,,iv #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #aaf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #ab1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,ashford submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,condemning ,north ,korea's ,february #f1 #bjaf1 long-range rocket launch and ,north ,korea's ,february #i1 #bjaf1 restart of a plutonium reactor4 ,whereas ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #afie also required all ,member ,states1 in accordance with their national legal authorities and legislation and consistent with international law1 to exercise vigilance and prevent missile and missile-related items1 materials1 goods1 and technology being transferred to ,north ,korea's missile or weapons of mass destruction 7,,wmd7 programmes1 and to prevent the procurement of missiles or missile related-items1 materials1 goods1 and technology from ,north ,korea1 and the transfer of any financial resources in relation to ,north ,korea's missile or ,,wmd programmes2 ,whereas ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #agah1 adopted on ,october #ad1 #bjjf1 decided that ,north ,korea shall suspend all activities related to its ballistic missile programme and in this context re-establish its pre-existing commitments to a moratorium on missile launching2 ,whereas ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #agah also imposed a ban on the sales of military equipment and luxury goods to ,north ,korea as well as a ban on technology transfers2 ,whereas ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #agah further required ,member ,states to prevent the travel of ,north ,korean officials connected to the ballistic missile or nuclear programs1 the inspection of cargo from ,north ,korea to assure it was not missile1 ,,wmd1 or nuclear-related1 and the immediate freezing of funds1 other financial assets1 and economic resources that support these illicit ,north ,korean activities2 ,whereas ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #ahgd1 adopted on ,june #ab1 #bjji1 called upon ,member ,states to inspect1 seize1 and dispose of proscribed illicit ,north ,korea items related to its missile1 nuclear1 and ,,wmd programmes and to prevent the provision of financial services or the transfer to1 through1 or from their territory of any financial or other assets or resources that could contribute to ,north ,korea's nuclear-related1 ballistic missile-related1 or other ,,wmd-related programmes or activities1 and by denying fuel or supplies to service the vessels carrying them2 ,whereas1 on ,october #i1 #bjjf1 ,north ,korea conducted an underground nuclear test in violation of previous ,united ,nations ,security ,council resolutions2 ,whereas1 on ,may #be1 #bjji1 ,north ,korea conducted an underground nuclear test in violation of previous ,united ,nations ,security ,council resolutions2 ,whereas1 on ,december #ab1 #bjab1 ,north ,korea launched a three-stage1 long-range missile in violation of previous ,united ,nations ,security ,council resolutions2 ,whereas1 on ,february #ab1 #bjac1 ,north ,korea conducted an underground nuclear test in violation of previous ,united ,nations ,security ,council resolutions2 ,whereas1 on ,january #f1 #bjae1 ,north ,korea claimed to have detonated a hydrogen bomb in clear violation of previous ,united ,nations ,security ,council resolutions2 ,whereas ,north ,korea stated the purpose of testing this bomb was a claim of self-defense against the ,united ,states2 ,whereas scientific consensus doubts the validity of this claim because monitoring stations showed it not consistent with a test of hydrogen bomb2 ,whereas what is known is that ,north ,korea has detonated a large-scale weapons systems in violation of the ,united ,nations sanctions2 ,whereas ,north ,korea's most recent detonation of a large-scale weapon represents a clear violation of ,united ,nations ,security ,council resolutions #hbe 7#aiic71 #aedj 7#bjjd71 #afie 7#bjjf71 #agah 7#bjjf71 and #ahgd 7#bjji71 that ,north ,korea continues to defy the ,united ,nations1 its ,six-,party partners1 and the international community1 and that the ,member ,states should immediately impose sanctions covered by these resolutions and censure ,north ,korea2 ,whereas ,north ,korea tested a nuclear bomb on ,january #f1 #bjaf2 ,whereas the ,january #f1 #bjaf1 nuclear test was the fourth nuclear device ,north ,korea has tested2 ,whereas ,united ,states ,commanders of the ,north ,american ,aerospace ,defense ,command determined ,north ,korea has the ability to launch rockets that have a range to reach the ,united ,states1 and that ,north ,korea possesses the technology to launch a nuclear weapon from a rocket2 ,whereas the ,north ,korea launch of a long-range rocket is a test of internationally banned missile technology2 ,whereas1 on ,february #i1 #bjaf1 shortly after the ,february #f1 #bjaf1 rocket launch1 ,north ,korea restarted a plutonium rector which was shut down in #bjjg2 and ,whereas the ,united ,states ,congress has condemned ,north ,korea's nuclear test on ,january #f1 #bjaf3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that ,congress condemns ,north ,korea's ,february #f1 #bjaf1 long-range rocket launch and ,north ,korea's ,february #i1 #bjaf1 restart of a plutonium reactor4