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Calendar No. 279 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1901 

To require global economic and political pressure to support diplomatic 

denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, including through the imposition of sanctions with respect to the Government of the Democratic 

People’s Republic of Korea and any enablers of the activities of that 

Government, and to reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act 

of 2004, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 2, 2017 

Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. RISCH, Mr. 

PORTMAN, and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

DECEMBER 7, 2017 

Reported by Mr. CORKER, with an amendment and an amendment to the title 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To require global economic and political pressure to support 

diplomatic denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, including through the imposition of sanctions with respect 

to the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic 

of Korea and any enablers of the activities of that Government, and to reauthorize the North Korean Human 

Rights Act of 2004, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Leverage to Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act of 2017’’ 

6 or the ‘‘LEED Act’’. 

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

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEMOCRATIC 

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND ITS ENABLERS 

Sec. 101. Findings. 

Sec. 102. Sanctions with respect to the Government of the Democratic People’s 

Republic of Korea and its enablers. 

Sec. 103. Strategy to end use of North Korean laborers by other countries. 

TITLE II—REAUTHORIZATION OF NORTH KOREAN HUMAN 

RIGHTS ACT OF 2004 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. Reauthorization of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004. 

TITLE III—REVIEW OF POLICY TOWARD THE DEMOCRATIC 

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA 

Sec. 301. Addressing the nuclear and ballistic missile threat posed by the 

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

Sec. 302. Briefings on United States engagement with the Democratic People’s 

Republic of Korea. 

Sec. 303. Report on United States citizens detained by the Democratic People’s 

Republic of Korea. 

Sec. 304. Report and strategy relating to use of rocket fuels for ballistic missiles by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

Sec. 305. Appropriate congressional committees defined. 

TITLE IV—STRATEGY TO DIPLOMATICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY 

ISOLATE THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA 

Sec. 401. Report on effecting a strategy to diplomatically and economically isolate the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

Sec. 402. Authorization to alter United States relations with countries enabling 

the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

Sec. 403. Authorization to terminate or reduce United States foreign assistance 

to countries enabling the Democratic People’s Republic of 

Korea. 

Sec. 404. Appropriate congressional committees defined. 


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1 TITLE I—SANCTIONS WITH RE2 SPECT TO THE DEMOCRATIC 

3 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

4 KOREA AND ITS ENABLERS 

5 SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 

6 Congress makes the following findings: 

7 (1) The Government of the Democratic People’s 

8 Republic of Korea has flagrantly defied the inter9 national community by illicitly developing its nuclear 

10 and ballistic missile programs, in violation of United 

11 Nations Security Council Resolutions 1718 (2006), 

12 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 2270 

13 (2016), 2321 (2016), 2371 (2017), and 2375 

14 (2017). 

15 (2) The Government of the Democratic People’s 

16 Republic of Korea engages in gross human rights 

17 abuses against its own people and citizens of other 

18 countries, including the United States, the Republic 

19 of Korea, and Japan. 

20 (3) The United States is committed to pursuing 

21 a peaceful denuclearization of the Democratic Peo22 ple’s Republic of Korea through a policy of max23 imum pressure and engagement, in close concert 

24 with its partners. 


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1 SEC. 102. SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE GOVERN2 MENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S RE3 PUBLIC OF KOREA AND ITS ENABLERS. 

4 (a) BLOCKING OF PROPERTY.—On and after the date 

5 that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

6 Act, the President shall block and prohibit all transactions 

7 in all property and interests in property of a person de8 scribed in subsection (d) if such property and interests in 

9 property are in the United States, come within the United 

10 States, or are or come within the possession or control 

11 of a United States person. 

12 (b) FACILITATION OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.— 

13 The President shall prohibit the opening, and prohibit or 

14 impose strict conditions on the maintaining, in the United 

15 States of a correspondent account or a payable-through 

16 account by a foreign financial institution that the Presi17 dent determines has knowingly, on or after the date that 

18 is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

19 conducted or facilitated a significant transaction with re20 spect to the importation, exportation, sale, or transfer of 

21 goods, services, or technology to or from the Democratic 

22 People’s Republic of Korea on behalf of a person described 

23 in subsection (d). 

24 (c) IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION, SALE, OR TRANS25 FER OF GOODS AND SERVICES.—The President shall im26 pose sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency 


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1 Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with re2 spect to a person if the President determines that the per3 son knowingly, on or after the date that is 180 days after 

4 the date of the enactment of this Act, imports, exports, 

5 purchases, or transfers goods, services, or technology to 

6 or from a person described in subsection (d). 

7 (d) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—A person described in 

8 this subsection is any of the following: 

9 (1) The Government of the Democratic People’s 

10 Republic of Korea or any political subdivision, agen11 cy, or instrumentality of that Government. 

12 (2) Any person owned or controlled, directly or 

13 indirectly, by that Government. 

14 (3) Any person acting or purporting to act, di15 rectly or indirectly, for or on behalf of that Govern16 ment. 

17 (4) The following entities: 

18 (A) Dandong Zhicheng Metallic Material 

19 Co. Ltd. 

20 (B) Dandong Kehua Economic and Trade 

21 Co. 

22 (C) Dandong Xinyang Chemical Rubber 

23 Co. 

24 (D) Dandong Zhongze Trade Co. Ltd. 

25 (E) Dandong Tianfu Trade Co. Ltd. 


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1 (F) Hunchun Xinshidai Industry and 

2 Trade Co. Ltd. 

3 (G) Dandong Qiancang Trading Co. Ltd. 

4 (H) Dalian West Pacific Petrochemical. 

5 (I) Dandong Hao Du Trading Co. Ltd. 

6 (J) Dandong Dongyuan Industrial Devel7 opment Co. Ltd. 

8 (5) Any person affiliated with an entity de9 scribed in paragraph (4). 

10 (6) Any person affiliated with an entity identi11 fied by the Secretary of the Treasury as a signifi12 cant importer or exporter of goods, services, or tech13 nology to or from the Democratic People’s Republic 

14 of Korea. 

15 (7) Any person who knowingly unloads, loads, 

16 services, fuels, maintains, provides insurance or rein17 surance for, or otherwise engages in a significant 

18 transaction with a vessel owned, operated, or con19 trolled by the Government of the Democratic Peo20 ple’s Republic of Korea or any political subdivision, 

21 agency, or instrumentality of that Government. 

22 (8) Any person who knowingly engages in a sig23 nificant transaction with a person owned, operated, 

24 or controlled by the Government of the Democratic 


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1 People’s Republic of Korea or any political subdivi2 sion, agency, or instrumentality of that Government. 

3 (e) EXEMPTIONS.—The following activities are ex4 empt from sanctions under this section: 

5 (1) Activities subject to the reporting require6 ments under title V of the National Security Act of 

7 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.). 

8 (2) Authorized intelligence activities of the 

9 United States. 

10 (3) Activities necessary to comply with United 

11 States obligations under the Agreement between the 

12 United Nations and the United States of America 

13 regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, 

14 signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered 

15 into force November 21, 1947, the Convention on 

16 Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, 

17 and entered into force March 19, 1967, or any other 

18 international agreement. 

19 (4) Activities incidental to the POW/MIA ac20 counting mission in the Democratic People’s Repub21 lic of Korea, including activities by the Defense 

22 POW/MIA Accounting Agency and other govern23 mental or nongovernmental organizations tasked 

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1 bers of the United States Armed Forces in the 

2 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

3 (f) WAIVERS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive 

5 the application of sanctions under this section with 

6 respect to a person if the President— 

7 (A)(i) determines that the person is no 

8 longer engaged in sanctionable activities; or 

9 (ii) determines that the waiver is in the na10 tional security interest of the United States; 

11 and 

12 (B) submits to the appropriate congres13 sional committees a report on the determination 

14 and the reasons for the determination. 

15 (2) HUMANITARIAN WAIVER.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The President may 

17 waive, for renewable periods of not less than 30 

18 days and not more than one year, the applica19 tion of sanctions under this section if the Presi20 dent submits to the appropriate congressional 

21 committees a written determination that the 

22 waiver is necessary for humanitarian assistance 

23 or to carry out the humanitarian purposes set 

24 forth in section 4 of the North Korean Human 

25 Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7802). 


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1 (B) CONTENT OF WRITTEN DETERMINA2 TION.—A written determination submitted 

3 under subparagraph (A) with respect to a waiv4 er shall include a description of all notification 

5 and accountability controls that have been em6 ployed in order to ensure that the activities cov7 ered by the waiver are humanitarian assistance 

8 or are carried out for the purposes set forth in 

9 section 4 of the North Korean Human Rights 

10 Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7802) and do not entail 

11 any activities in the Democratic People’s Re12 public of Korea or dealings with the Govern13 ment of the Democratic People’s Republic of 

14 Korea not reasonably related to humanitarian 

15 assistance or those purposes. 

16 (C) CLARIFICATION OF PERMITTED AC17 TIVITIES.—An internationally recognized hu18 manitarian organization shall not be subject to 

19 sanctions under this section for— 

20 (i) engaging in a financial transaction 

21 relating to humanitarian assistance or for 

22 humanitarian purposes pursuant to a waiv23 er issued under subparagraph (A); 

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1 ing to humanitarian assistance or humani2 tarian purposes pursuant to such a waiver; 

3 or 

4 (iii) having merely incidental contact, 

5 in the course of providing humanitarian 

6 assistance or aid for humanitarian pur7 poses pursuant to such a waiver, with indi8 viduals who are under the control of a for9 eign person subject to sanctions under this 

10 section. 

11 (g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—A person described in 

12 subsection (d) is subject to sanctions under this section 

13 without regard to whether the name of the person is pub14 lished in the Federal Register or incorporated into the list 

15 of specially designated nationals and blocked persons 

16 maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the 

17 Department of the Treasury. 

18 (h) REPORTS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 210 days 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

21 every 90 days thereafter, the President shall submit 

22 to the appropriate congressional committees a list of 

23 persons (including foreign financial institutions) 

24 with respect to which sanctions are imposed— 


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1 (A) in the case of the first list, before the 

2 submission of the list; and 

3 (B) in the case of any subsequent list, dur4 ing the 90 days preceding the submission of the 

5 list. 

6 (2) FORM OF REPORT; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 

7 (A) FORM.—The list required by para8 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 

9 form but may contain a classified annex. 

10 (B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassi11 fied portion of the list required by paragraph 

12 (1) shall be made available to the public and 

13 posted on the websites of the Department of the 

14 Treasury and the Department of State. 

15 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT17 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com18 mittees’’ means— 

19 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

20 and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

21 Urban Affairs of the Senate; and 

22 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

23 the Committee on Financial Services of the 

24 House of Representatives. 


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1 (2) CORRESPONDENT ACCOUNT; PAYABLE2 THROUGH ACCOUNT.—The terms ‘‘correspondent ac3 count’’ and ‘‘payable-through account’’ have the 

4 meanings given those terms in section 5318A of title 

5 31, United States Code. 

6 (3) FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The 

7 term ‘‘foreign financial institution’’ has the meaning 

8 given that term in section 561.308 of title 31, Code 

9 of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar 

10 regulation or ruling). 

11 (4) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—The term 

12 ‘‘humanitarian assistance’’ means assistance to meet 

13 humanitarian needs, including needs for food, medi14 cine, medical supplies, clothing, and shelter. 

15 (5) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with 

16 respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 

17 means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 

18 have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 

19 result. 

20 (6) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an in21 dividual or entity. 

22 (7) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 

23 ‘‘United States person’’ means— 


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1 (A) a United States citizen or an alien law2 fully admitted for permanent residence to the 

3 United States; and 

4 (B) an entity organized under the laws of 

5 the United States or any jurisdiction within the 

6 United States, including a foreign branch of 

7 such an entity. 

8 SEC. 103. STRATEGY TO END USE OF NORTH KOREAN LA9 BORERS BY OTHER COUNTRIES. 

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

11 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

12 shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

13 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

14 House of Representatives a strategy for leveraging the 

15 sanctions imposed pursuant to section 302B of the North 

16 Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act (22 U.S.C. 

17 9241b) to persuade countries that import North Korean 

18 laborers in a manner described in section 302(b)(1)(L) of 

19 that Act (22 U.S.C. 9241(b)(1)(L)) to end that practice. 

20 (b) FORM OF REPORT.—The strategy required by 

21 subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 

22 may include a classified annex. 


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1 TITLE II—REAUTHORIZATION OF 

2 NORTH KOREAN HUMAN 

3 RIGHTS ACT OF 2004 

4 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘North Korean Human 

6 Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017’’. 

7 SEC. 202. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NORTH KOREAN 

8 HUMAN RIGHTS ACT OF 2004. 

9 (a) HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS.— 

10 Section 102(b)(1) of the North Korean Human Rights Act 

11 of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7812(b)(1)) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’. 

13 (b) PROMOTING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION.—Sec14 tion 104 of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 

15 (22 U.S.C. 7814) is amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ each 

16 place it appears and inserting ‘‘2022’’. 

17 (c) REPORT BY SPECIAL ENVOY ON NORTH KOREAN

18 HUMAN RIGHTS.—Section 107(d) of the North Korean 

19 Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7817(d)) is amend20 ed by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’. 

21 (d) REPORT ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—Sec22 tion 201(a) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 

23 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7831(a)) is amended, in the matter pre24 ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 

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1 (e) ASSISTANCE PROVIDED OUTSIDE OF NORTH

2 KOREA.—Section 203(c)(1) of the North Korean Human 

3 Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7833(c)(1)) is amended 

4 by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’. 

5 (f) ANNUAL REPORTING.—Section 305(a) of the 

6 North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 

7 7845(a)) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph 

8 (1), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’. 

9 TITLE III—REVIEW OF POLICY 

10 TOWARD THE DEMOCRATIC 

11 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

12 KOREA 

13 SEC. 301. ADDRESSING THE NUCLEAR AND BALLISTIC MIS14 SILE THREAT POSED BY THE DEMOCRATIC 

15 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days there18 after, the President shall submit to the appropriate con19 gressional committees a report on the efforts of the Presi20 dent to achieve peaceful denuclearization of the Korean 

21 Peninsula and to eliminate the threat posed by the ballistic 

22 missile program of the Democratic People’s Republic of 

23 Korea. 

24 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 

25 (a) shall include the following: 


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1 (1) A description of the President’s overall pol2 icy objectives with regard to the Democratic People’s 

3 Republic of Korea. 

4 (2) An assessment by the intelligence commu5 nity (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Secu6 rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))) of the status 

7 of the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of the 

8 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including 

9 what elements constitute such programs, and any 

10 technological advancements, disruptions, or setbacks 

11 to such programs. 

12 (3) A summary of all sanctions imposed by the 

13 United States with respect to the Democratic Peo14 ple’s Republic of Korea relating to its nuclear and 

15 ballistic missile programs pursuant to all applicable 

16 statutes, regulations, and Executive orders and a 

17 strategy outlining how the President intends to use 

18 those authorities to impose additional sanctions with 

19 respect to the Democratic People’s Republic of 

20 Korea if necessary. 

21 (4) A summary of all sanctions designations by 

22 the United Nations Security Council pursuant to all 

23 applicable United Nations Security Council resolu24 tions. 


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1 (5) An assessment of and strategy for coun2 tering the cyber capabilities of the Democratic Peo3 ple’s Republic of Korea, including its efforts to con4 duct cyber and corporate espionage, to commit illicit 

5 commercial and financial activities through inter6 national cyber systems, and to suppress opposition 

7 to and spread propaganda in support of the nuclear 

8 and ballistic missile activities of the Democratic Peo9 ple’s Republic of Korea. 

10 (6) A summary of activities of the Democratic 

11 People’s Republic of Korea relating to evading sanc12 tions imposed with respect to its nuclear and bal13 listic missile programs. 

14 (7) An assessment of the sources of, and the 

15 methods of the Democratic People’s Republic of 

16 Korea for procuring, critical components for its nu17 clear and ballistic missile programs, including liquid 

18 and solid rocket fuels and components, navigation 

19 and guidance systems, computer and electrical com20 ponents, and specialized materials. 

21 (8) A summary of the United States strategy to 

22 increase international coordination and cooperation, 

23 whether unilaterally, bilaterally, or multilaterally, in24 cluding sanctions enforcement and interdiction, to 

25 address the threat posed by the nuclear and ballistic 


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1 missile programs of the Democratic People’s Repub2 lic of Korea. 

3 (9) An assessment of the adequacy of the na4 tional export control regimes of countries that are 

5 members of the United Nations, and multilateral ex6 port control regimes, that are necessary to enforce 

7 sanctions imposed with respect to the Democratic 

8 People’s Republic of Korea pursuant to United Na9 tions Security Council resolutions and an action plan 

10 to encourage and assist countries in adopting and 

11 using authorities necessary to enforce export con12 trols required by United Nations Security Council 

13 resolutions. 

14 (10) A summary of ongoing efforts by the 

15 United States to identify strategies and policies, in16 cluding an assessment of the strengths and weak17 nesses of such strategies and policies, to achieve 

18 peaceful denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula 

19 and to eliminate the threat posed by the ballistic 

20 missile program of the Democratic People’s Republic 

21 of Korea. 

22 (11) An assessment of potential roadmaps to23 ward peaceful denuclearization of the Korean Penin24 sula and the elimination of the nuclear and ballistic 

25 missile threats posted by the Democratic People’s 


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1 Republic of Korea, and specific actions the Demo2 cratic People’s Republic of Korea would need to take 

3 for each such roadmap to become viable. 

4 (12) A description of specific measures that the 

5 President has taken, or anticipates taking, to imple6 ment the ‘‘maximum pressure and engagement’’ pol7 icy. 

8 (c) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by sub9 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 

10 include a classified annex. 

11 SEC. 302. BRIEFINGS ON UNITED STATES ENGAGEMENT 

12 WITH THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 

13 OF KOREA. 

14 Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact15 ment of this Act, and regularly thereafter, the Secretary 

16 of State or a designee of the Secretary shall brief the ap17 propriate congressional committees on the status of any 

18 United States diplomatic engagement with the Govern19 ment of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

20 SEC. 303. REPORT ON UNITED STATES CITIZENS DETAINED 

21 BY THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 

22 OF KOREA. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi24 sion of law, not later than 30 days after the date of the 

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1 Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congres2 sional committees a report on United States citizens de3 tained by the Government of the Democratic People’s Re4 public of Korea, including United States citizens who are 

5 also citizens of other countries. 

6 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 

7 (a) shall include, with respect to each United States cit8 izen detained by the Government of the Democratic Peo9 ple’s Republic of Korea, the following: 

10 (1) The name of the United States citizen. 

11 (2) A description of the circumstances sur12 rounding the detention of the United States citizen. 

13 (3) An assessment of the health and welfare of 

14 the United States citizen. 

15 (4) An assessment of whether any United 

16 States Government or foreign government officials 

17 have been provided access to the United States cit18 izen. 

19 (5) A summary of any communications or com20 ments by officials of the Government of the Demo21 cratic People’s Republic of Korea regarding the de22 tention and welfare of the United States citizen. 

23 (6) A summary of official communications by 

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1 of those officials regarding the United States citizen, 

2 including efforts to secure the release of the United 

3 States citizen. 

4 (7) A summary of unofficial communications by 

5 other persons with officials of the Government of the 

6 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea regarding 

7 the United States citizen, including efforts to secure 

8 the release of the United States citizen. 

9 (c) FORM OF REPORTS.—Each report required by 

10 subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 

11 may include a classified annex. 

12 (d) INTERIM BRIEFINGS.—During periods between 

13 the submission of reports under subsection (a), the Sec14 retary of State shall brief the appropriate congressional 

15 committees on any significant updates on the status and 

16 welfare of any United States citizens detained by the Gov17 ernment of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

18 SEC. 304. REPORT AND STRATEGY RELATING TO USE OF 

19 ROCKET FUELS FOR BALLISTIC MISSILES BY 

20 THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

21 KOREA. 

22 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

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

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1 ligence, in conjunction with the Secretary of State, 

2 shall submit to the appropriate congressional com3 mittees a report on the use by the Democratic Peo4 ple’s Republic of Korea of unsymmetrical dimethyl 

5 hydrazine and other rocket fuels to power its bal6 listic missiles. 

7 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para8 graph (1) shall include the following: 

9 (A) An assessment of each type of rocket 

10 fuel the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 

11 uses, or potentially may use, to power its bal12 listic missiles, including the chemical precur13 sors, production process, and required produc14 tion equipment for each such type of rocket 

15 fuel. 

16 (B) With respect to each such type of 

17 rocket fuel, an assessment of the following: 

18 (i) Whether the use of that type of 

19 rocket fuel by the Democratic People’s Re20 public of Korea is prohibited under United 

21 Nations Security Council resolutions, other 

22 multilateral sanctions imposed on the 

23 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or 

24 sanctions imposed by the United States 


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1 with respect to the Democratic People’s 

2 Republic of Korea. 

3 (ii) Whether the Democratic People’s 

4 Republic of Korea imports that type of 

5 rocket fuel as a finished product or im6 ports chemical precursors and manufac7 tures the finished product. 

8 (iii) The countries from which the 

9 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea im10 ports that type of rocket fuel as a finished 

11 product or from which the Democratic 

12 People’s Republic of Korea imports the 

13 chemical precursors and equipment to 

14 manufacture that type of rocket fuel. 

15 (iv) The size and locations of the 

16 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s 

17 stockpiles, if any, of that type of rocket 

18 fuel. 

19 (v) Whether that type of rocket fuel 

20 can be attributed to its original exporter 

21 based on unique chemical signatures or 

22 other relevant identifying information. 

23 (3) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 

24 paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 

25 form but may include a classified annex. 


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1 (b) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of State, 

2 in consultation with the heads of relevant agencies, shall 

3 develop a diplomatic strategy to end the transfer of all 

4 rocket fuels and chemical precursors for rocket fuels to 

5 the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

6 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con7 gress that the United States Ambassador to the United 

8 Nations should introduce a resolution to the United Na9 tions Security Council— 

10 (1) to request that the Panel of Experts on the 

11 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea established 

12 by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874 

13 (2009) investigate the importation and manufacture 

14 by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of 

15 rocket and ballistic missile fuels, including unsym16 metrical dimethyl hydrazine and other fuels or their 

17 chemical precursors; and 

18 (2) to specifically prohibit the exportation to 

19 the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of un20 symmetrical dimethyl hydrazine and any other rock21 et fuels or precursor chemicals to rocket fuels. 

22 SEC. 305. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 

23 DEFINED. 

24 In this title, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 

25 committees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations 


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1 of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 

2 the House of Representatives. 

3 TITLE IV—STRATEGY TO DIP4 LOMATICALLY AND ECONOMI5 CALLY ISOLATE THE DEMO6 CRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 

7 OF KOREA 

8 SEC. 401. REPORT ON EFFECTING A STRATEGY TO DIP9 LOMATICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY ISOLATE 

10 THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

11 KOREA. 

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

13 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 

14 thereafter, the Secretary of State or a designee of the Sec15 retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional com16 mittees a report on actions taken by the United States 

17 to diplomatically and economically isolate the Democratic 

18 People’s Republic of Korea. 

19 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 

20 (a) shall include the following: 

21 (1) A description of the actions taken by the 

22 Secretary of State, or designees of the Secretary, to 

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1 cally and economically isolate the Democratic Peo2 ple’s Republic of Korea. 

3 (2) A description of the actions taken by those 

4 governments to implement measures to diplomati5 cally and economically isolate the Democratic Peo6 ple’s Republic of Korea. 

7 (3) A list of countries the governments of which 

8 the Secretary has determined to be noncooperative 

9 with respect to implementing measures to diplomati10 cally and economically isolate the Democratic Peo11 ple’s Republic of Korea. 

12 (4) A plan of action to engage with, and in13 crease cooperation with respect to the Democratic 

14 People’s Republic of Korea, by the governments of 

15 the countries on the list required by paragraph (3). 

16 (c) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by sub17 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 

18 include a classified annex. 

19 SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION TO ALTER UNITED STATES RE20 LATIONS WITH COUNTRIES ENABLING THE 

21 DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

22 KOREA. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State may take 

24 such actions as are necessary to induce countries to take 

25 measures to diplomatically and economically isolate the 


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1 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on the list required 

2 by section 401(b)(3). 

3 (b) ACTIONS INCLUDED.—Actions described in sub4 section (a) may include— 

5 (1) reduction of the diplomatic presence in the 

6 United States of countries on the list required by 

7 section 401(b)(3); and 

8 (2) reduction of the diplomatic presence of the 

9 United States in those countries. 

10 (c) CONSULTATION.—Not less than 15 days before 

11 taking any action under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

12 consult with the appropriate congressional committees 

13 with respect to the action. 

14 SEC. 403. AUTHORIZATION TO TERMINATE OR REDUCE 

15 UNITED STATES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO 

16 COUNTRIES ENABLING THE DEMOCRATIC 

17 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State may ter19 minate or reduce United States foreign assistance to coun20 tries on the list required by section 401(b)(3). 

21 (b) ASSISTANCE INCLUDED.—Assistance terminated 

22 or reduced under subsection (a) may include— 

23 (1) assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the 

24 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et 

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1 (2) military assistance provided pursuant to 

2 section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

3 U.S.C. 2763; relating to the Foreign Military Fi4 nancing Program); and 

5 (3) assistance provided under chapter 5 of part 

6 II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

7 2347 et seq.; relating to international military edu8 cation and training). 

9 (c) CONSULTATION.—Not less than 15 days before 

10 taking any action under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

11 consult with the appropriate congressional committees 

12 with respect to the action. 

13 SEC. 404. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 

14 DEFINED. 

15 In this title, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 

16 committees’’ means— 

17 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

18 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

19 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

20 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep21 resentatives. 

22 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

23 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Le24 verage to Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act of 2017’’ or the 

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

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Appropriate congressional committees defined. 

TITLE I—REVIEW OF POLICY TOWARD THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S 

REPUBLIC OF KOREA 

Sec. 101. Findings. 

Sec. 102. Addressing the evolving threats posed by and capabilities of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

Sec. 103. Briefings on United States engagement with the Democratic People’s 

Republic of Korea. 

Sec. 104. Report on United States citizens detained by the Democratic People’s 

Republic of Korea. 

Sec. 105. Report and strategy relating to use of rocket fuels for ballistic missiles 

by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

Sec. 106. Policy of the United States with respect to sanctions with respect to the 

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

Sec. 107. Policy of the United States with respect to negotiation on Democratic 

People’s Republic of Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. 

TITLE II—STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE THREATS POSED BY AND 

CAPABILITIES OF THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

KOREA 

Sec. 201. Report on a strategy to address the threats posed by and capabilities 

of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

Sec. 202. Sense of Congress on participation in international organizations by 

the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

Sec. 203. Sense of Congress to alter United States relations with countries enabling the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

Sec. 204. Sense of Congress on termination or reduction of United States foreign 

assistance to countries enabling the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

TITLE III—STRATEGY TO END USE OF NORTH KOREAN LABORERS 

BY OTHER COUNTRIES 

Sec. 301. Strategy to end use of North Korean laborers by other countries. 

TITLE IV—SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEMOCRATIC 

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA 

Sec. 401. Imposition of sanctions with respect to sourcing, manufacture, trade, or 

distribution of illicit substances. 

Sec. 402. Designation of certain entities under the North Korea Sanctions and 

Policy Enhancement Act of 2016. 

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1 SEC. 2. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE2 FINED. 

3 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com4 mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

5 Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

6 of Representatives. 

7 TITLE I—REVIEW OF POLICY TO8 WARD THE DEMOCRATIC PEO9 PLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA 

10 SEC. 101. FINDINGS. 

11 Congress makes the following findings: 

12 (1) The Government of the Democratic People’s 

13 Republic of Korea has flagrantly defied the inter14 national community by illicitly developing its nu15 clear and ballistic missile programs, in violation of 

16 United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1718 

17 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 2270 

18 (2016), 2321 (2016), 2371 (2017), and 2375 (2017). 

19 (2) The Government of the Democratic People’s 

20 Republic of Korea engages in gross human rights 

21 abuses against its own people and citizens of other 

22 countries, including the United States, the Republic 

23 of Korea, and Japan. 

24 (3) The United States is committed to pursuing 

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1 sure and engagement, in close concert with its part2 ners. 

3 SEC. 102. ADDRESSING THE EVOLVING THREATS POSED BY 

4 AND CAPABILITIES OF THE DEMOCRATIC 

5 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days there8 after, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation 

9 with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, 

10 and, as appropriate, the Secretary of the Treasury and the 

11 Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, 

12 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

13 report on— 

14 (1) the evolving threats posed by and capabilities 

15 of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; and 

16 (2) United States efforts to mitigate and respond 

17 to those threats and capabilities. 

18 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 

19 (a) shall include the following: 

20 (1) An assessment of the status of the nuclear 

21 and ballistic missile programs of the Democratic Peo22 ple’s Republic of Korea, including what elements con23 stitute such programs, and any technological advance24 ments, disruptions, or setbacks to such programs dur25 ing— 


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1 (A) in the case of the first such report, the 

2 60-day period preceding submission of the re3 port; and 

4 (B) in the case of any subsequent such re5 port, the 180-day period preceding submission of 

6 the report. 

7 (2) An assessment of the sources of, and the 

8 methods of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 

9 for procuring, critical components for its nuclear and 

10 ballistic missile programs, including liquid and solid 

11 rocket fuels and components, navigation and guidance 

12 systems, computer and electrical components, and spe13 cialized materials. 

14 (3) An assessment of the cyber capabilities of the 

15 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including its 

16 efforts to conduct cyber and corporate espionage, to 

17 commit illicit commercial and financial activities 

18 through international cyber systems, and to suppress 

19 opposition to and spread propaganda in support of 

20 the nuclear and ballistic missile activities of the 

21 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

22 (4) A summary of activities of the Democratic 

23 People’s Republic of Korea relating to evading sanc24 tions imposed by the United States or the United Na25 tions Security Council, including an assessment of the 


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1 sourcing, manufacture, trade, or distribution of 

2 methamphetamines, narcotics, and other illicit sub3 stances and any associated precursor chemicals, in4 cluding by state-owned entities, other entities (includ5 ing universities), and individuals, for the purpose of 

6 financing or otherwise supporting the nuclear and 

7 ballistic missile programs of the Democratic People’s 

8 Republic of Korea. 

9 (c) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by sub10 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 

11 include a classified annex. 

12 SEC. 103. BRIEFINGS ON UNITED STATES ENGAGEMENT 

13 WITH THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 

14 OF KOREA. 

15 Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 

16 of this Act, and regularly thereafter, the Secretary of State 

17 or a designee of the Secretary shall brief the appropriate 

18 congressional committees on the status of any United States 

19 diplomatic engagement with the Government of the Demo20 cratic People’s Republic of Korea, including with respect 

21 to efforts to secure the release of United States citizens de22 tained in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 


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1 SEC. 104. REPORT ON UNITED STATES CITIZENS DETAINED 

2 BY THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

3 KOREA. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi5 sion of law, not later than 30 days after the date of the 

6 enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the 

7 Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congres8 sional committees a report on United States citizens de9 tained by the Government of the Democratic People’s Re10 public of Korea, including United States citizens who are 

11 also citizens of other countries. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 

13 (a) shall include, with respect to each United States citizen 

14 detained by the Government of the Democratic People’s Re15 public of Korea, the following: 

16 (1) The name of the United States citizen. 

17 (2) A description of the circumstances sur18 rounding the detention of the United States citizen. 

19 (3) An assessment of the health and welfare of 

20 the United States citizen. 

21 (4) An assessment of whether any United States 

22 Government officials or foreign government officials 

23 have been provided access to the United States citizen. 

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1 cratic People’s Republic of Korea regarding the deten2 tion and welfare of the United States citizen. 

3 (6) A summary of official communications by 

4 United States Government officials or foreign govern5 ment officials, or other persons acting on behalf of 

6 those officials, regarding the United States citizen, in7 cluding efforts to secure the release of the United 

8 States citizen. 

9 (c) FORM OF REPORTS.—Each report required by sub10 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 

11 include a classified annex. 

12 (d) INTERIM BRIEFINGS.—During periods between the 

13 submission of reports under subsection (a), the Secretary 

14 of State shall brief the appropriate congressional commit15 tees on any significant updates on the status and welfare 

16 of any United States citizens detained by the Government 

17 of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

18 SEC. 105. REPORT AND STRATEGY RELATING TO USE OF 

19 ROCKET FUELS FOR BALLISTIC MISSILES BY 

20 THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

21 KOREA. 

22 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

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

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1 retary of State, shall submit to the appropriate con2 gressional committees a report on the use by the 

3 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of unsymmet4 rical dimethyl hydrazine and other rocket fuels to 

5 power its ballistic missiles. 

6 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para7 graph (1) shall include the following: 

8 (A) An assessment of each type of rocket fuel 

9 the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea uses, 

10 or potentially may use, to power its ballistic 

11 missiles, including the chemical precursors, pro12 duction process, and required production equip13 ment for each such type of rocket fuel. 

14 (B) With respect to each such type of rocket 

15 fuel, an assessment of the following: 

16 (i) Whether the use of that type of rock17 et fuel by the Democratic People’s Republic 

18 of Korea is prohibited under United Na19 tions Security Council resolutions, other 

20 multilateral sanctions imposed with respect 

21 to the Democratic People’s Republic of 

22 Korea, or sanctions imposed by the United 

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1 (ii) Whether the Democratic People’s 

2 Republic of Korea imports that type of rock3 et fuel as a finished product or imports 

4 chemical precursors and manufactures the 

5 finished product. 

6 (iii) The countries from which the 

7 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea im8 ports that type of rocket fuel as a finished 

9 product or from which the Democratic Peo10 ple’s Republic of Korea imports the chem11 ical precursors and equipment to manufac12 ture that type of rocket fuel. 

13 (iv) The size and locations of the 

14 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s 

15 stockpiles, if any, of that type of rocket fuel. 

16 (v) Whether that type of rocket fuel can 

17 be attributed to its original exporter based 

18 on unique chemical signatures or other rel19 evant identifying information. 

20 (3) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by 

21 paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form 

22 but may include a classified annex. 

23 (b) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of State, in 

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1 fuels and chemical precursors for rocket fuels to the Demo2 cratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

3 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

4 that the United States Ambassador to the United Nations 

5 should introduce a resolution to the United Nations Secu6 rity Council— 

7 (1) to request that the Panel of Experts on the 

8 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea established by 

9 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874 

10 (2009) investigate the importation and manufacture 

11 by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of rock12 et and ballistic missile fuels, including unsymmetrical 

13 dimethyl hydrazine and other fuels or their chemical 

14 precursors; and 

15 (2) to specifically prohibit the exportation to the 

16 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of unsymmet17 rical dimethyl hydrazine and any other rocket fuels or 

18 precursor chemicals to rocket fuels. 

19 SEC. 106. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT 

20 TO SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEMO21 CRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 

22 (a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 

23 United States that sanctions with respect to activities of 

24 the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of 

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1 or other persons, provided for in Executive Order 13687 (50 

2 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to imposing additional sanctions 

3 with respect to North Korea), Executive Order 13694 (50 

4 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking the property of cer5 tain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-en6 abled activities), Executive Order 13722 (50 U.S.C. 1701 

7 note; relating to blocking the property of the Government 

8 of North Korea and the Workers’ Party of Korea, and pro9 hibiting certain transactions with respect to North Korea), 

10 or Executive Order 13810 (82 Fed. Reg. 44705; relating to 

11 imposing additional sanctions with respect to North 

12 Korea), as such Executive Orders are in effect on the day 

13 before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall remain 

14 in effect until the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 

15 is no longer engaged in the illicit activities described in 

16 such Executive Orders, including actions in violation of 

17 United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1718 (2006), 

18 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 2270 (2016), 2321 

19 (2016), 2371 (2017), and 2375 (2017). 

20 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

21 shall be construed to limit the authority of the President 

22 pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers 

23 Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 

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1 Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 

2 a person acting for or on behalf of that Government, or any 

3 other person provided for in an Executive order specified 

4 in subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall submit to the 

5 appropriate congressional committees a report regarding 

6 the cessation of illicit activities in violation of United Na7 tions Security Council Resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 

8 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 2270 (2016), 2321 

9 (2016), 2371 (2017), and 2375 (2017) by that Government 

10 or that person, as the case may be. 

11 SEC. 107. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT 

12 TO NEGOTIATION ON DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S 

13 REPUBLIC OF KOREA’S NUCLEAR AND BAL14 LISTIC MISSILE PROGRAMS. 

15 It is the policy of the United States that the objective 

16 of negotiations with respect to the nuclear and ballistic mis17 sile programs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 

18 be the complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement 

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1 TITLE II—STRATEGY TO AD2 DRESS THE THREATS POSED 

3 BY AND CAPABILITIES OF THE 

4 DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S RE5 PUBLIC OF KOREA 

6 SEC. 201. REPORT ON A STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE 

7 THREATS POSED BY AND CAPABILITIES OF 

8 THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

9 KOREA. 

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

11 date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days there12 after, the Secretary of State or a designee of the Secretary 

13 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

14 report on actions taken by the United States to address the 

15 threats posed by and capabilities of the Democratic People’s 

16 Republic of Korea. 

17 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 

18 (a) shall include the following: 

19 (1) A summary of ongoing efforts by the United 

20 States to identify strategies and policies, including an 

21 assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of such 

22 strategies and policies, to achieve peaceful 

23 denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and to 

24 eliminate the threat posed by the ballistic missile pro25 gram of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 


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1 (2) An assessment of potential roadmaps toward 

2 peaceful denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula 

3 and the elimination of the nuclear and ballistic mis4 sile threats posed by the Democratic People’s Republic 

5 of Korea, and specific actions the Democratic People’s 

6 Republic of Korea would need to take for each such 

7 roadmap to become viable. 

8 (3) A summary of the United States strategy to 

9 increase international coordination and cooperation, 

10 whether unilaterally, bilaterally, or multilaterally, in11 cluding sanctions enforcement and interdiction, to ad12 dress the threat posed by the nuclear and ballistic 

13 missile programs of the Democratic People’s Republic 

14 of Korea. That summary shall include the following: 

15 (A) A description of the actions taken by 

16 the Secretary of State, or designees of the Sec17 retary, to consult with governments around the 

18 world, with the purpose of inducing those govern19 ments to diplomatically and economically isolate 

20 the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

21 (B) A description of the actions taken by 

22 those governments to implement measures to dip23 lomatically and economically isolate the Demo24 cratic People’s Republic of Korea. 


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1 (C) A list of countries the governments of 

2 which the Secretary has determined to be non3 cooperative with respect to implementing meas4 ures to diplomatically and economically isolate 

5 the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 

6 (D) A plan of action to engage, and in7 crease cooperation with respect to the Democratic 

8 People’s Republic of Korea, with the governments 

9 of the countries on the list required by subpara10 graph (C). 

11 (4) An assessment of the adequacy of the na12 tional export control regimes of countries that are 

13 members of the United Nations, and multilateral ex14 port control regimes, that are necessary to enforce 

15 sanctions imposed with respect to the Democratic Peo16 ple’s Republic of Korea pursuant to United Nations 

17 Security Council resolutions and an action plan to 

18 encourage and assist countries in adopting and using 

19 authorities necessary to enforce export controls re20 quired by United Nations Security Council resolu21 tions. 

22 (c) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by sub23 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 

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1 SEC. 202. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PARTICIPATION IN 

2 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS BY THE 

3 DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 

4 It is the sense of Congress that representatives of the 

5 United States shall use the voice and vote of the United 

6 States in all international organizations, as appropriate, 

7 to advocate for the expulsion of the Democratic People’s Re8 public of Korea from such organizations, until such time 

9 as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea meets its com10 mitments under United Nations Security Council Resolu11 tions 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 

12 2270 (2016), 2321 (2016), 2371 (2017), and 2375 (2017). 

13 SEC. 203. SENSE OF CONGRESS TO ALTER UNITED STATES 

14 RELATIONS WITH COUNTRIES ENABLING THE 

15 DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 

16 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State 

17 may take such actions as are necessary to induce countries 

18 to take measures to diplomatically and economically isolate 

19 the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including— 

20 (1) reducing the diplomatic presence in the 

21 United States of countries the governments of which 

22 the Secretary has determined to be noncooperative 

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1 (2) reducing the diplomatic presence of the 

2 United States in those countries. 

3 SEC. 204. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TERMINATION OR RE4 DUCTION OF UNITED STATES FOREIGN AS5 SISTANCE TO COUNTRIES ENABLING THE 

6 DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 

7 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State 

8 may terminate or reduce United States foreign assistance 

9 to countries enabling the Democratic People’s Republic of 

10 Korea. 

11 TITLE III—STRATEGY TO END 

12 USE OF NORTH KOREAN LA13 BORERS BY OTHER COUN14 TRIES 

15 SEC. 301. STRATEGY TO END USE OF NORTH KOREAN LA16 BORERS BY OTHER COUNTRIES. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

19 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 

20 strategy for leveraging the sanctions imposed pursuant to 

21 section 302B of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy En22 hancement Act (22 U.S.C. 9241b) to persuade countries that 

23 import North Korean laborers in a manner described in sec24 tion 104(b)(1)(L) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 9214(b)(1)(L)) to 

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1 (b) FORM OF REPORT.—The strategy required by sub2 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 

3 include a classified annex. 

4 TITLE IV—SANCTIONS WITH RE5 SPECT TO THE DEMOCRATIC 

6 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 

7 KOREA 

8 SEC. 401. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

9 SOURCING, MANUFACTURE, TRADE, OR DIS10 TRIBUTION OF ILLICIT SUBSTANCES. 

11 Section 104(b)(1) of the North Korea Sanctions and 

12 Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9214(b)(1)) is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) in subparagraph (M), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 

15 inserting a semicolon; 

16 (2) in subparagraph (N), by striking the period 

17 at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

18 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(O) knowingly facilitated the sourcing, 

20 manufacture, trade, or distribution of illicit sub21 stances for the purpose of financing or otherwise 

22 supporting the nuclear and ballistic missile pro23 grams of North Korea.’’. 


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1 SEC. 402. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN ENTITIES UNDER THE 

2 NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS AND POLICY EN3 HANCEMENT ACT OF 2016. 

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

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit 

6 to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 

7 includes the following: 

8 (1) A determination with respect to whether rea9 sonable grounds exist, and an explanation of the rea10 sons for any determination that such grounds do not 

11 exist, to designate, pursuant to section 104 of the 

12 North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act 

13 of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9214), each of the following: 

14 (A) Dandong Xinyang Chemical Rubber Co. 

15 (B) Dandong Zhongze Trade Co. Ltd. 

16 (C) Hunchun Xinshidai Industry and 

17 Trade Co. Ltd. 

18 (D) Dandong Qiancang Trading Co. Ltd. 

19 (E) Dalian West Pacific Petrochemical. 

20 (F) Dandong Hao Du Trading Co. Ltd. 

21 (2) A list of entities that, during the 12-month 

22 period preceding submission of the report, have im23 ported or exported any goods, services, or technology 

24 to or from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 

25 valued at more than $1,000,000,000. 


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1 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 

2 be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classi3 fied annex. 

4 SEC. 403. REPORT ON EXPORTS OF CRUDE OIL AND PETRO5 LEUM PRODUCTS TO THE DEMOCRATIC PEO6 PLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 

7 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days 

9 thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate 

10 congressional committees a report on exports of crude oil 

11 and petroleum products to the Democratic People’s Republic 

12 of Korea that includes— 

13 (1) an estimate of the total amount of crude oil 

14 and petroleum products, by volume and by dollar 

15 amount, exported to the Democratic People’s Republic 

16 of Korea; and 

17 (2) a description of the method of transportation 

18 for such crude oil and petroleum products. 

19 (b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 

20 be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classi21 fied annex. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to address the 

evolving threats posed by and capabilities of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, to require global economic and political pressure to support diplomatic 

denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and for other 

purposes.’’. 


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Calendar No. 279 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1901 

A BILL 

To require global economic and political pressure to 

Rights Act of 2004, and for other purposes. and to reauthorize the North Korean Human any enablers of the activities of that Government, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and of sanctions with respect to the Government of rean Peninsula, including through the imposition support diplomatic denuclearization of the KoDECEMBER 7, 2017 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 


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