,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #fgb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ba1 #bjag,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,heller1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 and ,mr4 ,inhofe7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to require a report on designation of ,north ,korea as a state sponsor of terrorism1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,north ,korea ,state ,sponsor of ,terrorism ,designation ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,report on designation of ,government of ,north ,korea as a state sponsor of terrorism 7a7 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,the ,united ,states ,government designated the ,government of ,north ,korea a state sponsor of terrorism on ,january #bj1 #aihh4 7#b7 ,on ,october #aa1 #bjjh1 ,north ,korea's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism was rescinded1 following commitments by the ,government of ,north ,korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons program4 ,however1 ,north ,korea has failed to live up to these commitments4 7#c7 ,on ,october #bb1 #bjae1 the ,u4,s4 ,special ,representative for ,north ,korea ,policy with the ,department of ,state testified before the ,house ,foreign ,affairs ,subcommittee on ,terrorism1 ,nonproliferation1 and ,trade that ,north ,korea's conduct poses a growing threat to the ,united ,states1 our friends in the region1 and the global nonproliferation regime and the ,deputy ,coordinator for ,homeland ,security1 ,screening1 and ,designations with the ,department of ,state noted that weapons transfers that violate nonproliferation or missile control regimes could be a relevant factor for consideration1 depending on the circumstances1 consistent with the statutory criteria for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism4 7#d7 ,the ,government of ,north ,korea has harbored members of the ,japanese ,red ,army since a #aigj hijacking and continues to harbor the surviving hijackers to this day4 7#e7 ,on ,july #af1 #bjaj1 in the case of ,calderon-,cardona v4 ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea 7case number #jh-jacfg71 the ,united ,states ,district ,court for the ,district of ,puerto ,rico found that the ,government of ,north ,korea provided material support to the ,japanese ,red ,army1 designated as a foreign terrorist organization between #aiig and #bjja1 in furtherance of a #aigb terrorist attack at ,lod ,airport1 ,israel1 that killed #bf people1 including #ag ,americans4 7#f7 ,in the case of ,chaim ,kaplan v4 ,hezbollah 7case number #ji-fdf71 a ,united ,states district court found in #bjad that ,north ,korea materially supported terrorist attacks by ,hezbollah1 a designated foreign terrorist organization1 against ,israel in #bjjf4 7#g7 ,in ,june #bjaj1 ,major ,kim ,myong-ho and ,major ,dong ,myong-gwan of ,north ,korea's ,reconnaissance ,general ,bureau pled guilty in a ,south ,korean court to attempting to assassinate ,hwang ,jang-yop1 a ,north ,korean dissident in exile1 on the orders of ,lieutenant ,general ,kim ,yong-chol1 the head of ,north ,korea's ,reconnaissance ,general ,bureau4 ,the court sentenced each defendant to #aj years in prison4 7#h7 ,in ,march #bjae1 the ,south ,korean government concluded that ,north ,korea was responsible for a ,december #bjad cyber attack against multiple nuclear power plants in ,south ,korea4 ,the ,south ,korean government stated that the attacks were intended to cause a malfunction at the plants' reactors1 and described the attacks as acts of cyber-terror targeting our country4 7#i7 ,on ,december #ai1 #bjae1 the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation 7,,fbi7 concluded that ,north ,korea was responsible for a cyber attack on ,sony ,pictures ,entertainment and a subsequent threat of violence against theaters that showed the film ,the ,interview4 ,the ,,fbi concluded that the ,guardians of ,peace1 which sent the threat to ,sony ,pictures1 was a unit of ,north ,korea's ,reconnaissance ,general ,bureau1 its foreign intelligence service4 7#aj7 ,south ,korean and ,malaysian authorities have alleged that officials from ,north ,korea's secret police and ,foreign ,ministry were involved in the poisoning and killing of the estranged half-brother of the country's leader1 ,kim ,jong-nam1 using the chemical weapon ,,vx nerve agent1 a substance banned for use as a weapon by the ,united ,nations ,chemical ,weapons ,convention1 on ,february #ac1 #bjag1 in ,kuala ,lumpur4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of the ,congress that the ,government of ,north ,korea should be designated as a state sponsor of terrorism4 7c7 ,determination ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a determination as to whether ,north ,korea meets the criteria for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism4 7d7 ,form ,the report required by subsection 7c7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex1 if appropriate4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,foreign terrorist organization ,the term foreign terrorist organization means an organization designated by the ,secretary of ,state as a foreign terrorist organization under section #bai of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahi74 7#c7 ,north korea ,the term ,north ,korea means the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea4 7#d7 ,state sponsor of terrorism ,the term state sponsor of terrorism means a country the government of which the ,secretary of ,state has determined1 for purposes of section #f7;j7 of the ,export ,administration ,act of #aigi 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dfje7;j77 7as in effect pursuant to the ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act71 section #fbj;,a of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcga71 section #dj of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bghj71 or any other provision of law1 is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism4