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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4052 

To authorize refugee relief and reconstruction assistance for North Korea. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 15, 2006 

Mr. FRIST introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To authorize refugee relief and reconstruction assistance for 

North Korea. 

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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘North Korea Refugee 

5 Relief and Reconstruction Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

7 The purpose of this Act is to help the people of North 

8 Korea gain freedom from political oppression. 


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1 SEC. 3. NORTH KOREA REFUGEE RELIEF AND RECON2 STRUCTION FUND. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

4 Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the 

5 ‘‘North Korea Refugee Relief and Reconstruction Fund’’ 

6 (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’), consisting of such 

7 amounts as may be appropriated to the Fund pursuant 

8 to subsection (b) and such articles and services as may 

9 be made available to the Fund pursuant to subsection (c). 

10 The resources of the Fund shall be available to carry out 

11 the programs and activities identified in section 4. 

12 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 are authorized to be appropriated for contributions to the 

14 Fund such sums as may be necessary, not to exceed 

15 $10,000,000,000. Amounts appropriated for the Fund 

16 shall remain available until expended. 

17 (c) DRAWDOWN AUTHORITY.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may, pursu19 ant to section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance 

20 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2)), draw down ar21 ticles and services from the inventory and resources 

22 of any agency of the United States Government for 

23 the Fund to carry out the programs and activities 

24 identified in section 4. 

25 (2) AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE BY CONTRACT OR

26 OTHERWISE.—The assistance authorized under 


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1 paragraph (1) may include the supply of articles and 

2 services that are acquired by contract or otherwise. 

3 (3) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.— 

4 (A) LIMIT.—The aggregate value of assist5 ance provided under this subsection, as defined 

6 under section 644(m) of the Foreign Assistance 

7 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403(m)), may not ex8 ceed $1,000,000,000. 

9 (B) ASSISTANCE NOT COUNTED TOWARD

10 SPECIAL AUTHORITY LIMIT.—Assistance pro11 vided under this subsection shall not count to12 ward any limitation under section 506 of the 

13 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

14 2318). 

15 (4) REIMBURSEMENT.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Articles and services 

17 provided under this subsection shall be made 

18 available to the Fund without reimbursement to 

19 the applicable appropriation, fund, or account 

20 except to the extent that funds are appropriated 

21 pursuant to subparagraph (B). 

22 (B) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA23 TIONS.— 

24 (i) IN GENERAL.—There are author25 ized to be appropriated to the President 


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1 such sums as may be necessary to reim2 burse the applicable appropriation, fund, 

3 or account for the value of articles and 

4 services provided under this subsection, as 

5 defined under section 644(m) of the For6 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

7 2403(m)). 

8 (ii) OFFSET.—The maximum amount 

9 authorized to be appropriated for the Fund 

10 under subsection (b) shall be reduced by 

11 an amount equal to the aggregate value of 

12 the articles and services made available 

13 under paragraph (1). 

14 SEC. 4. PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE FUND. 

15 (a) REFUGEE RELIEF, RELOCATION AND RESETTLE16 MENT ASSISTANCE.—The President may use amounts in 

17 the Fund to provide relief to refugees that have escaped 

18 from North Korea, to relocate such refugees to South 

19 Korea or other countries prepared to accept them, and to 

20 assist in the resettlement of such refugees in any country 

21 willing to accept their resettlement. These activities may 

22 be carried out pursuant to the authorities provided in the 

23 Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 

24 2601 et seq.). 


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1 (b) REUNIFICATION AND RECONSTRUCTION ASSIST2 ANCE.—The President may use amounts in the Fund to 

3 provide for the benefit of persons living in the territory 

4 of North Korea the types of assistance authorized for the 

5 Independent States of the former Soviet Union under sec6 tion 498 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

7 2295) and for the countries of the South Caucasus and 

8 Central Asia under sections 499A, 499B, 499C, and 499D 

9 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2296a, 2296b, 2296c, and 2296d) 

10 in the event of— 

11 (1) the reunification of North Korea with South 

12 Korea; or 

13 (2) the emergence in North Korea of a new na14 tional government committed to respect for human 

15 rights, nonproliferation, and peaceful relations with 

16 the United States and the other countries of the re17 gion. 

18 SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL EF19 FORTS. 

20 It is the sense of Congress that the Governments of 

21 South Korea, Japan, China, and Russia and other con22 cerned governments should make commitments commen23 surate to those that the United States is offering under 

24 this Act— 


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1 (1) to assist refugees fleeing political oppression 

2 in North Korea; and 

3 (2) to meet humanitarian and reconstruction 

4 needs arising in connection with— 

5 (A) the reunification of North Korea with 

6 South Korea; or 

7 (B) the emergence in North Korea of a 

8 new national government committed to respect 

9 for human rights, nonproliferation, and peaceful 

10 relations with the United States and the other 

11 countries in the region. 

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