Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 99 — North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement
§ 9252. Termination of sanctions and other measures
Statutory text
Any sanction or other measure required under subchapter I, II, or III (or any amendment made by such subchapters) shall terminate on the date on which the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of North Korea has—
met the requirements set forth in section 9251 of this title; and
made significant progress toward—
completely, verifiably, and irreversibly dismantling all of its nuclear, chemical, biological, and radiological weapons programs, including all programs for the development of systems designed in whole or in part for the delivery of such weapons;
releasing all political prisoners, including the citizens of North Korea detained in North Korea’s political prison camps;
ceasing its censorship of peaceful political activity;
establishing an open, transparent, and representative society; and
fully accounting for and repatriating United States citizens (including deceased United States citizens)—
abducted or unlawfully held captive by the Government of North Korea; or
detained in violation of the Agreement Concerning a Military Armistice in Korea, signed at Panmunjom (commonly referred to as the “Korean War Armistice Agreement”).
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 IV § 402 · 130 Stat. 93
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 9252
(Pub. L. 114–122, title IV, § 402, Feb. 18, 2016, 130 Stat. 115.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 114–122, title IV, § 402, Feb. 18, 2016, 130 Stat. 115.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 402. TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS AND OTHER MEASURES. Any sanction or other measure required under title I, II, or III (or any amendment made by such titles) shall terminate on the date on which the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of North Korea has— (1) met the requirements set forth in section 401; and (2) made significant progress toward— (A) completely, verifiably, and irreversibly dismantling all of its nuclear, chemical, biological, and radiological weapons programs, including all programs for the development of systems designed in whole or in part for the delivery of such weapons; (B) releasing all political prisoners, including the citizens of North Korea detained in North Korea’s political prison camps; (C) ceasing its censorship of peaceful political activity; (D) establishing an open, transparent, and representative society; and (E) fully accounting for and repatriating United States citizens (including deceased United States citizens)— (i) abducted or unlawfully held captive by the Government of North Korea; or (ii) 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”).
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Subchapter I, II, or III (or any amendment made by such subchapters), referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “title I, II, or III (or any amendment made by such titles)”, meaning titles I, II, and III of Pub. L. 114–122, , 130 Stat. 98, 101, 112. Titles I and III are classified principally to subchapters I and III, respectively, of this chapter. Title II is classified generally to subchapter II of this chapter. For complete classification of titles I, II, and III of Pub. L. 114–122 to the Code, see Tables.
Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions
Functions and authorities of President under this section delegated to Secretary of State, to be executed in consultation with Secretary of the Treasury when appropriate, by Memorandum of President of the United States, , 81 F.R. 37479, set out as a note under section 9212 of this title.