Relating to North Korea.
What it does: Adds SEC. 1209. NORTH KOREA at the end of subtitle A of title XIIWhat it changes
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Adds SEC. 1209. NORTH KOREA at the end of subtitle A of title XII
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(i) Termination.--The authority in this section shall expire on September 30, 2008.
Inserted: SEC. 1209. NORTH KOREA.
Inserted: (a) Coordinator of Policy on North Korea.--
Inserted: (1) Appointment required.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint a senior presidential envoy to act as coordinator of United States policy on North Korea.
Inserted: (2) Designation.--The individual appointed under paragraph (1) may be known as the "North Korea Policy Coordinator" (in this subsection referred to as the "Coordinator)".
Inserted: (3) Duties.--The Coordinator shall--
Inserted: (A) conduct a full and complete interagency review of United States policy toward North Korea including matters related to security and human rights;
Inserted: (B) provide policy direction for negotiations with North Korea relating to nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and other security matters; and
Inserted: (C) provide leadership for United States participation in Six Party Talks on the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
Inserted: (4) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the appointment of an individual as Coordinator under paragraph (1), the Coordinator shall submit to the President and Congress an unclassified report, with a classified annex if necessary, on the actions undertaken under paragraph (3). The report shall set forth--
Inserted: (A) the results of the review under paragraph (3)(A); and
Inserted: (B) any other matters on North Korea that the individual considers appropriate.
Inserted: (b) Report on Nuclear and Missile Programs of North Korea.--
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Inserted: (1) Report required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress an unclassified report, with a classified annex as appropriate, on the nuclear program and the missile program of North Korea.
Inserted: (2) Elements.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
Inserted: (A) The most current national intelligence estimate on the nuclear program and the missile program of North Korea, and, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, an unclassified summary of the key judgments in the estimate.
Inserted: (B) The most current unclassified United States Government assessment, stated as a range if necessary, of (i) the number of nuclear weapons possessed by North Korea and (ii) the amount of nuclear material suitable for weapons use produced by North Korea by plutonium reprocessing and uranium enrichment for each period as follows:
Inserted: (I) Before October 1994.
Inserted: (II) Between October 1994 and October 2002.
Inserted: (III) Between October 2002 and the date of the submittal of the initial report under paragraph (1).
Inserted: (IV) Each 12-month period after the submittal of the initial report under paragraph (1).
Inserted: (C) Any other matter relating to the nuclear program or missile program of North Korea that the President considers appropriate.
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At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:
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At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1209. NORTH KOREA.
(a) Coordinator of Policy on North Korea.--
(1) Appointment required.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint a senior presidential envoy to act as coordinator of United States policy on North Korea.
(2) Designation.--The individual appointed under paragraph (1) may be known as the “North Korea Policy Coordinator” (in this subsection referred to as the “Coordinator)”.
(3) Duties.--The Coordinator shall--
(A) conduct a full and complete interagency review of United States policy toward North Korea including matters related to security and human rights;
(B) provide policy direction for negotiations with North Korea relating to nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and other security matters; and
(C) provide leadership for United States participation in Six Party Talks on the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
(4) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the appointment of an individual as Coordinator under paragraph (1), the Coordinator shall submit to the President and Congress an unclassified report, with a classified annex if necessary, on the actions undertaken under paragraph (3). The report shall set forth--
(A) the results of the review under paragraph (3)(A); and
(B) any other matters on North Korea that the individual considers appropriate.
(b) Report on Nuclear and Missile Programs of North Korea.--
(1) Report required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress an unclassified report, with a classified annex as appropriate, on the nuclear program and the missile program of North Korea.
(2) Elements.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) The most current national intelligence estimate on the nuclear program and the missile program of North Korea, and, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, an unclassified summary of the key judgments in the estimate.
(B) The most current unclassified United States Government assessment, stated as a range if necessary, of (i) the number of nuclear weapons possessed by North Korea and (ii) the amount of nuclear material suitable for weapons use produced by North Korea by plutonium reprocessing and uranium enrichment for each period as follows:
(I) Before October 1994.
(II) Between October 1994 and October 2002.
(III) Between October 2002 and the date of the submittal of the initial report under paragraph (1).
(IV) Each 12-month period after the submittal of the initial report under paragraph (1).
(C) Any other matter relating to the nuclear program or missile program of North Korea that the President considers appropriate.
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 4307 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
June 22, 2006
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 4307 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
June 22, 2006
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4307 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Reid.
June 22, 2006
Amendment SA 4307 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Reid. (consideration: CR S6346-6366) Relating to North Korea.
June 22, 2006
Amendment SA 4307 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S6390)
June 22, 2006
Senate amendment submitted
June 16, 2006