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.

5/15/2008--Passed House amended. (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 13, 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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Sponsor

• Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]
• and 9 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
  • Rep. Steven Chabot [R, OH-1]
  • Rep. Luis Fortuno [R, PR-0]
  • Rep. Bob Inglis [R, SC-4]
  • Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16]
  • Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]
  • Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
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Committees

• Senate Foreign Relations
• 1 more
  • House Foreign Affairs
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Amendments to H.R.5834

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
April 17, 2008		May 15, 2008

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• May 19, 2008: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on May 15, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/13/2008 H3747-3748)
• May 15, 2008: Considered as unfinished business.
• May 13, 2008: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Simpson objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
• May 13, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5834.
• May 13, 2008: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• May 13, 2008: Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
• Added to calendar on May 13, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 392..
• May 13, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 110-628.
• Added to calendar on Apr 30, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent..
• Apr 30, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Apr 17, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
• Introduced on Apr 17, 2008.

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June 08, 2008 Focus on Non-Implementation of North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004

An excerpt from the Committee Report for HR 5834:. “Executive Branch implementation of the refugee provisions of the 2004 Act has been too slow and too weak. On February 21, 2006, a bipartisan group of 9 senior House Members and ...

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Source: Family Care Foundation - North Korean Refugees

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April 22, 2008 House Foreign Affairs Committee Leaders Co-Sponsor Bi-Partisan NK ...

[Updated and bumped 4/22: The GPO has published the full text; it’s here: hr-5834.pdf It mainly reauthorizes the existing Act, tightens State’s reporting requirements, and adds more power and prestige to the post of Special Envoy. ...

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April 16, 2008 Bill Introduced: HR5834 North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization ...

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.

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