H.R.5834 - North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008
To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes. view all titles (6)
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- Short: North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008 as introduced.
- Short: North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008 as reported to house.
- Short: North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008 as passed house.
- Official: To amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008 as passed senate.
- Short: North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008 as enacted.
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10/7/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 22, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the resettlement of NortOfficial Summary
10/7/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 22, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the resettlement of North Korean refugees. Amends the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to authorize appropriations through FY2012 for:(1) activities to support human rights and democracy and freedom of information (by increasing the availability of non-government controlled sources) in North Korea; and
(2) assistance to North Koreans who are outside North Korea. Directs the Broadcasting Board of Governors to report respecting U.S. broadcasting to North Korea and the extent to which the Board has achieved the goal of 12-hour-per-day broadcasting to North Korea. States that the Special Envoy on North Korean human rights issues (as renamed by this Act) in North Korea shall have the rank of ambassador. Extends the Special Envoy's annual congressional reporting requirement through FY2012. Extends the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) congressional reporting requirement respecting U.S. humanitarian assistance to North Koreans and efforts to improve transparency and monitoring in the provision of such assistance inside North Korea through 2012. Sets forth specified reporting provisions.
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