,h4 ,,res4 #hji  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,november   
#ah1 #bjbj  ,,resolution  ,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 first         

independent government2 ,whereas        
regional peace and stability in the     
,asia-,pacific promotes shared ,united  
,states-,republic of ,korea interests of
 prosperity and economic well-being2    
,whereas ,united ,states military       
personnel have maintained a continuous  
presence on the ,korean ,peninsula since
 the ,mutual ,defense ,treaty ,between  
the ,united ,states and the ,republic of
 ,korea 7#e ,,ust #bcfh7 was signed at  
,washington on ,october #a1 #aiec2      
,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 #fc years ago the ,treaty of   
,friendship1 ,commerce1 and ,navigation 
between the ,united ,states and the     
,republic of ,korea1 with ,protocol 7#h 
,,ust #bbag7 was signed at ,seoul on    
,november #bh1 #aief2 ,whereas the      
alliance between the ,republic of ,korea

 and the ,united ,states1 our shared    
national security interests1 the #i1jjj 
,south ,korean civilians working to     
support the joint mission of ,united    
,states ,forces ,korea and the #bh1ejj  
,united ,states military service members
 currently stationed in ,south ,korea1  
are best served by the conclusion of    
mutually agreeable1 multi-year ,special 
,measures ,agreements2 ,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 sixth-largest trading partner2  
,whereas the ,republic of ,korea is one 
of the fastest growing sources of       
foreign direct investment in the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas the ,united ,states  
is the second 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 ,united ,states      
,armed ,forces2 ,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 ,korea and all related
 and subsequent bilateral security      

agreements and arrangements concluded on
 or before the date of the enactment of 
that ,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 ,korea1 including through  
the conclusion of mutually agreeable    
multi-year ,special ,measures           
,agreements2 and  7#c7 reaffirms the    
,united ,states alliance with the       

,republic of ,korea is central to       
advancing ,united ,states interests1    
engagement1 and influence in the region1
 based on shared commitments to         
democracy1 free-market economics1 human 
rights1 and the rule of law4  ,clerk4