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US Congress Proposes Bill to Relist N. Korea as State Terrorism Sponsor

News2017-01-18
US Congress Proposes Bill to Relist N. Korea as State Terrorism Sponsor

The U.S. Congress is making moves to redesignate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.

According to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Republican Rep. Ted Poe of Texas proposed a bill, H. R. 479, last Thursday, calling for relisting the North on the U.S. terrorism sponsor list.

The bill calls for the U.S. president to review around 20 incidents regarding North Korea’s terrorist acts, including the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air flight, which contributed to the North’s first inclusion on the list in 1988.

The bill also calls for the U.S. government’s investigation into the North’s involvement in global terrorist acts and the submission of its result to either the Senate or the House of Representatives within 90 days.

The bill stipulates that if the North is confirmed to have assisted any terrorist act, the country will be considered for the redesignation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. If the U.S. government judges that the North does not meet the requirements to be listed, it will be required to explain to Congress why.

Poe said he submitted the bill, judging the North poses a bigger threat to the U.S. than it did in 1988.

The U.S. removed North Korea from the list in 2008 after the country made some progress in denuclearization talks.

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