; and (C) be considered in any determination that the government of such country has made serious and sustained efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons, as such term is defined for purposes of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. (b) Sanctions on foreign persons that employ North Korean labor (1) In general Title III of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9241 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 302 the following new sections: 302A. Rebuttable presumption applicable to goods made with North Korean labor (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), any goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by the labor of North Korean nationals or citizens shall be deemed to be prohibited under section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1307 ) and shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United States. (b) Exception The prohibition described in subsection (a) shall not apply if the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the goods, wares, articles, or merchandise described in such paragraph were not produced with convict labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanctions. 302B. Sanctions on foreign persons employing North Korean labor (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (c), the President shall designate any person identified under section 302(b)(3) for the imposition of sanctions under subsection (b). (b) Imposition of sanctions (1) In general The President shall impose the sanctions described in paragraph (2) with respect to any person designated under subsection (a). (2) Sanctions described The sanctions described in this paragraph are sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of a person designated under subsection (a), if such property and interests in