[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 40 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.Con.Res.40
                                     Agreed to December 10, 2016        

                     One Hundred Fourteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
           the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen


                          Concurrent Resolution

Whereas the Republic of Korea (hereinafter in this resolution referred 
  to as ``South Korea'') and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
  (hereinafter in this resolution referred to as ``North Korea'') 
  remain divided since the armistice agreement was signed on July 27, 
  1953;

Whereas the United States, which as a signatory to the armistice 
  agreement as representing the United Nations Forces Command, and with 
  28,500 of its troops currently stationed in South Korea, has a stake 
  in peace on the Korean Peninsula and is home to more than 1,700,000 
  Americans of Korean descent;

Whereas the division on the Korean Peninsula separated more than 
  10,000,000 Korean family members, including some who are now citizens 
  of the United States;

Whereas there have been 19 rounds of family reunions between South 
  Koreans and North Koreans along the border since 2000;

Whereas Congress signaled its interest in family reunions between 
  United States Citizens and their relatives in North Korea in section 
  1265 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 
  (Public Law 110-181), signed into law by President George W. Bush on 
  January 28, 2008;

Whereas the number of more than 100,000 estimated divided family 
  members in the United States last identified in 2001 has been 
  significantly dwindling as many of them have passed away;

Whereas many Korean Americans are waiting for a chance to meet their 
  relatives in North Korea for the first time in more than 60 years; 
  and

Whereas peace on the Korean Peninsula remains a long-term goal for the 
  Governments of South Korea and the United States, and would mean 
  greater security and stability for the region and the world: Now, 
  therefore, be it

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
        (1) encourages North Korea to allow Korean Americans to meet 
    with their family members from North Korea; and
        (2) calls on North Korea to take concrete steps to build 
    goodwill that is conducive to peace on the Korean Peninsula.
Attest:

                                 Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Attest:

                                               Secretary of the Senate.