; Whereas according to the Commission, crimes against humanity in North Korea have been committed pursuant to policies at the highest level of the state ; Whereas Kim Jong Un, after taking over the leadership of North Korea, launched political purges, encompassing relatives, including his uncle and half-brother, who was murdered by a chemical weapon in Malaysia in 2017; Whereas Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old American college student, was brutally tortured by the North Korean regime under Kim Jong Un and died shortly after his release from North Korea; Whereas Kim Jong Un has expanded an illicit nuclear weapons program and directly threatened the United States and its allies; Whereas the strength of the United States stems from its values and principles; Whereas the National Security Strategy of 2017 states that the America’s values and influence, underwritten by American power, make the world more free, secure, and prosperous, and [W]e will never lose sight of our values and their capacity to inspire, uplift, and renew. : Now, therefore, be it