SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) According to experts, North Korea’s missile 
program has made ‘‘astounding strides over the past 
two years’’, marked particularly by the successful 
launching of two new missiles within ten months: the 
intermediate-range Hwasong–12 and the interconti-
nental ballistic missile Hwasong–14. 
(2) According to a August 14, 2017, report by 
the International Institute for Strategic Studies, 
North Korea made these advancements by acquiring 
a high-performance liquid-propellant engine from a 
foreign source, likely from Ukraine. 
(3) Available evidence indicates that the liquid- 
propellant engine is based on the Soviet RD–250 
family of engines, and has been modified to operate 
as the boosting force for the Hwasong–12 and the 
Hwasong–14. Those engines are linked to a missile 
factory in Dnipro, Ukraine, which has been strug-
gling financially over the past decade. 
(4) The New York Times reported on Sep-
tember 17, 2017, that North Korea may have ini-
tially procured rocket fuel from China and Russia, 
including the highly volatile fuel unsymmetrical di-
methyl hydrazine. 
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SEC. 3. INVESTIGATION WITH RESPECT TO NORTH KOREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National Intel-
ligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall 
conduct an investigation into North Korea’s alleged pro-
curement of engines and related technology, including the 
procurement of unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine, from 
foreign sources. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 105 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that contains the con-
clusions of the investigation conducted under subsection 
(a) and addresses each of the following: 
(1) North Korea’s indigenous capabilities to 
have produced unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine 
and intercontinental ballistic missile engines, and the 
likelihood of foreign procurement of such fuel and 
missiles. 
(2) The role of Russia and China in helping 
North Korea to illegally procure missile technology. 
(c) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—The Director of Na-
tional Intelligence shall conduct the investigation under 
subsection (a) in consultation with the Government of 
Ukraine. 
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SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ENHANCE-
MENT. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 
was established to combat the type of proliferation 
alleged by the International Institute for Strategic 
Studies report described in section 2(2); and 
(2) the United States needs to take steps to 
strengthen that program, particularly in Ukraine, to 
thwart the proliferation of sensitive technology or ex-
pertise. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act the Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report includ-
ing recommendations to improve the implementation of 
the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction 
Program established by section 1321 of the Department 
of Defense Cooperate Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 
3711). 
SEC. 5. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com-
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mittee on Financial Services, and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
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