22 U.S.C. § 7812 — Support for human rights and democracy programs

submitted 22 years ago by Pub. L. 108-333 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 167 words · no verdicts yet

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The President can give grants to nonprofits that promote human rights, democracy, and a market economy in North Korea, and to groups researching North Korea's human-rights abuses. Congress authorized $2 million a year for 2005–2008 and 2009–2022 for this, usable until spent.

(a) Grants allowed. The President can give grants to private nonprofit groups to support programs promoting human rights, democracy, the rule of law, and a market economy in North Korea — including educational and cultural exchange programs with North Koreans, where the law otherwise allows. The President can also give grants to fund research into North Korea's denial of human rights, including research on the political and military chains of command responsible for abuses like those at prison camps and detention facilities. (b) Funding. (1) Congress authorized $2,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2005 through 2008, and $2,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2009 through 2022, to carry out this section. (2) Money appropriated under that authorization stays available until it's spent.

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(a) Support

The President is authorized to provide grants to private, nonprofit organizations to support programs that promote human rights, democracy, rule of law, and the development of a market economy in North Korea. Such programs may include appropriate educational and cultural exchange programs with North Korean participants, to the extent not otherwise prohibited by law. The President is also authorized to provide grants to entities to undertake research on North Korea’s denial of human rights, including on the political and military chains of command responsible for authorizing and implementing systemic human rights abuses, including at prison camps and detention facilities where political prisoners are held.

(b) Authorization of appropriations

(1) In general

There are authorized to be appropriated to the President $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2008 and $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2022 to carry out this section.

(2) Availability

Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until expended.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 108–333, title I, § 102, Oct. 18, 2004, 118 Stat. 1290; Pub. L. 110–346, § 5, Oct. 7, 2008, 122 Stat. 3941; Pub. L. 112–172, § 4, Aug. 16, 2012, 126 Stat. 1308; Pub. L. 115–198, § 7(a), July 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 1523.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

2004Enacted · Pub. L. 108-333 · 118 Stat. 1290
2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-346 · 122 Stat. 3941
2012Amended · Pub. L. 112-172 · 126 Stat. 1308
2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-198 · 132 Stat. 1523

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 108-333 on 2004-10-18.

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