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Union Calendar No. 55 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1644 
[Report No. 115–98, Part I] 
To enhance sanctions with respect to transactions relating to North Korea, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2017 
Mr. ROYCE of California (for himself, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. YOHO, and Mr. SHER-
MAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
Means, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight 
and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
APRIL 28, 2017 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. BERA, Mr. ABRAHAM, Ms. ROS- 
LEHTINEN, Mr. COOK, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, 
Mr. KEATING, Mr. SIRES, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. POE of 
Texas, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. BARR, Mr. 
MCCAUL, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mrs. WAGNER, Mrs. MIMI WAL-
TERS of California, and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas 
APRIL 28, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
APRIL 28, 2017 
The Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, Transportation and 
Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary dis-
charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 21, 2017] 
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A BILL 
To enhance sanctions with respect to transactions relating 
to North Korea, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Korean Interdiction and 
Modernization of Sanctions Act’’. 
SEC. 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 per-
sons. 
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 resolu-
tions 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 ter-
rorism. 
TITLE III—GENERAL AUTHORITIES 
Sec. 301. Authority to consolidate reports. 
Sec. 302. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 303. Regulatory authority. 
Sec. 304. Limitation on funds. 
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SEC. 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 En-
hancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9202(1)(A)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or Executive Order 13694’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Executive Order 13694’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or Executive Order 13722 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking the 
property of the Government of North Korea and 
the Workers’ Party of Korea, and Prohibiting 
Certain Transactions With Respect to North 
Korea),’’ before ‘‘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)) is amended by striking 
‘‘or 2094 (2013)’’ and inserting ‘‘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) is amended— 
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(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (14) as paragraphs (6) through (15), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘foreign per-
son’ means— 
‘‘(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 Enhance-
ment Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9202), as redesignated 
by paragraph (3) of this subsection, is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 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.’’. 
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(5) NORTH KOREAN PERSON.—Section 3 of the 
North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act 
of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9202), as amended by paragraph 
(3) of this subsection, is further amended— 
(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’ means— 
‘‘(A) a North Korean citizen or national; or 
‘‘(B) an entity owned or controlled by the 
Government of North Korea or by a North Ko-
rean 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 resolu-
tion’’ and ‘‘luxury goods’’ have the meanings given 
those terms, respectively, in section 3 of the North 
Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 
2016 (22 U.S.C. 9202), as amended by subsection (a). 
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(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES; 
GOVERNMENT OF NORTH KOREA; UNITED STATES PER-
SON.—The terms ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’, ‘‘Government of North Korea’’, and ‘‘United 
States person’’ have the meanings given those terms, 
respectively, in section 3 of the North Korea Sanc-
tions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 
U.S.C. 9202). 
(3) FOREIGN
PERSON; NORTH
KOREAN
PER-
SON.—The terms ‘‘foreign person’’ and ‘‘North Korean 
person’’ have the meanings given those terms, respec-
tively, in paragraph (5) and paragraph (13) of sec-
tion 3 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy En-
hancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9202(5) and 
9202(13)), as added by subsection (a). 
(4) PROHIBITED WEAPONS PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘prohibited weapons program’’ means— 
(A) any program related to the development 
of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons, and 
their means of delivery, including ballistic mis-
siles; and 
(B) any program to develop any related 
materials with respect to a program described in 
subparagraph (A). 
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TITLE 
I—SANCTIONS 
TO 
EN-
FORCE 
AND 
IMPLEMENT 
UNITED NATIONS SECURITY 
COUNCIL 
SANCTIONS 
AGAINST NORTH KOREA 
SEC. 101. MODIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR THE DESIGNATION OF PERSONS. 
(a) EXPANSION OF MANDATORY DESIGNATIONS.—Sec-
tion 104(a) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy En-
hancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9214(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in-
serting ‘‘or any defense article or defense service (as 
such terms are defined in section 47 of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794));’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (10) as para-
graph (15); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(10) knowingly, directly or indirectly, pur-
chases or otherwise acquires from North Korea any 
significant amounts of gold, titanium ore, vanadium 
ore, copper, silver, nickel, zinc, or rare earth min-
erals; 
‘‘(11) knowingly, directly or indirectly, sells or 
transfers to North Korea any significant amounts of 
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rocket, aviation, or jet fuel (except for use by a civil-
ian passenger aircraft outside North Korea, exclu-
sively 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 Na-
tions 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 con-
trolled by the Government of North Korea, except as 
specifically approved by the United Nations Security 
Council; 
‘‘(14) knowingly, directly or indirectly, main-
tains a correspondent account (as defined in section 
201A(d)(1)) with any North Korean financial institu-
tion, except as specifically approved by the United 
Nations Security Council; or’’; and 
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(4) in paragraph (15), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’. 
(b) EXPANSION OF ADDITIONAL DISCRETIONARY DES-
IGNATIONS.—Section 104(b)(1) of the North Korea Sanc-
tions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 
9214(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘pursuant 
to an applicable United Nations Security Council res-
olution;’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘pursuant to— 
‘‘(i) an applicable United Nations Se-
curity Council resolution; 
‘‘(ii) 
any 
regulation 
promulgated 
under section 404; or 
‘‘(iii) 
any 
applicable 
Executive 
order;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(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 sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(D) knowingly, directly or indirectly, pur-
chased or otherwise acquired from the Govern-
ment of North Korea significant quantities of 
coal, iron, or iron ore, in excess of the limita-
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tions provided in applicable United Nations Se-
curity Council resolutions; 
‘‘(E) knowingly, directly or indirectly, pur-
chased 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 viola-
tion of an applicable United National Security 
Council resolution; 
‘‘(G) knowingly, directly or indirectly, fa-
cilitated a significant transfer to or from the 
Government of North Korea of bulk cash, pre-
cious 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 petro-
leum, other types of petroleum or petroleum by-
products, 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 sub-
section (a)(11)); 
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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 op-
eration of any branch, subsidiary, or office of a 
North Korean financial institution.’’. 
(c) MANDATORY AND DISCRETIONARY ASSET BLOCK-
ING.—Section 104(c) of the North Korea Sanctions and Pol-
icy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9214(c)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘of a designated person’’ and in-
serting ‘‘of a person designated under subsection (a)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY ASSET BLOCKING.—The Presi-
dent’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
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‘‘(2) DISCRETIONARY
ASSET
BLOCKING.—The 
President may also exercise such powers, in the same 
manner and to the same extent described in para-
graph (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 commit-
tees 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), as amended by this section, 
each of the following: 
(A) The Korea Shipowners’ Protection and 
Indemnity Association, a North Korean insur-
ance company, with respect to facilitating im-
ports, 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 
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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 Cor-
poration (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 Demo-
cratic 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) of this section. 
(2) FORM.—The report submitted under para-
graph (1) may contain a classified annex. 
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SEC. 102. PROHIBITION ON INDIRECT CORRESPONDENT AC-
COUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the North Korea Sanc-
tions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9221 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 201 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 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, main-
tained, 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 institu-
tion 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 
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that has been authorized by a specific or general li-
cense 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 ‘cor-
respondent account’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 5318A of title 31, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) UNITED STATES FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.— 
The term ‘United States financial institution’ means 
has the meaning given that term in section 510.310 
of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘(3) FOREIGN
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘foreign financial institution’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 1010.605 of title 31, Code 
of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy En-
hancement 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.’’. 
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SEC. 103. LIMITATIONS ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO NON-
COMPLIANT GOVERNMENTS. 
Section 203 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 
Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9223) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TRANS-
ACTIONS IN LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT’’ and 
inserting ‘‘TRANSACTIONS
IN DEFENSE ARTI-
CLES OR DEFENSE SERVICES’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘that 
provides lethal military equipment to the Gov-
ernment of North Korea’’ and inserting ‘‘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)’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘or emergency’’ 
and inserting ‘‘maternal and child health, disease 
prevention and response, or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) REPORT
ON
ARMS
TRAFFICKING
INVOLVING 
NORTH KOREA.— 
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‘‘(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 ju-
risdictions with the requirement to curtail the trade 
described in subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex.’’. 
SEC. 104. AMENDMENTS TO ENHANCE INSPECTION AU-
THORITIES. 
Title II of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy En-
hancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9221 et seq.), as amended 
by section 102 of this Act, is further amended by striking 
section 205 and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 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 an-
nually thereafter for 5 years, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port— 
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‘‘(A) identifying the operators of foreign sea 
ports and airports that have knowingly— 
‘‘(i) failed to implement or enforce reg-
ulations 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, trans-
shipment, 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 re-
quirements of applicable United Nations Secu-
rity 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 Is-
lamic Republic of Iran with the sanctions man-
dated in applicable United Nations Security 
Council resolutions; 
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‘‘(D) identifying vessels, aircraft, and con-
veyances owned or controlled by the Reconnais-
sance General Bureau of the Workers’ Party of 
Korea; and 
‘‘(E) describing the diplomatic and enforce-
ment efforts by the President to secure the full 
implementation of the applicable United Nations 
Security Council resolutions, as described in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (C). 
‘‘(2) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (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. 
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‘‘(3) The ports of Nakhodka, Vanino, and Vladi-
vostok, 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
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (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 proce-
dures 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 with-
in a conveyance that has, within the last 365 
days, entered the territory, waters, or airspace of 
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North Korea, or landed in any of the sea ports 
or airports of North Korea; or 
‘‘(C) is registered by a country or jurisdic-
tion whose compliance has been identified by the 
President as deficient pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2). 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR FOOD, MEDICINE, AND HU-
MANITARIAN
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 humani-
tarian needs of the North Korean people. 
‘‘(d) SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE.—A vessel, aircraft, 
or conveyance used to facilitate any of the activities de-
scribed 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) part V of title IV of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1581 et seq.).’’. 
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SEC. 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 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 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 re-
spect 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 sub-
section. 
‘‘(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 ar-
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rival 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 reg-
istration 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 reg-
istrations 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 Ko-
rean 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 Sanc-
tions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016; or 
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‘‘(C) owned or operated by or on behalf of 
any country identified by the President as a 
country that has not complied with the applica-
ble 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 de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION OF GOVERNMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
notify each government, the agents or instrumental-
ities of which are maintaining a registration of a for-
eign 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 gov-
ernment’s authority are subject to the prohibition 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION.—In the case of 
a government that continues to maintain a registra-
tion for a vessel that is included on such list after re-
ceiving an initial notification under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall issue an additional notification to 
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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 de-
scribed in subsection (b), the Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating shall notify the mas-
ter 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 deter-
mination 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.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of this section, the Sec-
retary of the department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating 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. 
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‘‘(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)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 16’’ after 
‘‘section 9’’. 
(2) DENIAL
OF
ENTRY.—Section 13(e) of the 
Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1232(e)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 9’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 9 or 16’’. 
SEC. 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 con-
ventional weapons programs; 
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(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 pro-
grams; 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) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 107. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED NA-
TIONS 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 there-
after for 5 years, the President shall submit to the appro-
priate 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 des-
ignated under applicable United Nations Security 
Council resolutions; 
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(2) expel any North Korean nationals, including 
diplomats, working on behalf of such persons; 
(3) prohibit the opening of new branches, sub-
sidiaries, or representative offices of North Korean fi-
nancial institutions within the jurisdictions of such 
governments; or 
(4) expel any representatives of North Korean fi-
nancial institutions. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
SEC. 108. BRIEFING ON MEASURES TO DENY SPECIALIZED 
FINANCIAL MESSAGING SERVICES TO DES-
IGNATED NORTH KOREAN FINANCIAL INSTI-
TUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days there-
after for 5 years, the President shall provide to the appro-
priate 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 spe-
cialized financial messaging services to, or enables or 
facilitates direct or indirect access to such messaging 
services for, any North Korean financial institution 
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(as such term is defined in section 3 of the North 
Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 
2016 (22 U.S.C. 9202)) designated under an applica-
ble United Nations Security Council resolution. 
(2) A detailed assessment of the status of efforts 
by the Secretary of the Treasury to work with the rel-
evant 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) 
may be classified. 
TITLE II—SANCTIONS WITH RE-
SPECT 
TO 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS 
ABUSES 
BY 
THE 
GOVERN-
MENT OF NORTH KOREA 
SEC. 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)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(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)), as 
amended by paragraph (1), the report required under 
section 302(a) of such Act shall— 
(A) include a determination whether each 
person identified in section 302(b)(3) of such Act 
(as amended by paragraph (1)) who is a na-
tional or a citizen of such identified country 
meets the criteria for sanctions under— 
(i) section 111 of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7108) (relating to the prevention of traf-
ficking in persons); or 
(ii) section 104(a) or 104(b)(1) of the 
North Korea Sanctions and Policy En-
hancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9214(a)), 
as amended by section 101 of this Act; 
(B) be included in the report required under 
section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
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tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)) (relating to 
the annual report on trafficking in persons); and 
(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 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 302 the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 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) and shall not be entitled to entry at any 
of the ports of the United States. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition described in sub-
section (a) shall not apply if the Commissioner of U.S. Cus-
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toms and Border Protection finds, by clear and convincing 
evidence, that the goods, wares, articles, or merchandise de-
scribed in such paragraph were not produced with convict 
labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanc-
tions. 
‘‘SEC. 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 de-
scribed in this paragraph are sanctions pursuant to 
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to block and prohibit all 
transactions in property and interests in property of 
a person designated under subsection (a), if such 
property and interests in property are in the United 
States, come within the United States, or are or come 
within the possession or control of a United States 
person. 
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‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person may not be des-
ignated 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 la-
borers 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 di-
rectly 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 con-
ditions 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 con-
tinue to be met; or 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘201A,’’ after ‘‘104,’’ in 
each place it appears; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘302A, 302B,’’ after 
‘‘209(b),’’ in each place it appears. 
(3) WAIVER.—Section 208(c) of the North Korea 
Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 
U.S.C. 9228(c)) is amended in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘201A,’’ after ‘‘104,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘302A, 302B,’’ after 
‘‘209(b),’’. 
(b) SUPPORT FOR FAMILY REUNIFICATION FOR KO-
REAN-AMERICANS.—Section 402(2) of the North Korea 
Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 
9252(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F) planning for unrestricted family re-
unification meetings, including for those individ-
uals in the Korean-American community who 
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maintain family ties with relatives in North 
Korea.’’. 
SEC. 203. REWARD FOR INFORMANTS. 
Section 36(b) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708(b)), is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(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 para-
graphs: 
‘‘(11) the identification or location of any person 
who, while acting at the direction of or under the con-
trol 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) or (b)(1)).’’. 
SEC. 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 
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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) shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may include a classified annex, if appropriate. 
(b) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘state sponsor of ter-
rorism’’ means a country the government of which the Sec-
retary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j) 
of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 
4605(j)) (as in effect pursuant to the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act), section 620A of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), section 40 of the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780), or any other 
provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly pro-
vided support for acts of international terrorism. 
TITLE III—GENERAL 
AUTHORITIES 
SEC. 301. AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE REPORTS. 
Any reports required to be submitted to the appro-
priate 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 
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consolidated into a single report that is submitted to appro-
priate 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 man-
dated by previous law. 
SEC. 302. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the au-
thority 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), as 
amended by section 101 of this Act, with regard to persons 
who meet the criteria for designation under such section, 
or in any other provision of law. 
SEC. 303. REGULATORY AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall, not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, promul-
gate 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 sub-
section (a), the President shall notify and provide to the 
appropriate congressional committees the proposed regula-
tion, specifying the provisions of this Act or the amend-
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ments made by this Act that the regulation is imple-
menting. 
SEC. 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. 
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Union Calendar No. 55 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1644 
[Report No. 115–98, Part I] 
A BILL 
To enhance sanctions with respect to transactions 
relating to North Korea, and for other purposes. 
APRIL 28, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with an 
amendment 
APRIL 28, 2017 
The Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform, and the Judiciary discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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