22 U.S.C. § 9251 — Suspension of sanctions and other meas-

Page 2212 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 currency, including the sur- render or destruction of specialized materials and equipment used or particularly suitable for counterfeiting; (2) taking steps toward financial trans- parency 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 Se- curity 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 (com- monly referred to as the ‘‘Korean War Armi- stice 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 sub- section (a) during the previous year. (Pub. L. 114–122, title IV, § 401, Feb. 18, 2016, 130 Stat. 114; Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXI, § 7143(b)(2), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2256.) 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, Feb. 18, 2016, 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 gen- erally 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. AMENDMENTS 2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–92 inserted ‘‘(other than section 9214(g), 9221b, or 9221c of this title)’’ after ‘‘such subchapters)’’ in introductory provisions. Executive Documents DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS Functions and authorities of President under subsecs. (a) and (b) of 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, May 18, 2016, 81 F.R. 37479, set out as a note under section 9212 of this title. § 9252. Termination of sanctions and other meas- ures 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; and (2) made significant progress toward— (A) completely, verifiably, and irreversibly dismantling all of its nuclear, chemical, bio- logical, 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, includ- ing the citizens of North Korea detained in North Korea’s political prison camps; (C) ceasing its censorship of peaceful polit- ical activity; (D) establishing an open, transparent, and representative society; and (E) fully accounting for and repatriating United States citizens (including deceased United States citizens)—