North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017

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Introduced

11 May 2017

Last action

11 December 2017 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 280.

Summary

North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the President, through the Department of State, to: (1) provide grants to distribute information receiving devices, electronically readable devices, and other informational sources in North Korea; and (2) establish a grant program to develop and/or distribute new products or methods to allow North Koreans easier access to outside information. The Broadcasting Board of Governors may broadcast American, Korean, Chinese, and other popular music, television, movies, and popular cultural references as part of its programming. The Board shall broadcast to North Korea in the Korean language information on rights, laws, and freedoms afforded through the North Korean Constitution and through other applicable treaties or international agreements. The President is authorized to provide grants for research on North Korea's denial of human rights. The bill extends through 2022 the requirements for annual reports from: (1) the Special Envoy on North Korean human rights issues, (2) the U.S. Agency for International Development on U.S. humanitarian assistance activities both inside North Korea and for North Koreans outside of North Korea, and (3) the State Department and Department of Homeland Security on North Korean refugees and immigration. The North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 is amended to authorize appropriations through FY2022 for: (1) programs that promote human rights, democracy, the rule of law, and the development of a market economy in North Korea; (2) actions to promote freedom of information in North Korea; and (3) humanitarian assistance to North Koreans who are outside of North Korea without the permission of the government.

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Timeline

11 May 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Source: IntroReferral
11 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
5 December 2017
Reported
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
11 December 2017
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 280.
Source: Calendars
11 December 2017
Reported
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
11 December 2017
Reported
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to → North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017
related to → DPRK Act of 2017

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1118
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/1118
us · 115-s-1118 · source updated 7 April 2025