IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 65 
Condemning the Government of North Korea for its flagrant and repeated 
violations of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, for 
its repeated provocations that threaten international peace and stability, 
and for its February 12, 2013, test of a nuclear device. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2013 
Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. ENGEL) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the Government of North Korea for its flagrant 
and repeated violations of multiple United Nations Secu-
rity Council resolutions, for its repeated provocations 
that threaten international peace and stability, and for 
its February 12, 2013, test of a nuclear device. 
Whereas, on February 12, 2013, North Korea exploded a nu-
clear device; 
Whereas reports indicate that the nuclear test was apparently 
more powerful than North Korea’s previous tests in 2006 
and 2009; 
Whereas North Korea’s nuclear test, and its recent ballistic 
missile test, are violations of United Nations Security 
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Council Resolution 1695 (2006), Resolution 1718 (2006), 
Resolution 1874 (2009), and Resolution 2087 (2013); 
Whereas North Korea’s ballistic missile program poses a 
threat to United States allies and interests in the Asia 
Pacific region; 
Whereas North Korea’s ballistic missile program has dem-
onstrated an increasing ability to reach the United 
States, and could constitute a grave threat to the security 
of the American people; 
Whereas North Korea has violated the July 10, 1953, Armi-
stice Agreement that ended the Korean War, and has 
since committed unprovoked acts of war against South 
Korea by sinking the warship Cheonan, killing 46 of her 
crew, and by attacking civilian targets on the island of 
Yeongpyeong, killing four residents, among many other 
willful violations and outrages; 
Whereas the Government of North Korea has been implicated 
repeatedly in the illicit laundering of monetary instru-
ments, in international narcotics trafficking, and in the 
counterfeiting of United States currency and intellectual 
property; 
Whereas North Korea has demonstrated a willingness and 
ability to proliferate its ballistic and nuclear technology 
to a variety of countries, including Iran and Syria, both 
United States designated state sponsors of terrorism; 
Whereas the Government of North Korea commits gross 
human rights violations against the North Korean people, 
including maintaining a system of gulags that imprison 
thousands of citizens, and policies that have resulted in 
starvation deaths of over 2,000,000 people; and 
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Whereas the Government of North Korea has repeatedly vio-
lated its commitments to the complete, verifiable, and ir-
reversible dismantlement of its nuclear weapons program, 
including the Agreed Framework of 1994, the Joint 
Statement of September 19, 2005, and the agreement of 
February 13, 2007: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the Government of North Korea 
for its flagrant and repeated violations of multiple 
United Nations Security Council resolutions, for its 
repeated provocations that threaten international 
peace and stability, and for its February 12, 2013, 
test of a nuclear device; 
(2) expresses solidarity with the people of 
North Korea who suffer severe oppression, denial of 
basic human rights and political liberties, and mate-
rial deprivation; 
(3) reaffirms the commitment of the United 
States to its alliances with Japan and South Korea, 
which are critical for the preservation of peace and 
stability in Northeast Asia and throughout the re-
gion; 
(4) calls upon the People’s Republic of China, 
North Korea’s closest ally and trading partner, to 
pressure North Korean leaders to curtail their pro-
vocative behavior, abandon and dismantle their nu-
clear and missile programs through the curtailing of 
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vital economic support and trade to North Korea 
that support the Government of North Korea, and 
comply with all relevant international agreements 
and United Nations Security Council and Inter-
national Atomic Energy Agency resolutions; 
(5) calls on the People’s Republic of China to 
take immediate actions to prevent the transshipment 
of illicit technology, military equipment, and dual- 
use items through its territory, waters, and airspace 
that could be used in North Korea’s nuclear weap-
ons and ballistic missile programs; and 
(6) calls on the United States Government— 
(A) to apply all available sanctions on 
North Korea, cooperate with United States al-
lies and other countries to impose additional 
sanctions on North Korea, and secure a new 
United Nations Security Council resolution im-
posing stronger sanctions; 
(B) to utilize aggressively the range of 
available legal authorities and resources to de-
fend United States interests against North Ko-
rean illicit activities; and 
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(C) to support the President’s commitment 
to strengthen the United States ballistic missile 
defense system to protect the United States. 
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