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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4501 

To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to authorize further 

actions to promote freedom of information and democracy in North 

Korea, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2016 

Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. CONNOLLY, and Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 

to authorize further actions to promote freedom of information and democracy in North Korea, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Distribution and Pro5 motion of Rights and Knowledge Act of 2016’’ or the 

6 ‘‘DPRK Act of 2016’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ACTIONS TO PROMOTE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 

2 AND DEMOCRACY IN NORTH KOREA. 

3 The North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004 is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a) of section 103 (22 U.S.C. 

6 7813)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘radio broadcasting’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘broadcasting, including news re9 broadcasting,’’; and 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘increase broadcasts’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘increase such broadcasts, including 

12 news rebroadcasts,’’; and 

13 (2) in subsection (a) of section 104 (22 U.S.C. 

14 7814)— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and in16 serting the following: 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President’’; 

18 (B) by inserting ‘‘, USB drives, micro SD 

19 cards, audio players, video players, cell phones, 

20 wi-fi, wireless internet, webpages, internet, wire21 less telecommunications, and other electronic 

22 media that shares information’’ before the pe23 riod at the end; and 

24 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

25 paragraphs: 


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1 ‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION.—In accordance with the 

2 sense of Congress described in section 103, the 

3 President, acting through the Secretary of State, is 

4 authorized to distribute or provide grants to dis5 tribute information receiving devices, electronically 

6 readable devices, and other informational sources 

7 into North Korea, including devices and informa8 tional sources specified in paragraph (1). To carry 

9 out this paragraph, the President is authorized to 

10 issue regulations to facilitate the free-flow of infor11 mation into North Korea. 

12 ‘‘(3) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANT

13 PROGRAM.—In accordance with the authorization de14 scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) to increase the 

15 availability and distribution of sources of informa16 tion inside North Korea, the President, acting 

17 through the Secretary of State, is authorized to es18 tablish a grant program to make grants to eligible 

19 entities to develop or distribute (or both) new prod20 ucts or methods to allow North Koreans easier ac21 cess to outside information. Such program may in22 volve public-private partnerships. 

23 ‘‘(4) CULTURE.—In accordance with the sense 

24 of Congress described in section 103, the Broad25 casting Board of Governors may broadcast AmerVerDate Sep 11 2014 04:11 Feb 10, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4501.IH H4501

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1 ican, Korean, Chinese, and other popular music, tel2 evision, movies, and popular cultural references as 

3 part of its programming. 

4 ‘‘(5) RIGHTS AND LAWS.—In accordance with 

5 the sense of Congress described in section 103, the 

6 Broadcasting Board of Governors shall broadcast to 

7 North Korea in the Korean language information on 

8 rights, laws, and freedoms afforded through the 

9 North Korean Constitution, the Universal Declara10 tion of Human Rights, the United Nations Commis11 sion of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic 

12 People’s Republic of Korea, and any other applicable 

13 treaties or international agreements to which North 

14 Korea is bound. 

15 ‘‘(6) BROADCASTING REPORT.—Not later 

16 than— 

17 ‘‘(A) 180 days after the date of the enact18 ment of this paragraph, the Secretary of State, 

19 in consultation with the Broadcasting Board of 

20 Governors, shall submit to the appropriate con21 gressional committees a report that sets forth a 

22 detailed plan for improving broadcasting con23 tent for the purpose of targeting new audiences 

24 and increasing listenership; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) one year after the date of the enact2 ment of this paragraph and annually thereafter 

3 for each of the next five years, the Secretary of 

4 State, in consultation with the Broadcasting 

5 Board of Governors, shall submit to the appro6 priate congressional committees a report on the 

7 effectiveness of actions taken pursuant to this 

8 section, including data reflecting audience and 

9 listenership, device distribution and usage, tech10 nological development and advancement usage, 

11 and other appropriate information to fully in12 form Congress.’’. 

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