,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #i1 #bjai,mr4
 ,suozzi 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 
,meeks1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 and   
,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina7       
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,,resolution         
,expressing the importance of the       
,united ,states alliance with the       
,republic of ,korea and the             
contributions of ,korean ,americans in  
the ,united ,states4  ,whereas the      
,united ,states and the ,republic of    
,korea enjoy a comprehensive alliance   
partnership1 founded in shared strategic
 interests and cemented by a commitment 
to democratic values2 ,whereas the      
,united ,states and the ,republic of    
,korea work closely together to promote 
international peace and security1       
economic prosperity1 human rights1 and  
the rule of law2 ,whereas the           
relationship between the ,united ,states

 and the ,republic of ,korea goes as far
 back as ,korea's ,chosun ,dynasty1 when
 the ,united ,states and ,korea         
established diplomatic relations under  
the #ahhb ,treaty of ,peace1 ,amity1    
,commerce1 and ,navigation2 ,whereas1 on
 ,august #ae1 #aidh1 the ,provisional   
,government of the ,republic of ,korea1 
established on ,april #aa1 #aiai1 was   
dissolved and transitioned to the ,first
 ,republic of ,korea1 the country's     
first independent government2 ,whereas  
,united ,states military personnel have 
maintained a continuous presence on the 
,korean ,peninsula since the ,mutual    
,defense ,treaty was signed at          
,washington on ,october #a1 #aiec 7#e   
,,ust #bcfh71 between the ,united       
,states and the ,republic of ,korea2    
,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     

,whereas1 #fc years ago1 the ,treaty of 
,friendship1 ,commerce1 and ,navigation1
 with ,protocol1 was signed at ,seoul on
 ,november #bh1 #aief 7#h ,,ust #bbag71 
between the ,united ,states and the     
,republic of ,korea2 ,whereas the       
economic relationship between the       
,united ,states and the ,republic of    
,korea is deep and mutually beneficial  
to both countries2 ,whereas the         
,republic of ,korea is the ,united      
,states seventh-largest trading partner2
 ,whereas the ,republic of ,korea is the
 fifth fastest growing source of foreign
 direct investment in the ,united       
,states2 ,whereas the ,united ,states is
 the largest source of foreign direct   
investment in the ,republic of ,korea2  
,whereas1 on ,january #ac1 #aijc1 #ajb  
pioneer ,korean immigrants arrived in   
the ,united ,states1 initiating the     
first chapter of ,korean immigration to 
,america2 ,whereas the over #b1jjj1jjj  
,korean ,americans living in the ,united
 ,states contribute to the diversity and

 prosperity of our ,nation1 participate 
in all facets of ,american life1 and    
have made significant contributions to  
the economic vitality of the ,united    
,states2 ,whereas members of the ,korean
 ,american community serve with         
distinction in the ,armed ,forces of the
 ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,korean      
,americans continue to build and        
strengthen the alliance between the     
,united ,states and the ,republic of    
,korea2 and ,whereas the ,asia          
,reassurance ,initiative ,act 7,public  
,law #aae-dji71 signed into law on      
,december #ca1 #bjah1 states that the   
,united ,states ,government--  7#a7 is  
committed to the ,mutual ,defense       
,treaty ,between the ,united ,states and
 the ,republic of ,korea1 done at       
,washington on ,october #a1 #aiec1 and  
all related and subsequent bilateral    
security agreements and arrangements    
concluded on or before the date of the  
enactment of this ,act2  7#b7 recognizes
 the vital role of the alliance between 

the ,united ,states and ,south ,korea in
 promoting peace and security in the    
,indo-,pacific region2 and  7#c7 calls  
for the strengthening and broadening of 
diplomatic1 economic1 and security ties 
between the ,united ,states and the     
,republic of ,korea3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that the ,house of                
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
vital role the alliance of the ,united  
,states and the ,republic of ,korea     
plays in promoting peace and security in
 the ,indo-,pacific region2  7#b7 calls 
for the strengthening and broadening of 
diplomatic1 economic1 and security ties 
between the ,united ,states and the     
,republic of ,korea2  7#c7 reaffirms the
 ,united ,states alliance with the      
,republic of ,korea is central to       
advancing ,american interests and       
engagement in the region1 based on      
shared commitments of democracy1 free   
market economy1 human rights1 and the   
rule of law2 and  7#d7 recognizes the   
formation of the ,provisional           

,government #ajj years ago as           
fundamental to the vibrancy1 success1   
and prosperity of the ,republic of      
,korea's democracy today4