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lating to the Status of Refugees, and the 1995 
Agreement on the Upgrading of the UNHCR 
Mission in the People’s Republic of China to 
UNHCR Branch Office in the People’s Repub-
lic of China; and 
(C) allow the United Nations High Com-
missioner for Refugees (UNHCR) unimpeded 
access to North Koreans inside China to deter-
mine whether they are refugees and whether 
they require assistance. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 5(1)(A) of the North Korean Human Rights 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–333; 22 U.S.C. 7803(1)(A)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘International Relations’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Foreign Affairs’’. 
SEC. 5. SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY 
PROGRAMS. 
Section 102(b)(1) of the North Korean Human 
Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7812(b)(1)) is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘2008’’ the following: ‘‘and $4,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012’’. 
SEC. 6. RADIO BROADCASTING TO NORTH KOREA. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
(BBG) shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
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mittees, as defined in section 5(1) of the North Korean 
Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7803(1)), a report 
that describes the status and content of current United 
States broadcasting to North Korea and the extent to 
which the BBG has achieved the goal of 12-hour-per-day 
broadcasting to North Korea pursuant to section 103 of 
such Act (22 U.S.C. 7813). 
SEC. 7. ACTIONS TO PROMOTE FREEDOM OF INFORMA-
TION. 
Section 104 of the North Korean Human Rights Act 
of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7814) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘2008’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2012’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘in each of the 
3 years thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘annually through 
2012’’. 
SEC. 8. SPECIAL ENVOY ON NORTH KOREAN HUMAN 
RIGHTS ISSUES. 
Section 107 of the North Korean Human Rights Act 
of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7817) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘HUMAN 
RIGHTS
IN
NORTH
KOREA’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘human rights in 
North Korea’’ and inserting ‘‘North Ko-
rean human rights issues’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate’’; 
(B) in the second sentence, by inserting 
before the period at the end the following: ‘‘who 
shall have the rank of ambassador and shall 
hold the office at the pleasure of the Presi-
dent’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, including the protec-
tion of those people who have fled as refugees’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (6) as paragraphs (2) through (7), re-
spectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
so redesignated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) coordinate the implementation of activities 
carried out pursuant to this Act;’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘section 102’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tions 102 and 104’’; and 
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(5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘for the sub-
sequent 5 year-period’’ and inserting ‘‘thereafter 
through 2012’’. 
SEC. 9. REPORT ON UNITED STATES HUMANITARIAN AS-
SISTANCE. 
Section 201(a) of the North Korean Human Rights 
Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7831(a)) is amended, in the mat-
ter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘in each of the 
2 years thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘annually thereafter 
through 2012’’. 
SEC. 10. ASSISTANCE PROVIDED OUTSIDE OF NORTH 
KOREA. 
Section 203(c)(1) of the North Korean Human 
Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7833(c)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 11. ANNUAL REPORTS. 
Section 305(a) of the North Korean Human Rights 
Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7845(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND REFUGEE’’ before ‘‘INFORMATION’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘for each of the following 
5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2012’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘which shall include—’’ 
and inserting ‘‘which shall include the fol-
lowing:’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the number of aliens’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The number of aliens’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and in-
serting a period; 
(4) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the number 
of aliens’’ and inserting ‘‘The number of aliens’’; 
and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) The number of aliens who are nationals or 
citizens of North Korea who contacted United States 
personnel overseas and expressed an interest in pur-
suing resettlement in the United States, irrespective 
of whether such aliens pursued the resettlement 
process to its conclusion. 
‘‘(4) A detailed description of the measures un-
dertaken by the Secretary of State to carry out sec-
tion 303, including country-specific information with 
respect to United States efforts to secure the co-
operation and permission of the governments of 
countries in East and Southeast Asia to facilitate 
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United States processing of North Koreans seeking 
protection as refugees. The information required 
under this paragraph may be provided in a classified 
format, if necessary.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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