ing all programs for the development of systems 
designed in whole or in part for the delivery of 
such weapons’’; and 
(B) accounting for and repatriating the 
citizens of other countries abducted or unlaw-
fully held captive, releasing political prisoners 
including those in political prison camps, and 
accepting and abiding by internationally recog-
nized standards for the distribution and moni-
toring of humanitarian aid. 
(14) A robust military posture, including reg-
ular training and exercises, by the United States, 
South Korea, and Japan, has contributed to peace 
and stability in Northeast Asia. 
(15) South Korea has contributed heavily to its 
own defense and to the defense of the United States 
military forces in South Korea, including by pro-
viding $10 billion of the $10.8 billion toward the 
Camp Humphreys project to build and relocate 
United States military forces to a new base in South 
Korea. 
(16) United States military forces, pursuant to 
international law, are lawfully deployed on the Ko-
rean Peninsula. 
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(17) The nuclear and ballistic missile programs 
of North Korea are clear and consistent violations of 
international law. 
(18) The long-stated strategic objective of au-
thoritarian states, such as China, Russia, and North 
Korea, has been the removal of United States mili-
tary forces from the Korean Peninsula. 
(19) On September 18, 2018, the Pyongyang 
Declaration between President Moon of South Korea 
and Chairman Kim Jong Un of North Korea clari-
fied that North Korea’s willingness to denuclearize 
was conditioned on unspecified United States or 
international concessions stating, ‘‘The North ex-
pressed its willingness to continue to take additional 
measures, such as the permanent dismantlement of 
the nuclear facilities in Yeongbyeon, as the United 
States takes corresponding measures in accordance 
with the spirit of the June 12 U.S.–DPRK Joint 
Statement.’’. 
(20) On December 31, 2018, President Trump 
signed into law the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–409), which states that— 
(A) it is the policy of the United States 
that the objective of negotiations with respect to 
the nuclear and ballistic missile programs of the 
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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea be the 
complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantle-
ment of such programs; 
(B) it is the policy of the United States to 
continue to impose sanctions with respect to ac-
tivities of the Government of the Democratic 
People’s Republic of Korea, persons acting for 
or on behalf of such government, or other per-
sons in accordance with applicable United 
States law; 
(C) the Secretary of State shall submit 
regular reports to the appropriate congressional 
committees that describe actions taken by the 
United States to address the threats posed by, 
and the capabilities of, the Democratic People’s 
Republic of Korea; and 
(D) the Secretary of State, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit 
justifications to the appropriate committees not 
later than 30 days after terminating any sanc-
tion with respect to the activities of the Govern-
ment of the Democratic People’s Republic of 
Korea, or a person acting for or on behalf of 
such government. 
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(21) On December 20, 2018, North Korean 
state media reiterated North Korea’s longstanding 
nuclear policy, stating ‘‘if we unilaterally eliminate 
our security guarantees against a U.S. nuclear pre-
emptive 
strike, 
it 
would 
not 
be 
considered 
denuclearization’’, 
and 
further 
defined 
‘‘denuclearization of the Korean peninsula’’ as ‘‘re-
moving all nuclear threats, not only from North and 
South Korean territory, but also from the sur-
rounding area aimed at the Korean Peninsula’’. 
(22) On January 1, 2019, in his New Year’s 
Day address, Kim Jong Un stated, ‘‘Given that the 
North and South committed themselves to advancing 
along the road of peace and prosperity, we maintain 
that the joint military exercises with foreign forces, 
which constitute the source of aggravating the situa-
tion on the Korean Peninsula, should no longer be 
permitted and the introduction of war equipment in-
cluding strategic assets from outside should be com-
pletely suspended.’’. 
(23) On January 1, 2019, in his New Year’s 
Day address, Kim Jong Un further stated, ‘‘But if 
the United States does not keep the promise it made 
in the eyes of the world, and of the miscalculation 
of our people’s patience, it attempts to unilaterally 
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enforce something upon us and persists in imposing 
sanctions and pressure against our Republic, we may 
be compelled to find a new way for defending the 
sovereignty of the country and the supreme interests 
of the state and for achieving peace and stability of 
the Korean Peninsula.’’. 
(24) On January 29, 2019, Director of Na-
tional Intelligence Coats testified before the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate that ‘‘we 
currently assess that North Korea will seek to retain 
its WMD (weapons of mass destruction) capabilities 
and is unlikely to completely give up its nuclear 
weapons and production capability because its lead-
ers ultimately view nuclear weapons as critical to re-
gime survival’’ and that the United States intel-
ligence agencies are observing ‘‘activity that is incon-
sistent with full denuclearization’’. 
(25) On February 28, 2019, a second United 
States-North Korea summit ended without a joint 
statement or agreement, and Secretary of State 
Pompeo has said that ‘‘I am confident there will be’’ 
a third summit between President Trump and 
Chairman Kim Jong Un, adding ‘‘We came out of 
Hanoi with a deeper understanding of each other. 
The positions that the two sides had, the two leaders 
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