H. Res. 1735 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 1, 2010. 

Whereas Yeonpyeong Island is a South Korean island in the 

Yellow Sea, inhabited by over 1,000 South Korean civilians and military personnel; 

Whereas, on November 23, 2010, at approximately 2:34 p.m. 

local time, the North Korean military began firing artillery shells at Yeonpyeong Island; 

Whereas North Korea fired over 100 artillery shells, causing 

considerable harm and damage; 

Whereas the artillery barrage killed 2 South Korean marines, 

2 civilians, and wounded at least 19 others; 

Whereas the USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group 

is conducting exercises with Republic of Korea naval 

forces in the waters west of the Korean Peninsula; 

Whereas North Korea’s shelling of Yeonpyeong Island follows 

the hostile torpedo attack against the South Korean 

naval vessel Cheonan on March 26, 2010, that killed 46 

sailors; 

Whereas the North Korean artillery barrage was one of the 

most serious attacks on civilians since the Korean War, 

and press reports indicate the highest levels of North Korea’s government ordered the attack; 
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Whereas the recent disclosure of a newly operational North 

Korean uranium enrichment plant is a violation of United 

Nations Security Council Resolutions 1695 (2006), 1718 

(2006), and 1874 (2009); and 

Whereas the United States is firmly committed to the defense 

of South Korea and to the maintenance of regional peace 

and stability: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

(1) condemns North Korea in the strongest terms 

for its unprovoked military attack against South Korea 

in violation of the Korean War Armistice Agreement and 

for causing civilian casualties; 

(2) calls for North Korea to renounce further acts 

of aggression and abide by the terms of the Korean War 

Armistice Agreement and its international obligations; 

(3) expresses its deep condolences and sympathy to 

the South Korean victims and their families; 

(4) stands in solidarity with the people and Government of the Republic of Korea at this time of national 

crisis; 

(5) reaffirms its strong commitment to the alliance 

between the United States and the Republic of Korea, 

the security of South Korea, and stability on the Korean 

Peninsula; 

(6) supports further close, security cooperation between the United States and the Republic of Korea; 
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(7) encourages continued dialogue and cooperation 

between the United States and United States allies and 

other countries in the region in the interests of enhancing peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region; 

(8) calls on China to restrain North Korea, its treaty ally, from further acts of belligerence and to work 

constructively with the international community to promote regional stability; 

(9) calls upon North Korea to immediately cease 

any and all uranium enrichment activities and take concrete steps to dismantle, under international verification 

and assistance, all sensitive nuclear facilities, in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolutions 

1695 (2006), 1718 (2006), and 1874 (2009); and 

(10) urges responsible nations to abide by United 

Nations Security Council Resolutions 1695, 1718, and 

1874, and to fully implement the sanctions and other obligations contained therein. 

Attest: 

Clerk.