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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 · Sec. 203

Sec. 203. PROLIFERATION PREVENTION SANCTIONS

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## SEC. 203 PROLIFERATION PREVENTION SANCTIONS **[**[22 U.S.C. 9223](/us/usc/t22/s9223)**]** ###
(a)Export of Certain Goods or Technology A validated license shall be required for the export to North Korea of any goods or technology otherwise covered under section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 4605(j)). No defense exports may be approved for the Government of North Korea. ###
(b)Transactions in Defense Articles or Defense Services ####
(1)In General The President shall withhold assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) to the government of any country that provides to or receives from the Government of North Korea a defense article or defense service, as such terms are defined in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794), if the President determines that a significant type or amount of such article or service has been so provided or received. ####
(2)Applicability The prohibition under paragraph
(1)with respect to a government shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date on which the prohibition under paragraph
(1)is applied to that government. ###
(c)Waiver Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State may waive the prohibitions under this section with respect to a country if the Secretary— ####
(1)determines that such waiver is in the national interest of the United States; and ####
(2)submits a written report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes— #####
(A)the steps that the relevant agencies are taking to curtail the trade described in subsection (b)(1); and #####
(B)why such waiver is in the national interest of the United States. ###
(d)Exception The prohibitions under this section shall not apply to the provision of assistance for human rights, democracy, rule of law, maternal and child health, disease prevention and response, or humanitarian purposes. ###
(e)Report on Arms Trafficking Involving North Korea ####
(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that specifically describes the compliance of foreign countries and other foreign jurisdictions with the requirement to curtail the trade described in subsection (b)(1). ####
(2)Form The report required under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
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