1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Providing humanitarian assistance, including to countries subject to sanctions imposed by the United States, is an expression of American values that furthers United States interests around the world and is consistent with international humanitarian law. (2) As of February 2020, roughly 10,100,000 people in North Korea are in urgent need of food assistance and roughly 10,400,000 need nutrition support and improved access to basic services, including health care, water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities. (3) More than 40 percent of people in North Korea are undernourished, and 1 in 5 children in the country under the age of 5 is stunted in growth. (4) More than 1/3 of household drinking water in North Korea is contaminated. (5) Independent experts have identified severe deficiencies in North Korea’s public health infrastructure, trained medical personnel, ability to communicate important safety information, and commitment to addressing those deficiencies. (6) North Korea has one of the highest burdens of tuberculosis in the world and humanitarian assistance is critical for countering the spread of deadly infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B, and the coronavirus disease 2019 (commonly known as COVID–19 ). (7) North Korea cannot reliably maintain stocks of drugs to treat diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, posing the risk of interrupted treatments, which can lead to treatment failures and development of resistance to multiple therapies, making treatment significantly more difficult and costly. (8) The spread of COVID–19 in North Korea would likely have devastating consequences for the people of that country who are especially vulnerable to a pandemic because of deficiencies in public health infrastructure. (9) While the Government of North Korea has not reported any cases of COVID–19 in the country, the extent and results of