; 122 Stat. 407) required the President to submit to Congress a report on efforts, if any, of the United States Government to facilitate family reunions between United States citizens and their relatives in North Korea . (12) The position of Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues has been vacant since January 2017, although the President is required to appoint a Senate-confirmed Special Envoy to fill this position in accordance with section 107 of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 ( 22 U.S.C. 7817 ). (13) In the report of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 3081, 111th Congress (House Report 111–187), the Committee urged the Special Representative on North Korea Policy, as the senior official handling North Korea issues, to prioritize the issues involving Korean divided families and to, if necessary, appoint a coordinator for such families . (b) Consultations required (1) Consultations with South Korea The Secretary of State, or a designee of the Secretary, shall consult with officials of South Korea, as appropriate, on potential opportunities to reunite Korean American families with family members in North Korea from which such Korean American families were divided after the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement. (2) Consultations with Korean Americans Not less frequently than once every 180 days, the Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues of the Department of State shall consult with representatives of Korean Americans with family members in North Korea with respect to efforts to reunite families divided after the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement. (3) No additional authorization of appropriations No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State to carry out consultations under this subsection. (c) Reports required (1) In general The Secretary of State, acting through the Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, shall submit to Congress, as part of each report required