,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bj1 #bjac ,mr4  
,faleomavaega 7= himself & ,ms4         
,ros-,leht957 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !    
,secret>y ( ,/ate to issue up to #aj1ejj
 ,e-#c visas p] ye> to nationals ( !    
,republic ( ,korea 7,s\?74  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,unit$  
,/ates-,korea ,free ,trade ,agreem5t    
,fairness ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s     
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7   
,al?\gh x 0 n =mally a "p ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates-,au/ralia ,free ,trade ,agreem5t1
 ! ,e-#c visa category 0 creat$ = up to 
#aj1ejj ,au/ralian nationals p] ye> 9 ! 
aft]ma? ( ! ratification ( t agreem5t4  
7#b7 ,! ,republic ( ,korea has be5 a    
critical treaty ally & trad+ p>tn] ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates = ! pa/ #fj ye>s4  7#c7   
,ev] s9ce ! sign+ ( ! #ahhb ,treaty (   
,peace1 ,amity1 ,comm]ce1 & ,navigation 
betwe5 ! ,k+dom ( ,*osun 7,korea7 & !   

,unit$ ,/ates1 ! two c\ntries h /ood at 
! =efront 9 ! promotion ( fre$om1       
democracy1 peace1 /ability1 & human     
rights4  7#d7 ,) ! unwav]+ commitm5t &  
support ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,republic (
 ,korea has und]gone a rem>kable        
economic & political trans=mation1 ris+ 
f pov]ty to become ! #aa? l>ge/ economy 
9 ! _w & a ?riv+1 multip>ty democracy4  
7#e7 ,! alliance betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
& ! ,republic ( ,korea has be5 =g$ 9    
blood & fur!r advanc$ by /ruggles aga9/ 
common adv]s>ies 9 ! ,korean p59sula1   
,vietnam1 ,iraq1 & ,afghani/an4  7#f7 ,!
 ,republic ( ,korea rank$1 z ( ,decemb] 
#bjab1 z ! #g? l>ge/ trad+ p>tn] ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#g7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
! ,republic ( ,korea sign$ ! ,unit$     
,/ates-,korea ,free ,trade ,agreem5t on 
,june #cj1 #bjjg1 & t agreem5t 0 ent]$  
into =ce on ,m>* #ae1 #bjab4  7#h7 ,!re 
are deep cultural & p]sonal ties betwe5 
! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! p ( !         
,republic ( ,korea1 z exemplifi$ by !   
l>ge fl[ ( visitors & ex*anges ea* ye>1 

enhanc$ by adoption ( ! ,visa ,waiv]    
,program 7,,vwp74  7#i7 ,! almo/        
#b1jjj1jjj memb]s ( ! ,korean-,am]ican  
community h made significant            
contributions to ! comm]cial1 academic1 
pr(essional1 m$ical1 sci5tific1 eng9e]+1
 educational1 milit>y1 arti/ic1 musical1
 & a?letic developm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
  7#aj7 ,immigration f ! ,republic (    
,korea has be5 an important "p ( !      
hi/ory1 id5tity1 & culture ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates4  7#aa7 ,! ,republic ( ,korea    
cont9ues to be a vital /rategic ally1   
trade p>tn] & fri5d to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
#c4 ,e-visa re=m  7a7 ,def9ition        
,section #aja7;a77#ae77;,e77iii7 ( !    
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,e77iii77 is  
am5d$ by ins]t+ 1 or solely to p]=m     
s]vices z an employee :o meets !        
requirem5ts "u section #bjc7;c77#b7 if !
 ali5 is a national ( ! ,republic (     
,korea aft] ,au/ralia4  7b7 ,num]ical   
limitation ,section #bad7;g77#aa77;,b7 (
 ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h 

,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7;g77#aa77;,b77 is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ = ea* ( ! nationalities       
id5tifi$ "u section                     
#aja7;a77#ae77;,e77iii7 be=e ! p]iod at 
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