22 U.S.C. § 9229: Report on and imposition of…

Summary

The President must send the proper congressional committees regular reports about major cyber attacks or harmful cyber actions aimed at the U.S. government or any U.S. person that come from North Korea, its government-controlled entities, or people acting for it. Each report must name who did it and their nationality, explain what they did, say whether other foreign governments helped North Korea, and lay out a U.S. plan to stop these attacks, including working with other countries to block North Korea’s cyber capabilities. The first report was due no later than 90 days after October 25, 2018, and then every 180 days for 5 years. Reports must be unclassified but can include a classified appendix. The President must also officially designate for sanctions anyone named in those reports who knowingly used computer networks or systems to carry out such cyber actions for North Korea against foreign people, governments, or other entities.

Title 22, §9229

Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Report required

(1)In general

The President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes significant activities undermining cybersecurity aimed against the United States Government or any United States person and conducted by the Government of North Korea, or a person owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Government of North Korea or any person acting for or on behalf of that Government.

(2)Information

The report required under paragraph (1) shall include—

(A)the identity and nationality of persons that have knowingly engaged in, directed, or provided material support to conduct significant activities undermining cybersecurity described in paragraph (1);

(B)a description of the conduct engaged in by each person identified;

(C)an assessment of the extent to which a foreign government has provided material support to the Government of North Korea or any person acting for or on behalf of that Government to conduct significant activities undermining cybersecurity; and

(D)a United States strategy to counter North Korea’s efforts to conduct significant activities undermining cybersecurity against the United States, that includes efforts to engage foreign governments to halt the capability of the Government of North Korea and persons acting for or on behalf of that Government to conduct significant activities undermining cybersecurity.

(3)Submission and form

(A)Submission

The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later than 90 days after October 25, 2018, and every 180 days thereafter for 5 years.

(B)Form

The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

(b)Designation of persons

The President shall designate under section 9214(a) of this title any person identified in the report required under subsection (a)(1) that knowingly engages in significant activities undermining cybersecurity through the use of computer networks or systems against foreign persons, governments, or other entities on behalf of the Government of North Korea.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a)(3)(A). Pub. L. 115–272 substituted “not later than 90 days after

October 25, 2018, and every 180 days thereafter for 5 years” for “not later than 90 days after

February 18, 2016, and every 180 days thereafter”.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions For delegation of certain functions of President under this section, see Memorandum of President of the United States, May 18, 2016, 81 F.R. 37479, set out as a note under section 9212 of this title.

§9229 Report on and Imposition of Sanctions to Address Persons Responsible for Knowingly Engaging in Significant Activities Undermining Cybersecurity