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These activities include (1) providing grants to nonprofit organizations to promote human rights, democracy, rule of law, and the development of a market economy in North Korea; (2) increasing the availability of sources of information inside North Korea that are not controlled by North Korea's government; and (3) supporting organizations that provide humanitarian assistance to North Koreans who are outside of North Korea without the permission of North Korea's government."}],"words":92},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Extends the dates in several programs and reporting requirements of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to 2028 and makes related amendments to that Act.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3012/text/eh#H8DF2ACCCC00A4F249EC391F49D21BC32"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3012/text/eh#H987C2F12971C419DAA0B71413860D2DD"},{"label":"Sec. 6","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3012/text/eh#HB9BADC91352C4A909EF0781CD5E30514"}]},"core_areas":["Reauthorization of North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 programs through 2028","Freedom of information activities for North Korea","Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues reporting"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Amends section 102(b)(1) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, on support for human rights and democracy programs, by replacing \"2022\" with \"2028\".","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3012/text/eh#H8DF2ACCCC00A4F249EC391F49D21BC32"}},{"text":"Amends section 203(c)(1) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, on assistance provided outside of North Korea, by replacing \"2018 through 2022\" with \"2024 through 2028\".","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3012/text/eh#H8DF2ACCCC00A4F249EC391F49D21BC32"}},{"text":"Amends the freedom of information provisions of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to replace \"Broadcasting Board of Governors\" with \"United States Agency for Global Media\".","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3012/text/eh#H987C2F12971C419DAA0B71413860D2DD"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State to report to the appropriate congressional committees on efforts to appoint a new Special Envoy if the position will stay vacant for 1 year or longer with no presidential nomination, at least 90 days before the year ends.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 6","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3012/text/eh#HB9BADC91352C4A909EF0781CD5E30514"}},{"text":"States the sense of Congress that the United States should urge China to halt forcible repatriation of North Koreans and allow UNHCR access to North Koreans within China.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3012/text/eh#H37EDA83E1EF142538F1A98B11CAD9067"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"off_subject","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 7","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3012/text/eh#H59406A7B6B7E419388579140B967F4CD"},"heading":"Sense of congress regarding korean american divided families","effect":"States the sense of Congress that the United States and North Korea should begin reuniting Korean-American divided family members with relatives, including through a pilot program for family reunions.","amount":null,"quote":"the United States and North Korea should begin the process of reuniting Korean-American divided family members with their immediate relatives"}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-11-20","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3012/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3012","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3012/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-3012.png","v":"9ff5a19b2cca","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 3012, 118th Congress: North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2023. House: 335 Yea, 37 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 20 Nov 2024."}}