Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§7833 Assistance provided outside of North Korea

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 85— - NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ASSISTING NORTH KOREANS IN NEED › § 7833

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President can give help to groups or people who help North Koreans who are outside North Korea without North Korea’s permission. That help can pay for humanitarian aid for refugees, defectors, migrants, and orphans (including support for camps or temporary settlements), and for North Korean women abroad who are victims of, or at risk of, trafficking (as the law defines). Up to $5,000,000 a year is allowed for this for each fiscal year 2018 through 2022. The money can be kept and used until it is all spent.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §7833

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(a)The President is authorized to provide assistance to support organizations or persons that provide humanitarian assistance to North Koreans who are outside of North Korea without the permission of the Government of North Korea.
(b)Assistance provided under subsection (a) should be used to provide—
(1)humanitarian assistance to North Korean refugees, defectors, migrants, and orphans outside of North Korea, which may include support for refugee camps or temporary settlements; and
(2)humanitarian assistance to North Korean women outside of North Korea who are victims of trafficking, as defined in section 7102(15) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, or are in danger of being trafficked.
(c)(1)In addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to carry out this section.
(2)Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until expended.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 7102(15) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), was redesignated section 7102(17) of this title by Pub. L. 115–427, § 2(1), Jan. 9, 2019, 132 Stat. 5503.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 115–198 substituted “2018 through 2022” for “2013 through 2017”. 2013—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 113–4 substituted “section 7102(15)” for “section 7102(14)”. 2012—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 112–172 substituted “$5,000,000” for “$20,000,000” and “2013 through 2017” for “2005 through 2012”. 2008—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 110–346 substituted “2012” for “2008”.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 7833

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73