,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,markey introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to strengthen   
the ,mutual ,defense ,treaty between the
 ,united ,states and the ,republic of   
,korea1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,we ,go ,together ,act 4  #b4 ,sense
 of ,congress ,it is the sense of       
,congress that-- 7#a7 with respect to   
the alliance between the ,united ,states
 and the ,republic of ,korea-- 7,a7 we  
go together or katchi kapshida is an    
enduring motto inspired by the shared   
sacrifice of the ,united ,states and the
 ,republic of ,korea during the ,korean 
,war1 reinforced by our shared values   
and reaffirmed each time the ,republic  
of ,korea has stood alongside the       
,united ,states in the four major wars  
the ,united ,states has fought outside  

,korea since #aide2  7,b7 a             
transactional view of the alliance      
between the ,united ,states and the     
,republic of ,korea is contrary to the  
spirit of we go together2  7,c7 #gj     
years since the start of the ,korean    
,war1 as the ,people's ,republic of     
,china escalates its aggressive behavior
 in maritime and air domains and the    
,democratic ,people's ,republic of      
,korea continues to enhance and test    
weapons that threaten regional peace and
 security1 a new strategic environment  
in the ,indo-,pacific region has        
reinforced the importance of the        
alliance between the ,united ,states and
 the ,republic of ,korea2  7,d7 the     
#bjah ,national ,defense ,strategy      
states that the willingness of rivals to
 abandon aggression will depend on their
 perception of ''' the vitality of our  
alliances and partnerships1 and thus    
,united ,states ,government actions and 
public statements that undermine the    
,united ,states relationship with the   

,republic of ,korea harm ,united ,states
 national security and exacerbate risks 
to members of the ,armed ,forces and    
,united ,states allies and partners2 and
  7,e7 ,united ,states alliances and    
troop deployments should be based on    
shared principles and goals1 not on the 
profit motive2 and  7#b7 with respect to
 nationals of the ,republic of ,korea   
who are employees of ,united ,states    
,forces ,korea-- 7,a7 the ,united       
,states ,government should endeavor to  
avoid actions that negatively affect the
 welfare or well-being of such          
individuals2  7,b7 as stated by the     
,commander of ,united ,states ,forces   
,korea on ,march #ca1 #bjbj1 the partial
 furlough of such individuals was       
heartbreaking and in no way a reflection
 of their performance1 dedication1 or   
conduct2 and  7,c7 the ,united ,states  
,government should work with the        
,government of the ,republic of ,korea  
to ensure that such individuals do not  
bear the burden of breakdowns in        

negotiations regarding defense          
cost-sharing4  #c4 ,strengthening the   
,mutual ,defense ,treaty  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,president may not take any
 action to change ,united ,states policy
 with respect to the ,mutual ,defense   
,treaty between the ,united ,states and 
the ,republic of ,korea1 signed at      
,washington ,october #a1 #aiec 7#e ,,ust
 #bcfh7 unless1 not later than #abj days
 before the ,president takes such an    
action1 the ,secretary of ,defense and  
the ,secretary of ,state submit to the  
appropriate committees of ,congress--   
7#a7 a detailed justification for such a
 change2 and  7#b7 a certification      
that-- 7,a7 such a change is in the     
national interest of the ,united        
,states2 and  7,b7 an alternative       
diplomatic agreement or measure has been
 devised to replace any lost capacity or
 benefits resulting from such a change1 
including-- 7i7 the benefits to ,united 
,states national security and regional  
security derived from the presence of   

the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces in   
the ,republic of ,korea2  7ii7 the      
nuclear nonproliferation benefits       
derived from extended deterrence        
enhanced by the stationing of members of
 the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces in  
the ,republic of ,korea2  7iii7 the     
contributions of the ,republic of ,korea
 in-- 7,i7 countering illegitimate      
coercion and debt diplomacy2  7,,ii7    
promoting human rights2  7,,iii7        
promoting freedom of navigation and     
maritime security2  7,,iv7 protecting   
the environment2  7,v7 improving global 
health2 and  7,,vi7 assisting the       
victims of conflict and disaster2  7iv7 
the cooperation of the ,republic of     
,korea with respect to ,united ,states  
efforts to enforce existing ,united     
,nations ,security ,council sanctions   
with respect to the ,democratic         
,people's ,republic of ,korea2  7v7 the 
diplomatic support of the ,republic of  
,korea for negotiations to implement the
 commitments of the ,democratic         

,people's ,republic of ,korea at the    
#bjah ,singapore ,summit2 and  7vi7 the 
value of ,united ,states trade with the 
,republic of ,korea4  7b7 ,form ,the    
justification and certification required
 by subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in
 unclassified form1 but may include a   
classified annex4  7c7 ,appropriate     
committees of ,congress defined ,in this
 section1 the term appropriate          
committees of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services and the 
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee on   
,armed ,services and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives4