Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 99 — North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement
§ 9241. Strategy to promote North Korean human rights
Statutory text
In general
Not later than 120 days after , and periodically thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination with other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that details a United States strategy to promote initiatives to enhance international awareness of and to address the human rights situation in North Korea.
Information
The report required under subsection (a) should include—
a list of countries that forcibly repatriate refugees from North Korea;
a list of countries where North Korean laborers work, including countries the governments of which have formal arrangements with the Government of North Korea or any person acting for or on behalf of that Government to employ North Korean workers; and
a list of foreign persons that knowingly employ North Korean laborers, as described in section 9214(g)(1)(C) of this title.
Strategy
The report required under subsection (a) should include—
a plan to enhance bilateral and multilateral outreach, including sustained engagement with the governments of partners and allies with overseas posts to routinely demarche or brief those governments on North Korea human rights issues, including forced labor, trafficking, and repatriation of citizens of North Korea;
public affairs and public diplomacy campaigns, including options to work with news organizations and media outlets to publish opinion pieces and secure public speaking opportunities for United States Government officials on issues related to the human rights situation in North Korea, including forced labor, trafficking, and repatriation of citizens of North Korea; and
opportunities to coordinate and collaborate with appropriate nongovernmental organizations and private sector entities to raise awareness and provide assistance to North Korean defectors throughout the world.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016
Pub. L. 114–122 title III § 302 · 130 Stat. 93
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 9241
Pub. L. 114–122, title III, § 302, Feb. 18, 2016, 130 Stat. 112
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 114–122, title III, § 302, Feb. 18, 2016, 130 Stat. 112Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 302. STRATEGY TO PROMOTE NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS. (a) In General.— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that details a United States strategy to promote initiatives to enhance international awareness of and to address the human rights situation in North Korea. (b) Information.— The report required under subsection (a) should include— (1) a list of countries that forcibly repatriate refugees from North Korea; and (2) a list of countries where North Korean laborers work, including countries the governments of which have formal arrangements with the Government of North Korea or any person acting for or on behalf of that Government to employ North Korean workers. (c) Strategy.— The report required under subsection (a) should include— (1) a plan to enhance bilateral and multilateral outreach, including sustained engagement with the governments of partners and allies with overseas posts to routinely demarche or brief those governments on North Korea human rights issues, including forced labor, trafficking, and repatriation of citizens of North Korea; (2) public affairs and public diplomacy campaigns, including options to work with news organizations and media outlets to publish opinion pieces and secure public speaking opportunities for United States Government officials on issues related to the human rights situation in North Korea, including forced labor, trafficking, and repatriation of citizens of North Korea; and (3) opportunities to coordinate and collaborate with appropriate nongovernmental organizations and private sector entities to raise awareness and provide assistance to North Korean defectors throughout the world.Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act
Pub. L. 115–44 title III § 321(a)(1) · 131 Stat. 886
Added · 22 U.S.C. § 9241(b)(3)
Pub. L. 115–44 added par. (3)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 115–44 added par. (3).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) In general.— Section 302(b) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9241(b)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking “and” at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(3) a list of foreign persons that knowingly employ North Korean laborers, as described in section 104(b)(1)(M).” .Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115–272 title III § 303(c)(2) · 132 Stat. 4144
Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 9241(a)
Pub. L. 115–272 substituted “Not later than 120 days after October 25, 2018, and periodically thereafter” for “Not later than 180 days after February 18, 2016”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–272 substituted “Not later than 120 days after October 25, 2018, and periodically thereafter” for “Not later than 180 days after February 18, 2016”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) In section 302(a) (22 U.S.C. 9241(a)), by striking “Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act” and inserting “Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2018, and periodically thereafter”.Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions and Enforcement Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116–92 div. F title LXXI § 7122(b)(4) · 133 Stat. 1198
Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 9241(b)(3)
Pub. L. 116–92 substituted “section 9214(g)(1)(C)” for “section 9214(b)(1)(M)”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 116–92 substituted “section 9214(g)(1)(C)” for “section 9214(b)(1)(M)”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(4) in section 302(b)(3) (22 U.S.C. 9241(b)(3)) is amended by striking “section 104(b)(1)(M)” and inserting “section 104(g)(1)(C)”.
4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments2017–2019 · 3 rounds
2019
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 116–92 substituted “section 9214(g)(1)(C)” for “section 9214(b)(1)(M)”.
2018
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–272 substituted “Not later than 120 days after , and periodically thereafter” for “Not later than 180 days after ”.
2017
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 115–44 added par. (3).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Additional Determinations; Reports
Pub. L. 115–44, title III, § 321(a)(2), , 131 Stat. 951, provided that:
“With respect to any country identified in section 302(b)(2) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9241(b)(2)), as amended by paragraph (1), the report required under section 302(a) of such Act shall—
“(A) include a determination whether each person identified in section 302(b)(3) of such Act (as amended by paragraph (1)) who is a national or a citizen of such identified country meets the criteria for sanctions under—
“(i) section 111 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7108) (relating to the prevention of trafficking in persons); or
“(ii) section 104(a) or 104(b)(1) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9214(a)[, (b)(1)]), as amended by section 101 of this Act;
“(B) be included in the report required under section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)) (relating to the annual report on trafficking in persons); and
“(C) be considered in any determination that the government of such country has made serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons, as such term is defined for purposes of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 [22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.].”