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Title: Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions Act
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes new sanctions on North Korea.
Guaranteeing, insuring, or extending credit; and
Participating in the extension of credit in connection with the export of a good or service to a covered person.
Specifies that an individual found to have violated the regulations prescribed under this act will be subject to a civil penalty between $250,000 and $1,000,000 or if a naturally born citizen, may be imprisoned for not more than 20 years (Sec. 3).
Authorizes the President with the power to suspend on a case-by-case basis the application of any provision of this act for a period of no more than 180 days, if it is certified to Congress that (Sec. 6):
The government of North Korea has suspended their proliferation and testing of weapons of mass destruction (WMD); or
Have agreed to multilateral talks with the government of the United States with the goal of permanently and verifiably limiting North Korea’s WMD and ballistic missile programs.
Defines “Covered Person” as the following, including, but not limited to (Sec. 7):
Any North Korean person that facilitates the transfer of bulk cash or goods;
Any North Korean financial institution;
Any North Korean person employed outside of North Korea that has not seeked asylum or given refugee status by their country of employment.
Any individual that facilitates the import of goods, services, technology, natural resources, and minerals from or to North Korea except for food, medicine or medical supplies required for humanitarian needs;
Any individual that insures, registers, or maintains a vessel owned, controlled, or operated by a North Korean person; or
Any individual that provides specialized teaching, training, or information that provides material or technological support that may contribute to North Korea’s development of WMD.
Title: Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions Act