; (2) shall be broadcast into North Korea through radio broadcasting operations funded or supported by the United States Government; and (3) shall be distributed through brochures or electronic storage devices. 8. Authorization of sanctions for forced repatriation of North Korean refugees (a) Discretionary designations Section 104(b)(1) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9214 ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (M), by striking or after the semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (N), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (O) knowingly, directly or indirectly, forced the repatriation of North Korean refugees to North Korea. . (b) Exemptions Section 208(a)(1) of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9228(a)(1) ) is amended by inserting , the Republic of Korea, and Japan before the period at the end. 9. Report on humanitarian exemptions to sanctions imposed with respect to North Korea (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the continued pursuit by the North Korean regime of weapons of mass destruction (including nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons), in addition to its ballistic missile program, along with the regime's gross violations of human rights, have led the international community to impose sanctions with respect to North Korea, including sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council; (2) authorities should grant exemptions for humanitarian assistance to the people of North Korea consistent with past United Nations Security Council resolutions