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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3423 
To impose certain sanctions on North Korea as a result of the detonation 
by that country of a nuclear explosive device on May 25, 2009, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2009 
Mr. MCMAHON (for himself and Mr. INGLIS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 
to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To impose certain sanctions on North Korea as a result 
of the detonation by that country of a nuclear explosive 
device on May 25, 2009, 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 Sanctions 
Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) On May 25, 2009, North Korea announced 
that it had detonated a nuclear explosive device. 
This detonation has been certified by numerous 
credible sources. 
(2) On May 25, 2009, the United States Geo-
logical Survey detected a 4.7-magnitude quake at 
0054 GMT, 10 kilometers (six miles) underground, 
and put the center of the tremor about 43 miles 
northwest of Kimchaek, North Korea (233
miles 
northeast of Pyongyang and within a few miles from 
North Korea’s 2006 nuclear test site). Geological 
agencies in both South Korea and the United States 
reported that this tremor indicated a nuclear explo-
sion had taken place. 
(3) The detonation is estimated to have been 
between 10 and 20 kilotons and is much larger than 
North Korea’s October 2006 test. 
(4) The United Nations Security Council unani-
mously condemned the detonation and issued a 
statement that ‘‘The members of the Security Coun-
cil voiced their strong opposition to and condemna-
tion of the nuclear test conducted by the Democratic 
People’s Republic of Korea on 25 May 2009, which 
constitutes a clear violation of Resolution 1718.’’. 
Following this statement, the Security Council 
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adopted Resolution 1874, imposing further economic 
sanctions on North Korea and authorizing United 
Nations Member States to inspect North Korean 
cargo and destroy any cargo that may be involved in 
that country’s nuclear weapons program. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the underground detonation of a nuclear ex-
plosive device by North Korea on May 25, 2009, is 
a sign of North Korea’s increasing hostility toward 
both the United States and the international com-
munity and cannot be tolerated; 
(2) the United States must take a firm stand 
against North Korea’s refusal to comply with inter-
national standards unanimously set by the United 
Nations Security Council; and 
(3) North Korea’s actions warrant the use of 
both unilateral and multilateral sanctions by both 
the United States and the international community. 
SEC. 3. IMPOSITION OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS AGAINST 
NORTH KOREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, including paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of 
section 102 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2799aa–1) (relating to a Presidential determination), the 
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