,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,cruz1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 and    
,mr4 ,ricketts7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,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  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary of ,state1      
acting through the ,special ,envoy on   
,north ,korean ,human ,rights ,issues1  
the ,assistant ,secretary of ,state for 
,consular ,affairs1 or such other       
individual as the ,secretary may        
designate1 shall-- 7#a7 identify ,korean
 ,american families who wish to be      

reunited with family members residing 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 national registry of the    
names and other relevant information of 
such ,korean ,american families-- 7,a7  
to facilitate such future reunions2 and 
7,b7 to provide for a repository of     
information about such ,korean ,american
 families and family members in ,north  
,korea1 including information about     
individuals who may be deceased4  7b7   
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary of ,state #a1jjj1jjj to carry
 out this section4  #c4 ,actions to     
facilitate dialogue between the ,united 

,states and ,north ,korea  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary of ,state should
 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 ,korea4  7b7 ,consultations ,the 
,secretary of ,state should consult with
 the ,government of the ,republic of    
,korea1 as appropriate1 in carrying out 
this section4  7c7 ,reporting           
requirement  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary of ,state1 acting through the
 ,special ,envoy on ,north ,korean      
,human ,rights ,issues1 shall include in
 each report required under section     
#ajg7;d7 of the ,north ,korean ,human   
,rights ,act of #bjjd 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#ghag7;d77 a description of the         
consultations described in subsection   
7b7 conducted during the year preceding 
the submission of the report4  7#b7     
,elements ,the reporting required under 

paragraph 7#a7 should include-- 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-- 7i7 have met their family members 
in ,north ,korea during previous        
reunions2 and  7ii7 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    
actions taken by ,north ,korea that     
prevent the emigration of family members
 of ,korean ,american families4  7d7    
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this ,act1 the term         
appropriate congressional committees    
means the ,committee on ,foreign        
,relations of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives4