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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6012 
To require reports on North Korea’s nuclear capabilities, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 6, 2018 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. YOHO, Mr. TED 
LIEU of California, and Mr. RUSSELL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 
to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 
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 
A BILL 
To require reports on North Korea’s nuclear capabilities, 
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 Korea Nuclear 
Baseline Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORTS RELATING TO DPRK NUCLEAR CAPABILI-
TIES. 
(a) BASELINE REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, 
acting through the Director of National Intelligence, the 
Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of State, shall 
transmit to the Committee on Armed Services, Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate a report on the status of the DPRK’s nuclear pro-
gram in order to establish a baseline of progress for nego-
tiations with the DPRK regarding denuclearization. Such 
report shall include, to the extent known or suspected, the 
following: 
(1) The location, quantity, and operational sta-
tus of the DPRK’s nuclear weapons. 
(2) The location of the DPRK’s nuclear re-
search, development, and production facilities, in-
cluding covert facilities. 
(3) The location, quantity, and operational sta-
tus of the DPRK’s ballistic missiles. 
(4) The location of the DPRK’s ballistic missile 
manufacturing and assembly facilities. 
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(5) An assessment of any intelligence gaps re-
garding the information required by this subsection. 
(b) UPDATE.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall be updated and re-transmitted every 180 days. 
Such updated and re-transmitted reports shall include the 
following information: 
(1) The quantity of nuclear weapons and bal-
listic missiles verifiably dismantled, destroyed, ren-
dered unusable, or transferred out of the DPRK 
during each reporting period. 
(2) The location of nuclear research, develop-
ment, and production facilities identified and 
verifiably dismantled, destroyed, or rendered unus-
able during each reporting period. 
(3) The location of ballistic missile manufac-
turing and assembly facilities verifiably dismantled, 
destroyed, or rendered unusable during each report-
ing period. 
(4) The quantity of nuclear weapons and bal-
listic missiles remaining within the DPRK or under 
the control of the DPRK. 
(5) The quantity and locations of nuclear and 
ballistic missile research, development, and produc-
tion facilities remaining within the DPRK or under 
the control of the DPRK. 
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(6) An assessment on the progress made in ex-
tending the breakout period required for the DPRK 
to reconstitute its nuclear weapons program and 
build a nuclear weapon relating to the information 
required under this subsection. 
(c) VERIFICATION ASSESSMENT REPORT.—The up-
dated and re-transmitted reports required under sub-
section (b) shall include, every 365 days, information, as 
appropriate, relating to the progress made during the pre-
vious 365 day period on the following matters: 
(1) The establishment of safeguards and other 
control mechanisms and other assurances secured 
from the DPRK to ensure the DPRK’s activities 
permitted under any agreement will not be used to 
further any nuclear-related military or nuclear explo-
sive purpose, including for any research on or devel-
opment of any nuclear explosive device or any other 
nuclear-related military purpose. 
(2) The capacity of the United States or an 
international organization, including the Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency, to effectively access 
and investigate in the DPRK suspicious sites or alle-
gations of covert nuclear related activities, including 
storage sites of nuclear weapons. 
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(d) FORM.—Each report required under this section 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(e) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 
date that is three years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘DPRK’’ 
means the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (com-
monly referred to as ‘‘North Korea’’). 
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