,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #f1 #bjac ,ms4 
,meng 7for herself and ,mr4 ,kelly of   
,pennsylvania7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,reaffirming the ,united  
,states commitment to the economic and  
military security of the ,republic of   
,korea and expressing the shared vision 
of the people of the ,united ,states and
 the people of the ,republic of ,korea  
for a prosperous and peaceful ,asian    
community on the occasion of the #fjth  
anniversary of the ,mutual ,defense     
,treaty between the ,united ,states and 
the ,republic of ,korea4  ,whereas the  
,republic of ,korea and the ,united     
,states enjoy a warm friendship built on
 a commitment to security1 joint        
economic development1 cultural exchange1
 and the democratic process2 ,whereas in
 the years after the ,korean ,war1 the  
,republic of ,korea developed its civil 

society and built a vibrant democracy   
that is the basis for regional stability
 and an engine of global economic       
growth2 ,whereas the ,korean ,american  
community is a great reminder of the    
shared bonds of the people of the       
,republic of ,korea and the ,united     
,states forged by #fj years of          
friendship2 ,whereas the success of this
 vibrant1 inclusive democracy is        
demonstrated by the ,december #ai1      
#bjab1 election of ,park ,geun-,hye to  
the presidency of the ,republic of      
,korea1 marking a historic milestone as 
the first female head of state ever     
elected in the ,northeast ,asia region2 
,whereas the ,united ,states and the    
,republic of ,korea have forged an      
economic partnership based on the       
principle of joint prosperity1 signified
 by the ,united ,states-,korea ,free    
,trade ,agreement which continues to    
spur growth in ,united ,states          
manufacturing exports1 key agricultural 
exports1 and services exports to the    

,republic of ,korea1 which all support  
jobs in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas   
,october #a1 #bjac1 will mark the #fjth 
anniversary of the signing of the       
,mutual ,defense ,treaty between the    
,united ,states and the ,republic of    
,korea1 signed on ,october #a1 #aiec1   
and entered into force ,november #ag1   
#aied2 ,whereas since the early #aiejs1 
the ,united ,states has committed       
significant resources1 including the    
lives of its citizens1 to the security  
and integrity of the ,republic of ,korea
 and remembers the nearly #dj1jjj       
members of the ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces who lost their lives during the 
,korean ,war2 ,whereas in ,h4 ,res4 #fe1
 the ,house of ,representatives         
condemned ,north ,korea's ongoing       
nuclear activities and reaffirmed ,north
 ,korea's obligation to abandon its     
nuclear weapons program and its         
ballistic missile program2 ,whereas the 
international community has repeatedly  
condemned the ,north ,korean nuclear    

weapons program and ballistic missile   
tests as harmful to global security and 
the interests of the entire ,korean     
peninsula1 most recently in the ,march  
#g1 #bjac1 ,united ,nations ,security   
,council ,resolution #bjid which        
implemented a fourth round of           
international sanctions2 ,whereas ,north
 ,korea has continued to threaten and   
strike against the ,republic of ,korea1 
a valued ,united ,states ally1 including
 the ,march #bjaj sinking of the        
,republic of ,korea's navy ship ,cheonan
 and the ,november #bc1 #bjaj1 ,north   
,korean bombardment of ,yeonpyeong      
,island1 resulting in the deaths of #ej 
,south ,koreans2 ,whereas the ,united   
,states remains committed to honoring   
its obligations under the ,mutual       
,defense ,treaty and fully supporting   
the approximately #bh1jjj men and women 
of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces   
deployed on the ,korean peninsula1      
enduring separation from their families 
and other hardships in solidarity with  

the armed forces of the ,republic of    
,korea2 and ,whereas the ,united ,states
 is working closely with the ,republic  
of ,korea to find a peaceful solution to
 the security concerns brought about by 
the ,north ,korean nuclear weapons and  
ballistic missile program1 even in the  
face of threats and provocations from   
,north ,korea that only serve to        
strengthen the bond between the         
,republic of ,korea and the ,united     
,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that--
  7#a7 it is the sense of the ,house of 
,representatives that the relationship  
between the ,republic of ,korea and the 
,united ,states is one of great strength
 and mutual benefit2 and  7#b7 the      
,house of ,representatives--  7,a7      
affirms the unyielding support of the   
people of the ,united ,states for a     
secure ,republic of ,korea through its  
commitment to the ,mutual ,defense      
,treaty and other measures to deter     
,north ,korean aggression and           
provocation2  7,b7 recommits to         

strengthening the economic1 military1   
and cultural ties that provide both     
nations with such a valuable partner in 
confronting the economic and security   
challenges of the #bast century2  7,c7  
congratulates ,president ,park          
,geun-,hye on her historic election to  
the presidency of the ,republic of      
,korea2  7,d7 welcomes ,president       
,park's visit to ,washington1 ,,dc1 on  
,may #f1 #bjac1 to ,may #h1 #bjac2 and  
7,e7 wishes ,president ,park well during
 her tenure of leadership4