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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 52 

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Security Consultative Meeting 

between the Republic of Korea and the United States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 15, 2018 

Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. MARKEY) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Security Consultative Meeting between the Republic of Korea and 

the United States. 

Whereas, on October 31, 2018, the United States and the 

Republic of Korea (also known as ‘‘ROK’’) co-hosted the 

50th annual Republic of Korea-United States Security 

Consultative Meeting (commonly known and referred to 

in this preamble as the ‘‘SCM’’); 

Whereas the alliance between the Republic of Korea and the 

United States dates back to the Mutual Defense Treaty 

of 1953, in which the United States committed to defending its ally from outside aggression; 


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Whereas the United States currently stations 28,500 troops 

on the Korean Peninsula as part of the obligation of the 

United States to defend the Republic of Korea; 

Whereas the SCM supports broader diplomatic engagements 

between the 2 allies that span a broad array of issues important to the people of the Republic of Korea and to the 

people of the United States; 

Whereas the SCM has been crucial to the continued economic 

prosperity of the Republic of Korea and to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula; 

Whereas the SCM has reinforced the critical alliance between 

the Republic of Korea and the United States and deepens 

the friendship between the 2 countries; 

Whereas the 50th anniversary of the SCM signifies an enduring alliance based on the shared values of freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law; 

Whereas the SCM uses the ‘‘Joint Vision for ROK-U.S. Alliance’’ and the ‘‘Guidelines for ROK-U.S. Defense Cooperation’’ to enhance the alliance beyond one of military 

cooperation to one of mutual trust; 

Whereas the SCM has been crucial in facilitating independent 

operational capabilities of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea, allowing those forces to expand their defense 

capabilities and assume operational control of the combined forces under the current armistice; 

Whereas the SCM is key to strengthening bilateral cooperation in responding to global security challenges and 

threats, including terrorism, piracy, natural disasters, 

peacekeeping operations, and stabilization and reconstruction; 


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Whereas the SCM will continue to pursue complete, 

verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement of the nuclear 

weapons and ballistic missile programs of North Korea to 

maintain a lasting peace; and 

Whereas, with the continued and growing threat from the 

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and the increasing importance of the Indo-Pacific region, the SCM has 

come to represent the irreplaceable friendship and alliance between the United States and the Republic of 

Korea: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) commemorates the 50th anniversary of the 

4 Republic of Korea-United States Security Consult5 ative Meeting (‘‘SCM’’) and the enduring relation6 ship between the United States and the Republic of 

7 Korea that the SCM represents; 

8 (2) reaffirms the military alliance based on mu9 tual trust and shared values between the United 

10 States and the Republic of Korea; 

11 (3) recognizes that the alliance between the 

12 United States and the Republic of Korea will remain 

13 ironclad, irrespective of any efforts by third parties 

14 to sow discord between the countries; and 

15 (4) supports the continued pursuit of— 


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1 (A) a complete, verifiable, and irreversible 

2 dismantlement of the nuclear weapons and bal3 listic missile programs of North Korea; and 

4 (B) lasting peace and stability on the Ko5 rean Peninsula and throughout the Indo-Pacific 

6 region. 

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