PUBLIC LAW 109–353—OCT. 13, 2006 120 STAT. 2015

Public Law 109–353

109th Congress

An Act

To promote nuclear nonproliferation in North Korea.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘North Korea Nonproliferation

Act of 2006’’.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

(a) In view of —

(1) North Korea’s manifest determination to produce missiles, nuclear weapons, and other weapons of mass destruction

and to proliferate missiles, in violation of international norms

and expectations; and

(2) United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695,

adopted on July 15, 2006, which requires all Member States,

in accordance with their national legal authorities and consistent with international law, to exercise vigilance and

prevent—

(A) missile and missile-related items, materials, goods,

and technology from being transferred to North Korea’s

missile or weapons of mass destruction programs; and

(B) the procurement of missiles or missile-related

items, materials, goods, and technology from North Korea,

and the transfer of any financial resources in relation to

North Korea’s missile or weapons of mass destruction programs,

it should be the policy of the United States to impose sanctions

on persons who transfer such weapons, and goods and technology related to such weapons, to and from North Korea

in the same manner as persons who transfer such items to

and from Iran and Syria currently are sanctioned under United

States law.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT.

(a) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2 of the Iran and Syria

Nonproliferation Act (Public Law 106–178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note)

is amended—

(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, NORTH KOREA,’’ after

‘‘IRAN’’; and

(2) in subsection (a)—

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—

(i) by striking ‘‘Iran, or’’ and inserting ‘‘Iran,’’; and

50 USC 1701

note.

North Korea

Nonproliferation

Act of 2006.

Oct. 13, 2006

[S. 3728]

120 STAT. 2016 PUBLIC LAW 109–353—OCT. 13, 2006

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3728:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 152 (2006):

July 25, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 29, considered and passed House.

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(ii) by inserting after ‘‘Syria’’ the following: ‘‘, or

on or after January 1, 2006, transferred to or acquired

from North Korea’’ after ‘‘Iran’’; and

(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, North Korea,’’

after ‘‘Iran’’.

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such Act is further amended—

(1) in section 1, by inserting ‘‘, North Korea,’’ after ‘‘Iran’’;

(2) in section 5(a), by inserting ‘‘, North Korea,’’ after ‘‘Iran’’

both places it appears; and

(3) in section 6(b)—

(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, NORTH KOREA,’’

after ‘‘IRAN’’; and

(B) by inserting ‘‘, North Korea,’’ after ‘‘Iran’’ each

place it appears.

SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.

Congress urges all governments to comply promptly with

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695 and to impose

measures on persons involved in such proliferation that are similar

to those imposed by the United States Government pursuant to

the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (Public Law

106–178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended by this Act.

Approved October 13, 2006.