§ 9251. Suspension of sanctions and other measures

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.

1. 2016

   North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016

   Pub. L. 114–122 title IV § 401 · 130 Stat. 93

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 9251

   Pub. L. 114–122, title IV, § 401, Feb. 18, 2016, 130 Stat. 114

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 114–122, title IV, § 401, Feb. 18, 2016, 130 Stat. 114

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 401. SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS AND OTHER MEASURES. (a) In General.— Any sanction or other measure required under title I, II, or III (or any amendment made by such titles) may be suspended for up to 1 year upon certification by the President to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of North Korea has made progress toward— (1) verifiably ceasing its counterfeiting of United States currency, including the surrender or destruction of specialized materials and equipment used or particularly suitable for counterfeiting; (2) taking steps toward financial transparency to comply with generally accepted protocols to cease and prevent the laundering of monetary instruments; (3) taking steps toward verification of its compliance with applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions; (4) taking steps toward accounting for and repatriating the citizens of other countries— (A) abducted or unlawfully held captive by the Government of North Korea; or (B) detained in violation of the Agreement Concerning a Military Armistice in Korea, signed at Panmunjom July 27, 1953 (commonly referred to as the “Korean War Armistice Agreement”); (5) accepting and beginning to abide by internationally recognized standards for the distribution and monitoring of humanitarian aid; and (6) taking verified steps to improve living conditions in its political prison camps. (b) Renewal of Suspension.— The suspension described in subsection (a) may be renewed for additional, consecutive 180-day periods after the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of North Korea has continued to comply with the conditions described in subsection (a) during the previous year.

2. 2019

   Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions and Enforcement Act of 2019

   Pub. L. 116–92 div. F title LXXI § 7143(b)(2) · 133 Stat. 1198

   Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 9251(a)

   Pub. L. 116–92 inserted “(other than section 9214(g), 9221b, or 9221c of this title)” after “such subchapters)” in introductory provisions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–92 inserted “(other than section 9214(g), 9221b, or 9221c of this title)” after “such subchapters)” in introductory provisions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) Conforming amendment.— Section 401(a) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9251(a)) is amended by inserting “(other than section 104(g), 201B, or 201C)” after “such titles)”.

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