H.R. 9963 — North Korean FAKER Act

This section declares the policy of the United States to counter illegal revenue generation by North Korea through deceptive remote employment and identity fraud schemes, prevent such revenue from supporting its ballistic missile, nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons programs and proliferation activities, promote international cooperation to detect and deter such schemes, and apply diplomatic tools to block foreign facilitation of those schemes.

This section authorizes the Secretary of State to coordinate with allied and partner governments to align sanctions, share information on money laundering and proliferation networks, and provide diplomatic engagement and security assistance to countries hosting North Korean remote information technology worker schemes. It further permits engagement with private sector entities on detection and disruption of such schemes, including those using artificial intelligence, increases Rewards for Justice Program rewards for information on these activities, and allows public attribution of linked entities.

This section requires the Secretary to submit to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 180 days after enactment and annually for two years thereafter, a report assessing illegal remote workforce activities conducted by or on behalf of North Korea, describing coordination with allies and interagency partners to counter such activities and disrupt associated networks, and providing recommendations for additional diplomatic, economic, or legislative measures.

This section defines "appropriate congressional committees" as the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and adopts the meaning of "artificial intelligence" from section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020.