,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #f1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,rangel 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coble1   
,mr4 ,cony]s1 & ,mr4 ,sam ,johnson (    
,texas7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,concurr5t        
,,resolution  ,enc\rag+ reunions (      
divid$ ,korean ,am]ican families4       
,:]eas ! ,republic ( ,korea 7h]e9aft] 9 
?is resolution ref]r$ to z ,s\? ,korea7 
& ! ,democratic ,p's ,republic ( ,korea 
7h]e9aft] 9 ?is resolution ref]r$ to z  
,nor? ,korea7 rema9 divid$ s9ce !       
armi/ice agreem5t 0 sign$ on ,july #bg1 
#aiec2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* z a  
signatory to ! armi/ice agreem5t z      
repres5t+ ! ,unit$ ,nations ,=ces       
,comm&1 & ) #bh1ejj ( its troops        
curr5tly /ation$ 9 ,s\? ,korea1 has a   
/ake 9 peace on ! ,korean ,p59sula & is 
home to m ?an #a4g million ,am]icans (  
,korean desc5t2 ,:]eas ! division on !  
,korean ,p59sula sep>at$ m ?an          

#aj1jjj1jjj ,korean family memb]s1      
includ+ "s :o are n[ citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 ,:]eas ,nor? ,korea has rec5tly 
resum$ ! family reunions ) ,s\? ,korea1 
:i* halt$ 9 #bjaj due to escalat$       
t5sions betwe5 ! two nations2 ,:]eas !  
,unit$ ,/ates curr5tly does n h         
diplomatic relations ) ,nor? ,korea1    
!reby exclud+ ,korean ,am]icans to      
p>ticipate 9 ! family reunions2 ,:]eas  
,presid5t ,george ,w4 ,bu% on ,janu>y   
#bh1 #bjjh1 sign$ into law ! ,national  
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-aha71 :i* 
9 section #abfe ( su* law requir$ a     
report on family reunions betwe5 ,unit$ 
,/ates citiz5s & _! relatives 9 ,nor?   
,korea2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama  
on ,decemb] #af1 #bjji1 sign$ into law !
 ,cont9u+ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjaa   
7,public ,law #aaa-bdb71 :i* urg$ !     
,special ,repres5tative on ,nor? ,korea 
,policy to prioritize ! issues involv+  
,korean divid$ families2 ,:]eas ! numb] 
( m ?an #ajj1jjj e/imat$ divid$ family  

memb]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates la/ id5tifi$ 9 
#bjja has be5 significantly dw9dl+ z _m 
( !m h pass$ away2 ,:]eas _m ,korean    
,am]icans are wait+ = a *ance to meet _!
 relatives 9 ,nor? ,korea = ! fir/ "t 9 
m ?an #fj ye>s2 ,:]eas ,nor? ,korea's   
will+ness to />t family reunions betwe5 
,koreans 9 ,nor? ,korea & ! ,unit$      
,/ates w\ld signify mak+ progress on !  
humanit>ian front & fo/] dialogue t[>ds 
build+ peace2 & ,:]eas peace on !       
,korean ,p59sula rema9s a long-t]m goal 
= ! ,gov]nm5ts ( bo? ,nor? & ,s\? ,korea
 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & w\ld mean great]  
security & /ability = ! region & ! _w3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ,congress--  7#a7  
recognizes ! significance ( ,nor?       
,korea's will+ness to resume family     
reunions betwe5 ,nor? & ,s\? ,korea2    
7#b7 enc\rages ,nor? ,korea to all[     
,korean ,am]icans to meet ) _! divid$   
families 9 ,nor? ,korea2 &  7#c7 calls  
on ,nor? ,korea to cont9ue build+       
goodwill t is conducive to peace on !   
,korean ,p59sula4