,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bbca ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #bh1 #bjag,ms4 ,del,bene 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,peters1 and ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to establish a joint commission on ,north ,korea1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,findings2 sense of ,congress 7a7 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,preventing ,north ,korea from proliferating illegal nuclear weapons and related material is a top priority for the ,united ,states and regional partners1 including ,japan1 ,china1 and ,south ,korea4 7#b7 ,presidential transitions in ,washington1 ,,dc1 and ,seoul1 ,south ,korea1 create opportunities for instability that ,north ,korea could exploit for additional provocations4 7#c7 ,north ,korea is already violating the letter and spirit of numerous ,united ,nations ,security ,council resolutions4 7#d7 ,north ,korea allegedly test-fired a ballistic missile on ,february #aa1 #bjag4 7#e7 ,strengthening high-level dialogue about ,north ,korean nuclear proliferation between the ,united ,states1 regional partners1 and the ,united ,nations would bring necessary attention to the issue1 which has languished over successive ,republican and ,democratic ,administrations4 7#f7 ,the ,united ,states would benefit from a comprehensive strategy1 jointly implemented with its regional partners1 including ,china1 to prevent ,north ,korea from becoming armed with nuclear weapons and strengthen the shared goal of achieving a denuclearized ,korean ,peninsula4 7#g7 ,in addition to supporting the work of the ,united ,nations ,panel of ,experts on ,north ,korea1 the ,united ,states and its partners would benefit from a senior-level dialogue to coordinate sanctions enforcement1 to detect ,north ,korea proliferation activities1 and to prepare contingency responses in the event of ,north ,korean nuclear or conventional provocations4 7#h7 ,the ,united ,states1 along with its allies and partners1 have highly capable military and nuclear experts who can refine plans to respond to a ,north ,korea capability development that endangers the ,united ,states homeland and could recommend defensive measures to address vulnerabilities4 7#i7 ,the trilateral relationship between the ,united ,states1 ,japan1 and ,south ,korea has served as an important node for sharing information about the ,north ,korean threat and the trilateral relationship should be expanded to serve as a focal point for regional cooperation regarding ,north ,korea4 7#aj7 ,generally1 it is in the interest of the ,united ,states to remain the security partner of choice for allies and partners in the ,indo-,asia ,pacific region and to strengthen norms based on the liberal international order that has undergirded peace and stability in the region since the end of ,world ,war ,,ii4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,united ,states should expand the trilateral mechanism to serve as a focal point for regional cooperation regarding ,north ,korea4 #b4 ,joint commission on ,north ,korea 7a7 ,authorization ,the ,president1 acting through the ,secretary of ,state1 may seek to establish a joint commission with countries in the ,indo-,asia ,pacific region 7hereinafter referred to as the ,commission74 7b7 ,activities ,the ,commission may undertake the following activities3 7#a7 ,supporting professional dialogues1 including by convening or sponsoring travel to meetings with nongovernmental experts1 to-- 7,a7 coordinate the detection of ,north ,korean violations of existing ,united ,nations ,security ,council resolutions2 7,b7 develop possible responses to such violations2 and 7,c7 enhance monitoring of nuclear weapons proliferation capabilities4 7#b7 ,coordinating sub-cabinet-level political discussions on contingency responses to ,north ,korean violations of ,united ,nations ,security ,council resolutions4 7#c7 ,facilitating technical discussions among the ,departments of ,state1 ,defense1 ,energy1 and the ,treasury and the ,intelligence ,community and their counterparts in countries in the ,indo-,asia ,pacific region on technical aspects of ,north ,korea's nuclear program and accompanying ,united ,states sanctions4 7#d7 ,coordinating the sharing of information among the intelligence services of the countries participating in the ,commission1 to the extent practicable1 to identify immediate threats and inform the security services of such countries4 7#e7 ,creating guidelines for the coordination of multilateral direct action against shared threats4 7c7 ,chair2 membership 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall be chaired by the ,secretary of ,state and shall include as members-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of the ,treasury2 7,b7 the ,secretary of ,energy2 7,c7 the ,secretary of ,defense2 and 7,d7 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7#b7 ,counterpart members ,the ,secretary of ,state shall encourage participation of relevant counterparts in the governments of the participating countries4 7d7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the activities of the ,commission4 #c4 ,coordination of military and diplomatic planning 7a7 ,statement of policy ,it is the policy of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to continue to maintain robust and multifaceted diplomatic engagement in the ,indo-,asia ,pacific region1 to include the promotion of ,united ,states values and ,united ,states economic interests alongside a strong ,united ,states military posture2 and 7#b7 that the tools of diplomacy and development1 along with defense as critical tools of national power1 should be used to enhance the national security of the ,united ,states1 promote ,united ,states interests reassure ,united ,states allies1 deter aggression1 and respond swiftly to crises4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,secretary of ,state should conduct comprehensive regional and global diplomacy1 in close coordination with ,united ,states allies in the ,indo ,asia ,pacific ,region1 to coordinate responses to ,north ,korean provocations and enhance enforcement of ,united ,nations ,security ,council resolutions4 7c7 ,enhanced ports of call ,the ,secretary of ,defense is authorized1 in consultation with ,secretary of ,state1 to conduct routine and enhanced ports of call with key allies in the ,indo-,asia ,pacific region4