IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1735 
Condemning North Korea in the strongest terms for its unprovoked military 
attack against South Korea on November 23, 2010. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 29, 2010 
Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. 
MANZULLO, Mr. DJOU, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MCMAHON, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. 
BURTON of Indiana, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. CONNOLLY of Vir-
ginia, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning North Korea in the strongest terms for its 
unprovoked military attack against South Korea on No-
vember 23, 2010. 
Whereas Yeonpyeong Island is a South Korean island in the 
Yellow Sea, inhabited by over 1,000 South Korean civil-
ians and military personnel; 
Whereas, on November 23, 2010, at approximately 2:34 p.m. 
local time, the North Korean military began firing artil-
lery shells at Yeonpyeong Island; 
Whereas North Korea fired over 100 artillery shells, causing 
considerable harm and damage; 
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Whereas the artillery barrage killed 2 South Korean marines, 
2 civilians, and wounded at least 19 others; 
Whereas the USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group 
is conducting exercises with Republic of Korea naval 
forces in the waters west of the Korean Peninsula; 
Whereas North Korea’s shelling of Yeonpyeong Island follows 
the hostile torpedo attack against the South Korean 
naval vessel Cheonan on March 26, 2010, that killed 46 
sailors; 
Whereas the North Korean artillery barrage was one of the 
most serious attacks on civilians since the Korean War, 
and press reports indicate the highest levels of North Ko-
rea’s government ordered the attack; 
Whereas the recent disclosure of a newly operational North 
Korean uranium enrichment plant is a violation of United 
Nations Security Council Resolutions 1695 (2006), 1718 
(2006), and 1874 (2009); and 
Whereas the United States is firmly committed to the defense 
of South Korea and to the maintenance of regional peace 
and stability: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns North Korea in the strongest 
terms for its unprovoked military attack against 
South Korea in violation of the Korean War Armi-
stice Agreement and for causing civilian casualties; 
(2) calls for North Korea to renounce further 
acts of aggression and abide by the terms of the Ko-
rean War Armistice Agreement and its international 
obligations; 
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(3) expresses its deep condolences and sym-
pathy to the South Korean victims and their fami-
lies; 
(4) stands in solidarity with the people and 
Government of the Republic of Korea at this time of 
national crisis; 
(5) reaffirms its strong commitment to the alli-
ance between the United States and the Republic of 
Korea, the security of South Korea, and stability on 
the Korean Peninsula; 
(6) supports further close, security cooperation 
between the United States and the Republic of 
Korea; 
(7) encourages continued dialogue and coopera-
tion between the United States and United States 
allies and other countries in the region in the inter-
ests of enhancing peace and security in the Asia-Pa-
cific region; 
(8) calls on China to restrain North Korea, its 
treaty ally, from further acts of belligerence and to 
work constructively with the international commu-
nity to promote regional stability; 
(9) calls upon North Korea to immediately 
cease any and all uranium enrichment activities and 
take concrete steps to dismantle, under international 
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verification and assistance, all sensitive nuclear fa-
cilities, in accordance with United Nations Security 
Council Resolutions 1695 (2006), 1718 (2006), and 
1874 (2009); and 
(10) urges responsible nations to abide by 
United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1695, 
1718, and 1874, and to fully implement the sanc-
tions and other obligations contained therein. 
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