,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ehg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#bj1 #bjad ,mr4 ,kirk 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,warner7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,encouraging reunions of  
,korean ,americans who were divided by  
the ,korean ,war from their relatives in
 ,north ,korea4  ,whereas the division  
of the ,korean ,peninsula into the      
,republic of ,korea 7referred to in this
 ,resolution as ,south ,korea7 and the  
,democratic ,people's ,republic of      
,korea 7referred to in this ,resolution 
as ,north ,korea7 separated more than   
#aj1jjj1jjj ,koreans from their family  
members2 ,whereas since the signing of  
the ,korean ,war armistice agreement on 
,july #bg1 #aiec1 there has been little 
to no contact between ,korean ,americans
 and their family members who remain in 
,north ,korea2 ,whereas ,north and      
,south ,korea first agreed to divided   

family reunions in #aihe and have since 
held #ai face-to-face reunions and #g   
video-link reunions2 ,whereas the       
aforementioned reunions have            
subsequently given approximately #bb1jjj
 ,koreans the opportunity to briefly    
reunite with their loved ones2 ,whereas 
the most recent family reunions between 
,north ,korea and ,south ,korea took    
place in ,february #bjad after a        
suspension of more than #c years2       
,whereas the ,united ,states and ,north 
,korea do not maintain diplomatic       
relations1 and certain limitations exist
 for ,korean ,americans to participate  
in inter-,korean family reunions2       
,whereas more than #a1gjj1jjj ,americans
 are of ,korean descent2 ,whereas the   
number of first generation ,korean and  
,korean ,american divided family members
 is rapidly diminishing given their     
advanced age2 ,whereas many ,korean     
,americans with family members in ,north
 ,korea have not seen or communicated   
with their relatives in more than #fj   

years2 ,whereas ,korean ,americans and  
,north ,koreans both continue to suffer 
from the tragedy of being divided from  
their loved ones2 ,whereas the inclusion
 of ,korean ,american families in the   
reunion process would constitute a      
positive humanitarian gesture by ,north 
,korea and contribute to the long-term  
goal of peace on the ,korean ,peninsula 
shared by the ,governments of ,north    
,korea1 of ,south ,korea1 and of the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,national 
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-aha7    
requires the ,president to submit a     
report to ,congress every #ahj days on  
efforts1 if any1 of the ,united ,states 
,government to facilitate family        
reunions between ,united ,states        
citizens and their relatives in ,north  
,korea2 and ,whereas in the ,continuing 
,appropriations ,act of #bjaa 7,public  
,law #aaa-bdb71 ,congress urged the     
,special ,representative on ,north      
,korea ,policy1 as the senior official  

handling ,north ,korea issues1 to       
prioritize the issues involving ,korean 
divided families and1 if necessary1 to  
appoint a coordinator for such families3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the      
,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the           
significance of ,north ,korea's past    
willingness to resume reunions of       
divided family members between ,north   
,korea and ,south ,korea2  7#b7         
acknowledges ,north ,korea's release in 
,november #bjad of incarcerated         
,american citizens ,kenneth ,bae and    
,matthew ,miller2  7#c7 encourages      
,north ,korea to permit reunions between
 ,korean ,americans and their relatives 
still living in ,north ,korea2  7#d7    
calls on the ,department of ,state to   
further prioritize efforts to reunite   
,korean ,americans with their divided   
family members2  7#e7 acknowledges the  
efforts of the ,american ,red ,cross to 
open channels of communication between  
,korean ,americans and their family     
members who remain in ,north ,korea2    

7#f7 encourages the ,government of      
,south ,korea to include ,united ,states
 citizens in future family reunions     
planned with ,north ,korea2 and  7#g7   
praises humanitarian efforts to reunite 
all individuals of ,korean descent with 
their relatives and engender a lasting  
peace on the ,korean ,peninsula4