,h4 ,,res4 #aadi  ,in the ,house of     
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,december   
#aa1 #bjah  ,,resolution  ,whereas the  
,united ,states ,armed ,forces and      
,south ,korean troops fought together to
 defend the ,korean peninsula from      
,communist aggression before the ,korean
 ,armistice ,agreement was signed in    
#aiec1 and the ,united ,states of       
,america and the ,republic of ,korea    
have continued this camaraderie since   
signing the ,mutual ,defense ,treaty    
,between the ,united ,states and the    
,republic of ,korea that same year2     
,whereas the ,republic of ,korea is a   
model for alliance burden-sharing1      
currently hosting #bh1ejj ,american     
active-duty military personnel1 funding 
fifty percent of the total non-personnel
 costs of the ,u4,s4 troop presence on  
the ,korean peninsula1 fielding the     
world's seventh-largest military1 and   
spending over #b4e percent of its gross 
domestic product on defense2 ,whereas   
the ,republic of ,korea is among the    

closest allies of the ,united ,states1  
having contributed troops in support of 
,united ,states operations during the   
,vietnam war1 ,gulf war1 and operations 
in ,iraq and ,afghanistan1 while also   
supporting numerous ,united ,nations    
peacekeeping missions throughout the    
world2 ,whereas ,united ,states forces  
on the ,korean ,peninsula are critical  
not only to the security of the         
,republic of ,korea but also to protect 
against adversaries that threaten       
regional stability and the ,united      
,states homeland2 ,whereas the          
,u4,s4-,,rok ,combined ,forces ,command 
is the most integrated and effective    
combined military command in the world  
and1 taken together with the ,united    
,nations ,command1 has formed a         
structure that has provided effective   
defense and deterrence on the ,korean   
,peninsula for decades2 ,whereas ,north 
,korea has the world's fourth-largest   
military1 in addition to potentially as 
many as #fj nuclear weapons and between 

#b1ejj and #e1jjj metric tons of        
chemical weapons2 ,whereas the ,united  
,states supports the ,republic of       
,korea's efforts at peace and           
reconciliation on the ,korean ,peninsula
 and recognizes the critical importance 
of close policy coordination between    
,washington and ,seoul2 ,whereas in     
,february #bjag1 a ,united ,nations     
investigatory body confirmed that ,north
 ,korea attempted to sell key materials 
for constructing miniaturized nuclear   
warheads1 and found that ballistic      
missile cooperation between ,iran and   
,north ,korea was significant and       
meaningful2 ,whereas the ,united ,states
 and ,south ,korea share a commitment to
 democracy1 human rights1 and free      
market principles1 as laid out in the   
#bjji ,u4,s4-,,rok ,joint ,vision       
,statement as the foundation for a #bast
 century strategic alliance based on    
shared values2 ,whereas the ,republic of
 ,korea actively contributes to         
peacekeeping1 cybersecurity1            

non-proliferation1 overseas development 
assistance1 climate change mitigation1  
counterterrorism1 and post-conflict     
stabilization2 ,whereas the ,republic of
 ,korea suffered economic retaliation   
from ,china for installing the ,united  
,states ,theater ,high ,altitude ,area  
,defense 7,,thaad7 ballistic missile    
defense system1 a measure necessitated  
by ,north ,korea's nuclear and ballistic
 missile belligerence2 ,whereas ,korea  
is the world's eleventh-largest economy 
and the sixth-largest goods trading     
partner of the ,united ,states1 and     
creates bilateral trade and investment  
which supports #djj1jjj ,american jobs2 
,whereas the ,united ,states is the     
largest foreign direct investor in the  
,republic of ,korea1 and ,korean        
investment in the ,united ,states is    
increasing2 ,whereas the ,republic of   
,korea evolved from authoritarian       
governance to a vibrant1 model democracy
 that embraces human rights and the rule
 of law in a region increasingly        

challenged by authoritarianism1 which   
stands in stark contrast to the         
,democratic ,people's ,republic of      
,korea1 which commits human rights      
violations that do not have any parallel
 in the contemporary world according to 
a #bjad ,united ,nations report2        
,whereas the ,republic of ,korea has    
become a key stakeholder and an active  
and constructive participant in various 
international organizations1 including  
the ,united ,nations1 ,g-#bj1           
,organization for ,economic ,cooperation
 and ,development1 ,asia-,pacific       
,economic ,cooperation forum1           
,association of ,southeast ,asian       
,nations ,regional ,forum1              
,international ,monetary ,fund1 ,world  
,bank1 and ,world ,trade ,organization2 
,whereas ,korean ,american ,day         
commemorates the first arrival of       
,koreans to the ,united ,states in #aijc
 and honors the great contributions of  
,korean ,americans across all aspects of
 society1 which will only continue to   

grow as this population now numbers     
nearly two million citizens and as      
,korean students constitute the         
third-largest source of foreign students
 in the ,united ,states2 and ,whereas   
the ,korean-,american community remains 
one of the most important bridges       
between the ,republic of ,korea and the 
,united ,states and has helped foster   
deeper ties between the two nations3    
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives--  7#a7 recognizes  
that the ,united ,states-,republic of   
,korea alliance serves as a linchpin of 
regional stability and bilateral        
security1 and exemplifies the broad and 
deep military1 diplomatic1 economic1 and
 cultural ties shared between the       
,united ,states and the ,republic of    
,korea2  7#b7 reiterates that the       
,republic of ,korea and the ,united     
,states share an interest in the        
continued strength of the bilateral     
alliance1 and in further deepening the  
bilateral relationship2  7#c7 emphasizes

 that the ,united ,states-,republic of  
,korea alliance remains not only a      
bulwark for peace and stability in      
,northeast ,asia1 but also an exemplar  
of democratic values1 free market       
principles1 commitment to universal     
human rights1 and the rule of law       
throughout the ,indo-,pacific and       
globally2  7#d7 reaffirms the need for  
the ,united ,states and the ,republic of
 ,korea to stand shoulder-to-shoulder in
 continuing to apply the economic and   
financial pressure necessary to help    
peacefully end the ,democratic ,people's
 ,republic of ,korea's dangerous nuclear
 and missile programs2 and  7#e7        
emphasizes that1 regardless of the      
outcome of attempted negotiations with  
the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of  
,korea1 the ,united ,states-,republic of
 ,korea alliance will continue to deter1
 defend against1 and defeat any outside 
aggressors1 uphold the peace1 and guard 
the prosperity built by our two nations4
  ,clerk4