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Union Calendar No. 368
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4011
[Report No. 108–478, Part I] 
To promote human rights and freedom in the Democratic People’s Republic 
of Korea, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2004
Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. COX, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. ACKERMAN, and 
Mr. CHABOT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
MAY 4, 2004
Reported from the Committee on International Relations with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
MAY 4, 2004
Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended for a period ending not 
later than July 6, 2004
JULY 6, 2004
Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended for a period ending not 
later than July 16, 2004
JULY 16, 2004
Additional sponsors: Mr. GALLEGLY, MS. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. BURTON of In-
diana, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. PITTS, Mr. 
FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. COLE, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. 
SHIMKUS, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. HONDA, Mr. EVANS, 
Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. 
DEUTSCH, and Mr. PLATTS
JULY 16, 2004
Committee on the Judiciary discharged; 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 23, 2004] 
A BILL 
To promote human rights and freedom in the Democratic 
People’s Republic of Korea, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘North Korean Human 
Rights Act of 2004’’. 
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. Findings. 
Sec. 4. Purposes. 
Sec. 5. Definitions. 
TITLE I—PROMOTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF NORTH KOREANS 
Sec. 101. Sense of congress regarding negotiations with North Korea. 
Sec. 102. Support for human rights and democracy programs. 
Sec. 103. Radio broadcasting to North Korea. 
Sec. 104. Actions to promote freedom of information. 
Sec. 105. United Nations Commission on Human Rights. 
TITLE II—ASSISTING NORTH KOREANS IN NEED 
Sec. 201. Report on United States humanitarian assistance. 
Sec. 202. Assistance provided inside North Korea. 
Sec. 203. Assistance provided outside of North Korea. 
TITLE III—PROTECTING NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES 
Sec. 301. United States policy toward refugees and defectors. 
Sec. 302. Eligibility for refugee or asylum consideration.
Sec. 303. Refugee status. 
Sec. 304. Pursuit of first asylum policy. 
Sec. 305. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. 
Sec. 306. Humanitarian parole. 
Sec. 307. North Korean status adjustment. 
Sec. 308. Temporary protected status. 
Sec. 309. Right to accept employment. 
Sec. 310. Annual reports.
SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) According to the Department of State, the 
Government of North Korea is ‘‘a dictatorship under 
the absolute rule of Kim Jong Il’’ that continues to 
commit numerous, serious human rights abuses. 
(2) The Government of North Korea attempts to 
control all information, artistic expression, academic 
works, and media activity inside North Korea and 
strictly curtails freedom of speech and access to for-
eign broadcasts. 
(3) The Government of North Korea subjects all 
its citizens to systematic, intensive political and ideo-
logical indoctrination in support of the cult of person-
ality glorifying Kim Jong Il and the late Kim Il 
Sung that approaches the level of a state religion. 
(4) The Government of North Korea divides its 
population into categories, based on perceived loyalty 
to the leadership, which determines access to food, em-
ployment, higher education, place of residence, med-
ical facilities, and other resources.