#aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #gaeb  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct the   
,secretary of ,state to establish a     
national registry of ,korean ,american  
divided families1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,korean ,american   
,divided ,families ,national ,registry  
,act4  #b4 ,national registry of ,korean
 ,american divided families ,the        
,secretary of ,state1 acting through the
 ,special ,envoy on ,north ,korean      
,human ,rights ,issues or such other    
individual as the ,secretary may        
designate1 shall-- 7#a7 collate         
information on ,korean ,american        
families who wish to be reunited with   
family members in ,north ,korea from    
which such ,korean ,american families   
were divided after the signing of the   
,agreement ,concerning a ,military      
,armistice in ,korea1 signed at         
,panmunjom ,july #bg1 #aiec 7commonly   
referred to as the ,korean ,war         
,armistice ,agreement71 in anticipation 

of future reunions for such families and
 family members1 including in-person and
 video reunions2 and  7#b7 establish a  
private internal national registry of   
the names and other relevant information
 of such ,korean ,american families--   
7,a7 to host such future reunions in    
,south ,korea1 the ,united ,states1 or  
third countries2 and  7,b7 to provide   
for a private internal repository of    
information about such ,korean ,american
 families and family members in ,north  
,korea1 including information about     
individuals who may be deceased4  #c4   
,actions to facilitate dialogue between 
the ,united ,states and ,north ,korea   
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,state shall take such actions as may be
 necessary to ensure that any direct    
dialogue between the ,united ,states and
 ,north ,korea includes progress towards
 holding future reunions for ,korean    
,american families and their family     
members in ,north ,korea as described in
 section #b4  7b7 ,consultations ,the   

,secretary of ,state shall consult with 
the ,government of the ,republic of     
,korea in carrying out this section4    
7c7 ,report ,no later than one year     
after enactment of this ,act1 and       
annually thereafter for #e years1 the   
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees a 
report on-- 7#a7 the status of the      
national registry established pursuant  
to section #b7;a77#b72  7#b7 the number 
of individuals included on the registry 
who-- 7,a7 have met their family members
 in ,north ,korea during previous       
reunions2 and  7,b7 have yet to meet    
their family members in ,north ,korea   
during previous reunions2  7#c7 a       
summary of responses by ,north ,korea to
 requests to hold reunions of divided   
families2 and  7#d7 a description of    
regulations in ,north ,korea and actions
 taken by ,north ,korea in the year     
previous to submission of each report   
that prevent the emigration of family   
members of ,korean ,american families4  

7d7 ,appropriate congressional          
committees defined ,in this ,act1       
appropriate congressional committees    
means the ,committee on ,foreign        
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate4     
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,june #be1 #bjbd4;,clerk4