Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act

To enhance sanctions with respect to transactions relating to North Korea, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. Definitions. Title I—SANCTIONS TO ENFORCE AND IMPLEMENT UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA Sec. 101. Modification and expansion of requirements for the designation of persons. Sec. 102. Prohibition on indirect correspondent accounts. Sec. 103. Limitations on foreign assistance to noncompliant governments. Sec. 104. Amendments to enhance inspection authorities. Sec. 105. Enforcing compliance with United Nations shipping sanctions against North Korea. Sec. 106. Report on cooperation between North Korea and Iran. Sec. 107. Report on implementation of United Nations Security Council resolutions by other governments. Sec. 108. Briefing on measures to deny specialized financial messaging services to designated North Korean financial institutions. Title II—SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTH KOREA Sec. 201. Sanctions for forced labor and slavery overseas of North Koreans. Sec. 202. Modifications to sanctions suspension and waiver authorities. Sec. 203. Reward for informants. Sec. 204. Determination on designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. Title III—GENERAL AUTHORITIES Sec. 301. Authority to consolidate reports. Sec. 302. Rule of construction. Sec. 303. Regulatory authority. Sec. 304. Limitation on funds. 3. Definitions (a) Amendments to definitions in the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (1) Applicable Executive order Section 3(1)(A) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9202(1)(A) (A) by striking or Executive Order 13694 Executive Order 13694 (B) by inserting or Executive Order 13722 ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 to the extent (2) Applicable United Nations Security Council resolution Section 3(2)(A) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9202(2)(A) or 2094 (2013) 2094 (2013), 2270 (2016), or 2321 (2016) (3) Foreign person Section 3 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9202 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (14) as paragraphs (6) through (15), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: (5) Foreign person The term foreign person (A) an individual who is not a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or (B) an entity that is not a United States person. . (4) Luxury goods Paragraph (9) of section 3 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9202 paragraph (3) (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) also includes any items so designated under an applicable United Nations Security Council resolution. . (5) North Korean person Section 3 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9202 paragraph (3) (A) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through (15) as paragraphs (14) through (16), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following new paragraph: (13) North Korean person The term North Korean person (A) a North Korean citizen or national; or (B) an entity owned or controlled by the Government of North Korea or by a North Korean citizen or national. . (b) Definitions for purposes of this Act In this Act: (1) Applicable United Nations Security Council resolution; Luxury goods The terms applicable United Nations Security Council resolution luxury goods 22 U.S.C. 9202 subsection (a) (2) Appropriate congressional committees; Government of North Korea; United States person The terms appropriate congressional committees Government of North Korea United States person 22 U.S.C. 9202 (3) Foreign person; North Korean person The terms foreign person North Korean person 22 U.S.C. 9202(5) subsection (a) (4) Prohibited weapons program The term prohibited weapons program (A) any program related to the development of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons, and their means of delivery, including ballistic missiles; and (B) any program to develop any related materials with respect to a program described in subparagraph (A) I SANCTIONS TO ENFORCE AND IMPLEMENT UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA 101. Modification and expansion of requirements for the designation of persons (a) Expansion of mandatory designations Section 104(a) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9214(a) (1) in paragraph (9), by striking ; or or any defense article or defense service (as such terms are defined in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2794 (2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (15); (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraphs: (10) knowingly, directly or indirectly, purchases or otherwise acquires from North Korea any significant amounts of gold, titanium ore, vanadium ore, copper, silver, nickel, zinc, or rare earth minerals; (11) knowingly, directly or indirectly, sells or transfers to North Korea any significant amounts of rocket, aviation, or jet fuel (except for use by a civilian passenger aircraft outside North Korea, exclusively for consumption during its flight to North Korea or its return flight); (12) knowingly, directly or indirectly, provides fuel, supplies, or bunkering services to, or facilitates a significant transaction or transactions to operate or maintain, a vessel or aircraft that is designated under an applicable Executive order or an applicable United Nations Security Council resolution, or that is owned or controlled by a person designated under an applicable Executive order or applicable United Nations Security Council resolution; (13) knowingly, directly or indirectly, insures, registers, facilitates the registration of, or maintains insurance or a registration for, a vessel owned or controlled by the Government of North Korea, except as specifically approved by the United Nations Security Council; (14) knowingly, directly or indirectly, maintains a correspondent account (as defined in section 201A(d)(1)) with any North Korean financial institution, except as specifically approved by the United Nations Security Council; or ; and (4) in paragraph (15), as so redesignated, by striking (9) (14) (b) Expansion of additional discretionary designations Section 104(b)(1) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9214(b)(1) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking pursuant to an applicable United Nations Security Council resolution; pursuant to— (i) an applicable United Nations Security Council resolution; (ii) any regulation promulgated under section 404; or (iii) any applicable Executive order; ; (2) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking or (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (D) knowingly, directly or indirectly, purchased or otherwise acquired from the Government of North Korea significant quantities of coal, iron, or iron ore, in excess of the limitations provided in applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions; (E) knowingly, directly or indirectly, purchased or otherwise acquired significant types or amounts of textiles from the Government of North Korea; (F) knowingly facilitated any transfer of funds or property of the Government of North Korea that materially contributes to any violation of an applicable United National Security Council resolution; (G) knowingly, directly or indirectly, facilitated a significant transfer to or from the Government of North Korea of bulk cash, precious metals, gemstones, or other stores of value not described under subsection (a)(10); (H) knowingly, directly or indirectly, sold, transferred, or otherwise provided significant amounts of crude oil, condensates, refined petroleum, other types of petroleum or petroleum byproducts, liquified natural gas, or other natural gas resources to the Government of North Korea (except for heavy fuel oil, gasoline, or diesel fuel for humanitarian use or as excepted under subsection (a)(11)); (I) knowingly, directly or indirectly, engaged in, facilitated, or was responsible for the online commercial activities of the Government of North Korea, including online gambling; (J) knowingly, directly or indirectly, purchased or otherwise acquired fishing rights from the Government of North Korea; (K) knowingly, directly or indirectly, provided significant telephonic, telegraphic, telecommunications or other data services, in whole or in part, into or out of North Korea, in excess of services needed for humanitarian or diplomatic purposes (other than services that are excepted under section 203(b)(1) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1) (L) knowingly, directly or indirectly, purchased or otherwise acquired significant types or amounts of food or agricultural products from the Government of North Korea; (M) knowingly, directly or indirectly, engaged in, facilitated, or was responsible for the exportation of workers from North Korea in a manner intended to generate significant revenue, directly or indirectly, for use by the Government of North Korea or by the Workers’ Party of Korea; (N) knowingly conducted a significant transaction or transactions in North Korea’s transportation, mining, energy, or financial services industries; or (O) except as specifically approved by the United Nations Security Council, and other than through a correspondent account as described in subsection (a)(14), knowingly facilitated the operation of any branch, subsidiary, or office of a North Korean financial institution. . (c) Mandatory and discretionary asset blocking Section 104(c) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9214(c) (1) by striking of a designated person of a person designated under subsection (a) (2) by striking The President (1) Mandatory asset blocking The President ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Discretionary asset blocking The President may also exercise such powers, in the same manner and to the same extent described in paragraph (1), with respect to a person designated under subsection (b). . (d) Designation of additional persons (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report including a determination as to whether reasonable grounds exist, and an explanation of the reasons for any determination that such grounds do not exist, to designate, pursuant to section 104 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9214 (A) The Korea Shipowners’ Protection and Indemnity Association, a North Korean insurance company, with respect to facilitating imports, exports, and reexports of arms and related materiel to and from North Korea, or for other activities prohibited by such section 104. (B) Chinpo Shipping Company (Private) Limited, a Singapore corporation, with respect to facilitating imports, exports, and reexports of arms and related materiel to and from North Korea. (C) The Central Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, with respect to the sale of gold to, the receipt of gold from, or the import or export of gold by the Government of North Korea. (D) Kumgang Economic Development Corporation (KKG), with respect to being an entity controlled by Bureau 39 of the Workers’ Party of the Government of North Korea. (E) Sam Pa, also known as Xu Jinghua, Xu Songhua, Sa Muxu, Samo, Sampa, or Sam King, and any entities owned or controlled by such individual, with respect to transactions with KKG. (F) The Chamber of Commerce of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, with respect to the exportation of workers in violation of section 104(a)(5) or of section 104(b)(1)(M) of such Act, as amended by subsection (b) (2) Form The report submitted under paragraph (1) 102. Prohibition on indirect correspondent accounts (a) In general Title II of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9221 201A. Prohibition on indirect correspondent accounts (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), if a United States financial institution has or obtains knowledge that a correspondent account established, maintained, administered, or managed by that institution for a foreign financial institution is being used by the foreign financial institution to provide financial services indirectly to any person, foreign government, or financial institution designated under section 104, the United States financial institution shall ensure that such correspondent account is no longer used to provide such services. (b) Exception A United States financial institution is authorized to process transfers of funds to or from North Korea, or for the direct or indirect benefit of any person, foreign government, or financial institution that is designated under section 104, only if the transfer— (1) arises from, and is ordinarily incident and necessary to give effect to, an underlying transaction that has been authorized by a specific or general license issued by the Secretary of the Treasury; and (2) does not involve debiting or crediting a North Korean account. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Correspondent account The term correspondent account (2) United States financial institution The term United States financial institution (3) Foreign financial institution The term foreign financial institution . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 201 the following new item: Sec. 201A. Prohibition on indirect correspondent accounts. . 103. Limitations on foreign assistance to noncompliant governments Section 203 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9223 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in the heading, by striking Transactions in Lethal Military Equipment Transactions in Defense Articles or Defense Services (B) in paragraph (1), by striking that provides lethal military equipment to the Government of North Korea that provides to or receives from the Government of North Korea a defense article or defense service, as such terms are defined in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2794 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking 1 year 2 years (2) in subsection (d), by striking or emergency maternal and child health, disease prevention and response, or (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Report on arms trafficking involving North Korea (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and every 180 days thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that specifically describes the compliance of foreign countries and other foreign jurisdictions with the requirement to curtail the trade described in subsection (b)(1). (2) Form The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. . 104. Amendments to enhance inspection authorities Title II of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9221 section 102 205. Enhanced inspection authorities (a) Report required (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report— (A) identifying the operators of foreign sea ports and airports that have knowingly— (i) failed to implement or enforce regulations to inspect ships, aircraft, cargo, or conveyances in transit to or from North Korea, as required by applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions; (ii) facilitated the transfer, transshipment, or conveyance of significant types or quantities of cargo, vessels, or aircraft owned or controlled by persons designated under applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions; or (iii) facilitated any of the activities described in section 104(a); (B) describing the extent to which the requirements of applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions to de-register any vessel owned, controlled, or operated by the Government of North Korea have been implemented by other foreign countries; (C) describing the compliance of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the sanctions mandated in applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions; (D) identifying vessels, aircraft, and conveyances owned or controlled by the Reconnaissance General Bureau of the Workers’ Party of Korea; and (E) describing the diplomatic and enforcement efforts by the President to secure the full implementation of the applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions, as described in subparagraphs (A) through (C). (2) Form The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (b) Specific findings Each report required under subsection (a) shall include specific findings with respect to the following ports and airports: (1) The ports of Dandong, Dalian, and any other port in the People’s Republic of China that the President deems appropriate. (2) The ports of Abadan, Bandar-e-Abbas, Chabahar, Bandar-e-Khomeini, Bushehr Port, Asaluyeh Port, Kish, Kharg Island, Bandar-e-Lenge, and Khorramshahr, and Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, in the Islamic Republic of Iran. (3) The ports of Nakhodka, Vanino, and Vladivostok, in the Russian Federation. (4) The ports of Latakia, Banias, and Tartous, and Damascus International Airport, in the Syrian Arab Republic. (c) Enhanced security targeting requirements (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Homeland Security may, using the Automated Targeting System operated by the National Targeting Center of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, require enhanced screening procedures to determine whether physical inspections are warranted of any cargo bound for or landed in the United States that— (A) has been transported through a sea port or airport the operator of which has been identified by the President in accordance with subsection (a)(1) as having repeatedly failed to comply with applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions; (B) is aboard a vessel or aircraft, or within a conveyance that has, within the last 365 days, entered the territory, waters, or airspace of North Korea, or landed in any of the sea ports or airports of North Korea; or (C) is registered by a country or jurisdiction whose compliance has been identified by the President as deficient pursuant to subsection (a)(2). (2) Exception for food, medicine, and humanitarian shipments Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any vessel, aircraft, or conveyance that has entered the territory, waters, or airspace of North Korea, or landed in any of the sea ports or airports of North Korea, exclusively for the purposes described in section 208(b)(3)(B), or to import food, medicine, or supplies into North Korea to meet the humanitarian needs of the North Korean people. (d) Seizure and Forfeiture A vessel, aircraft, or conveyance used to facilitate any of the activities described in section 104(a) under the jurisdiction of the United States may be seized and forfeited under— (1) chapter 46 (2) part V of title IV of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1581 . 105. Enforcing compliance with United Nations shipping sanctions against North Korea (a) In general The Ports and Waterways Safety Act 33 U.S.C. 1221 16. Prohibition on entry and operation (a) Prohibition (1) In general Except as otherwise provided in this section, no vessel described in subsection (b) may enter or operate in the navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States. (2) Limitation on application (A) Determination by Secretary of State Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a vessel described in subsection (b)(2) if the Secretary of State determines that the vessel is no longer registered as described in that subsection. (B) Notice The Secretary of State shall publish a notice in the Federal Register of each determination made under subparagraph (A). (b) Vessels described A vessel referred to in subsection (a) is a foreign vessel for which a notice of arrival is required to be filed under section 4(a)(5), and that— (1) is on the most recent list of vessels published in Federal Register under subsection (c)(2); or (2) more than 180 days after the publication of such list, is knowingly registered, pursuant to the 1958 Convention on the High Seas entered into force on September 30, 1962, by a government the agents or instrumentalities of which are maintaining a registration of a vessel that is included on such list. (c) Information and publication The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall— (1) maintain timely information on the registrations of all foreign vessels over 300 gross tons that are— (A) owned or operated by or on behalf of the Government of North Korea or a North Korean person; (B) owned or operated by or on behalf of any country in which a sea port or airport is located, the operator of which the President has identified in the most recent report submitted under section 205(a)(1) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016; or (C) owned or operated by or on behalf of any country identified by the President as a country that has not complied with the applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions (as such term is defined in section 3 of such Act); and (2) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, and periodically thereafter, publish in the Federal Register a list of the vessels described in paragraph (1). (d) Notification of governments (1) In general The Secretary of State shall notify each government, the agents or instrumentalities of which are maintaining a registration of a foreign vessel that is included on a list published under subsection (c)(2), not later than 30 days after such publication, that all vessels registered under such government’s authority are subject to the prohibition under subsection (a). (2) Additional notification In the case of a government that continues to maintain a registration for a vessel that is included on such list after receiving an initial notification under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall issue an additional notification to such government not later than 120 days after the publication of a list under subsection (c)(2). (e) Notification of vessels Upon receiving a notice of arrival under section 4(a)(5) from a vessel described in subsection (b), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall notify the master of such vessel that the vessel may not enter or operate in the navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, unless— (1) the Secretary of State has made a determination under subsection (a)(2); or (2) the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating allows provisional entry of the vessel, or transfer of cargo from the vessel, under subsection (f). (f) Provisional entry or cargo transfer Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may allow provisional entry of, or transfer of cargo from, a vessel, if such entry or transfer is necessary for the safety of the vessel or persons aboard. (g) Right of innocent passage This section shall not be construed as authority to restrict the right of innocent passage as recognized under international law. (h) Foreign vessel defined In this section, the term ‘foreign vessel’ has the meaning given that term in section 110 of title 46, United States Code. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Special powers Section 4(b)(2) of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act 33 U.S.C. 1223(b)(2) or 16 section 9 (2) Denial of entry Section 13(e) of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act 33 U.S.C. 1232(e) section 9 section 9 or 16 106. Report on cooperation between North Korea and Iran (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes— (1) an assessment of the extent of cooperation (including through the transfer of goods, services, or technology) between North Korea and Iran relating to their respective nuclear, ballistic missile development, chemical or biological weapons development, or conventional weapons programs; (2) the names of any Iranian or North Korean persons that have knowingly engaged in or directed— (A) the provision of material support to such programs; or (B) the exchange of information between North Korea and Iran with respect to such programs; and (3) a determination whether any of the activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) violate United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015). (b) Form The report required under subsection (a) 107. Report on implementation of United Nations Security Council resolutions by other governments (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 5 years, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that evaluates the degree to which the governments of other countries have knowingly failed to— (1) close the representative offices of persons designated under applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions; (2) expel any North Korean nationals, including diplomats, working on behalf of such persons; (3) prohibit the opening of new branches, subsidiaries, or representative offices of North Korean financial institutions within the jurisdictions of such governments; or (4) expel any representatives of North Korean financial institutions. (b) Form The report required under subsection (a) 108. Briefing on measures to deny specialized financial messaging services to designated North Korean financial institutions (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for 5 years, the President shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing that includes the following information: (1) A list of each person or foreign government the President has identified that directly provides specialized financial messaging services to, or enables or facilitates direct or indirect access to such messaging services for, any North Korean financial institution (as such term is defined in section 3 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9202 (2) A detailed assessment of the status of efforts by the Secretary of the Treasury to work with the relevant authorities in the home jurisdictions of such specialized financial messaging providers to end such provision or access. (b) Form The briefing required under subsection (a) II SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTH KOREA 201. Sanctions for forced labor and slavery overseas of North Koreans (a) Sanctions for trafficking in persons (1) In general Section 302(b) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9241(b) (A) in paragraph (1), by striking and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) a list of foreign persons that employ North Korean laborers. . (2) Additional determinations; reports With respect to any country identified in section 302(b)(2) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9241(b)(2) paragraph (1) (A) include a determination whether each person identified in section 302(b)(3) of such Act (as amended by paragraph (1) (i) section 111 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7108 (ii) section 104(a) or 104(b)(1) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9214(a) (B) be included in the report required under section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7107(b) (C) be considered in any determination that the government of such country has made serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons, as such term is defined for purposes of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. (b) Sanctions on foreign persons that employ North Korean labor (1) In general Title III of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9241 302A. Rebuttable presumption applicable to goods made with North Korean labor (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), any goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by the labor of North Korean nationals or citizens shall be deemed to be prohibited under section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1307 (b) Exception The prohibition described in subsection (a) shall not apply if the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the goods, wares, articles, or merchandise described in such paragraph were not produced with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions. 302B. Sanctions on foreign persons employing North Korean labor (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (c), the President shall designate any person identified under section 302(b)(3) for the imposition of sanctions under subsection (b). (b) Imposition of sanctions (1) In general The President shall impose the sanctions described in paragraph (2) with respect to any person designated under subsection (a). (2) Sanctions described The sanctions described in this paragraph are sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 (c) Exception (1) In general A person may not be designated under subsection (a) if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the President has received reliable assurances from such person that— (A) the employment of North Korean laborers does not result in the direct or indirect transfer of convertible currency, luxury goods, or other stores of value to the Government of North Korea; (B) all wages and benefits are provided directly to the laborers, and are held, as applicable, in accounts within the jurisdiction in which they reside in locally denominated currency; and (C) the laborers are subject to working conditions consistent with international standards. (2) Recertification Not later than 180 days after the date on which the President transmits to the appropriate congressional committees an initial certification under paragraph (1), and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall— (A) transmit a recertification stating that the conditions described in such paragraph continue to be met; or (B) if such recertification cannot be transmitted, impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) beginning on the date on which the President determines that such recertification cannot be transmitted. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 302 the following new items: Sec. 302A. Rebuttable presumption applicable to goods made with North Korean labor. Sec. 302B. Sanctions on foreign persons employing North Korean labor. . 202. Modifications to sanctions suspension and waiver authorities (a) Exemptions, waivers, and removals of designation (1) Exemptions Section 208(a) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9228(a) (A) by inserting 201A, 104, (B) by inserting 302A, 302B, 209, (2) Humanitarian waiver Section 208(b) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9228(b)(1) (A) by inserting 201A, 104, (B) by inserting 302A, 302B, 209(b), (3) Waiver Section 208(c) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9228(c) (A) by inserting 201A, 104, (B) by inserting 302A, 302B, 209(b), (b) Support for family reunification for Korean-Americans Section 402(2) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9252(2) (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking and (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) planning for unrestricted family reunification meetings, including for those individuals in the Korean-American community who maintain family ties with relatives in North Korea. . 203. Reward for informants Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708(b) (1) in paragraph (9), by striking or (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (11) the identification or location of any person who, while acting at the direction of or under the control of a foreign government, aids or abets a violation of section 1030 of title 18, United States Code; or (12) the disruption of financial mechanisms of any person who has engaged in the conduct described in sections 104(a) or 104(b)(1) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 2914(a) . 204. Determination on designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism (a) Determination (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a determination whether North Korea meets the criteria for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. (2) Form The determination required by paragraph (1) (b) State sponsor of terrorism defined For purposes of this section, the term state sponsor of terrorism 50 U.S.C. 4605(j) 22 U.S.C. 2371 22 U.S.C. 2780 III GENERAL AUTHORITIES 301. Authority to consolidate reports Any reports required to be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees under this Act or any amendment made by this Act that are subject to deadlines for submission consisting of similar units of time may be consolidated into a single report that is submitted to appropriate congressional committees pursuant to the earlier of such deadlines. The consolidated reports must contain all information required under this Act or any amendment made by this Act, in addition to all other elements mandated by previous law. 302. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the authority or obligation of the President to apply the sanctions described in section 104 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9214 303. Regulatory authority (a) In general The President shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, promulgate regulations as necessary for the implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. (b) Notification to Congress Not fewer than 10 days before the promulgation of a regulation under subsection (a) 304. Limitation on funds No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act or of the amendments made by this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized. April 28, 2017 Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs April 28, 2017 The Committees on Ways and Means Financial Services Transportation and Infrastructure Oversight and Government Reform the Judiciary

Summary: Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act TITLE I--SANCTIONS TO ENFORCE AND IMPLEMENT UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA (Sec. 101) This bill amends the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 to direct the President to designate and subject to specified sanctions under such Act any person who knowingly: purchases or acquires from North Korea any significant amounts of gold, titanium ore, vanadium ore, copper, silver, nickel, zinc, or rare earth minerals; sells or transfers to North Korea any significant amount of rocket, aviation, or jet fuel, except for certain use by a civilian passenger aircraft outside North Korea; provides significant amounts of fuel or supplies or facilitates a significant transaction to operate or maintain a vessel or aircraft that is designated under an applicable executive order or an applicable United Nations Security Council resolution; insures or registers a vessel owned or controlled by the government of North Korea, except as approved by the Security Council; or maintains a correspondent account with any North Korean financial institution, except as approved by the Security Council. The President may designate and subject to such sanctions any person who knowingly: purchased or otherwise acquired significant quantities of coal or iron in excess of Security Council limitations from the North Korean government; purchased or otherwise acquired significant types or amounts of textiles from such government; facilitated a significant transfer to such government of funds or property that materially contributes to a violation of an applicable Security Council resolution; facilitated a significant transfer to or from such government of bulk cash, precious metals, or gemstones; sold or otherwise provided to such government significant amounts of crude oil, condensates, refined petroleum, other types of petroleum or petroleum by products, liquefied natural gas, or other natural gas resources, except for fuel oil, gasoline, or diesel fuel for humanitarian use; engaged in or was responsible for online commercial activities of such government, including online gambling; purchased or otherwise acquired fishing rights from such government; provided significant telephonic, telegraphic, telecommunications or other data services into or out of North Korea in excess of services needed for humanitarian or diplomatic purposes; purchased or otherwise acquired significant types or amounts of food or agricultural products from such government; engaged in or was responsible for the exportation of workers from North Korea in a manner intended to generate significant revenue; conducted significant transactions in North Korea's transportation, mining, energy, or financial services industries; or except as approved by the Security Council and other than through a correspondent account, facilitated the operation of any North Korean financial institution. The President may block transactions of U.S.-based or -controlled property or interests as part of such discretionary sanction authority. The President shall report to Congress whether the following entities should be designated and subject to sanctions: (1) the Korea Shipowners' Protection and Indemnity Association, (2) Chinpo Shipping Company (Private) Limited, (3) the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, (4) Kumgang Economic Development Corporation, (5) Sam Pa, and (6) the Chamber of Commerce of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. (Sec. 102) A U.S. financial institution shall terminate the use of a correspondent account it uses to do business with foreign financial institutions if the bank knows that such account is being used to provide financial services to a person, foreign government, or financial institution designated under such Act. A U.S. financial institution may process fund transfers to or from North Korea, or for a person, foreign government, or financial institution designated under such Act if the transfer: (1) arises from an underlying transaction authorized by the Department of the Treasury, and (2) does not involve debiting or crediting a North Korean account. (Sec. 103) A foreign government that provides to or receives from North Korea a significant type or amount of specified defense articles or services (as determined by the President) is prohibited from receiving certain types of U.S. foreign assistance for two years. The Department of State shall report to Congress periodically regarding foreign compliance with curtailing North Korea's arms trade. (Sec. 104) The President shall report to Congress periodically: identifying foreign port and airport operators that knowingly fail to implement or enforce regulations to inspect ships, aircraft, cargo, or conveyances in transit to or from North Korea or that facilitate the transfer or conveyance of significant types or quantities of cargo, vessels, or aircraft owned or controlled by certain designated persons; describing the extent that Security Council resolutions to de-register any vessel owned, controlled, or operated by or on behalf of the government of North Korea have been implemented by foreign countries; describing the Islamic Republic of Iran's compliance with the sanctions mandated in Security Council resolutions; identifying vessels, aircraft, and conveyances owned or controlled by the Reconnaissance General Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea; and describing the President's efforts to secure full implementation of applicable Security Council resolutions. Each report shall include findings with respect to specified ports and airports in China, Iran, Russia, and Syria. The Department of Homeland Security may implement enhanced screening of cargo bound for or landed in the United States that: (1) has been transported through a sea port or airport that has repeatedly failed to comply with applicable Security Council resolutions; (2) is aboard a vessel, aircraft, or within a conveyance that has entered North Korean territory or waters or landed in any of its seaports or airports, within the last 365 days; or (3) is registered by a country whose inspection compliance is deficient. An exception is provided for food, medicine, or humanitarian shipments. Such enhanced screening procedures shall not apply to food, medicine, and humanitarian shipments. (Sec. 105) The Ports and Waterways Safety Act is amended to prohibit, with specified exceptions, a foreign vessel from entering or operating in U.S. navigable waters or transferring cargo in any port under U.S. jurisdiction if such vessel is a foreign vessel for which a notice of arrival is required and is: (1) on a list of vessels owned or operated by or on behalf of the government of North Korea, a North Korean person, a country with a designated port, or a country that is not in Security Council compliance; or (2) registered by a government that maintains registration of a vessel that is on such list. (Sec. 106) The President shall report to Congress periodically regarding: (1) North Korea-Iran cooperation, (2) implementation of Security Council resolutions by other governments, and (3) measures to deny specialized financial messaging services to designated North Korean financial institutions or other North Korean persons. TITLE II--SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTH KOREA (Sec. 201) The bill requires the State Department to report on the U.S. strategy to enhance international awareness of the North Korean human rights situation to identify foreign persons that knowingly employ forced North Korean laborers in a manner intended to generate revenue for the government of North Korea or by the Workers' Party of Korea. Goods produced in whole or part by North Korean labor are prohibited from entering the United States unless U.S. Customs and Border Protection finds that they were not produced with convict, forced, or indentured labor. The President shall impose U.S. property-based sanctions on foreign persons that employ North Korean forced laborers. (Sec. 203) The bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize the State Department to offer cash rewards for information on violations of North Korean sanctions. (Sec. 204) The State Department shall submit to Congress a determination as to whether North Korea meets the criteria for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. TITLE III--GENERAL AUTHORITIES (Sec. 301) The bill sets forth provisions regarding: (1) consolidation of reports, (2) presidential sanction and regulatory authority, and (3) limitation of funds.