22 U.S.C. § 9243 — Report on and imposition of sanctions with respect to serious human rights abuses or censorship in North Korea

(a) Report required (1) In general The Secretary of State must submit to the appropriate congressional committees^* a report that— (A) identifies each person the Secretary determines to be responsible for serious human rights abuses or censorship in North Korea^* and describes the conduct of that person; and (B) describes serious human rights abuses or censorship undertaken by the Government of North Korea^* or any person acting for or on behalf of that Government in the most recent year ending before the submission of the report. (2) Consideration In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State must— (A) give due consideration to the findings of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea; and (B) make specific findings about the responsibility of Kim Jong Un, and of each individual who is a member of the National Defense Commission of North Korea or the Organization and Guidance Department of the Workers’ Party of Korea, for serious human rights abuses and censorship. (3) Submission and form (A) Submission The report required under paragraph (1) must be submitted by 120 days after February 18, 2016, and every 180 days thereafter for a period not to exceed 3 years, and must be included in each human rights report required under sections 2151n(d) and 2304(b) of this title. (B) Form The report required under paragraph (1) must be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (C) Public availability The Secretary of State must publish the unclassified part of the report required under paragraph (1) on the website of the Department of State. (b) Designation of persons The President must designate under section 9214(a) of this title any person listed in the report required under subsection (a)(1) that— (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 calling 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 international tribunal that may be established to prosecute persons responsible for severe human rights abuses or censorship in North Korea.