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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1416 

To 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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 8, 2009 

Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. KYL, and Mr. GREGG) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To 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. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘North Korea Accountability Act of 2009’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Sense of Congress with respect to United States policy toward North 

Korea. 

Sec. 3. Designation of North Korea as state sponsor of terrorism. 

Sec. 4. Prohibition on financial transactions with certain foreign banks. 

Sec. 5. Military-to-military exchanges with Japan and South Korea. 

Sec. 6. Report on financial transactions with the Government of North Korea 

and trade in precious metals mined in North Korea. 

Sec. 7. Report on the nuclear weapons program of North Korea. 

Sec. 8. Reports on counterproliferation efforts. 

Sec. 9. Reports on implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions. 

Sec. 10. Report on refugees from North Korea admitted to the United States. 

Sec. 11. Sense of Congress and GAO report on implementation of North Korean Human Rights Act. 

Sec. 12. Statement of policy on human rights in North Korea. 

Sec. 13. Sense of Congress on the role of the Special Envoy for North Korean 

Human rights in negotiations with North Korea. 

Sec. 14. Authorization of appropriations for deployment of ground-based missile 

interceptors. 

Sec. 15. Authorization of appropriations for development of variant of F–22 advanced tactical fighter for sale to the Government of Japan. 

Sec. 16. Authorization of appropriations for radio broadcasting to North Korea. 

Sec. 17. Reallocation of appropriations within the Department of State. 

1 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO UNITED 

2 STATES POLICY TOWARD NORTH KOREA. 

3 It is the sense of Congress that— 

4 (1) the Government of North Korea poses a 

5 compelling risk to the security of Northeast Asia 

6 and to the interests of the United States throughout 

7 the world; 

8 (2) the enslavement of the people of North 

9 Korea by the Government of North Korea is an af10 front to humanity and demonstrates that the Gov11 ernment of North Korea is dangerous to its neigh12 bors and the world; 

13 (3) the Six-Party Talks and related multilateral 

14 and bilateral negotiations with North Korea have 


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1 failed to achieve the stated goal of denuclearizing 

2 the Korean Peninsula; 

3 (4) it should be the policy of the United 

4 States— 

5 (A) to counter the threats posed by the 

6 Government of North Korea; and 

7 (B) to promote the emergence of a demo8 cratic government for the people of North 

9 Korea; and 

10 (5) the Governments of Japan, South Korea, 

11 and the United States maintain a mutually bene12 ficial security guarantee under which an attack on 

13 any of those countries will trigger a response that is 

14 backed up by the complete range of military options 

15 available to all 3 countries. 

16 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF NORTH KOREA AS STATE SPON17 SOR OF TERRORISM. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under sub19 section (b), the Secretary of State shall designate North 

20 Korea as a country that has repeatedly provided support 

21 for acts of international terrorism for purposes of— 

22 (1) section 6(j) of the Export Administration 

23 Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)) (as continued 

24 in effect pursuant to the International Emergency 

25 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)); 


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1 (2) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act 

2 (22 U.S.C. 2780); and 

3 (3) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 

4 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371). 

5 (b) WAIVER.—The President may waive the require6 ment to make the designation under subsection (a) upon 

7 certifying to Congress that the Government of North 

8 Korea— 

9 (1) has provided a full, complete, and accurate 

10 disclosure of all aspects of its nuclear program, in11 cluding its uranium enrichment capabilities; 

12 (2)(A) has not, in the previous 5 years, engaged 

13 in the illegal transfer of missile or nuclear tech14 nology, particularly to the governments of Iran, 

15 Syria, or any other country the government of which 

16 the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes 

17 of the provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) 

18 through (3) of subsection (a) or other provision of 

19 law, is a government that has repeatedly provided 

20 support for international acts of terrorism; and 

21 (B) has fully disclosed all proliferation activities 

22 in the past 10 years that, if occurring today, would 

23 violate United Nations Security Council Resolution 

24 1718 (2006); 


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1 (3) has not, in the previous 5 years, engaged in 

2 training in combat operations or tunneling, or har3 boring, supplying, financing, or supporting in any 

4 way— 

5 (A) Hamas, Hezbollah, the Japanese Red 

6 Army, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or 

7 any member of such organizations; 

8 (B) any organization designated by the 

9 Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organi10 zation in accordance with section 219(a) of the 

11 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

12 1189(a)); and 

13 (C) any person included on the annex to 

14 Executive Order 13224 (September 21, 2001) 

15 and any other person identified under section 1 

16 of that Executive Order whose property and in17 terests are blocked by that section (commonly 

18 known as a ‘‘specially designated global ter19 rorist’’); 

20 (4) has— 

21 (A) released United States citizens Euna 

22 Lee and Laura Ling, who were working as jour23 nalists reporting on refugees on the border be24 tween North Korea and the People’s Republic 

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1 rean guards on March 17, 2009, and sentenced 

2 to 12 years of hard labor on June 8, 2009; and 

3 (B) returned the last remains of United 

4 States permanent resident, Reverend Kim 

5 Dong-shik, to his United States citizen widow 

6 and family; 

7 (5) has released the nationals of Japan recog8 nized as abduction victims by the Government of 

9 Japan as well as abduction victims recognized by the 

10 Government of South Korea; 

11 (6) has released an estimated 600 surviving 

12 South Korean prisoners of war, and any other sur13 viving prisoners of war from the Korean War, who 

14 have been held in North Korea against their will and 

15 in violation of the Armistice Agreement since hos16 tilities ended in July 1953; 

17 (7) has opened the North Korean penal system, 

18 including the gulag of concentration camps holding 

19 an estimated 200,000 political and religious pris20 oners, to unrestricted and regular visits by rep21 resentatives of the International Committee of the 

22 Red Cross; 

23 (8) has made provision for unrestricted and 

24 regular access by representatives of the United Na25 tional High Commissioner for Refugees to refugees 


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1 forcibly repatriated to North Korea to determine 

2 their general health and welfare; and 

3 (9) has ceased threatening to commit terrorist 

4 acts in its public statements and state-owned media 

5 and has issued public assurances that the Govern6 ment of North Korea will not sponsor or commit ter7 rorism again. 

8 SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS WITH 

9 CERTAIN FOREIGN BANKS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi11 sion of law and subject to subsection (c), beginning on 

12 the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment 

13 of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall prohibit 

14 any financial institution from engaging in any financial 

15 transaction with a foreign bank that the Secretary deter16 mines is engaging in a financial transaction with the Gov17 ernment of North Korea or a person described in sub18 section (b). 

19 (b) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—A person described in 

20 this subsection is a person the Secretary of the Treasury, 

21 in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Direc22 tor of National Intelligence, determines to be— 

23 (1) a senior official of the Government of North 

24 Korea or of the military of North Korea; or 


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1 (2) acting as an agent of the Government of 

2 North Korea. 

3 (c) NOTICE TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Sec4 retary of the Treasury may not apply the prohibition 

5 under subsection (a) to a financial institution— 

6 (1) until the date that is 30 days after the date 

7 on which the Secretary notifies the institution that 

8 the Secretary intends to apply the prohibition under 

9 subsection (a); or 

10 (2) if the institution terminates the transaction 

11 that resulted in the notification under paragraph (1) 

12 and freezes any funds associated with that trans13 action before the 30th day after receiving the notifi14 cation. 

15 (d) WAIVER.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas17 ury may waive the application of the prohibition 

18 under subsection (a) with respect to a financial insti19 tution for a period of 1 year if the Secretary notifies 

20 Congress of the waiver not less than 30 days before 

21 the waiver takes effect. 

22 (2) RENEWAL OF WAIVER.—The Secretary may 

23 renew a waiver granted for a financial institution 

24 under paragraph (1) annually. 

25 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘fi2 nancial institution’’ has the meaning given that term 

3 in section 5312(a)(2)(6) of title 31, United States 

4 Code. 

5 (2) FINANCIAL TRANSACTION.—The term ‘‘fi6 nancial transaction’’ has the meaning given that 

7 term in section 1956(c)(4) of title 18, United States 

8 Code. 

9 (3) FOREIGN BANK.—The term ‘‘foreign bank’’ 

10 has the meaning given that term in section 1(7) of 

11 the International Banking Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 

12 3101(7)). 

13 SEC. 5. MILITARY-TO-MILITARY EXCHANGES WITH JAPAN 

14 AND SOUTH KOREA. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall take nec16 essary steps to strengthen military cooperation with Japan 

17 and South Korea, including— 

18 (1) improving joint training to counter security 

19 threats posed by the Government of North Korea; 

20 and 

21 (2) selling advanced United States military 

22 technology to Japan, including the Aegis radar sys23 tems, the Patriot Advanced Capability–3 and Ter24 minal High Altitude Area Defense missile defense 


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1 systems, and a variant of the F–22 advanced tac2 tical fighter appropriate for exportation. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

4 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION WITH RESPECT TO MIS5 SILE DEFENSE.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

6 to the Missile Defense Agency $10,000,000 for inter7 national cooperation with Japan and South Korea on 

8 boost phase missile defense programs, including the devel9 opment of the Airborne Laser. 

10 SEC. 6. REPORT ON FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS WITH THE 

11 GOVERNMENT OF NORTH KOREA AND TRADE 

12 IN PRECIOUS METALS MINED IN NORTH 

13 KOREA. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 

16 for 5 years, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit 

17 to Congress a report listing each person for which the Sec18 retary has credible information that the person— 

19 (1)(A) is engaging in a financial transaction in 

20 any currency with the Government of North Korea 

21 or a person described in section 4(b); or 

22 (B) has engaged in such a transaction in the 

23 preceding 1-year period; or 

24 (2)(A) is trading in precious metals mined or 

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1 (B) transfers funds or uses an online payment 

2 service relating to such metals; or 

3 (C) has traded in such metals, engaged in such 

4 a transfer, or used such a service in the preceding 

5 1-year period. 

6 (b) PERSON DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, 

7 the term ‘‘person’’ includes the government of a country 

8 or subdivision thereof. 

9 SEC. 7. REPORT ON THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM OF 

10 NORTH KOREA. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 

13 for 5 years, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 

14 the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intel15 ligence, shall submit to Congress a report on the nuclear 

16 weapons program of the Government of North Korea. 

17 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub18 section (a) shall include the following: 

19 (1) An assessment of the ability of the United 

20 States Armed Forces to intercept and destroy a bal21 listic missile launched from North Korea, including 

22 a description of any deficiencies that need to be ad23 dressed. 

24 (2) A description of advancements in the nu25 clear weapons and ballistic missile programs of the 


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1 Government of North Korea, including estimates of 

2 inventory, range, and capabilities expected to be de3 veloped within 5 years after the report. 

4 (3) An assessment of the proliferation of bal5 listic missile technology from North Korea. 

6 (4) An assessment of the status of the uranium 

7 enrichment program in North Korea. 

8 (5) An assessment of the status of the 

9 Yongbyon nuclear facilities, and other nuclear facili10 ties in North Korea, including— 

11 (A) the extent of efforts made to disable 

12 such facilities; and 

13 (B) an estimate of the time in which those 

14 efforts could be reversed. 

15 SEC. 8. REPORTS ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION EFFORTS. 

16 (a) REPORT ON INTERDICTION AUTHORITY OF

17 UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.—Not later than 90 

18 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec19 retary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report de20 scribing the authority of the United States Armed Forces 

21 to interdict or seize aircraft and vessels originating in 

22 North Korea and found in international airspace or waters 

23 that reasonably are suspected of carrying any nuclear, 

24 chemical, biological, conventional missile-related, or space 

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1 in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 

2 1695 (2006), United Nations Security Council Resolution 

3 1718 (2006), or United Nations Security Council Resolu4 tion 1874 (2009). 

5 (b) REPORT ON NONPROLIFERATION EFFORTS OF

6 THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO NORTH

7 KOREA.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the en8 actment of this Act, the President shall submit to Con9 gress a report describing the actions taken by the United 

10 States in response to the transfer of nuclear technology 

11 by North Korea to Syria and the efforts taken to ensure 

12 that North Korea ceases to engage in such transfers. 

13 SEC. 9. REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED NA14 TIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS. 

15 (a) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED NA16 TIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS.—Not later 

17 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

18 the President shall submit to Congress a report— 

19 (1) assessing the status of the implementation 

20 of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695 

21 (2006), United Nations Security Council Resolution 

22 1718 (2006), and United Nations Security Council 

23 Resolution 1874 (2009); and 

24 (2) containing a detailed list of actions taken by 

25 the United States to implement those resolutions 


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1 and to encourage other countries to take actions to 

2 implement the resolutions. 

3 (b) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED NA4 TIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS BY THE PEO5 PLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.—Not later than 90 days after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Na7 tional Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report— 

8 (1) assessing the compliance of the Government 

9 of the People’s Republic of China with the require10 ments imposed under United Nations Security Coun11 cil Resolution 1695 (2006), United Nations Security 

12 Council Resolution 1718 (2006), and United Na13 tions Security Council Resolution 1874 (2009); and 

14 (2) describing any assistance provided by the 

15 Government of the People’s Republic of China to 

16 any entity in North Korea and the amount of any 

17 such assistance. 

18 SEC. 10. REPORT ON REFUGEES FROM NORTH KOREA AD19 MITTED TO THE UNITED STATES. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 30 days there22 after for 5 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to 

23 Congress a report on the number of aliens who are citizens 

24 or nationals of North Korea that were admitted to the 

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1 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) during the 

2 preceding 30 days. 

3 (b) ENFORCEMENT OF REPORTING REQUIRE4 MENT.—For each month in which the Secretary of State 

5 does not submit the report required by subsection (a) to 

6 Congress before the 15th day after that report is due, 

7 $250,000 of amounts previously appropriated to the Bu8 reau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the De9 partment of State and available for obligation shall be re10 scinded. 

11 SEC. 11. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND GAO REPORT ON IMPLE12 MENTATION OF NORTH KOREAN HUMAN 

13 RIGHTS ACT. 

14 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con15 gress that— 

16 (1) the United States has not adequately imple17 mented the North Korean Human Rights Act of 

18 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7801 et seq.), as amended by the 

19 North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 

20 2008 (Public Law 110–346; 122 Stat. 3939); and 

21 (2) the President should expand efforts to pro22 mote a transition to democracy in North Korea. 

23 (b) GAO REPORT.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

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1 troller General of the United States shall submit to 

2 Congress a report on the implementation by the Sec3 retary of State of the North Korean Human Rights 

4 Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7801 et seq.), as amended 

5 by the North Korean Human Rights Reauthoriza6 tion Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–346; 122 Stat. 

7 3939). 

8 (2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 

9 paragraph (1) shall include the following, with re10 spect to each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009: 

11 (A) A description of the extent to which 

12 the Secretary of State has implemented section 

13 203 of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 

14 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7833) (relating to assistance 

15 provided outside of North Korea), including— 

16 (i) an assessment of the effectiveness 

17 of the implementation of that section with 

18 respect to the purposes described in section 

19 4 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 7802); and 

20 (ii) if the Secretary has not requested 

21 funds to provide assistance under such sec22 tion 203, an assessment of any other funds 

23 used by the Secretary to provide such as24 sistance. 


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1 (B) An evaluation of the effectiveness of 

2 the implementation of title III of that Act (22 

3 U.S.C. 7841 et seq.) (relating to protecting 

4 North Korean refugees) that— 

5 (i) considers the scope of the problem 

6 posed by refugees from North Korea, with 

7 particular consideration of— 

8 (I) the policies expressed in sec9 tion 304 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 

10 7844); and 

11 (II) the information contained in 

12 reports submitted under section 305 

13 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 7845); and 

14 (ii) includes an assessment of the ex15 tent to which the Secretary has facilitated, 

16 pursuant to section 303 of that Act (22 

17 U.S.C. 7843), the submission of applica18 tions by citizens or nationals of North 

19 Korea for admission to the United States 

20 as refugees under section 207 of the Immi21 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

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1 SEC. 12. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN 

2 NORTH KOREA. 

3 Section 101 of the North Korean Human Rights Act 

4 of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7811) is amended— 

5 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘SENSE

6 OF CONGRESS’’ and inserting ‘‘STATEMENT OF

7 POLICY’’; and 

8 (2) by striking ‘‘It is the sense of Congress’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘It is the policy of the United States’’. 

10 SEC. 13. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE ROLE OF THE SPE11 CIAL ENVOY FOR NORTH KOREAN HUMAN 

12 RIGHTS IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH NORTH 

13 KOREA. 

14 It is the sense of Congress that the Special Envoy 

15 for Human Rights in North Korea should be present at 

16 all negotiating sessions between the United States Govern17 ment and the Government of North Korea. 

18 SEC. 14. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DE19 PLOYMENT OF GROUND-BASED MISSILE 

20 INTERCEPTORS. 

21 There are authorized to be appropriated 

22 $160,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of 

23 Defense to complete the deployment of 44 ground-based 

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1 propriated for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of De2 fense for such purpose. 

3 SEC. 15. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DE4 VELOPMENT OF VARIANT OF F–22 ADVANCED 

5 TACTICAL FIGHTER FOR SALE TO THE GOV6 ERNMENT OF JAPAN. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro8 priated for fiscal year 2010 to the Secretary of Defense 

9 for the Air Force for aircraft such sums as may be nec10 essary to develop a variant of the F–22 advanced tactical 

11 fighter appropriate for sale to the Government of Japan. 

12 (b) REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR THE

13 SALE OF F–22 FIGHTERS.—Section 8059 of the Consoli14 dated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Ap15 propriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 110–329; 122 Stat. 

16 3634) is repealed. 

17 SEC. 16. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RADIO 

18 BROADCASTING TO NORTH KOREA. 

19 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RADIO

20 FREE ASIA.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

21 $50,000,000 to the Broadcasting Board of Governors for 

22 Radio Free Asia for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 

23 2014— 


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1 (1) to expand radio broadcasting to North 

2 Korea and to expand the content of such broad3 casting; and 

4 (2) to operate an airborne radio transmission 

5 platform in international airspace near North Korea. 

6 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NA7 TIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY.—There are au8 thorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 to the National 

9 Endowment for Democracy for each of the fiscal years 

10 2010 through 2014 to support the development of non11 governmental civilian broadcasts and information to be 

12 broadcast to North Korea. 

13 SEC. 17. REALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS WITHIN THE 

14 DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 

15 Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact16 ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall reallocate 

17 $10,000,000 appropriated for the Bureau of East Asian 

18 and Pacific Affairs to the Bureau of Democracy, Human 

19 Rights, and Labor, to be expended on programs and ac20 tivities designed to advance human rights for the people 

21 of North Korea. 

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