§9225 Enhanced Inspection Authorities

Summary

The President must send a report to the right Congressional committees within 180 days after August 2, 2017, and then once a year for five years. The report must name foreign sea ports and airports whose operators knowingly fail to carry out United Nations rules to inspect ships, planes, cargo, or vehicles to or from North Korea; those that help move goods, ships, or planes owned or controlled by people the U.N. has sanctioned; and those that help other banned activities listed in section 9214(a). The report must also say how well countries are de-registering vessels tied to North Korea, describe Iran’s compliance with U.N. sanctions, identify vessels or planes tied to the Reconnaissance General Bureau of North Korea, and explain U.S. diplomatic and enforcement efforts. The report must be unclassified but may include a classified annex. The Secretary of Homeland Security may order extra screening of cargo coming to the United States if it passed through a port or airport the President identified, if the ship, plane, or vehicle entered North Korean waters or ports in the last 365 days, or if it is registered in a country found deficient on de-registration. The extra screening does not apply to vessels that entered North Korea only for limited approved purposes or to imports of food, medicine, or humanitarian supplies to North Korea. Vessels, aircraft, or vehicles used to help the banned activities in section 9214(a) and under U.S. jurisdiction can be seized and forfeited under U.S. law.