§7812 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

The President can give grants to private, nonprofit groups to support programs that help human rights, democracy, the rule of law, and a market economy in North Korea. These grants can also fund educational and cultural exchanges with North Koreans when other laws do not forbid them. The President can fund research into North Korea’s human rights abuses, including who in the political and military chains of command ordered and carried out widespread abuses at prison camps and detention sites where political prisoners are held. Congress authorized $2,000,000 for each fiscal year 2005–2008 and $2,000,000 for each fiscal year 2009–2022 to carry out these activities. Those funds may remain available until spent.

Title 22, §7812

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(a)The President is authorized to provide grants to private, nonprofit organizations to support programs that promote human rights, democracy, rule of law, and the development of a market economy in North Korea. Such programs may include appropriate educational and cultural exchange programs with North Korean participants, to the extent not otherwise prohibited by law. The President is also authorized to provide grants to entities to undertake research on North Korea’s denial of human rights, including on the political and military chains of command responsible for authorizing and implementing systemic human rights abuses, including at prison camps and detention facilities where political prisoners are held.

(b)(1)There are authorized to be appropriated to the President $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2008 and $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 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.

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2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–198, § 7(a)(1), inserted at end “The President is also authorized to provide grants to entities to undertake research on North Korea’s denial of human rights, including on the political and military chains of command responsible for authorizing and implementing systemic human rights abuses, including at prison camps and detention facilities where political prisoners are held.” Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 115–198, § 7(a)(2), substituted “2022” for “2017”. 2012—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 112–172 substituted “2017” for “2012”. 2008—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110–346 inserted “and $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012” after “2008”.

§7812 Support for Human Rights and Democracy Programs

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Title 22, §7812

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