H. Res. 309 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

June 15, 2009. 

Whereas North Korea’s nuclear tests and missile activities, 

and their suspected proliferation, are threatening peace 

and stability in Northeast Asia and beyond; 

Whereas the North Korean leadership continues to pursue its 

nuclear ambitions while up to 2,000,000 North Koreans 

reportedly starved to death during the late 1990s and 

hundreds of thousands fled North Korea in search of 

freedom and food; 

Whereas, on October 18, 2004, H.R. 4011, the North Korean 

Human Rights Act, became Public Law 108–333, bringing attention to the human rights conditions in North 

Korea and to provide United States support for North 

Korean refugees; 

Whereas, on October 9, 2006, North Korea detonated a nuclear explosive device prompting the United Nations Security Council to adopt military and economic sanctions 

against North Korea through Resolution 1718; 

Whereas, on June 30, 2008, H.R. 2642, the Supplemental 

Appropriations Act, became Public Law 110–252, granting the President the authority to waive the Glenn 

Amendment sanctions in order to facilitate North Korea’s 

denuclearization process and to provide heavy fuel oil en-
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ergy assistance to North Korea in support of the SixParty Talks; 

Whereas, on October 7, 2008, the North Korean Human 

Rights Reauthorization Act became Public Law 110–346; 

Whereas, on October 11, 2008, North Korea was removed 

from the United States list of state sponsors of terrorism; 

Whereas, on October 15, 2008, the Naval Vessel Transfer 

Act became Public Law 110–429 and included provisions 

to upgrade the Republic of Korea’s foreign military sales 

status to that of ‘‘NATO plus three’’; 

Whereas, on January 30, 2009, North Korea announced that 

it would nullify all inter-Korean agreements that are in 

pursuit of putting an end to the state of political and 

military confrontations and abrogate the agreements on 

the Sea Demarcation Line, known as the ‘‘Northern 

Limit Line’’; 

Whereas, on February 3, 2009, President Barack Obama 

stated, in a call with the Republic of Korea’s President 

Lee Myung-bak, that recent events underscore the need 

for the United States and the Republic of Korea to work 

together even more closely to achieve complete and 

verifiable denuclearization of North Korea; 

Whereas, on February 10, 2009, Secretary of State Hillary 

Clinton stated that North Korea must understand that 

all of the countries in East Asia have made it clear that 

North Korea’s recent behavior is viewed as unacceptable; 

Whereas, on February 20, 2009, Secretary of State Hillary 

Clinton stated, in a joint press conference with the Republic of Korea’s Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, that 

the United States and the Republic of Korea maintain a 

joint resolve to bring about the complete and verifiable 
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denuclearization of North Korea through the Six-Party 

Talks and that North Korea is not going to get a different relationship with the United States while insulting 

and refusing dialogue with the Republic of Korea; 

Whereas for more than a year, North Korea has refused proposals from the Republic of Korea for mutual dialogue 

and also has refused to fully implement the Six-Party 

agreements on denuclearization; 

Whereas, on April 5, 2009, North Korea launched a missile 

in clear violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 prompting a statement by President Obama 

condemning the launch; 

Whereas, on April 13, 2009, the United Nations Security 

Council adopted a Presidential Statement condemning 

the launch; 

Whereas, on April 14, 2009, North Korea declared that it 

would withdraw from the Six-Party Talks and resume its 

nuclear program, and subsequently expelled International 

Atomic Energy Agency inspectors at the Yongbyon facility; 

Whereas, on April 29, 2009, North Korea announced that 

unless the United Nations Security Council promptly 

apologize for infringing the sovereignty of North Korea, 

and withdraw resolutions and decisions adopted against 

North Korea, it would conduct nuclear tests and testfirings of intercontinental ballistic missiles, and build a 

light water reactor plant and start the technological development for ensuring self-production of nuclear fuel; 

Whereas, on May 25, 2009, North Korea announced that it 

has conducted a second nuclear test and in successive 

days, North Korea has launched six short-range missiles 
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and threatened to abrogate the July 27, 1953, armistice 

ending the Korean War; 

Whereas, on May 29, 2009, North Korea announced that it 

would ‘‘take additional self-defense measures’’ if the 

United Nations Security Council takes any further actions against North Korea; 

Whereas, on June 12, 2009, the United Nations Security 

Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1874, which 

condemns North Korea in the strongest terms, and imposes stronger sanctions on North Korea by introducing 

measures to conduct cargo inspections, to restrict North 

Korea’s Weapons of Mass Destruction-related financial 

transactions, and to strengthen the arms embargo; and 

Whereas in face of serious security challenges on the Korean 

Peninsula, including the recent North Korean hostilities 

towards the Republic of Korea, the alliance between the 

United States and the Republic of Korea remains resilient and firm, based on shared values, mutual trust, and 

common interests: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— 

(1) North Korea should immediately stop any hostile rhetoric and activity towards the Republic of Korea 

and engage in mutual dialogue to enhance inter-Korean 

relations; 

(2) North Korea should fully implement the SixParty joint statement of September 19, 2005, verifiably 

abandon all of its nuclear weapons and existing nuclear 
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programs, and return to the Non-Proliferation Treaty at 

an early date; 

(3) North Korea should comply with United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1718 of 2006 and 

1874 of 2009; 

(4) the United States remains committed to the 

promotion of inter-Korean dialogue and cooperation; and 

(5) the strategic importance of the strong alliance 

between the United States and the Republic of Korea, 

in promoting peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia, should be recognized. 

Attest: 

Clerk.