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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5745 
To direct certain actions of the United States Government with respect 
to recognizing the service and sacrifice of veterans of the Korean Con-
stabulary, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2014 
Mr. TERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct certain actions of the United States Government 
with respect to recognizing the service and sacrifice of 
veterans of the Korean Constabulary, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Recognizing Officers 
and Enlisted Men of the Korean Constabulary Act of 
2014’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) From November 1945 to January 1949, the 
Korean Constabulary undertook internal security 
tasks on behalf of the United States Military Gov-
ernment in Korea and the people of South Korea. 
(2) The Korean Constabulary was initially in-
tended to supplement United States military oper-
ations during the unification and independence of 
South Korea. 
(3) Within two years of its organization, the 
Korean Constabulary consisted of 25,000 officers 
and enlisted men. 
(4) Civil conflict in Korea compelled officers 
and enlisted men of the Korean Constabulary to de-
fend their fledgling country against internal unrest. 
(5) The Korean Constabulary was under the ju-
risdiction of the Department of National Defense, 
which later became known as the Department of In-
ternal Security of the United States Military Gov-
ernment in Korea. 
(6) The Korean Constabulary was the core 
force upon which the Korean Army was established 
on August 5, 1948. 
(7) The Korean Government excluded officers 
and enlisted men of the Korean Constabulary from 
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benefits when it enacted the Republic of Korea’s 
Military Pension Act, specifically Article 16–9, which 
states that the calculation of service period shall not 
include years prior to 1948, the establishment year 
of the Government of the Republic of Korea. 
(8) Veterans of the Korean Constabulary be-
lieve they have been treated unfairly because they 
have not been granted pension or aid for healthcare 
and have been denied Korean military awards and 
distinguished honors, such as promotion, because 
their years of service before January 1949 are unac-
counted for. 
(9) The Government of the Republic of Korea 
owes veterans of the Korean Constabulary due com-
pensation for their service to the Government of the 
Republic of Korea. 
(10) Veterans of the Korean Constabulary 
would like to be honored by the Republic of Korea 
for their service to the Korean Constabulary. 
SEC. 3. DECLARATION OF POLICY. 
Congress commends the veterans of the Korean Con-
stabulary for their bravery and honorable service and 
thanks them for their support during the difficult times 
leading to the establishment of the Republic of Korea. 
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SEC. 4. ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO GOVERNMENT OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF KOREA. 
The Secretary of State shall seek to urge the Govern-
ment of the Republic of Korea— 
(1) to reexamine Article 16–9 of the Republic 
of Korea’s Military Pension Act; and 
(2) to expeditiously locate the records and re-
mains of 7,235 combat dead of the Korean Con-
stabulary. 
SEC. 5. REPORT. 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
a report that contains the following: 
(1) A description of potential awards and rec-
ognition for officers and enlisted men of the Korean 
Constabulary. 
(2) If no such awards or recognition would 
apply, an examination of the possibility of estab-
lishing new such awards and recognition. 
SEC. 6. INTERMENT OF KOREAN CONSTABULARY VET-
ERANS. 
Section 2402(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(10)(A) An individual who served as an officer 
or enlisted man of the Korean Constabulary and at 
the time of death— 
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‘‘(i) was a citizen of the United States or 
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence in the United States; and 
‘‘(ii) resided in the United States. 
‘‘(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘Korean Con-
stabulary’ means the constabulary force that pro-
vided internal security in Korea on behalf of the 
United States Military Government in Korea from 
November 1945 to January 1949.’’. 
Æ 
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