Federal · Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

22 U.S.C. § 9251: Suspension of sanctions and other measures

Civil

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This statute outlines conditions under which sanctions against North Korea may be suspended for 180-day periods, including ceasing counterfeiting, improving transparency, complying with UN resolutions, and improving prison camp conditions. The President may renew suspensions upon certification of continued compliance.

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verifiably ceasing its counterfeiting of United States currency, including the surrender or destruction of specialized materials and equipment used or particularly suitable for counterfeiting; taking steps toward financial transparency to comply with generally accepted protocols to cease and prevent the laundering of monetary instruments; taking steps toward verification of its compliance with applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions; abducted or unlawfully held captive by the Government of North Korea; or detained in violation of the Agreement Concerning a Military Armistice in Korea, signed at Panmunjom July 27, 1953 (commonly referred to as the “Korean War Armistice Agreement”); accepting and beginning to abide by internationally recognized standards for the distribution and monitoring of humanitarian aid; and taking verified steps to improve living conditions in its political prison camps. The suspension described in subsection (a) may be renewed for additional, consecutive 180-day periods after the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of North Korea has continued to comply with the conditions described in subsection (a) during the previous year.

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