,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ad1 #bjai,ms4   
,m5g 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 ,ms4 ,lee (
 ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4       
,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,cisn]os1 
,mr4 ,woodall1 ,ms4 ,bass1 & ,ms4       
,gabb>d7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require        
consultations on reunit+ ,korean        
,am]icans ) family memb]s 9 ,nor?       
,korea4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,divid$ ,families           
,reunification ,act4  #b4 ,consultations
 on reunit+ ,korean ,am]icans ) family  
memb]s 9 ,nor? ,korea  7a7 ,f9d+s       
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,!
 division ( ! ,korean ,p59sula into ,s\?
 ,korea & ,nor? ,korea sep>at$ ?\s&s (  
,koreans f family memb]s4  7#b7 ,s9ce ! 
sign+ ( ! ,agreem5t ,conc]n+ a ,milit>y 
,armi/ice 9 ,korea1 sign$ at ,panmunjom 
,july #bg1 #aiec 7commonly ref]r$ to z !
 ,korean ,w> ,armi/ice ,agreem5t71 !re  

has be5 little to no contact betwe5     
,korean ,am]icans & family memb]s :o    
rema9 9 ,nor? ,korea4  7#c7 ,nor? ,korea
 & ,s\? ,korea fir/ agre$ to reunions ( 
divid$ families 9 #aihe & h s9ce held   
#bj face-to-face reunions & #g video l9k
 reunions4  7#d7 ,^? reunions h         
subsequ5tly giv5 approximately #bb1jjj  
,koreans ! opportunity to briefly       
reunite ) lov$ ones4  7#e7 ,! mo/ rec5t 
family reunions betwe5 ,nor? ,korea &   
,s\? ,korea took place 9 ,augu/ #bjah & 
did n include any ,korean ,am]icans4    
7#f7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,nor? ,korea d n
 ma9ta9 diplomatic relations & c]ta9    
limitations exi/ on ,korean ,am]icans   
p>ticipat+ 9 face-to-face reunions4     
7#g7 ,accord+ to ! mo/ rec5t c5sus1 m   
?an #a1gjj1jjj p liv+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
are ( ,korean desc5t4  7#h7 ,! numb] (  
fir/ g5]ation ,korean & ,korean ,am]ican
 family memb]s divid$ f family memb]s 9 
,nor? ,korea is rapidly dim9i%+ giv5 !  
advanc$ age ( ^? family memb]s4 ,m ?an  
#c1jjj eld]ly ,s\? ,koreans die ea* ye> 

)\t hav+ be5 reunit$ ) _! family memb]s4
  7#i7 ,_m ,korean ,am]icans ) family   
memb]s 9 ,nor? ,korea h n se5 or        
communicat$ ) ^? family memb]s 9 m ?an  
#fj ye>s4  7#aj7 ,! inclusion ( ,korean 
,am]ican families 9 ! reunion process   
w\ld con/itute a positive humanit>ian   
ge/ure by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,nor? ,korea4   
7#aa7 ,section #abfe ( ! ,national      
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-aha2 #abb 
,/at4 #djg7 requir$ ! ,presid5t to      
submit to ,congress a report on ef=ts1  
if any1 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to  
facilitate family reunions betwe5 ,unit$
 ,/ates citiz5s & _! relatives 9 ,nor?  
,korea4  7#ab7 ,! position ( ,special   
,envoy on ,nor? ,korean ,human ,rights  
,issues has be5 vacant s9ce ,janu>y     
#bjag1 al?\gh ! ,presid5t is requir$ to 
appo9t a ,s5ate-confirm$ ,special ,envoy
 to fill ?is position 9 accordance )    
section #ajg ( ! ,nor? ,korean ,human   
,rights ,act ( #bjjd 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4     
#ghag74  7#ac7 ,9 ! report ( !          

,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives accompany+ ,h4,r4     
#cjha1 #aaa? ,congress 7,h\se ,report   
#aaa-ahg71 ! ,committee urg$ ! ,special 
,repres5tative on ,nor? ,korea ,policy1 
z ! s5ior (ficial h&l+ ,nor? ,korea     
issues1 to prioritize ! issues involv+  
,korean divid$ families & to1 if        
necess>y1 appo9t a coord9ator = su*     
families4  7b7 ,consultations requir$   
7#a7 ,consultations ) ,s\? ,korea ,!    
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 or a designee ( !    
,secret>y1 %all consult ) (ficials (    
,s\? ,korea1 z appropriate1 on pot5tial 
opportunities to reunite ,korean        
,am]ican families ) family memb]s 9     
,nor? ,korea f :i* su* ,korean ,am]ican 
families 7 divid$ aft] ! sign+ ( !      
,korean ,w> ,armi/ice ,agreem5t4  7#b7  
,consultations ) ,korean ,am]icans ,n   
less frequ5tly ?an once e #ahj days1 !  
,special ,envoy on ,nor? ,korean ,human 
,rights ,issues ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate   
%all consult ) repres5tatives ( ,korean 
,am]icans ) family memb]s 9 ,nor? ,korea

 ) respect to ef=ts to reunite families 
divid$ aft] ! sign+ ( ! ,korean ,w>     
,armi/ice ,agreem5t4  7#c7 ,no          
additional au?orization ( appropriations
 ,no additional am\nts are au?oriz$ to  
be appropriat$ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to
 c>ry out consultations "u ?is          
subsection4  7c7 ,reports requir$  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 act+     
?r\gh ! ,special ,envoy on ,nor? ,korean
 ,human ,rights ,issues1 %all submit to 
,congress1 z "p ( ea* report requir$ "u 
section #ajg7;d7 ( ! ,nor? ,korean      
,human ,rights ,act ( #bjjd 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #ghag7;d771 a report on       
consultations describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 
conduct$ dur+ ! ye> prec$+ ! submission 
( ea* report requir$ "u su* section     
#ajg7;d74  7#b7 ,integration ( te*nology
 into family reunions ,n lat] ?an #ij   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,special ,envoy on ,nor? ,korean
 ,human ,rights ,issues ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,/ate %all submit to ! ,committee on    
,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (             

,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations ( ! ,s5ate a report on !    
opportunities = video reunions betwe5   
,korean ,am]icans ) family memb]s 9     
,nor? ,korea4  7#c7 ,=m ,! reports      
requir$ by p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 %all be
 submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m to ! maximum 
ext5t possible1 b may include classifi$ 
annexes4