U.S. Congress re-introduces bill on banning N. Korea food aid

A senior U.S. senator has proposed a farm bill that includes a provision making any food aid to Pyongyang from Washington more difficult, congressional and diplomatic sources said Wednesday.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) re-introduced the five-year bill last month with the provision attached.

If passed in both chambers of Congress, it would prohibit the U.S. government from providing food assistance to North Korea without a presidential waiver.