,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ai1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,terry introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in 
addition to the ,committees on          
,veterans' ,affairs and ,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 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct certain actions of
 the ,united ,states ,government with   
respect to recognizing the service and  
sacrifice of veterans of the ,korean    
,constabulary1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,recognizing ,officers and      
,enlisted ,men of the ,korean           
,constabulary ,act of #bjad4  #b4       
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,from ,november #aide to ,january
 #aidi1 the ,korean ,constabulary       

undertook internal security tasks on    
behalf of the ,united ,states ,military 
,government in ,korea and the people of 
,south ,korea4  7#b7 ,the ,korean       
,constabulary was initially intended to 
supplement ,united ,states military     
operations during the unification and   
independence of ,south ,korea4  7#c7    
,within two years of its organization1  
the ,korean ,constabulary consisted of  
#be1jjj officers and enlisted men4  7#d7
 ,civil conflict in ,korea compelled    
officers and enlisted men of the ,korean
 ,constabulary to defend their fledgling
 country against internal unrest4  7#e7 
,the ,korean ,constabulary was under the
 jurisdiction of the ,department of     
,national ,defense1 which later became  
known as the ,department of ,internal   
,security of the ,united ,states        
,military ,government in ,korea4  7#f7  
,the ,korean ,constabulary was the core 
force upon which the ,korean ,army was  
established on ,august #e1 #aidh4  7#g7 
,the ,korean ,government excluded       

officers and enlisted men of the ,korean
 ,constabulary from benefits when it    
enacted the ,republic of ,korea's       
,military ,pension ,act1 specifically   
,article #af-i1 which states that the   
calculation of service period shall not 
include years prior to #aidh1 the       
establishment year of the ,government of
 the ,republic of ,korea4  7#h7         
,veterans of the ,korean ,constabulary  
believe they have been treated unfairly 
because they have not been granted      
pension or aid for healthcare and have  
been denied ,korean military awards and 
distinguished honors1 such as promotion1
 because their years of service before  
,january #aidi are unaccounted for4     
7#i7 ,the ,government of the ,republic  
of ,korea owes veterans of the ,korean  
,constabulary due compensation for their
 service to the ,government of the      
,republic of ,korea4  7#aj7 ,veterans of
 the ,korean ,constabulary would like to
 be honored by the ,republic of ,korea  
for their service to the ,korean        

,constabulary4  #c4 ,declaration of     
policy ,congress commends the veterans  
of the ,korean ,constabulary for their  
bravery and honorable service and thanks
 them for their support during the      
difficult times leading to the          
establishment of the ,republic of       
,korea4  #d4 ,actions with respect to   
,government of the ,republic of ,korea  
,the ,secretary of ,state shall seek to 
urge the ,government of the ,republic of
 ,korea--  7#a7 to reexamine ,article   
#af-i of the ,republic of ,korea's      
,military ,pension ,act2 and  7#b7 to   
expeditiously locate the records and    
remains of #g1bce combat dead of the    
,korean ,constabulary4  #e4 ,report ,the
 ,secretary of ,defense shall submit to 
,congress a report that contains the    
following3  7#a7 ,a description of      
potential awards and recognition for    
officers and enlisted men of the ,korean
 ,constabulary4  7#b7 ,if no such awards
 or recognition would apply1 an         
examination of the possibility of       

establishing new such awards and        
recognition4  #f4 ,interment of ,korean 
,constabulary veterans ,section         
#bdjb7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new paragraph3  7#aj7     
7,a7 ,an individual who served as an    
officer or enlisted man of the ,korean  
,constabulary and at the time of death--
  7i7 was a citizen of the ,united      
,states or an alien lawfully admitted   
for permanent residence in the ,united  
,states2 and  7ii7 resided in the       
,united ,states4  7,b7 ,in this         
paragraph1 the term ,korean             
,constabulary means the constabulary    
force that provided internal security in
 ,korea on behalf of the ,united ,states
 ,military ,government in ,korea from   
,november #aide to ,january #aidi4  4