# 22 U.S.C. § 9214: Designation of persons

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s9214

## Section

- **Citation:** 22 U.S.C. § 9214
- **Heading:** Designation of persons
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE > CHAPTER 99—NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS AND POLICY ENHANCEMENT > SUBCHAPTER I—INVESTIGATIONS, PROHIBITED CONDUCT, AND PENALTIES

## Text

knowingly, directly or indirectly, imports, exports, or reexports to, into, or from North Korea any goods, services, or technology controlled for export by the United States because of the use of such goods, services, or technology for weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems for such weapons and materially contributes to the use, development, production, possession, or acquisition by any person of a nuclear, radiological, chemical, or biological weapon or any device or system designed in whole or in part to deliver such a weapon;

( Pub. L. 114–122, title I, § 104 , Feb. 18, 2016 , 130 Stat. 99 ; Pub. L. 115–44, title III, § 311(a) , (b)(1), (c), Aug. 2, 2017 , 131 Stat. 942 , 944; Pub. L. 116–92, div. F, title LXXI, § 7122(a) , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 2247 .)

## Nearby sections

- [22 U.S.C. § 9211 Statement of policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s9211.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 9212 Investigations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s9212.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 9213 Reporting requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s9213.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 9214 Designation of persons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s9214.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 9221 Determinations with respect to North Korea as a jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s9221.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 9221a Prohibition on indirect correspondent accounts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s9221a.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 9221b Sanctions with respect to foreign financial institutions that provide financial services to certain sanctioned persons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s9221b.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 9221c Prohibition on transactions with certain sanctioned persons by persons owned or controlled by United States financial institutions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s9221c.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 9222 Ensuring the consistent enforcement of United Nations Security Council resolutions and financial restrictions on North Korea](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s9222.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 9223 Proliferation prevention sanctions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s9223.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 9224 Procurement sanctions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s9224.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 9225 Enhanced inspection authorities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s9225.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 9226 Travel sanctions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s9226.md)
- [22 U.S.C. § 9227 Travel recommendations for United States citizens to North Korea](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t22_s9227.md)

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