IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1644 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 4, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To enhance sanctions with respect to transactions relating 
to North 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, 
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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 NA-
TIONS SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA 
Sec. 101. Modification and expansion of requirements for the designation of 
persons. 
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 
terrorism. 
TITLE III—GENERAL AUTHORITIES 
Sec. 301. Authority to consolidate reports. 
Sec. 302. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 303. Regulatory authority. 
Sec. 304. Limitation on funds. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS IN THE NORTH 
KOREA SANCTIONS AND POLICY ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 
2016.— 
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(1) APPLICABLE EXECUTIVE ORDER.—Section 
3(1)(A) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 
Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9202(1)(A)) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or Executive Order 
13694’’ and inserting ‘‘Executive Order No. 
13694’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or Executive Order No. 
13722 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to block-
ing 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— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (14) as paragraphs (6) through (15), 
respectively; and 
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following 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 En-
hancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9202), as redes-
ignated 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.’’. 
(5) NORTH KOREAN PERSON.—Section 3 of the 
North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act 
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of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9202), as amended by para-
graph (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
COMMIT-
TEES; GOVERNMENT
OF
NORTH
KOREA; UNITED 
STATES PERSON.—The terms ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’, ‘‘Government of North Korea’’, 
and ‘‘United States person’’ 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). 
(3) FOREIGN
PERSON; NORTH
KOREAN
PER-
SON.—The terms ‘‘foreign person’’ and ‘‘North Ko-
rean person’’ have the meanings given those terms, 
respectively, in paragraph (5) and paragraph (13) of 
section 3 of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 
Enhancement 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 develop-
ment of nuclear, chemical, or biological weap-
ons, and their means of delivery, including bal-
listic missiles; and 
(B) any program to develop related mate-
rials 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.— 
Section 104(a) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy 
Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9214(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(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 
Export 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; 
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‘‘(11) knowingly, directly or indirectly, sells or 
transfers to North Korea any significant amounts of 
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 
significant amounts of fuel or supplies, provides bun-
kering services, or facilitates a significant trans-
action or transactions to operate or maintain, a ves-
sel or aircraft that is designated under an applicable 
Executive order or an applicable United Nations Se-
curity Council resolution, or that is owned or con-
trolled by a person designated under an applicable 
Executive order or applicable United Nations Secu-
rity Council resolution; 
‘‘(13) knowingly, directly or indirectly, insures, 
registers, facilitates the registration of, or maintains 
insurance or a registration for, a vessel owned or 
controlled by the Government of North Korea, ex-
cept 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 insti-
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tution, except as specifically approved by the United 
Nations Security Council; or’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (15), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’. 
(b) EXPANSION
OF ADDITIONAL DISCRETIONARY 
DESIGNATIONS.—Section 104(b)(1) of the North Korea 
Sanctions 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 
resolution;’’ 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: 
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‘‘(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-
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 a significant 
transfer of funds or property of the Govern-
ment of North Korea that materially contrib-
utes to any violation 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 pe-
troleum, other types of petroleum or petroleum 
byproducts, liquified natural gas, or other nat-
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ural gas resources to the Government of North 
Korea (except for heavy fuel oil, gasoline, or 
diesel fuel for humanitarian use or as excepted 
under subsection (a)(11)); 
‘‘(I) knowingly, directly or indirectly, en-
gaged in, facilitated, or was responsible for the 
online commercial activities of the Government 
of North Korea, including online gambling; 
‘‘(J) knowingly, directly or indirectly, pur-
chased or otherwise acquired fishing rights 
from the Government of North Korea; 
‘‘(K) knowingly, directly or indirectly, pro-
vided significant telephonic, telegraphic, tele-
communications or other data services, in whole 
or in part, into or out of North Korea, in excess 
of services needed for humanitarian or diplo-
matic purposes (other than services that are ex-
cepted under section 203(b)(1) of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1702(b)(1))); 
‘‘(L) knowingly, directly or indirectly, pur-
chased or otherwise acquired significant types 
or amounts of food or agricultural products 
from the Government of North Korea; 
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‘‘(M) knowingly, directly or indirectly, en-
gaged in, facilitated, or was responsible for the 
exportation of workers from North Korea in a 
manner intended to generate significant rev-
enue, directly or indirectly, for use by the Gov-
ernment 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 de-
scribed in subsection (a)(14), knowingly facili-
tated the operation of any branch, subsidiary, 
or office of a North Korean financial institu-
tion.’’. 
(c) 
MANDATORY
AND
DISCRETIONARY
ASSET 
BLOCKING.—Section 104(c) of the North Korea Sanctions 
and Policy 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)’’; 
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(2) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) 
MANDATORY
ASSET
BLOCKING.—The 
President’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) DISCRETIONARY
ASSET
BLOCKING.—The 
President may also exercise such powers, in the 
same manner and to the same extent described in 
paragraph (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 congres-
sional committees a report including a determination 
as to whether reasonable grounds exist, and an ex-
planation 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-
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ports, exports, and reexports of arms and re-
lated 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 
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 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, with re-
spect to the exportation of workers in violation 
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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. 
SEC. 102. PROHIBITION ON INDIRECT CORRESPONDENT 
ACCOUNTS. 
(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 following 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, 
maintained, administered, or managed by that institution 
for a foreign financial institution is being used by the for-
eign financial institution to provide significant 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. 
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‘‘(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 
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 
‘correspondent account’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 5318A of title 31, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(2) UNITED
STATES
FINANCIAL
INSTITU-
TION.—The term ‘United States financial institu-
tion’ means has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 510.310 of title 31, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, 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 
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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 
Enhancement 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.’’. 
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 
ARTICLES 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 serv-
ice, as such terms are defined in section 47 of 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794), 
if the President determines that a significant 
type or amount of such article or service has 
been so provided or received’’; and 
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(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘or emer-
gency’’ 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.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
and annually 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 
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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 
annually thereafter for 5 years, the President shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report— 
‘‘(A) identifying the operators of foreign 
sea ports and airports that knowingly— 
‘‘(i) significantly fail to implement or 
enforce regulations to inspect ships, air-
craft, cargo, or conveyances in transit to or 
from North Korea, as required by applica-
ble United Nations Security Council reso-
lutions; 
‘‘(ii) facilitate the transfer, trans-
shipment, or conveyance of significant 
types or quantities of cargo, vessels, or air-
craft owned or controlled by persons des-
ignated under applicable United Nations 
Security Council resolutions; or 
‘‘(iii) facilitate any of the activities de-
scribed in section 104(a); 
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‘‘(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 or on behalf 
of 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; 
‘‘(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 en-
forcement efforts by the President to secure the 
full implementation of the applicable United 
Nations Security Council resolutions, as de-
scribed in subparagraphs (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: 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(3) The ports of Nakhodka, Vanino, and Vlad-
ivostok, 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 a layered approach, require enhanced screen-
ing procedures to determine whether physical inspec-
tions are warranted of any cargo bound for or land-
ed 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 
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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 or waters of North 
Korea, or landed in any of the sea ports or air-
ports 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 sub-
section (a)(2). 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
FOOD, MEDICINE, AND 
HUMANITARIAN
SHIPMENTS.—Paragraph (1) shall 
not apply to any vessel, aircraft, or conveyance that 
has entered the territory or waters 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 
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United States may be seized and forfeited, or subject to 
forfeiture, 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.).’’. 
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 pro-
vided in this section, no vessel described in sub-
section (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) LIMITATIONS ON APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition under 
paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to— 
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‘‘(i) a vessel described in subsection 
(b)(1), if the Secretary of State determines 
that— 
‘‘(I) the vessel is owned or oper-
ated by or on behalf of a country the 
government of which the Secretary of 
State determines is closely cooperating 
with the United States with respect to 
implementing the applicable United 
Nations Security Council resolutions 
(as such term is defined in section 3 
of the North Korea Sanctions and 
Policy Enhancement Act of 2016); or 
‘‘(II) it is in the national security 
interest not to apply the prohibition to 
such vessel; or 
‘‘(ii) a vessel described in subsection 
(b)(2), if the Secretary of State determines 
that the vessel is no longer registered as 
described in that subsection. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE.—Not later than 15 days 
after making a determination under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary of State shall submit 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
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