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title: "22 U.S.C. § 7802"
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title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
chapter_number: "85"
chapter_name: "NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS"
section: "7802"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 7802"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 22 U.S.C. § 7802 - Purposes

## Text

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.

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