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(f) EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘executive agency’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
133 of title 41, United States Code. 
SEC. 205. ENHANCED INSPECTION AUTHORITIES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
that identifies foreign ports and airports at which inspections of 
ships, aircraft, and conveyances originating in North Korea, car-
rying North Korean property, or operated by the Government of 
North Korea are not sufficient to effectively prevent the facilitation 
of any of the activities described in section 104(a). 
(b) ENHANCED CUSTOMS INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security may require enhanced inspections 
of any goods entering the United States that have been transported 
through a port or airport identified by the President under sub-
section (a). 
(c) 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 of title 18, United States Code; or 
(2) title V of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1501 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 206. TRAVEL SANCTIONS. 
The Secretary of State may deny a visa to, and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security may deny entry into the United States of, 
any alien who is— 
(1) a designated person; 
(2) a corporate officer of a designated person; or 
(3) a principal shareholder with a controlling interest in 
a designated person. 
SEC. 207. TRAVEL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS 
TO NORTH KOREA. 
The Secretary of State shall expand the scope and frequency 
of issuance of travel warnings for all United States citizens to 
North Korea. The expanded travel warnings, which should be issued 
or updated not less frequently than every 90 days, should include— 
(1) publicly released or credible open source information 
regarding the detention of United States citizens by North 
Korean authorities, including available information on cir-
cumstances of arrest and detention, duration, legal proceedings, 
and conditions under which a United States citizen has been, 
or continues to be, detained by North Korean authorities, 
including present-day cases and cases occurring during the 
10-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this 
Act; 
(2) publicly released or credible open source information 
on the past and present detention and abduction or alleged 
abduction of citizens of the United States, South Korea, or 
Japan by North Korean authorities; 
(3) unclassified information about the nature of the North 
Korean regime, as described in congressionally mandated 
reports and annual reports issued by the Department of State 
and the United Nations, including information about North
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Korea’s weapons of mass destruction programs, illicit activities, 
international sanctions violations, and human rights situation; 
and 
(4) any other information that the Secretary deems useful 
to provide United States citizens with a comprehensive picture 
of the nature of the North Korean regime. 
SEC. 208. EXEMPTIONS, WAIVERS, AND REMOVALS OF DESIGNATION. 
(a) EXEMPTIONS.—The following activities shall be exempt from 
sanctions under sections 104, 206, 209, and 304: 
(1) Activities subject to the reporting requirements under 
title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 
et seq.), or to any authorized intelligence activities of the United 
States. 
(2) Any transaction necessary to comply with United States 
obligations under the Agreement between the United Nations 
and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters 
of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, 
and entered into force November 21, 1947, or under the Conven-
tion on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963, 
and entered into force March 19, 1967, or under other inter-
national agreements. 
(3) Any activities incidental to the POW/MIA accounting 
mission in North Korea, including activities by the Defense 
POW/MIA Accounting Agency and other governmental or non-
governmental organizations tasked with identifying or recov-
ering the remains of members of the United States Armed 
Forces in North Korea. 
(b) HUMANITARIAN WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive, for renewable 
periods of between 30 days and 1 year, the application of 
the sanctions authorized under section 104, 204, 205, 206, 
209(b), or 304(b) if the President submits to the appropriate 
congressional committees a written determination that the 
waiver is necessary for humanitarian assistance or to carry 
out the humanitarian purposes set forth section 4 of the North 
Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7802). 
(2) CONTENT OF WRITTEN DETERMINATION.—A written deter-
mination submitted under paragraph (1) with respect to a 
waiver shall include a description of all notification and 
accountability controls that have been employed in order to 
ensure that the activities covered by the waiver are humani-
tarian assistance or are carried out for the purposes set forth 
in section 4 of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 
(22 U.S.C. 7802) and do not entail any activities in North 
Korea or dealings with the Government of North Korea not 
reasonably related to humanitarian assistance or such pur-
poses. 
(3) 
CLARIFICATION
OF
PERMITTED
ACTIVITIES
UNDER 
WAIVER.—An internationally recognized humanitarian organiza-
tion shall not be subject to sanctions under section 104, 204, 
205, 206, 209(b), or 304(b) for— 
(A) engaging in a financial transaction relating to 
humanitarian assistance or for humanitarian purposes 
pursuant to a waiver issued under paragraph (1);
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(B) transporting goods or services that are necessary 
to carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance 
or humanitarian purposes pursuant to such a waiver; or 
(C) having merely incidental contact, in the course 
of providing humanitarian assistance or aid for humani-
tarian purposes pursuant to such a waiver, with individuals 
who are under the control of a foreign person subject to 
sanctions under this Act. 
(c) WAIVER.—The President may waive, on a case-by-case basis, 
for renewable periods of between 30 days and 1 year, the application 
of the sanctions authorized under section 104, 201(c)(2), 204, 205, 
206, 209(b), or 304(b) if the President submits to the appropriate 
congressional committees a written determination that the waiver— 
(1) is important to the national security interests of the 
United States; or 
(2) will further the enforcement of this Act or is for an 
important law enforcement purpose. 
(d) FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOR HUMANITARIAN
AND CONSULAR 
ACTIVITIES.—The President may promulgate such regulations, rules, 
and policies as may be necessary to facilitate the provision of 
financial services by a foreign financial institution that is not a 
North Korean financial institution in support of activities conducted 
pursuant to an exemption or waiver under this section. 
SEC. 209. REPORT ON AND IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS TO ADDRESS 
PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWINGLY ENGAGING IN 
SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES UNDERMINING CYBERSECURITY. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that describes signifi-
cant activities undermining cybersecurity aimed against the 
United States Government or any United States person and 
conducted by the Government of North Korea, or a person 
owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Government 
of North Korea or any person acting for or on behalf of that 
Government. 
(2) INFORMATION.—The report required under paragraph 
(1) shall include— 
(A) the identity and nationality of persons that have 
knowingly engaged in, directed, or provided material sup-
port to conduct significant activities undermining cyberse-
curity described in paragraph (1); 
(B) a description of the conduct engaged in by each 
person identified; 
(C) an assessment of the extent to which a foreign 
government has provided material support to the Govern-
ment of North Korea or any person acting for or on behalf 
of that Government to conduct significant activities under-
mining cybersecurity; and 
(D) a United States strategy to counter North Korea’s 
efforts to conduct significant activities undermining cyber-
security against the United States, that includes efforts 
to engage foreign governments to halt the capability of 
the Government of North Korea and persons acting for 
or on behalf of that Government to conduct significant 
activities undermining cybersecurity. 
(3) SUBMISSION AND FORM.—
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(A) SUBMISSION.—The report required under paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
thereafter. 
(B) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) 
shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF PERSONS.—The President shall designate 
under section 104(a) any person identified in the report required 
under subsection (a)(1) that knowingly engages in significant activi-
ties undermining cybersecurity through the use of computer net-
works or systems against foreign persons, governments, or other 
entities on behalf of the Government of North Korea. 
SEC. 210. CODIFICATION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO NORTH 
KOREAN ACTIVITIES UNDERMINING CYBERSECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—United States sanctions with respect to activi-
ties of the Government of North Korea, persons acting for or on 
behalf of that Government, or persons located in North Korea 
that undermine cybersecurity provided for in Executive Order 13687 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to imposing additional sanctions 
with respect to North Korea) or Executive Order 13694 (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note; relating to blocking the property of certain persons 
engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities), as such 
Executive Orders are in effect on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, shall remain in effect until the date that 
is 30 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress 
a certification that the Government of North Korea, persons acting 
for or on behalf of that Government, and persons owned or con-
trolled, directly or indirectly, by that Government or persons acting 
for or on behalf of that Government, are no longer engaged in 
the illicit activities described in such Executive Orders, including 
actions in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 
1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), and 2094 (2013). 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to limit the authority of the President pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
et seq.). 
SEC. 211. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TRILATERAL COOPERATION 
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES, SOUTH KOREA, AND 
JAPAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress that the Presi-
dent— 
(1) should seek to strengthen high-level trilateral mecha-
nisms for discussion and coordination of policy toward North 
Korea between the Government of the United States, the 
Government of South Korea, and the Government of Japan; 
(2) should ensure that the mechanisms specifically address 
North Korea’s nuclear, ballistic, and conventional weapons pro-
grams, its human rights record, and cybersecurity threats posed 
by North Korea; 
(3) should ensure that representatives of the United States, 
South Korea, and Japan meet on a regular basis and include 
representatives of the United States Department of State, the 
United States Department of Defense, the United States intel-
ligence community, and representatives of counterpart agencies 
in South Korea and Japan; and