H. Res. 309 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 15, 2009. 
Whereas North Korea’s nuclear tests and missile activities, 
and their suspected proliferation, are threatening peace 
and stability in Northeast Asia and beyond; 
Whereas the North Korean leadership continues to pursue its 
nuclear ambitions while up to 2,000,000 North Koreans 
reportedly starved to death during the late 1990s and 
hundreds of thousands fled North Korea in search of 
freedom and food; 
Whereas, on October 18, 2004, H.R. 4011, the North Korean 
Human Rights Act, became Public Law 108–333, bring-
ing attention to the human rights conditions in North 
Korea and to provide United States support for North 
Korean refugees; 
Whereas, on October 9, 2006, North Korea detonated a nu-
clear explosive device prompting the United Nations Se-
curity Council to adopt military and economic sanctions 
against North Korea through Resolution 1718; 
Whereas, on June 30, 2008, H.R. 2642, the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, became Public Law 110–252, grant-
ing the President the authority to waive the Glenn 
Amendment sanctions in order to facilitate North Korea’s 
denuclearization process and to provide heavy fuel oil en-
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ergy assistance to North Korea in support of the Six- 
Party Talks; 
Whereas, on October 7, 2008, the North Korean Human 
Rights Reauthorization Act became Public Law 110–346; 
Whereas, on October 11, 2008, North Korea was removed 
from the United States list of state sponsors of terrorism; 
Whereas, on October 15, 2008, the Naval Vessel Transfer 
Act became Public Law 110–429 and included provisions 
to upgrade the Republic of Korea’s foreign military sales 
status to that of ‘‘NATO plus three’’; 
Whereas, on January 30, 2009, North Korea announced that 
it would nullify all inter-Korean agreements that are in 
pursuit of putting an end to the state of political and 
military confrontations and abrogate the agreements on 
the Sea Demarcation Line, known as the ‘‘Northern 
Limit Line’’; 
Whereas, on February 3, 2009, President Barack Obama 
stated, in a call with the Republic of Korea’s President 
Lee Myung-bak, that recent events underscore the need 
for the United States and the Republic of Korea to work 
together even more closely to achieve complete and 
verifiable denuclearization of North Korea; 
Whereas, on February 10, 2009, Secretary of State Hillary 
Clinton stated that North Korea must understand that 
all of the countries in East Asia have made it clear that 
North Korea’s recent behavior is viewed as unacceptable; 
Whereas, on February 20, 2009, Secretary of State Hillary 
Clinton stated, in a joint press conference with the Re-
public of Korea’s Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, that 
the United States and the Republic of Korea maintain a 
joint resolve to bring about the complete and verifiable
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denuclearization of North Korea through the Six-Party 
Talks and that North Korea is not going to get a dif-
ferent relationship with the United States while insulting 
and refusing dialogue with the Republic of Korea; 
Whereas for more than a year, North Korea has refused pro-
posals from the Republic of Korea for mutual dialogue 
and also has refused to fully implement the Six-Party 
agreements on denuclearization; 
Whereas, on April 5, 2009, North Korea launched a missile 
in clear violation of United Nations Security Council Res-
olution 1718 prompting a statement by President Obama 
condemning the launch; 
Whereas, on April 13, 2009, the United Nations Security 
Council adopted a Presidential Statement condemning 
the launch; 
Whereas, on April 14, 2009, North Korea declared that it 
would withdraw from the Six-Party Talks and resume its 
nuclear program, and subsequently expelled International 
Atomic Energy Agency inspectors at the Yongbyon facil-
ity; 
Whereas, on April 29, 2009, North Korea announced that 
unless the United Nations Security Council promptly 
apologize for infringing the sovereignty of North Korea, 
and withdraw resolutions and decisions adopted against 
North Korea, it would conduct nuclear tests and test- 
firings of intercontinental ballistic missiles, and build a 
light water reactor plant and start the technological de-
velopment for ensuring self-production of nuclear fuel; 
Whereas, on May 25, 2009, North Korea announced that it 
has conducted a second nuclear test and in successive 
days, North Korea has launched six short-range missiles
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and threatened to abrogate the July 27, 1953, armistice 
ending the Korean War; 
Whereas, on May 29, 2009, North Korea announced that it 
would ‘‘take additional self-defense measures’’ if the 
United Nations Security Council takes any further ac-
tions against North Korea; 
Whereas, on June 12, 2009, the United Nations Security 
Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1874, which 
condemns North Korea in the strongest terms, and im-
poses stronger sanctions on North Korea by introducing 
measures to conduct cargo inspections, to restrict North 
Korea’s Weapons of Mass Destruction-related financial 
transactions, and to strengthen the arms embargo; and 
Whereas in face of serious security challenges on the Korean 
Peninsula, including the recent North Korean hostilities 
towards the Republic of Korea, the alliance between the 
United States and the Republic of Korea remains resil-
ient and firm, based on shared values, mutual trust, and 
common interests: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Represent-
atives that— 
(1) North Korea should immediately stop any hos-
tile rhetoric and activity towards the Republic of Korea 
and engage in mutual dialogue to enhance inter-Korean 
relations; 
(2) North Korea should fully implement the Six- 
Party joint statement of September 19, 2005, verifiably 
abandon all of its nuclear weapons and existing nuclear
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programs, and return to the Non-Proliferation Treaty at 
an early date; 
(3) North Korea should comply with United Na-
tions Security Council Resolutions 1718 of 2006 and 
1874 of 2009; 
(4) the United States remains committed to the 
promotion of inter-Korean dialogue and cooperation; and 
(5) the strategic importance of the strong alliance 
between the United States and the Republic of Korea, 
in promoting peace and prosperity on the Korean Penin-
sula and in Northeast Asia, should be recognized. 
Attest: 
Clerk.