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Whereas the United States has agreed to four sets of missile 
and nuclear negotiations with North Korea: the bilateral 
Agreed Framework (1994–2002), the bilateral missile ne-
gotiations (1996–2000), the multilateral Six-Party Talks 
(2003–2009), and the bilateral Leap Day Deal (2012); 
these negotiations alone proved insufficient to forestall 
North Korea from advancing its ballistic missile and nu-
clear weapons programs; 
Whereas the Korean War saw as many as four million casual-
ties, including over 800,000 American, South Korean, 
and other United Nations forces, and as many as one 
million South Korean civilians; 
Whereas of the American casualties, more than 36,000 were 
killed and more than 7,800 remain unaccounted for; 
Whereas Secretary of Defense Secretary James Mattis has 
warned that war on the Korean Peninsula ‘‘would be 
probably the worst kind of fighting in most people’s life-
times.’’; 
Whereas Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph 
Dunford remarked that a military option with North 
Korea would be horrific on a scale not seen since World 
War II; 
Whereas a war between the United States and North Korea 
has the potential to spread beyond the Korean Peninsula 
to include China, Russia, and Japan; 
Whereas during remarks made by South Korea’s national se-
curity adviser, Chung Eui-yong, at the White House after 
meeting President Trump, stated: ‘‘I told President 
Trump that, in our meeting, North Korean leader Kim 
Jong Un said he is committed to denuclearization. Kim 
pledged that North Korea will refrain from any further 
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nuclear or missile tests. He understands that the routine 
joint military exercises between the Republic of Korea 
and the United States must continue. And he expressed 
his eagerness to meet President Trump as soon as pos-
sible.’’; 
Whereas President Donald Trump tweeted on March 8, 2018, 
that ‘‘Kim Jong Un talked about denuclearization with 
the South Korean Representatives, not just a freeze. 
Also, no missile testing by North Korea during this pe-
riod of time. Great progress being made but sanctions 
will remain until an agreement is reached. Meeting being 
planned!’’; and 
Whereas the December 2017 National Security Strategy stat-
ed, ‘‘Diplomacy sustains dialogue and fosters areas of co-
operation with competitors. It reduces the risk of costly 
miscommunication.’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) welcomes the United States-North Korea 
summit which follows the South Korea-North Korea 
summit on April 27; 
(2) recognizes that the American people are 
committed to peace and support efforts toward dip-
lomatic 
negotiations 
to 
ensure 
the 
complete, 
verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of North 
Korea; 
(3) urges the President, the Supreme Leader of 
North Korea, and regional leaders to engage dip-
lomatically to ease tensions on the Korean Penin-
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sula, and exhaust all non-military policy tools before 
any use of military force; and 
(4) urges the President, partner countries, and 
members of the United Nations to maintain a cam-
paign of strong economic and diplomatic pressure 
until North Korea has completely, verifiably, and ir-
reversibly dismantled all of its nuclear chemical, bio-
logical, and radiological weapons programs, includ-
ing all programs for the development of systems de-
signed in whole or in part for the delivery of such 
weapons. 
Æ 
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