North Korea Nonproliferation Act of 2006
PL 109-353 (S.3728), enacted 10/13/2006

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PUBLIC LAW 109–353—OCT. 13, 2006
Public Law 109–353
109th Congress
An Act
To promote nuclear nonproliferation in North Korea.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘North Korea Nonproliferation
Act of 2006’’.
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
(a) In view of —
(1) North Korea’s manifest determination to produce mis-
siles, nuclear weapons, and other weapons of mass destruction
and to proliferate missiles, in violation of international norms
and expectations; and
(2) United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695,
adopted on July 15, 2006, which requires all Member States,
in accordance with their national legal authorities and con-
sistent with international law, to exercise vigilance and
prevent—
(A) missile and missile-related items, materials, goods,
and technology from being transferred to North Korea’s
missile or weapons of mass destruction programs; and
(B) the procurement of missiles or missile-related
items, materials, goods, and technology from North Korea,
and the transfer of any financial resources in relation to
North Korea’s missile or weapons of mass destruction pro-
grams,
it should be the policy of the United States to impose sanctions
on persons who transfer such weapons, and goods and tech-
nology related to such weapons, to and from North Korea
in the same manner as persons who transfer such items to
and from Iran and Syria currently are sanctioned under United
States law.
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT.
(a) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2 of the Iran and Syria
Nonproliferation Act (Public Law 106–178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note)
is amended—
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, NORTH KOREA,’’ after
‘‘IRAN’’; and
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Iran, or’’ and inserting ‘‘Iran,’’; and
50 USC 1701
note.
North Korea
Nonproliferation
Act of 2006.
Oct. 13, 2006
[S. 3728]
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PUBLIC LAW 109–353—OCT. 13, 2006
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3728:
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 152 (2006):
July 25, considered and passed Senate.
Sept. 29, considered and passed House.
(ii) by inserting after ‘‘Syria’’ the following: ‘‘, or
on or after January 1, 2006, transferred to or acquired
from North Korea’’ after ‘‘Iran’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, North Korea,’’
after ‘‘Iran’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such Act is further amended—
(1) in section 1, by inserting ‘‘, North Korea,’’ after ‘‘Iran’’;
(2) in section 5(a), by inserting ‘‘, North Korea,’’ after ‘‘Iran’’
both places it appears; and
(3) in section 6(b)—
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, NORTH KOREA,’’
after ‘‘IRAN’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, North Korea,’’ after ‘‘Iran’’ each
place it appears.
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.
Congress urges all governments to comply promptly with
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695 and to impose
measures on persons involved in such proliferation that are similar
to those imposed by the United States Government pursuant to
the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (Public Law
106–178; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended by this Act.
Approved October 13, 2006.
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