22 USC § 7802 - Purposes

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s7802"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 7802 - Purposes"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "7802"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 85
chapter_name: "NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 108–333, § 4, Oct. 18, 2004, 118 Stat. 1290.)"
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# § 7802. Purposes

The purposes of this chapter are—

**(1)** to promote respect for and protection of fundamental human rights in North Korea;

**(2)** to promote a more durable humanitarian solution to the plight of North Korean refugees;

**(3)** to promote increased monitoring, access, and transparency in the provision of humanitarian assistance inside North Korea;

**(4)** to promote the free flow of information into and out of North Korea; and

**(5)** to promote progress toward the peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula under a democratic system of government.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 108–333, § 4, Oct. 18, 2004, 118 Stat. 1290.)