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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 435 

Reaffirming the importance of the General Security of Military Information 

Agreement between the Republic of Korea and Japan, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 21, 2019 

Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. REED, Mr. COONS, 

Mr. MARKEY, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. PORTMAN, and Mr. MERKLEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Foreign Relations 

NOVEMBER 21, 2019 

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Reaffirming the importance of the General Security of Military Information Agreement between the Republic of 

Korea and Japan, and for other purposes. 

Whereas the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) between the Republic of Korea and 

Japan is crucial to safeguarding United States and allied 

interests in Northeast Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific 

region; 

Whereas bilateral information sharing between the Governments of the Republic of Korea and Japan is critical to 

increasing trust and growing cooperation that advances 

shared defense and security interests; 


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Whereas the Governments and people of Japan and the Republic of Korea have made significant contributions to 

advancing our shared defense partnership and promoting 

trilateral cooperation; 

Whereas defense cooperation among the United States, 

Japan, and the Republic of Korea serves as a deterrent 

against aggression from adversaries and external security 

threats as well as against new and non-traditional challenges; 

Whereas the suspension of GSOMIA directly harms United 

States national security at a time when the Government 

of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is engaging 

in an increased level of provocations, including 12 tests 

of over 20 ballistic missiles this year, including new types 

of nuclear-capable land and sea-launched ballistic missiles; 

Whereas the Governments of the People’s Republic of China, 

the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and the Russian Federation are seeking to capitalize on friction between the Republic of Korea and Japan, and the resulting strain on trilateral cooperation and on our bilateral 

alliances; 

Whereas the Government and people of the United States 

value the partnership of Japan and the Republic of 

Korea in upholding regional security and prosperity, including by safeguarding maritime security and freedom 

of navigation, promoting investment and commerce, advocating for the rule of law, and opposing the use of intimidation and force in the Indo-Pacific; and 

Whereas strengthening intelligence sharing is fundamental to 

the future of trilateral cooperation, and to enabling the 


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Governments of the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea to face the challenges posed by the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s 

destabilizing actions, the People’s Republic of China, and 

other emerging security threats: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) reaffirms the importance of the General Se3 curity of Military Information Agreement 

4 (GSOMIA) between the Republic of Korea and 

5 Japan as a crucial military intelligence-sharing 

6 agreement foundational to Indo-Pacific security and 

7 defense, and specifically to countering nuclear and 

8 missile threats from the Democratic People’s Repub9 lic of Korea; 

10 (2) underscores the vital role of the alliances 

11 between the United States and Japan and the 

12 United States and the Republic of Korea in pro13 moting peace, stability, and security in the Indo-Pa14 cific region; 

15 (3) highlights that friction between the Repub16 lic of Korea and Japan only fractures the region and 

17 empowers its agitators; 

18 (4) urges the Republic of Korea to consider how 

19 to best address potential measures that may under20 mine regional security cooperation; 


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1 (5) encourages the Governments of Japan and 

2 the Republic of Korea to take steps to rebuild trust 

3 and address the sources of bilateral friction, insulate 

4 important defense and security ties from other bilat5 eral challenges, and pursue cooperation on shared 

6 interests, such as a denuclearized Korean peninsula, 

7 market-based trade and commerce, and a stable 

8 Indo-Pacific region; and 

9 (6) commits to strengthening and deepening 

10 diplomatic, economic, security, and people-to-people 

11 ties between and among the United States, Japan, 

12 and the Republic of Korea. 

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