In the Senate of the United States, 
April 24, 2018. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2061) entitled ‘‘An Act to reauthorize the North 
Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘North Korean Human 
Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) In 2014, the United Nations Commission of 
Inquiry (COI) on Human Rights in the Democratic 
People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) found that the 
grave human rights violations still being perpetrated 
against the people of North Korea, due to policies es-
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tablished at the highest level of the state, amount to 
crimes against humanity. Crimes include forced star-
vation, sexual violence against women and children, 
restrictions on freedom of movement, arbitrary deten-
tion, torture, executions, and enforced disappearances, 
among other hardships. 
(2) The COI also noted that the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China is aiding and abetting 
in crimes against humanity by forcibly repatriating 
North Korean refugees back to the DPRK. Upon repa-
triation, North Koreans are sent to prison camps, tor-
tured, or even executed. The Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China’s forcible repatriation of 
North Korean refugees violates its obligation to up-
hold the principle of non-refoulement, under the 
United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of 
Refugees, done at Geneva July 28, 1951 (as made ap-
plicable by the Protocol Relating to the Status of Ref-
ugees, done at New York January 31, 1967 (19 UST 
6223)). 
(3) Estimates from the COI suggest that between 
80,000 and 120,000 people are believed to be impris-
oned in political prison camps in North Korea. An-
other 70,000 are believed to be held at other detention 
facilities. Prisoners in both situations are subject to
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harsh conditions, limited food, sexual abuse, and in 
most cases hard labor. 
(4) One of the findings of the COI report was the 
persecution of religious minorities, especially Chris-
tians. There is effectively no freedom of religion in 
North Korea, only worship of the Kim family. Chris-
tians are subjected to particularly acute persecution. 
It has been reported that Christians in North Korea 
have been tortured, forcibly detained, and even exe-
cuted for possessing a Bible or professing Christi-
anity. 
(5) North Korea profits from its human rights 
abuses. A 2014 report from the Asian Institute for 
Policy Studies suggests that there are nearly 50,000 
North Korean workers forced to labor overseas, some-
times without compensation, and for as much as 20 
hours at a time. Workers that received compensation 
were not to be paid more than $150 per month, which 
is between 10 to 20 percent of the value of the labor 
they performed. Based on this report, the regime may 
profit as much as $360,000,000 annually from just 
50,000 laborers. 
(6) On July 6, 2016, the United States imposed 
sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and 
other senior North Korean officials for human rights
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violations as required by the North Korea Sanctions 
and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 
114–122). This was the first time that the United 
States had designated North Korean officials for 
human rights abuses. 
(7) The North Korea Sanctions and Policy En-
hancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122) re-
quires the President to impose mandatory penalties 
under United States law on any person that ‘‘know-
ingly engages in, is responsible for, or facilitates seri-
ous human rights abuses by the Government of North 
Korea’’. 
(8) Although the United States Refugee Admis-
sions Program remains the largest in the world by 
far, the United States has only resettled 212 refugees 
from North Korea since the date of the enactment of 
the North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004 (Public 
Law 108–333). 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States Government should con-
tinue to make it a priority to improve information 
access in North Korea by exploring the use of new 
and emerging technologies and expanding nongovern-
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mental radio broadcasting to North Korea, including 
news and information; 
(2) the United Nations has a significant role to 
play in promoting and improving human rights in 
North Korea and should press for access for the Spe-
cial Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in 
North Korea as well as the United Nations High 
Commissioner for Human Rights; 
(3) because North Koreans fleeing into China 
face a well-founded fear of persecution upon their 
forcible repatriation, the United States should urge 
China to— 
(A) immediately halt the forcible repatri-
ation of North Koreans; 
(B) allow the United Nations High Com-
missioner for Refugees unimpeded access to 
North Koreans inside China to determine wheth-
er such North Koreans require protection as refu-
gees; 
(C) fulfill its obligations under the 1951 
United Nations Convention Relating to the Sta-
tus of Refugees, the 1967 Protocol Relating to the 
Status of Refugees, and the Agreement on the 
Upgrading of the UNHCR Mission in the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China to UNHCR Branch Of-
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fice in the People’s Republic of China (signed 
December 1, 1995); 
(D) address the concerns of the United Na-
tions Committee against Torture by incor-
porating the principle of non-refoulement into 
Chinese domestic legislation; and 
(E) recognize the legal status of North Ko-
rean women who marry or have children with 
Chinese citizens, and ensure that all such chil-
dren are granted resident status and access to 
education and other public services in accord-
ance with Chinese law and international stand-
ards; 
(4) the President should continue to designate all 
individuals found to have committed violations de-
scribed in section 104(a) of the North Korea Sanc-
tions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 
U.S.C. 2914(a)), regarding complicity in censorship 
and human right abuses; 
(5) the United States currently blocks United 
States passports from being used to travel to North 
Korea without a special validation from the Depart-
ment of State, and the Department of State should 
continue to take steps to increase public awareness
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about the risks and dangers of travel by United States 
citizens to North Korea; 
(6) the United States should continue to seek co-
operation from all foreign governments to allow the 
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 
(UNHCR) access to process North Korean refugees 
overseas for resettlement and to allow United States 
officials access to process refugees for resettlement in 
the United States (if that is the destination country 
of the refugees’ choosing); and 
(7) the Secretary of State, through diplomacy by 
senior officials, including United States ambassadors 
to Asia-Pacific countries, and in close cooperation 
with South Korea, should make every effort to pro-
mote the protection of North Korean refugees and de-
fectors. 
SEC. 4. RADIO BROADCASTING TO NORTH KOREA. 
Section 103(a) of the North Korean Human Rights Act 
of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7813(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘that the United States should fa-
cilitate’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘that the United 
States should— 
‘‘(1) facilitate’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), as redesignated by para-
graph (1) of this section—
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(A) by striking ‘‘radio broadcasting’’ and 
inserting ‘‘broadcasting, including news rebroad-
casting,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘increase broadcasts’’ and 
inserting ‘‘increase such broadcasts, including 
news rebroadcasts,’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Voice of America.’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘Voice of America; and’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) expand funding for nongovernmental orga-
nization broadcasting efforts, prioritizing organiza-
tions that engage North Korean defectors in program-
ming and broadcast services.’’. 
SEC. 5. ACTIONS TO PROMOTE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION. 
Section 104(a) of the North Korean Human Rights Act 
of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7814(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, USB drives, micro SD cards, 
audio players, video players, cell phones, wi-fi, wire-
less internet, web pages, internet, wireless tele-
communications, and other electronic media that 
shares information’’ before the period at the end; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION.—In accordance with the 
sense of Congress described in section 103, the Presi-
dent, acting through the Secretary of State, is author-
ized to distribute or provide grants to distribute in-
formation receiving devices, electronically readable de-
vices, and other informational sources into North 
Korea, including devices and informational sources 
specified in paragraph (1). To carry out this para-
graph, the President is authorized to issue regulations 
to facilitate the free-flow of information into North 
Korea. 
‘‘(3) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANT PRO-
GRAM.—In accordance with the authorization de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) to increase the 
availability and distribution of sources of information 
inside North Korea, the President, acting through the 
Secretary of State, is authorized to establish a grant 
program to make grants to eligible entities to develop 
or distribute (or both) new products or methods to 
allow North Koreans easier access to outside informa-
tion. Such program may involve public-private part-
nerships. 
‘‘(4) CULTURE.—In accordance with the sense of 
Congress described in section 103, the Broadcasting
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Board of Governors may broadcast American, Ko-
rean, Chinese, and other popular music, television, 
movies, and popular cultural references as part of its 
programming. 
‘‘(5) RIGHTS AND LAWS.—In accordance with the 
sense of Congress described in section 103, the Broad-
casting Board of Governors should broadcast to North 
Korea in the Korean language information on rights, 
laws, and freedoms afforded through the North Korean 
Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human 
Rights, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on 
Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic 
of Korea, and any other applicable treaties or inter-
national agreements to which North Korea is bound. 
‘‘(6) RELIGIOUS
MINORITIES.—Efforts to im-
prove information access under this subsection should 
include religious communities and should be coordi-
nated with the Office of International Religious Free-
dom to ensure maximum impact in improving the 
rights of religious persons in North Korea. 
‘‘(7) BROADCASTING REPORT.—Not later than— 
‘‘(A) 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors, shall submit to the appropriate con-
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gressional committees a report that sets forth a 
detailed plan for improving broadcasting content 
for the purpose of targeting new audiences and 
increasing listenership; and 
‘‘(B) 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this paragraph, and annually thereafter for 
each of the next 5 years, the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors, shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report including— 
‘‘(i) a description of the effectiveness of 
actions taken pursuant to this section, in-
cluding 
data 
reflecting 
audience 
and 
listenership, device distribution and usage, 
and technological development and advance-
ment usage; 
‘‘(ii) the amount of funds expended by 
the United States Government pursuant to 
section 403; and 
‘‘(iii) other appropriate information 
necessary to fully inform Congress of efforts 
related to this section.’’.
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SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HUMANITARIAN COORDI-
NATION RELATED TO THE KOREAN PENIN-
SULA. 
Title III of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 
2004 (22 U.S.C. 7841 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 306. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HUMANITARIAN CO-
ORDINATION RELATED TO THE KOREAN PE-
NINSULA. 
‘‘It is the sense of Congress that— 
‘‘(1) any instability on the Korean Peninsula 
could have significant humanitarian and strategic 
impact on the region and for United States national 
interests; and 
‘‘(2) as such, the United States Government 
should work with countries sharing a land or mari-
time border with North Korea to develop long-term 
whole-of-government plans to coordinate efforts related 
to humanitarian assistance and human rights pro-
motion and to effectively assimilate North Korean de-
fectors.’’. 
SEC. 7. REAUTHORIZATION PROVISIONS. 
(a) SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY 
PROGRAMS.—Section 102 of the North Korean Human 
Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7812(b)(1)) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The President is also authorized to pro-
vide grants to entities to undertake research on North 
Korea’s denial of human rights, including on the po-
litical and military chains of command responsible 
for authorizing and implementing systemic human 
rights abuses, including at prison camps and deten-
tion facilities where political prisoners are held.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2022’’. 
(b) 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)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$3,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘2022’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2022’’. 
(c) REPORT BY SPECIAL ENVOY ON NORTH KOREAN 
HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES.—Section 107(d) of the North Ko-
rean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7817(d)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’.
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(d) REPORT ON UNITED STATES HUMANITARIAN AS-
SISTANCE.—Section 201 of the North Korean Human 
Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7831 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘2022’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
(c); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(b) NEEDS ASSESSMENT.—The report shall include 
a needs assessment to inform the distribution of humani-
tarian assistance inside North Korea.’’. 
(e) 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 ‘‘2013 through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 
2022’’. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 305(a) of the North 
Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7845(a)) is 
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’. 
SEC. 8. REPORT BY BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board
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of Governors shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that— 
(1) describes the status of current United States 
broadcasting to North Korea and the extent to which 
the Board has achieved the goal of 12-hour-per-day 
broadcasting to North Korea, in accordance with sec-
tion 103(a) of the North Korean Human Rights Act 
of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7813(a)); and 
(2) includes a strategy to overcome obstacles to 
such communication with the North Korean people, 
including through unrestricted, unmonitored, and in-
expensive electronic means. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a 
classified annex. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate; 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and
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(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 9. REPEAL OF DUPLICATIVE AUTHORIZATIONS. 
Section 403 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 
Enhancement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–122; 22 U.S.C. 
9253) is hereby repealed. 
Attest: 
Secretary.