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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 384 

Congratulating the Republic of Korea for hosting the 2018 Winter Olympic 

Games and supporting the alliance between the United States and the 

Republic of Korea. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 29, 2018 

Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. 

BARRASSO, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. 

HOEVEN, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. JOHNSON, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms. WARREN, 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HATCH, Mr. COONS, Ms. BALDWIN, 

Mr. REED, and Mr. WICKER) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Republic of Korea for hosting the 2018 

Winter Olympic Games and supporting the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea. 

Whereas the 23rd Olympic Winter Games (referred to in this 

preamble as ‘‘Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 

2018’’) will be held from February 9 to February 25, 

2018, in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province in the Republic of Korea; 

Whereas the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 represents the second Olympic Games hosted by the Republic of Korea; 


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Whereas the Republic of Korea hosted the Olympic Games 

for the first time in Seoul in the summer of 1988; 

Whereas the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 will 

feature— 

(1) 102 events across 15 disciplines; and 

(2) the participation of 93 National Olympic Committee teams; 

Whereas the United States Olympic Team is expected to 

comprise approximately 240 athletes competing across all 

15 disciplines; 

Whereas the United States Olympic Committee is 

headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado; 

Whereas the Republic of Korea will also host in PyeongChang 

the 12th Paralympic Games from March 9 to March 18, 

2018 that will feature— 

(1) 80 events across 6 disciplines; and 

(2) the participation of approximately 42 National 

Olympic Committee teams; 

Whereas the theme of the Olympic Winter Games 

PyeongChang 2018 is ‘‘Passion. Connected.’’ and refers 

to the vision of the Republic of Korea of a world in which 

everyone is connected through a shared passion for winter sports; 

Whereas, on November 13, 2017, the United Nations General 

Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution entitled 

‘‘Building a peaceful and better world through sport and 

the Olympic ideal’’; 

Whereas that resolution expresses the expectation of the 

United Nations General Assembly that ‘‘PyeongChang 

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standing on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast 

Asia’’; 

Whereas, on January 4, 2018, President Donald J. Trump 

and President Moon Jae-In of the Republic of Korea discussed recent developments on the Korean Peninsula and 

agreed that ‘‘the United States and the Republic of 

Korea are committed to a safe and successful 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang’’; 

Whereas President Trump conveyed to President Moon that 

‘‘the United States will send a high-level delegation to the 

Olympics,’’ which will be led by Vice President Michael 

R. Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence; 

Whereas President Trump and President Moon further 

agreed to ‘‘de-conflict the Olympics and our military exercises so that United States and Republic of Korea 

forces can focus on ensuring the security of the Games’’; 

Whereas the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s 

Republic of Korea (referred to in this preamble as 

‘‘DPRK’’) recently reopened a telephone hotline ‘‘to normalize the Panmunjom communications channel’’ at the 

Joint Security Area located in the Demilitarized Zone; 

Whereas, on January 9, 2018, representatives of the Republic 

of Korea and the DPRK held the first official talks in 

more than 2 years with the aim of discussing cooperation 

during the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018; 

Whereas the DPRK has indicated that it plans to participate 

in the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018; 

Whereas the DPRK is currently in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 

(2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 2270 (2016), 2321 


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(2016), 2371 (2017), 2375 (2017), and 2397 (2017) 

that— 

(1) condemn the illicit nuclear and ballistic missile 

programs of the DPRK; and 

(2) impose economic sanctions against the DPRK 

and entities that enable the DPRK; and 

Whereas the DPRK engages in gross human rights abuses 

against the citizens of the DPRK and the citizens of 

other countries, including the United States and the Republic of Korea: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) reaffirms the strong and unwavering com3 mitment of the United States to an ally, the Repub4 lic of Korea, to support, participate in, and help en5 sure the safety and security of the 23rd Olympic 

6 Winter Games (referred to in this resolving clause as 

7 ‘‘Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018’’); 

8 (2) recognizes the importance of the Olympic 

9 Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 as a leading 

10 international sporting event of genuine sportsman11 ship and fair play that can contribute to peace and 

12 prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, in Northeast 

13 Asia, and around the world; 

14 (3) reaffirms that the United States, the Re15 public of Korea, and other partners remain com16 mitted to pursuing the policy of ‘‘maximum pressure 

17 and engagement’’ toward the Democratic People’s 


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1 Republic of Korea (referred to in this resolving 

2 clause as ‘‘DPRK’’), including by fully abiding by 

3 the letter and spirit of the resolutions of the United 

4 Nations Security Council; 

5 (4) expresses hope that the Olympic Winter 

6 Games PyeongChang 2018 will contribute to the de7 cision by the DPRK to engage in negotiations that 

8 will result in complete, verifiable, and irreversible 

9 denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; and 

10 (5) wishes every success in preparing and 

11 hosting the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 

12 2018 to the government and people of the Republic 

13 of Korea and the PyeongChang Organizing Com14 mittee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter 

15 Games. 

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