IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 145 
Calling for universal condemnation of the North Korean missile launch of 
December 12, 2012. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2012 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. 
BURTON of Indiana, Mr. TURNER of New York, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, 
Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, and Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey) submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Calling for universal condemnation of the North Korean 
missile launch of December 12, 2012. 
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695, 
unanimously adopted on July 15, 2006, following a series 
of North Korean missile firings on July 5, 2006, specifi-
cally condemned the Democratic People’s Republic of Ko-
rea’s (North Korea) recent test-firing of a series of mis-
siles, and demanded that the North-East Asian country 
suspend all ballistic missile related activity and reinstate 
its moratorium on missile launches; 
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695 
also required all Member States, in accordance with their 
national legal authorities and legislation and consistent 
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with international law, to exercise vigilance and prevent 
missile and missile-related items, materials, goods, and 
technology being transferred to North Korea’s missile or 
weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programmes, and to 
prevent the procurement of missiles or missile related- 
items, materials, goods, and technology from North 
Korea, and the transfer of any financial resources in rela-
tion to North Korea’s missile or WMD programmes; 
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718, 
adopted on October 14, 2006, decided that North Korea 
shall suspend all activities related to its ballistic missile 
programme and in this context re-establish its pre-exist-
ing commitments to a moratorium on missile launching; 
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 
also imposed a ban on the sales of military equipment 
and luxury goods to North Korea as well as a ban on 
technology transfers; 
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 
further required Member States to prevent the travel of 
North Korean officials connected to the ballistic missile 
or nuclear programs, the inspection of cargo from North 
Korea to assure it was not missile, WMD, or nuclear-re-
lated, and the immediate freezing of funds, other finan-
cial assets, and economic resources that support these il-
licit North Korean activities; 
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874, 
adopted on June 12, 2009, called upon Member States 
to inspect, seize, and dispose of proscribed illicit North 
Korea items related to its missile, nuclear, and WMD 
programmes and to prevent the provision of financial 
services or the transfer to, through, or from their terri-
tory of any financial or other assets or resources that 
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