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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 and Mr. MARKEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

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. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

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

4 or the ‘‘LEED Act’’. 

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

6 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 

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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 

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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 

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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 

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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 

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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 

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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 

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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 

23 consult with governments around the world, with the 

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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. 

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