,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bh1        
#bjaf,mr4 ,salmon 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,%]man1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,b]a1   
,mr4 ,rohraba*]1 ,mr4 ,m>9o1 ,ms4       
,ros-,leht951 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,duncan
 ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4 ,p]ry7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to prev5t fur!r advances 9 ,nor?     
,korea's nucle> program by prev5t+      
specializ$ f9ancial messag+ s]vices to1 
or direct or indirect access to su*     
messag+ s]vices =1 ! ,c5tral ,bank ( !  
,democratic ,p's ,republic ( ,korea &   
c]ta9 o!r f9ancial in/itutions &        
sanction$ p]sons1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,block ,access to ,nor? ,korea ,act (   
#bjaf or ,,bank ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4      
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,nor? ,korea cont9ues to develop a      
balli/ic missile & nucle> weapons       
program1 despite num]\s ,unit$ ,/ates & 

int]national sanctions1 includ+ ,unit$  
,nations ,security ,c\ncil ,resolutions 
#afie1 #agah1 #ahgd1 #bjhg1 #bjid1 &    
#bbgj1 among o!rs4  7#b7 ,nor? ,korea   
te/$ its fif? & l>ge/ nucle> device on  
,septemb] #i1 #bjaf4  7#c7 ,nor? ,korea 
has increas$ ! pace ( its missile te/+1 
includ+ ! te/ ( a subm>9e-laun*$        
balli/ic missile1 pot5tially fur!r+ !   
developm5t ( a second-/rike capability4 
7#d7 ,nor? ,korea has p]si/5tly         
demon/rat$ an unwill+ness to mean+fully 
negotiate ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates reg>d+      
d5ucle>ization4  7#e7 ,by its actions & 
cont9u$ inve/m5ts 9 its nucle> program1 
x is cle> t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,nor? ,korea  
has no int5tion to r$uce or elim9ate its
 nucle> weapons program4  7#f7          
,specializ$ f9ancial messag+ s]vices    
all[ = messag+ & contact1 includ+ !     
transf] ( funds1 betwe5 f9ancial        
in/itutions4  7#g7 ,! ,c5tral ,bank ( ! 
,democratic ,p's ,republic ( ,korea &   
c]ta9 o!r f9ancial in/itutions are      
curr5tly able to avail !mselves to      

f9ancial messag+ sy/ems :i* c\ld be us$ 
9 fund+ ! ,nor? ,korean nucle> program4 
7#h7 ,exp]ts l9k ,nor? ,korea to ! hack+
 ( specializ$ f9ancial messag+          
in/itutions1 result+ 9 ! !ft (          
#ha1jjj1jjj f ! c5tral bank ( ,bangl$e%4
  7#i7 ,nor? ,korean provocations       
cont9ue to endang] its citiz5s1 ^? (    
,unit$ ,/ates allies1 & ^? ( ,am]icans4 
#c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t-- 7#a7 provid]s ( specializ$
 f9ancial messag+ s]vices are a critical
 l9k to ! int]national f9ancial sy/em2  
7#b7 directly provid+ specializ$        
f9ancial messag+ s]vices to1 or enabl+  
or facilitat+ direct or indirect access 
to su* messag+ s]vices =1 any f9ancial  
in/itution is inconsi/5t ) p>agraph #aa 
( ! ,unit$ ,nations ,security ,c\ncil   
,resolution #bjid2 &  7#c7 ! ,unit$     
,/ates reaffirms its commitm5t to its   
allies 9 ! region1 includ+ ! ,republic (
 ,korea & ,japan1 :i* are directly      
?reat5$ by ,nor? ,korea4  #d4           
,au?orization ( imposition ( sanctions )

 respect to ! provision ( specializ$    
f9ancial messag+ s]vices to ! ,c5tral   
,bank ( ! ,democratic ,p's ,republic (  
,korea & c]ta9 o!r f9ancial in/itutions 
& sanction$ p]sons  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,presid5t %all impose sanctions pursuant
 to ! ,int]national ,em]g5cy ,economic  
,p[]s ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47
 ) respect to a p]son if1 on or aft] !  
date t is #ij days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! p]son cont9ues to
 kn[+ly & directly provide specializ$   
f9ancial messag+ s]vices to1 or kn[+ly  
enable or facilitate direct or indirect 
access to su* messag+ s]vices =--  7#a7 
! ,c5tral ,bank ( ! ,democratic ,p's    
,republic ( ,korea2  7#b7 a f9ancial    
in/itution t facilitates any transaction
 or transactions or provides significant
 f9ancial s]vices = nucle> developm5t or
 prolif]ation = or on behalf ( ,nor?    
,korea2 or  7#c7 a p]son id5tifi$ on !  
li/ ( specially designat$ nationals &   
block$ p]sons ma9ta9$ by ! ,(fice (     
,=eign ,assets ,control ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 

! ,treasury by reason ( assi/+ ! nucle> 
developm5t or prolif]ation ef=ts ( ,nor?
 ,korea4  7b7 ,waiv] ,! ,presid5t may   
waive ! requirem5t to impose sanctions )
 respect to a p]son "u subsection 7a7   
if--  7#a7 ! p]son is subject to a      
sanctions regime "u its gov]n+ =eign law
 t requires x to elim9ate ! kn[+        
provision ( su* messag+ s]vices to1 & ! 
kn[+ enabl+ & facilitation ( direct or  
indirect access to su* messag+ s]vices  
=1 ! ,c5tral ,bank ( ! ,democratic ,p's 
,republic ( ,korea1 any f9ancial        
in/itution describ$ 9 subsection        
7a77#b71 & any p]son describ$ 9         
subsection 7a77#c72  7#b7 ! p]son has1  
pursuant to t sanctions regime1 t]m9at$ 
! kn[+ provision ( su* messag+ s]vices  
to1 & ! kn[+ enabl+ & facilitation (    
direct or indirect access to su* messag+
 s]vices =1 ! ,c5tral ,bank ( !         
,democratic ,p's ,republic ( ,korea1 any
 f9ancial in/itution describ$ 9         
subsection 7a77#b71 & any p]son describ$
 9 subsection 7a77#c72 &  7#c7 !        

,presid5t det]m9es t su* a waiv] is 9 ! 
national int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7 
,cl>ification ,= purposes ( ?is section1
 enabl+ or facilitat+ direct or indirect
 access to specializ$ f9ancial messag+  
s]vices = ! ,c5tral ,bank ( !           
,democratic ,p's ,republic ( ,korea1 a  
f9ancial in/itution describ$ 9          
subsection 7a77#b71 or a p]son describ$ 
9 subsection 7a77#c7 includes do+ s by  
s]v+ z an int]m$i>y f9ancial in/itution 
) access to su* messag+ s]vices4