of the implementation of United 
        Nations Security Council Resolution 1695 (2006), United Nations 
        Security Council Resolution 1718 (2006), and United Nations 
        Security Council Resolution 1874 (2009); and
            (2) containing a detailed list of actions taken by the 
        United States to implement those resolutions and to encourage 
        other countries to take actions to implement the resolutions.
    (b) Report on Implementation of United Nations Security Council 
Resolutions by the People's Republic of China.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report--
            (1) assessing the compliance of the Government of the 
        People's Republic of China with the requirements imposed under 
        United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695 (2006), United 
        Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 (2006), and United 
        Nations Security Council Resolution 1874 (2009); and
            (2) describing any assistance provided by the Government of 
        the People's Republic of China to any entity in North Korea and 
        the amount of any such assistance.

SEC. 10. REPORT ON REFUGEES FROM NORTH KOREA ADMITTED TO THE UNITED 
              STATES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 30 days thereafter for 5 years, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report on the number of 
aliens who are citizens or nationals of North Korea that were admitted 
to the United States as refugees under section 207 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) during the preceding 30 days.
    (b) Enforcement of Reporting Requirement.--For each month in which 
the Secretary of State does not submit the report required by 
subsection (a) to Congress before the 15th day after that report is 
due, $250,000 of amounts previously appropriated to the Bureau of 
Population, Refugees, and Migration of the Department of State and 
available for obligation shall be rescinded.

SEC. 11. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND GAO REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF NORTH 
              KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States has not adequately implemented the 
        North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7801 et seq.), 
        as amended by the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act 
        of 2008 (Public Law 110-346; 122 Stat. 3939); and
            (2) the President should expand efforts to promote a 
        transition to democracy in North Korea.
    (b) GAO Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
        United States shall submit to Congress a report on the 
        implementation by the Secretary of State of the North Korean 
        Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7801 et seq.), as amended 
        by the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008 
        (Public Law 110-346; 122 Stat. 3939).
            (2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following, with respect to each of the fiscal 
        years 2005 through 2009:
                    (A) A description of the extent to which the 
                Secretary of State has implemented section 203 of the 
                North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7833) 
                (relating to assistance provided outside of North 
                Korea), including--
                            (i) an assessment of the effectiveness of 
                        the implementation of that section with respect 
                        to the purposes described in section 4 of that 
                        Act (22 U.S.C. 7802); and
                            (ii) if the Secretary has not requested 
                        funds to provide assistance under such section 
                        203, an assessment of any other funds used by 
                        the Secretary to provide such assistance.
                    (B) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
                implementation of title III of that Act (22 U.S.C. 7841 
                et seq.) (relating to protecting North Korean refugees) 
                that--
                            (i) considers the scope of the problem 
                        posed by refugees from North Korea, with 
                        particular consideration of--
                                    (I) the policies expressed in 
                                section 304 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 
                                7844); and
                                    (II) the information contained in 
                                reports submitted under section 305 of 
                                that Act (22 U.S.C. 7845); and
                            (ii) includes an assessment of the extent 
                        to which the Secretary has facilitated, 
                        pursuant to section 303 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 
                        7843), the submission of applications by 
                        citizens or nationals of North Korea for 
                        admission to the United States as refugees 
                        under section 207 of the Immigration and 
                        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157).

SEC. 12. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTH KOREA.

    Section 101 of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 
7811) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``sense of 
        congress'' and inserting ``statement of policy''; and
            (2) by striking ``It is the sense of Congress'' and 
        inserting ``It is the policy of the United States''.

SEC. 13. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE ROLE OF THE SPECIAL ENVOY FOR NORTH 
              KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH NORTH KOREA.

    It is the sense of Congress that the Special Envoy for Human Rights 
in North Korea should be present at all negotiating sessions between 
the United States Government and the Government of North Korea.

SEC. 14. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF GROUND-BASED 
              MISSILE INTERCEPTORS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated $160,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010 for the Department of Defense to complete the deployment of 
44 ground-based missile interceptors at Fort Greely, Alaska. Such 
amount is in addition to any other amounts authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of Defense for 
such purpose.

SEC. 15. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF VARIANT OF 
              F-22 ADVANCED TACTICAL FIGHTER FOR SALE TO THE GOVERNMENT 
              OF JAPAN.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2010 to the Secretary of Defense for the Air Force for aircraft 
such sums as may be necessary to develop a variant of the F-22 advanced 
tactical fighter appropriate for sale to the Government of Japan.
    (b) Repeal of Prohibition on Funding for the Sale of F-22 
Fighters.--Section 8059 of the Consolidated Security, Disaster 
Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 110-
329; 122 Stat. 3634) is repealed.

SEC. 16. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RADIO BROADCASTING TO 
              NORTH KOREA.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations for Radio Free Asia.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 to the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors for Radio Free Asia for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 
2014--
            (1) to expand radio broadcasting to North Korea and to 
        expand the content of such broadcasting; and
            (2) to operate an airborne radio transmission platform in 
        international airspace near North Korea.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations for National Endowment for 
Democracy.--There are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 to the 
National Endowment for Democracy for each of the fiscal years 2010 
through 2014 to support the development of nongovernmental civilian 
broadcasts and information to be broadcast to North Korea.

SEC. 17. REALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall reallocate $10,000,000 appropriated for 
the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to the Bureau of 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, to be expended on programs and 
activities designed to advance human rights for the people of North 
Korea.