; and (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , or section 102(b) of the Banking Restrictions Involving North Korea (BRINK) Act of 2017 (relating to transactions in certain North Korean property) . 103. Authorization of imposition of sanctions with respect to the provision of specialized financial messaging services to North Korean financial institutions and sanctioned persons (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) providers of specialized financial messaging services have been used as a critical link between the Government of North Korea and the international financial system; (2) the Financial Action Task Force has repeatedly called for jurisdictions to apply countermeasures to protect the financial system from the risks of money laundering and proliferation financing emanating from North Korea; (3) credible published reports have implicated the Government of North Korea in stealing approximately $81,000,000 from the Bangladesh Bank and attempting to steal another $951,000,000 from other banks using a financial messaging service; and (4) directly providing specialized financial messaging services to, or enabling or facilitating direct or indirect access to such messaging services for, any financial institution designated by the United Nations Security Council is inconsistent with applicable United Nations Security Council resolutions. (b) Authorization of imposition of sanctions The President may impose sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to a person if, on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the person knowingly and directly provides specialized financial messaging services to, or knowingly enables or facilitates direct or indirect access to such messaging services for— (1) a North Korean financial institution; (2) a person, including a financial institution, that is designated pursuant to— (A) an applicable Executive order