Bill > HR1504

This bill aims to expedite the provision of humanitarian assistance, including life-saving medical care, to the people of North Korea. The key provisions include: 1. Modifying the humanitarian exception under the North Korea Sanctions Regulations to cover additional goods and items that support humanitarian projects to meet basic human needs in North Korea, without requiring a specific license. 2. Exempting a published list of non-sensitive items, in addition to food and medicine, from the requirement for a specific license for use in humanitarian operations in North Korea. 3. Allowing partnerships and partnership agreements between non-governmental organizations and persons owned or controlled by the North Korean government, as necessary for providing authorized humanitarian services, without requiring a specific license (except for persons on the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons). 4. Directing the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations to urge the United Nations to extend the period for humanitarian exemptions from the 1718 Sanctions Committee and make the application process less burdensome for non-governmental organizations. 5. Streamlining the process for individuals employed by non-governmental organizations to obtain travel authorizations to North Korea for authorized humanitarian activities.

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