22 USC § 7816 - Establishment of regional framework

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s7816"
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title: "22 USC § 7816 - Establishment of regional framework"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "7816"
section_name: "Establishment of regional framework"
chapter_number: 85
chapter_name: "NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "PROMOTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF NORTH KOREANS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 108–333, title I, § 106, Oct. 18, 2004, 118 Stat. 1292.)"
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# § 7816. Establishment of regional framework

**(a)** **Findings** The Congress finds that human rights initiatives can be undertaken on a multilateral basis, such as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which established a regional framework for discussing human rights, scientific and educational cooperation, and economic and trade issues.

**1** **Sense of Congress** [^1]

It is the sense of Congress that the United Sates  should explore the possibility of a regional human rights dialogue with North Korea that is modeled on the Helsinki process, engaging all countries in the region in a common commitment to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms.

So in original. Probably should be “States”.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 108–333, title I, § 106, Oct. 18, 2004, 118 Stat. 1292.)