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TO REAUTHORIZE THE NORTH KOREAN HUMAN

RIGHTS ACT OF 2004, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

MARKUP

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

H.R. 4240

MARCH 28, 2012

Serial No. 112–136

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COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS 

ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida, Chairman 

CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey 

DAN BURTON, Indiana 

ELTON GALLEGLY, California 

DANA ROHRABACHER, California 

DONALD A. MANZULLO, Illinois 

EDWARD R. ROYCE, California 

STEVE CHABOT, Ohio 

RON PAUL, Texas 

MIKE PENCE, Indiana 

JOE WILSON, South Carolina 

CONNIE MACK, Florida 

JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska 

MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Texas 

TED POE, Texas 

GUS M. BILIRAKIS, Florida 

JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio 

BILL JOHNSON, Ohio 

DAVID RIVERA, Florida 

MIKE KELLY, Pennsylvania 

TIM GRIFFIN, Arkansas 

TOM MARINO, Pennsylvania 

JEFF DUNCAN, South Carolina 

ANN MARIE BUERKLE, New York 

RENEE ELLMERS, North Carolina 

ROBERT TURNER, New York 

HOWARD L. BERMAN, California 

GARY L. ACKERMAN, New York 

ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American 

Samoa 

BRAD SHERMAN, California 

ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York 

GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York 

RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri 

ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey 

GERALD E. CONNOLLY, Virginia 

THEODORE E. DEUTCH, Florida 

DENNIS CARDOZA, California 

BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky 

BRIAN HIGGINS, New York 

ALLYSON SCHWARTZ, Pennsylvania 

CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY, Connecticut 

FREDERICA WILSON, Florida 

KAREN BASS, California 

WILLIAM KEATING, Massachusetts 

DAVID CICILLINE, Rhode Island 

YLEEM D.S. POBLETE, Staff Director 

RICHARD J. KESSLER, Democratic Staff Director 

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C O N T E N T S 

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MARKUP OF 

H.R. 4240, To reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, 

and for other purposes ......................................................................................... 2

APPENDIX 

Markup notice .......................................................................................................... 10

Markup minutes ...................................................................................................... 11

The Honorable Howard L. Berman, a Representative in Congress from the 

State of California: Prepared statement ............................................................ 13

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TO REAUTHORIZE THE NORTH KOREAN 

HUMAN RIGHTS ACT OF 2004, AND FOR 

OTHER PURPOSES 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2012

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, 

Washington, DC. 

The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 o’clock a.m., in 

room 2172 Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Ileana RosLehtinen (chairman of the committee) presiding. 

Chairman ROS-LEHTINEN. The committee will come to order. 

Before starting the hearing, pursuant to notice, we meet to mark 

up H.R. 4240, the Ambassador James R. Lilley and Congressman 

Stephen J. Solarz North Korea Human Rights Reauthorization Act 

of 2012. All of you were provided with the text of that strongly bipartisan bill that Mr. Berman and I introduced last week, along 

with 18 of our committee colleagues and the co-chairs of the Tom 

Lantos Human Rights Commission. 

Without objection, H.R. 4240 is considered read and open for 

amendment at any point. 

[H.R. 4240 follows:]

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Chairman ROS-LEHTINEN. As indicated to all of your offices earlier this week, so that we can proceed directly to a vote, I intend 

to place my own statement on the bill into the record, and without 

objection all members may have 5 days to place statements on H.R. 

4240 into the record. 

I will recognize Mr. Berman for remarks that he would like to 

make. 

Mr. BERMAN. Thank you very much, Madam Chairman, for introducing the bill, for scheduling it for its markup. 

I strongly support the reauthorization and will take advantage of 

your leave that was granted to include my statement in the record. 

Chairman ROS-LEHTINEN. Thank you so much, Mr. Berman. And 

hearing no amendments to this measure, the question occurs on 

agreeing to H.R. 4240 as amended. 

All those in favor, say aye. 

[Chorus of ayes.] 

Chairman ROS-LEHTINEN. All those opposed, no. 

[No response.] 

Chairman ROS-LEHTINEN. In the opinion of the Chair, the ayes 

have it and the bill is agreed to. 

Without objection, H.R. 4240 is ordered favorably reported, and 

staff is directed to make any technical and conforming changes. 

The markup is adjourned. 

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