IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 309 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2009 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Ms. ROS- 
LEHTINEN, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. 
GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. COURTNEY, and Ms. WATSON) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
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. 
Whereas North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, 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; 
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Whereas, on October 18, 2004, H.R. 4011, the North Korean 
Human Rights Act, became Public Law 108–333, bring-
ing 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 nu-
clear explosive device prompting the United Nations Se-
curity 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, grant-
ing 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-
ergy assistance to North Korea in support of the Six- 
Party 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’’; 
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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 Re-
public 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 
denuclearization of North Korea through the Six-Party 
Talks and that North Korea is not going to get a dif-
ferent 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 pro-
posals from the Republic of Korea for mutual dialogue 
and also has refused to fully implement the Six-Party 
agreements on denuclearization; 
Whereas North Korea is reportedly preparing for an inter-
continental ballistic missile test; and 
Whereas in the face of serious security challenges on the Ko-
rean Peninsula, including the recent North Korean hos-
tilities towards the Republic of Korea, the alliance be-
tween the United States and the Republic of Korea re-
mains resilient and firm, based on shared values, mutual 
trust, and common interests: Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives 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 
Six-Party joint statement of September 19, 2005, 
verifiably abandon all of its nuclear weapons and ex-
isting nuclear programs, and return to the Non-Pro-
liferation Treaty (NPT) at an early date; 
(3) North Korea should comply with United 
Nations Security Council Resolution 1718; 
(4) the United States remains committed to the 
promotion of inter-Korean dialogue and cooperation; 
and 
(5) the strategic importance of the strong alli-
ance between the United States and the Republic of 
Korea, in promoting peace and prosperity on the Ko-
rean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia, should be 
recognized. 
Æ 
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