,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abgi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bj1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,faleomavaega 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,ros-,lehtinen7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary of 
,state to issue up to #aj1ejj ,e-#c     
visas per year to nationals of the      
,republic of ,korea 7,south74  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,united ,states-,korea ,free ,trade 
,agreement ,fairness ,act of #bjac4  #b4
 ,findings ,congress makes the following
 findings3  7#a7 ,although it was not   
formally a part of the ,united          
,states-,australia ,free ,trade         
,agreement1 the ,e-#c visa category was 
created for up to #aj1ejj ,australian   
nationals per year in the aftermath of  
the ratification of that agreement4     
7#b7 ,the ,republic of ,korea has been a
 critical treaty ally and trading       
partner of the ,united ,states for the  

past #fj years4  7#c7 ,ever since the   
signing of the #ahhb ,treaty of ,peace1 
,amity1 ,commerce1 and ,navigation      
between the ,kingdom of ,chosun 7,korea7
 and the ,united ,states1 the two       
countries have stood at the forefront in
 the promotion of freedom1 democracy1   
peace1 stability1 and human rights4     
7#d7 ,with the unwavering commitment and
 support of the ,united ,states1 the    
,republic of ,korea has undergone a     
remarkable economic and political       
transformation1 rising from poverty to  
become the #aath largest economy in the 
world and a thriving1 multiparty        
democracy4  7#e7 ,the alliance between  
the ,united ,states and the ,republic of
 ,korea has been forged in blood and    
further advanced by struggles against   
common adversaries in the ,korean       
peninsula1 ,vietnam1 ,iraq1 and         
,afghanistan4  7#f7 ,the ,republic of   
,korea ranked1 as of ,december #bjab1 as
 the #gth largest trading partner of the
 ,united ,states4  7#g7 ,the ,united    

,states and the ,republic of ,korea     
signed the ,united ,states-,korea ,free 
,trade ,agreement on ,june #cj1 #bjjg1  
and that agreement was entered into     
force on ,march #ae1 #bjab4  7#h7 ,there
 are deep cultural and personal ties    
between the people of the ,united       
,states and the people of the ,republic 
of ,korea1 as exemplified by the large  
flow of visitors and exchanges each     
year1 enhanced by adoption of the ,visa 
,waiver ,program 7,,vwp74  7#i7 ,the    
almost #b1jjj1jjj members of the        
,korean-,american community have made   
significant contributions to the        
commercial1 academic1 professional1     
medical1 scientific1 engineering1       
educational1 military1 artistic1        
musical1 and athletic development of the
 ,united ,states4  7#aj7 ,immigration   
from the ,republic of ,korea has been an
 important part of the history1         
identity1 and culture of the ,united    
,states4  7#aa7 ,the ,republic of ,korea
 continues to be a vital strategic ally1

 trade partner and friend to the ,united
 ,states4  #c4 ,e-visa reform  7a7      
,definition ,section                    
#aja7;a77#ae77;,e77iii7 of the          
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,e77iii77 is  
amended by inserting 1 or solely to     
perform services as an employee who     
meets the requirements under section    
#bjc7;c77#b7 if the alien is a national 
of the ,republic of ,korea after        
,australia4  7b7 ,numerical limitation  
,section #bad7;g77#aa77;,b7 of the      
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;g77#aa77;,b77 is       
amended by inserting for each of the    
nationalities identified under section  
#aja7;a77#ae77;,e77iii7 before the      
period at the end4