To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to North Korea’s support for Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine.
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Summary
The Russia-North Korea Cooperation Sanctions Act imposes sanctions on anyone who facilitates arms transfers from North Korea to Russia for use in the Ukraine war. This includes property blocking, visa revocation, and entry bans against foreign persons who transfer or sell arms, import/export weapons-related goods to North Korea, provide financial services for such transfers, or assist in logistics. The bill amends the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 to add halting material support for Russia's war as a condition for diplomatic engagement and sanctions relief. It requires reports to Congress every 180 days describing North Korean activities supporting Russia, identifying sanctioned persons, and outlining U.S. counter-strategies. The President may waive sanctions for national security reasons and humanitarian organizations are exempted.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Impose sanctions on foreign persons and financial institutions that facilitate the transfer of arms or material support from North Korea to Russia for use in Russia's war in Ukraine, and expand existing North Korea sanctions legislation to include halting such support as a condition for relief.
Who Benefits
- Ukraine (reduced Russian military capability)
- U.S. nonproliferation interests
- International sanctions regime
Who Bears Costs
- North Korean military export entities
- Russian arms procurement networks
- Foreign financial institutions facilitating arms deals
Key Policy Areas
{'domain': 'Foreign Policy', 'evidence': 'Sanctions targeting Russia-North Korea military cooperation'}, {'domain': 'National Security', 'evidence': "Addresses arms transfers fueling Russia's war in Ukraine"}, {'domain': 'Trade', 'evidence': 'Property blocking and trade restrictions on facilitators'}
Primary Purpose
Impose sanctions on foreign persons and financial institutions that facilitate the transfer of arms or material support from North Korea to Russia for use in Russia's war in Ukraine, and expand existing North Korea sanctions legislation to include halting such support as a condition for relief.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Target the Russia-North Korea military supply chain by imposing secondary sanctions on facilitators and making cooperation cessation a precondition for North Korea diplomatic engagement"
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Connolly (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Executive branch (President), North Korean government, U.S. diplomatic engagement with North Korea
Positive-direction: Ukraine defense efforts
Negative-direction: Executive branch (President), North Korean government, U.S. diplomatic engagement with North Korea
Foreign persons facilitating NK-Russia arms transfers, North Korean arms export entities, Russian military procurement
Foreign financial institutions facilitating transfers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_president"
- → The President
- "the_president"
- → The President
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
As defined in 31 CFR 1010.605, including foreign central banks
As defined in 18 USC 2339A (material support or resources)
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