,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bjj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1
 #bjag ,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,markey1  
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1
 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mrs4      
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,menendez1
 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4   
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1  
,mr4 ,risch1 and ,mr4 ,perdue7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,welcoming the
 ,president of the ,republic of ,korea  
on his official visit to the ,united    
,states and celebrating the ,united     
,states-,republic of ,korea             
relationship1 and for other purposes4   
,whereas the ,government and people of  
the ,united ,states and of the ,republic
 of ,korea share a comprehensive        
alliance1 a dynamic partnership1 and a  
personal friendship rooted in the common
 values of freedom1 democracy1 and a    

free market economy2 ,whereas the       
alliance between the ,united ,states and
 the ,republic of ,korea is a linchpin  
of regional stability in ,asia1         
including against the threats posed by  
the regime in ,pyongyang2 ,whereas      
cooperation between our nations spans   
across the economic1 energy1 diplomatic1
 security1 and cultural spheres2        
,whereas the relationship between the   
people of the ,united ,states and of the
 ,republic of ,korea stretches back to  
,korea's ,chosun ,dynasty1 when the     
,united ,states and ,korea established  
diplomatic relations under the #ahhb    
,treaty of ,peace1 ,amity1 ,commerce1   
and ,navigation2 ,whereas the ,united   
,states-,republic of ,korea alliance was
 forged in blood1 with military         
casualties of the ,united ,states during
 the ,korean ,war of approximately      
#cf1egd deaths and more than #ajc1bhd   
wounded1 and casualties of the ,republic
 of ,korea of more than #bag1jjj        
soldiers killed1 more than #bia1jjj     

wounded1 and over #a1jjj1jjj civilians  
killed or missing2 ,whereas the ,korean 
,war ,veterans ,recognition ,act        
7,public ,law #aaa-da7 was enacted on   
,july #bg1 #bjji1 and ,president ,barack
 ,obama issued a proclamation to        
designate the date as the ,national     
,korean ,war ,veterans ,armistice ,day  
and called upon the people of the       
,united ,states to display flags at     
half-staff in memory of the ,korean ,war
 veterans2 ,whereas the ,republic of    
,korea and the ,united ,states have also
 stood alongside each other in the #d   
major wars the ,united ,states has      
fought outside ,korea since ,world ,war 
,,ii--in ,vietnam1 the ,persian ,gulf1  
,afghanistan1 and ,iraq2 ,whereas1 since
 the #aiec ,mutual ,defense ,treaty     
,between the ,united ,states and the    
,republic of ,korea1 done at ,washington
 ,october #a1 #aiec1 and ratified by the
 ,senate on ,january #bf1 #aied1 ,united
 ,states military personnel have        
maintained a continuous presence on the 

,korean ,peninsula1 and currently there 
are approximately #bh1ejj ,united       
,states troops assigned in the ,republic
 of ,korea2 ,whereas1 in ,january #bjad1
 the ,united ,states and the ,republic  
of ,korea agreed upon a new #e-year     
,special ,measures ,agreement 7referred 
to in this preamble as ,,sma71          
establishing the framework for ,republic
 of ,korea contributions to offset the  
costs associated with the stationing of 
,united ,states ,forces ,korea 7referred
 to in this preamble as ,,usfk7 on the  
,korean ,peninsula2 ,whereas the        
,democratic ,people's ,republic of      
,korea continues its dangerous          
incitements1 including political        
assassinations1 conventional military   
provocations1 ballistic missile tests   
and the advancement of its nuclear      
programs2 ,whereas the ,united ,states  
continues to deploy advanced military   
capabilities to the land1 air and waters
 of ,south ,korea1 including the        
,terminal ,high ,altitude ,area ,defense

 system 7referred to in this preamble as
 ,,thaad7 to defend against the growing 
threat from the ballistic missile and   
nuclear weapons programs of the         
,democratic ,people's ,republic of      
,korea1 and will continue to closely    
coordinate with the ,government of the  
,republic of ,korea when evaluating the 
full range of necessary defensive       
military policies2 ,whereas the new     
,government of the ,republic of ,korea  
has announced that it has no intention  
to reverse commitments made in the      
spirit of the ,united ,states-,republic 
of ,korea alliance1 while it plans to   
implement the domestic procedures to    
uphold democratic1 legal1 and procedural
 legitimacy and transparency2 ,whereas  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china has   
engaged in an unprecedented campaign of 
economic pressure on the ,republic of   
,korea in retaliation for the decision  
by the ,united ,states-,republic of     
,korea alliance to deploy ,,thaad1 with 
the goal of undermining the ,united     

,states-,republic of ,korea alliance and
 causing significant damage to the      
,south ,korean economy and ,south       
,korean people2 ,whereas the ,government
 and people of the ,united ,states and  
of the ,republic of ,korea share a deep 
commitment to addressing the continued  
suffering of the people of the          
,democratic ,people's ,republic of      
,korea due to the appalling human rights
 abuses and repression of the regime in 
,pyongyang2 ,whereas1 on ,march #ae1    
#bjab1 the ,united ,states-,republic of 
,korea ,free ,trade ,agreement entered  
into force1 which both countries have   
committed to fully implement2 ,whereas  
the ,republic of ,korea is the ,united  
,states sixth-largest trade partner1    
with ,united ,states goods and exports  
to ,korea reaching a level of           
#fc1hjj1jjj1jjj in #bjaf2 ,whereas      
,united ,states foreign direct          
investment 7referred to in this preamble
 as ,,fdi7 in ,korea 7in stock7 was     
#cd1fjj1jjj1jjj in #bjae1 a #c4c percent

 increase from #bjad and ,korea's ,,fdi 
in the ,united ,states 7in stock7 was   
#dj1ajj1jjj1jjj in #bjae1 up #j4e       
percent from #bjad2 ,whereas1 the       
,republic of ,korea spends #b4f percent 
of its gross domestic product 7referred 
to in this preamble as ,,gdp7 on defense
 and carries a significant portion of   
,united ,states operating costs for     
forces in ,south ,korea2 ,whereas       
,president ,moon ,jae-in has expressed  
his desire to increase this spending to 
#c percent of ,,gdp during his tenure2  
,whereas the ,united ,states1 the       
,republic of ,korea1 and the ,government
 of ,japan have made great strides in   
promoting trilateral cooperation and    
defense partnership1 including          
ministerial meetings1 information       
sharing1 and cooperation on ballistic   
missile defense exercises to counter    
,north ,korean provocations2 ,whereas1  
on ,may #g1 #bjac1 the ,united ,states  
and the ,republic of ,korea signed a    
,joint ,declaration in ,commemoration of

 the #fjth ,anniversary of the ,alliance
 ,between the ,republic of ,korea and   
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,president
 ,moon ,jae-in stated during his        
inaugural address on ,may #aj1 #bjag3 ,i
 will do everything in my power to bring
 peace to the peninsula42 ,whereas there
 are deep cultural and personal ties    
between the people of the ,united       
,states and of the ,republic of ,korea1 
as exemplified by the large flow of     
visitors and exchanges each year between
 the #b countries1 including ,korean    
students studying in ,united ,states    
colleges and universities2 ,whereas     
,korean-,americans have made invaluable 
contributions to the security1          
prosperity1 and diversity of our        
,nation2 ,whereas1 from ,june #bh1      
#bjag1 through ,july #a1 #bjag1         
,president ,moon ,jae-in will visit     
,washington for his first official visit
 to the ,united ,states since his       
election as ,president2 and ,whereas the
 ,united ,states ,government looks      

forward to continuing to deepen our     
enduring partnership with the ,republic 
of ,korea on economic1 security1 and    
cultural issues1 as well as embracing   
new opportunities for new partnership   
and cooperation on emerging regional and
 global challenges3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 welcomes   
,his ,excellency ,moon ,jae-in1 the     
,president of the ,republic of ,korea1  
on his first official visit to the      
,united ,states2  7#b7 reaffirms the    
importance of-- 7,a7 the alliance       
between the ,united ,states and the     
,republic of ,korea1 as enshrined in the
 ,mutual ,defense ,treaty of #aiec1     
which is vital to peace and security in 
,northeast ,asia1 and the entire        
,asia-,pacific region2 and  7,b7 the    
commitment of the ,united ,states to    
defend the ,republic of ,korea under    
,article ,,iii of the ,mutual ,defense  
,treaty2  7#c7 reinforces longstanding  
,united ,states commitments to provide  
extended deterrence1 guaranteed by the  

full spectrum of ,united ,states defense
 capabilities1 to the ,republic of      
,korea2  7#d7 welcomes opportunities to 
strengthen security consultation1       
cooperation1 and partnership between the
 ,united ,states and the ,republic of   
,korea on matters such as space1 cyber1 
and missile defense2  7#e7 supports     
ongoing efforts-- 7,a7 to strengthen the
 ,united ,states-,republic of ,korea    
alliance2  7,b7 to protect the          
approximately #bh1ejj members of the    
,united ,states ,armed ,forces stationed
 on the ,korean ,peninsula2 and  7,c7 to
 defend the alliance against any and all
 provocations committed by the regime of
 the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of 
,korea2  7#f7 urges the ,united ,states 
and the ,republic of ,korea to work     
together with members of the ,united    
,nations ,security ,council and other   
,member ,states to fully and effectively
 enforce existing sanctions and consider
 the need to take immediate action to   
pass additional and meaningful new      

measures under ,article #da of the      
,united ,nations ,charter2  7#g7        
supports efforts by the ,united ,states 
and the ,republic of ,korea to          
peacefully achieve a ,korean ,peninsula 
free of nuclear weapons through a       
diplomatic process2  7#h7 urges the     
,united ,states and the ,republic of    
,korea to work together to fully and    
fairly implement all aspects of the     
,united ,states-,republic of ,korea     
,free ,trade ,agreement2 and  7#i7      
encourages the ,united ,states          
,government and the ,government of the  
,republic of ,korea to continue to      
broaden and deepen the alliance by      
enhancing cooperation and building new  
partnerships in the security1 economic1 
energy1 scientific1 health1 education1  
and cultural spheres4