Title: Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Condemns North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles. Urges the prompt deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system in South Korea to counter North Korea's nuclear missile threat.
Reaffirms: (1) U.S. support of a layered, interoperable, multi-tier missile defense system to protect Americans and allies on the Korean Peninsula; and (2) the U.S. commitment to its alliances and trilateral missile defense cooperation agreements with South Korea and Japan.
Expresses support for: (1) continued U.S.-South Korea bilateral security cooperation and the consideration of additional measures to strengthen the alliance, including expanded foreign military sales, technology development, and joint exercises; and (2) the intelligence sharing agreement between Japan and South Korea signed on November 23, 2016, concerning the direct exchange of intelligence on North Korea threats.
Calls upon: (1) China to pressure North Korean leaders to cease their provocative behavior, abandon and dismantle their nuclear and missile programs through the curtailing of vital economic support and trade that support the North Korean government, and comply with all relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions; and (2) the United States to apply all available economic sanctions, and cooperate with allies and other countries to impose additional sanctions, on North Korea.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 92 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 92

   Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental 
              ballistic missiles, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2017

 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
Moulton, Mr. Yoho, and Mr. Sherman) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 
  to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental 
              ballistic missiles, and for other purposes.

Whereas the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), also known as North 
        Korea, possesses a ballistic missile and nuclear weapons development 
        program that poses grave threats to the United States, South Korea, 
        United States allies, and global security;
Whereas North Korea's ballistic missile program has demonstrated an increasing 
        ability to reach the United States, and constitutes a credible threat to 
        the security of the American people;
Whereas North Korea has demonstrated a willingness and ability to proliferate 
        its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons technology to a variety of 
        countries, including the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Syrian Arab 
        Republic, which the United States designated as state sponsors of 
        terrorism;
Whereas, on January 6, 2016, North Korea detonated a nuclear device, marking its 
        fourth nuclear test to date;
Whereas, on February 7, 2016, North Korea, utilizing a modified version of the 
        Taepodong-2 ballistic missile, launched a satellite into space;
Whereas, on April 14, 2016, Admiral William Gortney, Commander of U.S. Northern 
        Command, in a hearing before the Armed Services Committee of the House 
        of Representatives, stated ``they [North Korea] have the ability on the 
        KN-O8 to I assess that he has the ability to miniaturize a nuclear 
        weapon and range the homeland with that warhead'';
Whereas, on April 28, 2016, Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a 
        hearing before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of 
        Representatives, testified ``the benefits of [the trilateral] 
        relationship are crystal clear in the face of the region's most acute 
        challenge--the challenge from North Korea and its provocative acts in 
        the nuclear missile domain'';
Whereas, on August 24, 2016, North Korea successfully tested a submarine-
        launched ballistic missile, firing the missile over 300 miles from a 
        submerged submarine;
Whereas, on September 9, 2016, North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test, 
        which it said was a warhead that could be standardized for its ballistic 
        missiles;
Whereas, on September 15, 2016, Admiral Harry Harris, Commander of U.S. Pacific 
        Command, stated ``Combining nuclear warheads with ballistic missile 
        technology in the hands of a volatile leader like Kim Jong-un, is a 
        recipe for disaster.'';
Whereas, on September 16, 2016, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter stated 
        ``Everyone can see that North Korea is determined to try to expand its 
        missile threat to the peninsula, to the region, and to the United 
        States.'';
Whereas in 2016 North Korea willfully violated multiple United Nations Security 
        Council Resolutions over 20 times, through its nuclear tests, missile 
        tests, and satellite launch;
Whereas, on January 6, 2017, Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated 
        that North Korea had conducted 24 missile tests in the past year, as 
        well as two nuclear tests and ``in our assessment, we have a qualitative 
        improvement in their capabilities in the past year as a result of this 
        unprecedented level of activity'';
Whereas, on January 8, 2017, North Korea declared that it is ready to test-
        launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM); and
Whereas the threat of a nuclear North Korea with a functional and operational 
        intercontinental ballistic missile program with nuclear warheads poses a 
        direct threat to the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns North Korea's development of multiple 
        intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs);
            (2) urges the prompt deployment of the Terminal High 
        Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea to counter 
        North Korea's nuclear missile threat, which supports an 
        alliance security decision;
            (3) reaffirms the United States support of a layered, 
        interoperable, multi-tier missile defense system to protect 
        Americans and allies on the Korean Peninsula;
            (4) supports continued bilateral security cooperation 
        between the United States and South Korea and the consideration 
        of additional measures to strengthen the alliance, including 
        expanded foreign military sales, technology development, and 
        joint exercises, and other actions as appropriate;
            (5) reaffirms, in view of the ICBM threat by North Korea, 
        the commitment of the United States to its alliances and 
        trilateral missile defense cooperation agreements with South 
        Korea and Japan, which are critical for the preservation of 
        peace and stability in Northeast Asia and throughout the world;
            (6) supports the intelligence sharing agreement between 
        Japan and South Korea signed on November 23, 2016, concerning 
        the direct exchange of intelligence on North Korea threats;
            (7) calls upon the People's Republic of China to pressure 
        North Korean leaders to cease their provocative behavior, 
        abandon and dismantle their nuclear and missile programs 
        through the curtailing of vital economic support and trade that 
        support the Government of North Korea, and comply with all 
        relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions; and
            (8) calls on the United States to apply all available 
        economic sanctions on North Korea and cooperate with allies and 
        other countries to impose additional sanctions on North Korea.
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