#aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,,con4 ,,res4 #da  ,,concurrent         
,,resolution  ,whereas the ,republic of 
,korea 7in this resolution referred to  
as ,south ,korea7 and the ,democratic   
,people's ,republic of ,korea 7in this  
resolution referred to as ,north ,korea7
 have never formally ended hostilities  
and have been technically in a state of 
war since the ,armistice ,agreement was 
signed on ,july #bg1 #aiec2 ,whereas the
 ,united ,states1 representing the      
,united ,nations ,forces ,command which 
was a signatory to the ,armistice       
,agreement1 and with #bh1ejj of its     
troops currently stationed in ,south    
,korea1 has a stake in the progress     
towards peace and reunification on the  
,korean ,peninsula2 ,whereas progress   
towards peace and reunification on the  
,korean ,peninsula would mean greater   
security and prosperity for the region  
and the world2 ,whereas1 at the end of  
,world ,war ,,ii1 ,korea officially     
gained independence from ,japanese rule1

 as agreed to at the ,cairo ,conference 
on ,november #bb1 #aidc1 through        
,november #bf1 #aidc2 ,whereas1 on      
,august #aj1 #aide1 the ,korean         
,peninsula was temporarily divided along
 the #chth parallel into two military   
occupation zones commanded by the       
,united ,states and the ,soviet ,union2 
,whereas1 on ,june #be1 #aiej1 communist
 ,north ,korea attacked the ,south1     
thereby initiating the ,korean ,war and 
diminishing prospects for a peaceful    
unification of ,korea2 ,whereas1 during 
the ,korean ,war1 more than #cf1jjj     
members of the ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces were killed and approximately   
#a1ghi1jjj members of the ,united       
,states ,armed ,forces served in-theater
 along with the ,south ,korean forces   
and #bj other members of the ,united    
,nations to secure peace on the ,korean 
,peninsula and in the ,asia-,pacific    
region2 ,whereas1 since the end of the  
,korean ,war era1 the ,united ,states   
,armed ,forces have remained in ,south  

,korea to promote regional peace2       
,whereas provocations by the ,government
 of ,north ,korea in recent years have  
escalated tension and instability in the
 ,asia-,pacific region2 ,whereas ,north 
,korea's human rights abuses1           
suppression of dissent1 and hostility to
 ,south ,korea remain significant       
obstacles to peace and reunification on 
the ,korean ,peninsula2 ,whereas ,north 
,korea's economic policies have led to  
extreme economic privation for its      
citizens1 whose quality of life ranks   
among the world's lowest2 ,whereas      
,north ,korea's proliferation of nuclear
 and missile technology threatens       
international peace and stability2      
,whereas ,north ,korea has              
systematically violated numerous        
,international ,atomic ,energy ,agency  
and ,united ,nations ,security ,council 
,resolutions with respect to its nuclear
 weapons and ballistic missile programs2
 ,whereas the refusal of the ,government
 of ,north ,korea to denuclearize       

disrupts peace and security on the      
,korean ,peninsula2 ,whereas1 beginning 
in #bjjc1 the ,united ,states1 along    
with the two ,koreas1 ,japan1 the       
,people's ,republic of ,china1 and the  
,russian ,federation1 have engaged in   
six rounds of ,six-,party ,talks aimed  
at the verifiable and irreversible      
denuclearization of the ,korean         
,peninsula and finding a peaceful       
resolution to the security concerns     
resulting from ,north ,korea's nuclear  
development2 ,whereas the three-mile    
wide buffer zone between the two        
,koreas1 known as the ,demilitarized    
,zone1 or ,,dmz1 is the most heavily    
armed border in the world2 ,whereas the 
,korean ,war separated more than        
#aj1jjj1jjj ,korean family members1     
including #ajj1jjj ,korean ,americans   
who1 after #fj years of separation1 are 
still waiting to see their families in  
,north ,korea2 ,whereas reunification   
remains a long-term goal of ,south      
,korea2 ,whereas ,south ,korea and      

,north ,korea are both full members of  
the ,united ,nations1 whose stated      
purpose includes maintaining            
international peace and security1 and to
 that end take effective collective     
measures for the prevention and removal 
of threats to the peace2 ,whereas the   
,governments and people of the ,united  
,states and ,south ,korea have          
continuously stood shoulder-to-shoulder 
to promote and defend international     
peace and security1 economic prosperity1
 human rights1 and the rule of law both 
on the ,korean ,peninsula and beyond1   
and the denuclearization of ,north      
,korea2 and ,whereas ,july #bg1 #bjac1  
marks the #fjth anniversary of the      
,armistice ,agreement of the ,korean    
,war3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that     
,congress--  7#a7 recognizes the        
historical importance of the ,korean    
,war1 which began on ,june #be1 #aiej2  
7#b7 honors the noble service and       
sacrifice of members of the ,united     
,states ,armed ,forces and the armed    

forces of allied countries that have    
served in ,korea since #aiej2  7#c7     
reaffirms the commitment of the ,united 
,states to its alliance with ,south     
,korea for the betterment of peace and  
prosperity on the ,korean ,peninsula2   
and  7#d7 calls on ,north ,korea to     
respect the fundamental human rights of 
its citizens1 abandon and dismantle its 
nuclear weapons program1 and end its    
nuclear and missile proliferation as    
integral steps toward peace and eventual
 reunification4  ,passed the ,house of  
,representatives ,july #ca1             
#bjac4;,clerk4