H. Con. Res. 41 
Agreed to August 1, 2013
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen 
Concurrent Resolution 
Whereas the Republic of Korea (in this resolution referred to as 
‘‘South Korea’’) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 
(in this resolution referred to as ‘‘North Korea’’) have never for-
mally ended hostilities and have been technically in a state 
of war since the Armistice Agreement was signed on July 27, 
1953; 
Whereas the United States, representing the United Nations Forces 
Command which was a signatory to the Armistice Agreement, 
and with 28,500 of its troops currently stationed in South Korea, 
has a stake in the progress towards peace and reunification 
on the Korean Peninsula; 
Whereas progress towards peace and reunification on the Korean 
Peninsula would mean greater security and prosperity for the 
region and the world; 
Whereas, at the end of World War II, Korea officially gained 
independence from Japanese rule, as agreed to at the Cairo 
Conference on November 22, 1943, through November 26, 1943; 
Whereas, on August 10, 1945, the Korean Peninsula was tempo-
rarily divided along the 38th parallel into two military occupation 
zones commanded by the United States and the Soviet Union; 
Whereas, on June 25, 1950, communist North Korea attacked the 
South, thereby initiating the Korean War and diminishing pros-
pects for a peaceful unification of Korea; 
Whereas, during the Korean War, more than 36,000 members of 
the United States Armed Forces were killed and approximately 
1,789,000 members of the United States Armed Forces served 
in-theater along with the South Korean forces and 20 other 
members of the United Nations to secure peace on the Korean 
Peninsula and in the Asia-Pacific region; 
Whereas, since the end of the Korean War era, the United States 
Armed Forces have remained in South Korea to promote regional 
peace; 
Whereas provocations by the Government of North Korea in recent 
years have escalated tension and instability in the Asia-Pacific 
region; 
Whereas North Korea’s human rights abuses, suppression of dis-
sent, and hostility to South Korea remain significant obstacles 
to peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula;
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Whereas North Korea’s economic policies have led to extreme eco-
nomic privation for its citizens, whose quality of life ranks among 
the world’s lowest; 
Whereas North Korea’s proliferation of nuclear and missile tech-
nology threatens international peace and stability; 
Whereas North Korea has systematically violated numerous Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency and United Nations Security 
Council Resolutions with respect to its nuclear weapons and 
ballistic missile programs; 
Whereas the refusal of the Government of North Korea to 
denuclearize disrupts peace and security on the Korean Penin-
sula; 
Whereas, beginning in 2003, the United States, along with the 
two Koreas, Japan, the People’s Republic of China, and the Rus-
sian Federation, have engaged in six rounds of Six-Party Talks 
aimed at the verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the 
Korean Peninsula and finding a peaceful resolution to the security 
concerns resulting from North Korea’s nuclear development; 
Whereas the three-mile wide buffer zone between the two Koreas, 
known as the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, is the most heavily 
armed border in the world; 
Whereas the Korean War separated more than 10,000,000 Korean 
family members, including 100,000 Korean Americans who, after 
60 years of separation, are still waiting to see their families 
in North Korea; 
Whereas reunification remains a long-term goal of South Korea; 
Whereas South Korea and North Korea are both full members 
of the United Nations, whose stated purpose includes maintaining 
international peace and security, and to that end ‘‘take effective 
collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats 
to the peace’’; 
Whereas the Governments and people of the United States and 
South Korea have continuously stood shoulder-to-shoulder to pro-
mote and defend international peace and security, economic pros-
perity, human rights, and the rule of law both on the Korean 
Peninsula and beyond, and the denuclearization of North Korea; 
and 
Whereas July 27, 2013, marks the 60th anniversary of the Armistice 
Agreement of the Korean War: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes the historical importance of the Korean War, 
which began on June 25, 1950; 
(2) honors the noble service and sacrifice of members of 
the United States Armed Forces and the armed forces of allied 
countries that have served in Korea since 1950; 
(3) reaffirms the commitment of the United States to its 
alliance with South Korea for the betterment of peace and 
prosperity on the Korean Peninsula; and 
(4) calls on North Korea to respect the fundamental human 
rights of its citizens, abandon and dismantle its nuclear
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weapons program, and end its nuclear and missile proliferation 
as integral steps toward peace and eventual reunification. 
Attest: 
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 
Attest: 
Secretary of the Senate.