,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjag,mr4   
,s*iff 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? 
,c>ol9a7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit       
travel-relat$ transactions to1 f1 & )9  
,nor? ,korea by p]sons subject to !     
jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,nor? ,korea ,travel       
,control ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress    
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 rec5t ye>s1 !re 
has be5 an increase 9 t\ri/ travel to   
,nor? ,korea by citiz5s ( ,we/]n        
c\ntries1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7
 ,9 ! la/ t5 ye>s1 at lea/ #ag ,unit$   
,/ates citiz5s h be5 deta9$ 9 ,nor?     
,korea1 & at lea/ f\r citiz5s rema9     
imprison$ 9 ,nor? ,korea z ( ,may #bjag4
 ,^! ,am]icans travel$ to ,nor? ,korea =
 a v>iety ( reasons1 includ+ t\rism     
travel1 lur$ 9 "p by its secrecy &      
decades ( closure to ! ,we/4  7#c7 ,!   

,gov]nm5t ( ,nor? ,korea has repeat$ly  
deta9$ ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s to be us$ z
 b>ga9+ *ips 9 negotiations ov] a v>iety
 ( issues1 includ+ ,nor? ,korea's       
illegal nucle> weapons program &        
balli/ic missile developm5t1 & z a way  
to extract diplomatic concessions4  7#d7
 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates has und]tak5 great    
diplomatic ef=ts to secure ! release (  
,am]icans deta9$ 9 ,nor? ,korea1 includ+
 ?r\gh visits by =m] ,unit$ ,/ates      
,presid5ts & cab9et level (ficials4     
7#e7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate /rongly       
disc\rages travel to ,nor? ,korea1 /at+ 
9 a travel w>n+ t ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s 
are at s]i\s risk ( arre/ & long-t]m    
det5tion "u ,nor? ,korea's sy/em ( law  
en=cem5t4  7#f7 ,travel to ,nor? ,korea 
is a s\rce ( =eign capital = ! mo/      
self-isolat$ nation 9 ! _w1 help+ to    
p]petuate an au?orit>ian regime :i*     
brutally represses diss5t4  #c4         
,regulations prohibit+ travel-relat$    
transactions to1 f1 & )9 ,nor? ,korea by
 p]sons subject to ! jurisdiction ( !   

,unit$ ,/ates  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all    
issue regulations prohibit+ transactions
 relat$ to travel to1 f1 or )9 ,nor?    
,korea by any p]son subject to !        
jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates unless   
au?oriz$ ei!r by a g5]al lic5se issu$ by
 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury or on a      
case-by-case basis by a specific lic5se 
issu$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury4  7b7
 ,prohibition on travel = t\ri/         
activities ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( 
law1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury may n    
issue a g5]al lic5se or a specific      
lic5se = travel-relat$ transactions =   
travel to1 f1 or )9 ,nor? ,korea by any 
p]son subject to ! jurisdiction ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates if ! prim>y purpose ( su* 
travel is to engage 9 t\ri/ activities4 
7c7 ,p5alties ,! p5alties provid$ = 9   
section #bjf7;b7 ( ! ,int]national      
,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej      
,u4,s4,c4 #agje7;b77 %all apply to a    
p]son t violates1 attempts to violate1  

conspires to violate1 or causes a       
violation ( regulations promulgat$ "u   
?is section to ! same ext5t t su*       
p5alties apply to a p]son t commits an  
unlawful act describ$ 9 section #bjf7;a7
 ( t ,act4  7d7 ,p]son subject to !     
jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m p]son subject to !       
jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has !    
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #eae4cbi ( 
title #ca1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4 
7e7 ,sunset ,?is section %all cease to  
be effective beg9n+ on ! date t is #e   
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4