,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #da  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june   
#be1 #bjac ,mr4 ,rangel submitted the   
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,concurrent       
,,resolution  ,encouraging peace and    
reunification on the ,korean ,peninsula4
  ,whereas the ,republic of ,korea      
7hereinafter in this resolution referred
 to as ,south ,korea7 and ,democratic   
,people's ,republic of ,korea           
7hereinafter in 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 as 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
 ,whereas 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 ,whereas 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 ,whereas on     
,june #be1 #aiej1 communist ,north      
,korea invaded the ,south1 thereby      
initiating the ,korean ,war and         

diminishing prospects for a peaceful    
unification of ,korea2 ,whereas during  
the ,korean ,war1 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 the ,asia-,pacific       
region2 ,whereas since the end of the   
,korean ,war era1 the ,united ,states   
,armed ,forces have remained in ,south  
,korea to promote regional peace2       
,whereas ,north ,korea's provocations in
 the recent years have escalated tension
 and instability in the ,asia-,pacific  
region2 ,whereas one of the largest     
obstacles to peace and reunification on 
the ,korean ,peninsula is the presence  
of nuclear weapons in ,north ,korea2    
,whereas ,north ,korea's refusal to     
denuclearize disrupts peace and security
 on the ,korean ,peninsula2 ,whereas    
beginning in #bjjc1 the ,united ,states 
along with the two ,koreas1 ,japan1     

,people's ,republic of ,china1 and the  
,russian ,federation1 have engaged in   
six rounds of ,six-,party ,talks1 aimed 
at finding a peaceful resolution to the 
security concerns resulting from ,north 
,korea's nuclear development2 ,whereas  
,north ,korea has recently signaled     
openness to resume the ,six-,party      
,talks1 which halted in #bjji due to    
,north ,korea's increasing inflammatory 
rhetoric and belligerent acts1 including
 a satellite launch1 sinking of ,south  
,korean naval ship1 and shelling of     
,yeonpyeong ,island2 ,whereas the       
three-mile wide buffer zone between the 
two ,koreas1 known as the ,demilitarized
 ,zone or ,,dmz1 is the most heavily    
armed border in the world2 ,whereas     
,south ,korea and ,north ,korea remain  
the only divided nation in the world2   
,whereas the ,korean ,war separated more
 than #aj1jjj1jjj ,korean family        
members1 including #ajj1jjj ,korean     
,americans who after #fj years of       
separation are still waiting to see     

their families in ,north ,korea2        
,whereas reunification remains a        
long-term goal for the ,governments of  
both ,north and ,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 ,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 beyond2 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 the ,united    
,states ,armed ,forces and the armed    
forces of allied countries that served  
in ,korea since #aiej to the present2   
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 abide by international law and
 cease its nuclear proliferation in     
order to resume talks that could        
eventually lead to peace and            
reunification4