; or (2) to knowingly assist, sponsor, or provide significant financial, material, or technological support to or for a person designated under— (A) subsection (a) or (b); (B) an applicable Executive order; or (C) an applicable United Nations Security Council resolution. . 402. Modification of penalties relating to sanctions Section 104(f) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9214(f) ) is amended to read as follows: (f) Penalties (1) Prohibited conduct It shall be unlawful for any person— (A) to engage in, conspire or attempt to engage in, or cause any of the conduct described in paragraphs (1) through (14) of subsection (a); (B) to knowingly evade or avoid a prohibition on such conduct or the imposition of a sanction or penalty relating to such conduct; or (C) to violate, attempt to violate, conspire to violate, or cause a violation of any license, order, regulation, or prohibition issued to carry out this section. (2) Civil penalties A person who engages in an unlawful act described in paragraph (1) shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed the greater of— (A) $500,000