§9243 Report on and Imposition of Sanctions with Respect to Serious Human Rights Abuses or Censorship in North Korea

Summary

Requires the Secretary of State to send Congress a report that names people responsible for serious human rights abuses or censorship in North Korea and explains what they did. The report must look at the U.N. Commission of Inquiry and must say whether Kim Jong Un and each member of the National Defense Commission and the Organization and Guidance Department are responsible. The first report was due no later than 120 days after February 18, 2016, and then every 180 days for up to 3 years. The report must be unclassified and posted on the State Department website, but can include a classified annex. The President must designate for sanctions under applicable law anyone on the list who knowingly takes part in or helps censorship or serious abuses. Congress urges the President to push the U.N. Security Council to block the assets of those responsible and to help prosecute listed individuals before any international court.