,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bfeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #i1 #bjaf,mr4     
,kirk 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 & ,mr4    
,g>dn]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require consultations on reunit+ ,korean
 ,am]icans ) family memb]s 9 ,nor?      
,korea4  #a4 ,consultations on reunit+  
,korean ,am]icans ) family memb]s 9     
,nor? ,korea  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes
 ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! division ( !   
,korean ,p59sula into ,s\? ,korea &     
,nor? ,korea sep>at$ m ?an #aj1jjj1jjj  
,koreans f family memb]s4  7#b7 ,s9ce ! 
sign+ ( ! ,agreem5t ,conc]n+ a ,milit>y 
,armi/ice 9 ,korea1 sign$ at ,panmunjom 
,july #bg1 #aiec 7commonly ref]r$ to z !
 ,korean ,w> ,armi/ice ,agreem5t71 !re  
has be5 little to no contact betwe5     
,korean ,am]icans & family memb]s :o    
rema9 9 ,nor? ,korea4  7#c7 ,nor? ,korea
 & ,s\? ,korea fir/ agre$ to reunions ( 
divid$ families 9 #aihe & h s9ce held   

#ai face-to-face reunions & #g video l9k
 reunions4  7#d7 ,^? reunions h         
subsequ5tly giv5 approximately #bb1jjj  
,koreans ! opportunity to briefly       
reunite ) lov$ ones4  7#e7 ,! mo/ rec5t 
family reunions betwe5 ,nor? ,korea &   
,s\? ,korea took place 9 ,octob] #bjae &
 did n include any ,korean ,am]icans4   
7#f7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,nor? ,korea d n
 ma9ta9 diplomatic relations & c]ta9    
limitations exi/ on ,korean ,am]icans   
p>ticipat+ 9 int]-,korean family        
reunions4  7#g7 ,m ?an #a1gjj1jjj p liv+
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are ( ,korean desc5t4
  7#h7 ,! numb] ( fir/ g5]ation ,korean 
& ,korean ,am]ican family memb]s divid$ 
f family memb]s 9 ,nor? ,korea is       
rapidly dim9i%+ giv5 ! advanc$ age ( ^? 
family memb]s4  7#i7 ,_m ,korean        
,am]icans ) family memb]s 9 ,nor? ,korea
 h n se5 or communicat$ ) ^? family     
memb]s 9 m ?an #fj ye>s4  7#aj7 ,korean 
,am]icans & ,nor? ,koreans bo? cont9ue  
to suff] f ! trag$y ( be+ divid$ f lov$ 
ones4  7#aa7 ,! inclusion ( ,korean     

,am]ican families 9 ! reunion process   
w\ld con/itute a positive humanit>ian   
ge/ure by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,nor? ,korea4   
7#ab7 ,section #abfe ( ! ,national      
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-aha2 #abb 
,/at4 #djg7 requir$ ! ,presid5t to      
submit to ,congress a report on ef=ts1  
if any1 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to  
facilitate family reunions betwe5 ,unit$
 ,/ates citiz5s & _! relatives 9 ,nor?  
,korea4  7#ac7 ,9 ! report ( !          
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives accompany+ ,h4,r4     
#cjha1 #aaa? ,congress 7,h\se ,report   
#aaa-ahg71 ! ,committee urg$ ! ,special 
,repres5tative on ,nor? ,korea ,policy1 
z ! s5ior (ficial h&l+ ,nor? ,korea     
issues1 to prioritize ! issues involv+  
,korean divid$ families & to1 if        
necess>y1 appo9t a coord9ator = su*     
families4  7b7 ,consultations requir$   
7#a7 ,consultations ) ,s\? ,korea ,!    
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 or a designee ( !    
,secret>y1 %all consult ) (ficials (    

,s\? ,korea1 z appropriate1 on pot5tial 
opportunities to reunite ,korean        
,am]ican families ) family memb]s 9     
,nor? ,korea f :i* su* ,korean ,am]ican 
families 7 divid$ aft] ! sign+ ( !      
,korean ,w> ,armi/ice ,agreem5t4  7#b7  
,consultations ) ,korean ,am]icans ,n   
less frequ5tly ?an e #ahj days1 !       
,special ,repres5tative on ,nor? ,korea 
,policy ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate %all      
consult ) repres5tatives ( ,korean      
,am]icans ) family memb]s 9 ,nor? ,korea
 ) respect to ef=ts to reunite families 
divid$ aft] ! sign+ ( ! ,korean ,w>     
,armi/ice ,agreem5t4  7#c7 ,no          
additional au?orization ( appropriations
 ,no additional am\nts are au?oriz$ to  
be appropriat$ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to
 c>ry out consultations "u ?is          
subsection4  7c7 ,report requir$  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all submit to    
,congress1 z "p ( ! report requir$ by   
section #ajg7;d7 ( ! ,nor? ,korean      
,human ,rights ,act ( #bjjd 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #ghag7;d771 a report on       

consultations describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 
conduct$ dur+ ! ye> prec$+ ! submission 
( ! report4  7#b7 ,=m ,! report requir$ 
by p>agraph 7#a7 %all be submitt$ 9     
unclassifi$ =m to ! maximum ext5t       
possible1 b may include a classifi$     
annex4