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22 U.S.C. § 9251 — Sanctions on foreign persons employing North Korean labor
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**(a) In general** Except as provided in subsection (c), the President shall designate any person identified under [section 9241(b)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section9241/b/3&num=0&edition=prelim) for the imposition of sanctions under subsection (b).
**(b) Imposition of sanctions**
(1) **In general** — The President shall impose the sanctions described in paragraph (2) with respect to any person designated under subsection (a).
(2) **Sanctions described** — The sanctions described in this paragraph are sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ([50 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of a person designated under subsection (a), if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.
**(c) Exception**
(1) **In general** — A person may not be designated under subsection (a) if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the President has received reliable assurances from such person that—
(A) the employment of North Korean laborers does not result in the direct or indirect transfer of convertible currency, luxury goods, or other stores of value to the Government of North Korea;
(B) all wages and benefits are provided directly to the laborers, and are held, as applicable, in accounts within the jurisdiction in which they reside in locally denominated currency; and
(C) the laborers are subject to working conditions consistent with international standards.
(2) **Rec
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**(a) In general** Except as provided in subsection (c), the President shall designate any person identified under [section 9241(b)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section9241/b/3&num=0&edition=prelim) for the imposition of sanctions under subsection (b).
**(b) Imposition of sanctions**
(1) **In general** — The President shall impose the sanctions described in paragraph (2) with respect to any person designated under subsection (a).
(2) **Sanctions described** — The sanctions described in this paragraph are sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ([50 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of a person designated under subsection (a), if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person.
**(c) Exception**
(1) **In general** — A person may not be designated under subsection (a) if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the President has received reliable assurances from such person that—
(A) the employment of North Korean laborers does not result in the direct or indirect transfer of convertible currency, luxury goods, or other stores of value to the Government of North Korea;
(B) all wages and benefits are provided directly to the laborers, and are held, as applicable, in accounts within the jurisdiction in which they reside in locally denominated currency; and
(C) the laborers are subject to working conditions consistent with international standards.
(2) **Recertification** — Not later than 180 days after the date on which the President transmits to the appropriate congressional committees an initial certification under paragraph (1), and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall—
(A) transmit a recertification stating that the conditions described in such paragraph continue to be met; or
(B) if such recertification cannot be transmitted, impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) beginning on the date on which the President determines that such recertification cannot be transmitted.
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**(a)** Any authority granted to the President by [section 1702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim) may be exercised to deal with any unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States, if the President declares a national emergency with respect to such threat.
**(b)** The authorities granted to the President by [section 1702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim) may only be exercised to deal with an unusual and extraordinary threat with respect to which a national emergency has been declared for purposes of this chapter and may not be exercised for any other purpose. Any exercise of such authorities to deal with any new threat shall be based on a new declaration of national emergency which must be with respect to such threat.
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**(a) Omitted**
**(b) Suspension**
(1) **In general** — Subject to [section 9265 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section9265&num=0&edition=prelim), the President may suspend the application of any provision of or amendment made by this subtitle 11 See References in Text note below. (other than [section 9269d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section9269d&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 9221b(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section9221b/e&num=0&edition=prelim), as added by section 7121 1 of this title) with respect to an entity, individual, or transaction, for renewable periods of not more than 180 days each if, before such a suspension or renewal of such a suspension takes effect, the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees—
(A) a certification that—
(i) the Government of North Korea has—
(I) committed to the verifiable suspension of North Korea’s proliferation and testing of weapons of mass destruction, including systems designed in whole or in part for the delivery of such weapons; and
(II) has agreed to multilateral talks including the Government of the United States, with the goal of permanently and verifiably limiting North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs; or
(ii) the suspension is vital to the national security interests of the United States; and
(B) if the President submits a certification under subparagraph (A)(ii), an explanation of the reasons the suspension is vital to the national security interests of the United States.
(2) **Omitted**
**(c) Termination** Subject to [section 9265 of this title](https://uscode.ho
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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—
(1) met the requirements set forth in [section 9251 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section9251&num=0&edition=prelim); 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”).
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 9251
(1) knowingly engages in, is responsible for,
or facilitates censorship by the Government of
North Korea; or
(2) knowingly engages in, is responsible for,
or facilitates serious human rights abuses by
the Government of North Korea.
(c) Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that the President
should—
(1) seek the prompt adoption by the United
Nations Security Council of a resolution call-
ing for the blocking of the assets of all persons
responsible for severe human rights abuses or
censorship in North Korea; and
(2) fully cooperate with the prosecution of
any individual listed in the report required
under subsection (a)(1) before any inter-
national tribunal that may be established to
prosecute
persons
responsible
for
severe
human rights abuses or censorship in North
Korea.
(Pub. L. 114–122, title III, § 304, Feb. 18, 2016, 130
Stat. 113.)
Executive Documents
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions and authorities of President under subsec.
(b) of this section delegated to Secretary of the Treas-
ury, in consultation with Secretary of State, by Memo-
randum of President of the United States, May 18, 2016,
81 F.R. 37479, set out as a note under section 9212 of this
title.
SUBCHAPTER IV—GENERAL AUTHORITIES
§ 9251. Suspension of sanctions and other meas-
ures
(a) In general
Any sanction or other measure required under
subchapter I, II, or III (or any amendment made
by such subchapters) (other than section 9214(g),
9221b, or 9221c of this title) 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
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 1701
CHAPTER 35—INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY
ECONOMIC POWERS
Sec.
1701.
Unusual and extraordinary threat; declara-
tion of national emergency; exercise of
Presidential authorities.
1702.
Presidential authorities.
1703.
Consultation and reports.
1704.
Authority to issue regulations.
1705.
Penalties.
1706.
Savings provisions.
1707.
Multinational economic embargoes against
governments in armed conflict with the
United States.
1708.
Actions to address economic or industrial es-
pionage in cyberspace.
1709.
Imposition of sanctions with respect to theft
of trade secrets of United States persons.
1710.
Confronting asymmetric and malicious cyber
activities.
§ 1701. Unusual and extraordinary threat; dec-
laration of national emergency; exercise of
Presidential authorities
(a) Any authority granted to the President by
section 1702 of this title may be exercised to deal
with any unusual and extraordinary threat,
which has its source in whole or substantial part
outside the United States, to the national secu-
rity, foreign policy, or economy of the United
States, if the President declares a national
emergency with respect to such threat.
(b) The authorities granted to the President
by section 1702 of this title may only be exer-
cised to deal with an unusual and extraordinary
threat with respect to which a national emer-
gency has been declared for purposes of this
chapter and may not be exercised for any other
purpose. Any exercise of such authorities to deal
with any new threat shall be based on a new dec-
laration of national emergency which must be
with respect to such threat.
(Pub. L. 95–223, title II, § 202, Dec. 28, 1977, 91
Stat. 1626.)
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SHORT TITLE
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