Ensuring the consistent enforcement of United Nations Security Council resolutions and financial restrictions on North Korea

Congress makes the following findings: A recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO–15–485)— The cooperation of the People’s Republic of China, as North Korea’s principal trading partner, is essential to— It is the sense of Congress that the President should intensify diplomatic efforts in appropriate international fora, such as the United Nations, and bilaterally, to develop and implement a coordinated, consistent, multilateral strategy for protecting the global financial system against risks emanating from North Korea, including— The President shall direct the Secretary of State, in coordination with other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, to develop a strategy to improve international implementation and enforcement of United Nations North Korea-specific sanctions. The strategy should include elements— Not later than 90 days after February 18, 2016, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the actions undertaken to implement the strategy required by subsection (c).