,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,gallagh] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mal9[ski1  
,mr4 ,hurd ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,ms4
 ,/efanik1 ,mr4 ,kim1 ,mr4 ,taylor1 &   
,mr4 ,rose ( ,new ,york7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ,=eign      
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to limit ! use ( funds to     
r$uce ! total numb] ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$  
,=ces s]v+ on active duty :o are deploy$
 to ! ,republic ( ,korea1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,republic (
 ,korea ,alliance ,support ,act4  #b4   
,limitation on use ( funds to r$uce !   
total numb] ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces    
s]v+ on active duty :o are deploy$ to ! 
,republic ( ,korea  7a7 ,s5se (         

,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 x is 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates national    
int]e/ to ma9ta9 treaty alliances & its 
=w>d milit>y pres5ce 9 ! ,indo-,pacific 
region to det] conflict & pres]ve peace 
& security2  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates fully 
/&s beh9d commitm5ts to its allies 9    
,nor!a/ ,asia z articulat$ 9 ! ,mutual  
,def5se ,treaty ,betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
& ! ,republic ( ,korea & ! ,treaty (    
,mutual ,coop]ation & ,security betwe5 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates & ,japan2  7#c7 !        
alliances betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !    
,republic ( ,korea & betwe5 ! ,unit$    
,/ates & ,japan =m ! b$rock ( regional  
/ability 9 ! ,indo-,pacific region1     
includ+ ) respect to ! ?reat pos$ by    
,nor? ,korea2  7#d7 ! )drawal or        
significant r$uction ( ,unit$ ,/ates    
,arm$ ,=ces f ! ,republic ( ,korea may  
risk upsett+ ! milit>y balance 9 t      
region2 &  7#e7 ,congress %\ld be       
consult$ 9 advance ( any significant    
*anges to ! /atus quo on ! ,korean      
,p59sula4  7b7 ,limitation ,none ( !    

funds made available to ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se = fiscal ye> #bjai may be us$ to
 r$uce ! total numb] ( memb]s ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces s]v+ on active duty 
:o are deploy$ to ! ,republic ( ,korea  
bel[ #bb1jjj unless--  7#a7 ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se fir/ submits to ! appropriate 
congressional committees a report on--  
7,a7 ! effect ( su* r$uction on pres]v+ 
det]r5ce on ! ,korean ,p59sula2  7,b7 ! 
anticipat$ reaction ( ,nor? ,korea to   
su* r$uction2  7,c7 ! effect ( su*      
r$uction on increas+ inc5tives = !      
,republic ( ,korea to develop an        
indep5d5t nucle> det]r5t2  7,d7 ! effect
 ( su* r$uction on ! long-t]m milit>y & 
economic p>tn]%ip betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 & ! ,republic ( ,korea & ! ,unit$      
,/ates & ,japan1 respectively2 &  7,e7 !
 effect ( su* r$uction on ! milit>y     
balance betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a & betwe5 ! ,unit$      
,/ates & ! ,russian ,f$]ation2  7#b7 !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 9 consultation ) ! 
,*airman ( ! ,jo9t ,*iefs ( ,/aff1 fir/ 

c]tifies to ! appropriate congressional 
committees t--  7,a7 su* a r$uction is 9
 ! national security int]e/ ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates & w n significantly und]m9e !    
security ( ,unit$ ,/ates allies 9 !     
region2  7,b7 ! ,secret>y has           
appropriately consult$ ) allies ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ! ,republic (    
,korea & ,japan1 reg>d+ su* a r$uction2 
&  7,c7 ! ,republic ( ,korea w\ld be    
fully capable ( def5d+ itself & det]r+ a
 conflict on ! ,korean ,p59sula foll[+  
su* a r$uction2 &  7#c7 su* a r$uction  
supports & is consi/5t ) ! mo/ curr5t   
national def5se /rategy "u section #aac 
( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7  
,appropriate congressional committees   
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m relevant    
congressional committees means-- 7#a7 ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs & !       
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate4