,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #icj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #h1 #bjah,ms4 
,bass 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4
 ,marino1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 ,ms4            
,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,woodall1 ,mr4        
,mac,arthur1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,ms4 ,judy    
,chu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4 
,takano1 and ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee7        
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,,resolution         
,encouraging reunions of divided        
,korean-,american families4  ,whereas   
the ,republic of ,korea 7in this        
resolution referred to as ,south ,korea7
 and the ,democratic ,people's ,republic
 of ,korea 7in this resolution referred 
to as ,north ,korea7 remain divided     
since the armistice agreement was signed
 on ,july #bg1 #aiec2 ,whereas the      
division on the ,korean ,peninsula      
separated more than #aj1jjj1jjj ,korean 
family members1 including some who are  
now citizens of the ,united ,states2    

,whereas there have been #ba rounds of  
family reunions between ,south ,koreans 
and ,north ,koreans along the border    
since #bjjj2 ,whereas ,congress signaled
 its interest in family reunions between
 ,united ,states citizens and their     
relatives in ,north ,korea in section   
#abfe of the ,national ,defense         
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-aha71 signed   
into law by ,president ,george ,w4 ,bush
 on ,january #bh1 #bjjh2 ,whereas the   
number of more than #ajj1jjj estimated  
divided family members in the ,united   
,states last identified in #bjja has    
been significantly dwindling as many of 
them have passed away2 ,whereas the     
summit between ,north ,korea and ,south 
,korea on ,april #bg1 #bjah1 has        
prioritized family reunions2 ,whereas   
the ,united ,states and ,north ,korea   
has planned an historic summit in #bjah2
 and ,whereas many ,korean-,americans   
are waiting for a chance to meet their  
relatives in ,north ,korea for the first

 time in more than #fj years3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that ,house of       
,representatives-- 7#a7 calls on the    
,united ,states and ,north ,korea to    
reunite ,korean-,american divided family
 members with their immediate relatives 
within #fj days of the adoption of this 
resolution2  7#b7 reconfirms the        
institution of family as inalienable    
and1 accordingly1 urges the restoration 
of contact between divided families     
physically1 literarily1 or virtually2   
and  7#c7 calls on the ,united ,states  
and ,north ,korea to pursue reunions as 
a humanitarian priority of immediate    
concern1 delinked as much as possible   
from conflict1 before attempts at or    
achievement of normalized relations are 
made4