[House Hearing, 112 Congress]
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TO REAUTHORIZE THE NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT OF 2004, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
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MARKUP
BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
ON
H.R. 4240
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MARCH 28, 2012
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Serial No. 112-136
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COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida, Chairman
CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey HOWARD L. BERMAN, California
DAN BURTON, Indiana GARY L. ACKERMAN, New York
ELTON GALLEGLY, California ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American
DANA ROHRABACHER, California Samoa
DONALD A. MANZULLO, Illinois DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey--
EDWARD R. ROYCE, California deceased 3/6/12 deg.
STEVE CHABOT, Ohio BRAD SHERMAN, California
RON PAUL, Texas ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York
MIKE PENCE, Indiana GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York
JOE WILSON, South Carolina RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri
CONNIE MACK, Florida ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey
JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska GERALD E. CONNOLLY, Virginia
MICHAEL T. McCAUL, Texas THEODORE E. DEUTCH, Florida
TED POE, Texas DENNIS CARDOZA, California
GUS M. BILIRAKIS, Florida BEN CHANDLER, Kentucky
JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio BRIAN HIGGINS, New York
BILL JOHNSON, Ohio ALLYSON SCHWARTZ, Pennsylvania
DAVID RIVERA, Florida CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY, Connecticut
MIKE KELLY, Pennsylvania FREDERICA WILSON, Florida
TIM GRIFFIN, Arkansas KAREN BASS, California
TOM MARINO, Pennsylvania WILLIAM KEATING, Massachusetts
JEFF DUNCAN, South Carolina DAVID CICILLINE, Rhode Island
ANN MARIE BUERKLE, New York
RENEE ELLMERS, North Carolina
ROBERT TURNER, New York
Yleem D.S. Poblete, Staff Director
Richard J. Kessler, Democratic Staff Director
C O N T E N T S
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MARKUP OF
H.R. 4240, To reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of
2004, and for other purposes................................... 2
APPENDIX
Markup notice.................................................... 10
Markup minutes................................................... 11
The Honorable Howard L. Berman, a Representative in Congress from
the State of California: Prepared statement.................... 13
TO REAUTHORIZE THE NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT OF 2004, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2012
House of Representatives,
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Washington, DC.
The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 o'clock a.m.,
in room 2172 Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Ileana Ros-
Lehtinen (chairman of the committee) presiding.
Chairman Ros-Lehtinen. The committee will come to order.
Before starting the hearing, pursuant to notice, we meet to
mark up H.R. 4240, the Ambassador James R. Lilley and
Congressman Stephen J. Solarz North Korea Human Rights
Reauthorization Act of 2012. All of you were provided with the
text of that strongly bipartisan bill that Mr. Berman and I
introduced last week, along with 18 of our committee colleagues
and the co-chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.
Without objection, H.R. 4240 is considered read and open
for amendment at any point.
[H.R. 4240 follows:]
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Chairman Ros-Lehtinen. As indicated to all of your offices
earlier this week, so that we can proceed directly to a vote, I
intend to place my own statement on the bill into the record,
and without objection all members may have 5 days to place
statements on H.R. 4240 into the record.
I will recognize Mr. Berman for remarks that he would like
to make.
Mr. Berman. Thank you very much, Madam Chairman, for
introducing the bill, for scheduling it for its markup.
I strongly support the reauthorization and will take
advantage of your leave that was granted to include my
statement in the record.
Chairman Ros-Lehtinen. Thank you so much, Mr. Berman. And
hearing no amendments to this measure, the question occurs on
agreeing to H.R. 4240 as amended.
All those in favor, say aye.
[Chorus of ayes.]
Chairman Ros-Lehtinen. All those opposed, no.
[No response.]
Chairman Ros-Lehtinen. In the opinion of the Chair, the
ayes have it and the bill is agreed to.
Without objection, H.R. 4240 is ordered favorably reported,
and staff is directed to make any technical and conforming
changes. The markup is adjourned.
[Whereupon, a 10:06 a.m., the committee proceeded to other
business.]
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