; (C) work quickly with the governments of other countries to set up humanitarian channels for entities to provide assistance related to combating COVID–19 to the DPRK, including for travel for effective aid delivery and program monitoring; and (D) ensure that entities are not penalized or subject to sanctions if they are legitimately providing humanitarian or medical supplies that will help the people of the DPRK combat the spread and effects of COVID–19 in the DPRK; and (2) the Government of the DPRK should take immediate steps to promote the health and safety of people in the DPRK by, among other measures, releasing from prison all political prisoners held at political prison and reeducation camps run by the State Security Department and the Ministry for People’s Security who may be at increased risk for contracting or suffering from complications from COVID–19. 247. Sense of Congress on relations with the European Union It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the European Union is a close ally of the United States, and the President should express solidarity with the European Union and work closely with Brussels to lead an international response to the humanitarian and economic implications of the COVID–19 pandemic; (2) the United States Government should closely coordinate international humanitarian and development assistance efforts with the European Union’s Team Europe campaign as the developing world contends with significant challenges associated with the COVID–19 pandemic; (3) the United States Government and the European Union should coordinate efforts to leverage the wealth and experience of the private sector in providing assistance and expertise to address the humanitarian economic implications of the COVID–19 pandemic; (4) scientists from the United States should coordinate closely with scientists from European Union member states to develop effective treatments and a vaccine for COVID–19