,,iii #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #efd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #ae1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 and ,mr4 ,schumer7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,condemning ,north ,korea's fifth nuclear test on ,september #i1 #bjaf4 ,whereas the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,north ,korea 7,,dprk7 conducted its fifth nuclear test on ,september #i1 #bjaf1 in ,punggye-ri1 ,north ,hamgyong ,province2 ,whereas ,north ,korea's nuclear test on ,september #ith1 the second nuclear test this year1 follows an unprecedented campaign of ballistic missile launches1 which the ,government of ,north ,korea claims are intended to serve as delivery vehicles for nuclear weapons targeting the ,united ,states and ,united ,states allies ,south ,korea and ,japan2 ,whereas ,north ,korea continues to test nuclear weapons and intercontinental and submarine-launched ballistic missiles1 which pose a major threat to the ,united ,states and ,united ,states allies and partners in ,asia and around the world2 ,whereas the ,government of ,north ,korea's belligerent behavior has been in direct defiance of ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolutions #agah 7adopted ,october #ad1 #bjjf71 #ahgd 7adopted ,june #ab1 #bjji71 #bjhg 7adopted ,january #bb1 #bjac71 #bjid 7adopted ,march #g1 #bjac71 and #bbgj 7adopted ,march #b1 #bjaf7 and the non-proliferation regime2 ,whereas the ,united ,nations ,security ,council strongly condemned ,north ,korea's nuclear test and expressed its willingness to begin to work immediately on appropriate measures under ,article #da in a ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution after its meeting on ,september #aj1 #bjaf2 ,whereas ,president ,barack ,obama stated in response to the nuclear test that far from achieving its stated national security and economic development goals1 ,north ,korea's provocative and destabilizing actions have instead served to isolate and impoverish its people through its relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missile capabilities2 ,whereas ,secretary of ,state ,john ,kerry stated in response to the nuclear test that the ,d4,p4,r4,k4's repeated and willful violations of its obligations under ,u4,n4 ,security ,council ,resolutions1 its belligerent and erratic threats1 and web of illicit activities around the world indicate it has no interest in participating in global affairs as a responsible member of the international community2 ,whereas ,united ,states ,ambassador to the ,united ,nations ,samantha ,power stated in explanation of the vote on ,united ,nations ,security ,council ,resolution #bbgj that the chronic suffering of the people of ,north ,korea is the direct result of the choices made by the ,,dprk government1 a government that has consistently prioritized its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs over providing for the most basic needs of its own people ''' the ,north ,korean government would rather grow its nuclear weapons program than grow its children2 ,whereas ,republic of ,korea ,president ,park ,geun-hye stated1 in response to the nuclear test1 ,north ,korea's nuclear test1 already the second this year1 cannot be regarded as anything else but a direct defiance against the international community ''' the nuclear threat posed by ,north ,korea is an urgent and present threat4 ,accordingly1 our and the international community's response too should now be completely different from before42 ,whereas ,congress passed the ,north ,korea ,sanctions and ,policy ,enhancement ,act 7,,nkspea7 on ,february #ah1 #bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-abb72 ,whereas ,,nkspea imposes mandatory sanctions on individuals who contribute to ,north ,korea's nuclear program1 proliferation activities1 malicious cyberattacks1 and human rights abuses2 ,whereas1 on ,june #a1 #bjaf1 the ,department of the ,treasury designated ,north ,korea as a primary money laundering concern under section #ecah;,a of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code2 ,whereas1 on ,july #f1 #bjaf1 the ,department of the ,treasury designated top officials of the ,north ,korean regime1 including ,north ,korean leader ,kim ,jong ,un1 ten other individuals1 and five entities1 for their role as perpetrators of human rights abuses in ,north ,korea2 and ,whereas additional measures to further curtail ,north ,korea's access to international financial markets1 further impede trade that benefits the ,government of ,north ,korea1 government and party officials1 and military entities1 and freeze assets of ,north ,korean officials are available both through already authorized unilateral ,united ,states policy1 including secondary sanctions on entities that facilitate trade with ,north ,korea and designations for actions which undermine cybersecurity1 and through the ,united ,nations ,security ,council3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 condemns the ,north ,korean regime for continuing its dangerous provocations1 focusing solely on the advancement of its nuclear and missile capabilities while violating the human rights of its people2 7#b7 calls on the ,north ,korean regime to immediately and unconditionally meet its obligation to abandon its nuclear weapons and missile programs in a complete1 verifiable1 and irreversible manner2 7#c7 calls on ,china to exercise its significant economic and diplomatic leverage over the ,,dprk1 including through the aggressive enforcement of existing ,united ,nations ,security ,council resolutions1 in order to halt ,north ,korea's illegal nuclear and missile programs2 7#d7 reaffirms the commitment of the ,united ,states to defending allies in the region1 including through deployment of a ,terminal ,high ,altitude ,area ,defense 7,,thaad7 battery to the ,republic of ,korea and joint ,united ,states-,japan efforts to develop the next generation of missile defense interceptors1 including the ,standard ,missile #c2 7#e7 reinforces longstanding ,united ,states commitments to provide extended deterrence1 guaranteed by the full spectrum of ,united ,states defense capabilities1 to the ,republic of ,korea and ,japan2 7#f7 supports ongoing efforts to strengthen the ,united ,states-,republic of ,korea alliance1 to protect the #bh1ejj members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces stationed on the ,korean ,peninsula1 and to defend the alliance against any and all provocations committed by the ,north ,korean regime2 and 7#g7 calls on all members of the ,united ,nations ,security ,council to take immediate action to pass additional and meaningful new measures under ,article #da of the ,united ,nations ,charter1 including-- 7,a7 stricter measures to eliminate exceptions in current ,united ,nations ,security ,council resolution sanctions2 7,b7 further restrictions on imports and exports of such sectoral commodities as coal1 iron1 and precious metals and the prohibition on fuel oil exports to ,north ,korea2 7,c7 elimination of access for entities involved in ,north ,korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs to international financial markets and banking2 7,d7 restrictions on the use of ,north ,korean subcontractors in global supply chains1 particularly in the textile and apparel industry2 7,e7 restrictions on the supply of aviation fuel and a ban on civilian aviation2 7,f7 a ban on bulk cash transfers to and from ,north ,korea2 7,g7 prevention of the use of ,north ,korean labor in third-country projects and agreements2 and 7,h7 a downgrading of ,north ,korean diplomatic representation4