,h4 ,,res4 #ajab  ,in the ,house of     
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,november   
#ah1 #bjbj  ,,resolution  ,whereas the  
,united ,nations ,security ,council     
adopted ,resolution #hc on ,june #bg1   
#aiej1 recommending ,members of the     
,united ,nations furnish assistance to  
the ,republic of ,korea and ,resolution 
#hd on ,july #g1 #aiej1 recommending    
members make military forces and other  
assistance available to a unified       
command under the ,united ,states of    
,america2 ,whereas1 on ,july #bg1 #aiec1
 an ,armistice ,agreement was signed by 
,united ,states ,army ,lieutenant       
,general ,william ,harrison1 ,jr41      
representing the ,united ,nations       
,command with the ,korean ,people's     
,army and the ,chinese ,people's        
,volunteer ,army to ensure a complete   
cessation of hostilities and of all acts
 of armed force in ,korea until a final 
peaceful settlement is achieved2        
,whereas the ,armistice ,agreement      
remains in force today and that by its  

terms has neither formally ended the    
,korean war nor constituted a permanent 
settlement of peace on the ,korean      
,peninsula2 ,whereas1 on ,october #a1   
#aiec1 the ,mutual ,defense ,treaty     
,between the ,united ,states and the    
,republic of ,korea 7#e ,,ust #bcfh7 was
 signed in ,washington with ratification
 advised by the ,senate on ,january #bf1
 #aied1 and the shared commitment to    
recognize an armed attack on either of  
the ,parties as dangerous to each's own 
peace and security and to act to meet   
the common danger in accordance with    
each's constitutional processes and     
remains in force today2 ,whereas during 
the ,korean war1 #a1ghi1jjj ,united     
,states soldiers1 sailors1 airmen1 and  
marines served in theater1 #cf1egd paid 
the ultimate sacrifice with their lives 
in defense of freedom in the ,republic  
of ,korea1 and over #g1ejj ,united      
,states servicemembers remain classified
 by the ,department of ,defense as      
missing in action2 ,whereas1 on ,october

 #g1 #bjaf1 ,h4,r4 #adge1 entitled the  
,korean ,war ,veterans ,memorial ,wall  
of ,remembrance ,act1 was introduced in 
,congress by ,representative ,sam       
,johnson of ,texas and became ,public   
,law #aad-bcj2 ,whereas according to    
,house ,report #aad-dcc to accompany    
,h4,r4 #adge1 ,h4,r4 #adge authorizes a 
,wall of ,remembrance to be added to the
 ,korean ,war ,veterans ,memorial with  
the names of those that died in theater1
 are listed as missing1 or prisoners of 
war1 and would also list the number of  
members of the ,korean ,augmentation to 
the ,united ,states ,army 7,,katusa7 who
 were killed in action1 wounded in      
action1 prisoners of war1 or are listed 
as missing in action2 ,whereas the      
ongoing conflict separated countless    
,korean families from one another1 and  
an estimated #c1jjj elderly ,south      
,koreans die every year without         
reuniting with their loved ones2        
,whereas in the #gj years since the     
outbreak of the ,korean conflict1 the   

,united ,states-,republic of ,korea     
alliance has transformed itself from a  
security relationship into a            
comprehensive global partnership2       
,whereas the ,republic of ,korea is     
considered one of the greatest success  
stories in the post-,world ,war ,,ii era
 and constitutes a lynchpin of ,united  
,states foreign policy in ,northeast    
,asia2 ,whereas the ,united ,states and 
the ,republic of ,korea have stood      
shoulder to shoulder in all major       
military conflicts the ,united ,states  
has faced since the ,korean war while   
maintaining peace on the ,korean        
,peninsula2 ,whereas this partnership   
has contributed to regional and global  
prosperity through the shared values of 
democracy1 free market economy1 human   
rights1 and the rule of law2 ,whereas it
 is in the national interest of the     
,united ,states to maintain its forward 
deployed presence in the ,republic of   
,korea through ,united ,states ,forces  
,korea 7,,usfk71 a premier ,joint ,force

 that is well led1 disciplined1 trained 
and ready to ,fight ,tonight and win2   
,whereas the #gj-year transformation of 
the ,united ,states-,korea alliance into
 a mutually beneficial partnership has  
recently led to important coordination  
and cooperation in confronting global   
pandemics including ,h#a,n#a in #bjji1  
and ,,covid-#ai in #bjbj2 ,whereas the  
,republic of ,korea has made significant
 contributions to the global community  
in combating and containing ,,covid-#ai1
 including the manufacture and export of
 ,reverse ,transcription ,polymerase    
,chain ,reaction 7,,rt-,,pcr7 test kits 
to the ,united ,states ,government and  
various ,states2 ,whereas1 on ,may #h1  
#bjbj1 the ,republic of ,korea donated  
#ejj1jjj masks to be distributed to     
,korean war veterans throughout the     
,united ,states1 including the ,navajo  
,nation1 in a gesture of gratitude and  
in commemoration of the #gjth           
anniversary of the outbreak of the      
,korean war2 and ,whereas1 on ,may #aj1 

#bjbj1 the ,republic of ,korea donated  
#b1jjj1jjj masks to the ,united ,states 
to help fill shortages in hospitals most
 impacted by ,,covid-#ai3 ,now1         
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives--  7#a7 underscores the
 continuing and crucial role of the     
alliance between the ,united ,states and
 the ,republic of ,korea in ensuring    
peace and stability in ,asia and the    
world1 including by providing security  
from the threat posed by the ,democratic
 ,people's ,republic of ,korea and its  
repeated provocations2  7#b7 reaffirms  
the importance of close cooperation     
between the ,united ,states and the     
,republic of ,korea in the              
,indo-,pacific1 including on issues     
ranging from infrastructure and         
development financing to promoting good 
governance2  7#c7 encourages the        
continued close and continuing ties     
between the people and governments of   
the two nations1 as well as the         
contributions the near two million      

,korean-,americans have made to both    
societies2  7#d7 commits to continuing  
and expanding ,united ,states-,republic 
of ,korea medical and scientific and    
research collaboration1 particularly    
since cooperation between the two       
countries has saved countless lives     
during the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2  7#e7  
urges both countries to prioritize      
ongoing ,special ,measures ,agreement   
negotiations and to reach mutually      
agreeable terms2 and  7#f7 recommits the
 ,united ,states to ensuring the        
relationship between the ,united ,states
 and ,republic of ,korea continues to   
grow and thrive into the foreseeable    
future4  ,clerk4