Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§9265 Notification of termination or suspension of sanctions

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 99— - NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS AND POLICY ENHANCEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO EXPANDED SANCTIONS › Part Part I— - Congressional Review and Oversight › § 9265

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Before ending or pausing such sanctions, the President must tell the relevant congressional committees and explain why.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §9265

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Before taking any action to terminate or suspend the application of sanctions under this subtitle 11 See References in Text note below. or an amendment made by this subtitle, the President shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the President’s intent to take the action and the reasons for the action.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subtitle, referred to in text, is subtitle A of title LXXI of div. F of Pub. L. 116–92, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2244, which enacted this subchapter and section 262p–13, 286yy, 9221b, and 9221c of this title, amended section 9202, 9212, 9214, 9223, 9224, 9228, 9241, and 9251 of this title, repealed section 262p–13 and 286yy of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 262p–13 and 286yy of this title. For complete classification of this subtitle to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions and

Enforcement

Act of 2019, and also as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, and not as part of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 which comprises this chapter.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions Functions and authorities of President under this section delegated to Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, by section 1(a)(v) of Memorandum of President of the United States, Feb. 21, 2020, 85 F.R. 13717, set out as a note under section 286yy of this title.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 9265

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73