Sec. 403. Report on those responsible for signification activities undermining cybersecurity

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The President shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes significant activities undermining cybersecurity conducted by the Government of North Korea, or individuals otherwise ordered or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Government of North Korea, including— the identity and nationality of persons that have knowingly engaged in, directed, or provided material support to conduct significant malicious cyber-enabled activities by the Government of North Korea; the conduct engaged in by each person identified; the extent to which a foreign government has provided material support significant malicious cyber activities conducted, or otherwise ordered or controlled by, the Government of North Korea or persons affiliated with the Government of North Korea; and the efforts made by the United States to engage foreign governments to halt the capability of the Government of North Korea to conduct significant malicious cyber-enabled activities.

The report required under subsection

(a)shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter. The report required under subsection

(a)shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. The President shall designate under section 104(a) any person listed in the report required under subsection

(a)as responsible for significant activities undermining cybersecurity aimed against the United States Government or any United States private sector entities or persons. The President may waive, on a case-by-case basis, the designations required under subsection (c), if the President submits a written certification to the appropriate congressional committees that the waiver is important to the national security interests of the United States.