To express the sense of the Senate with respect to North Korea.

1. Adds SEC. ____. SENSE OF THE SENATE WITH RESPECT TO NORTH KOREA wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. ____. SENSE OF THE SENATE WITH RESPECT TO NORTH KOREA.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:

   Inserted: (1) Under the Agreed Framework of October 21, 1994, North Korea committed to--

   Inserted: (A) freeze and eventually dismantle its graphite-moderated reactors and related facilities;

   Inserted: (B) implement the North-South Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, which prohibits the production, testing, or possession of nuclear weapons; and

   Inserted: (C) allow implementation of its IAEA safeguards agreement under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) for nuclear facilities designated under the Agreed Framework and any other North Korean nuclear facilities.

   Inserted: (2) The General Accounting Office has reported that North Korea has diverted heavy oil received from the United States-led Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization for unauthorized purposes in violation of the Agreed Framework.

   Inserted: (3) On April 1, 2002, President George W. Bush stated that he would not certify North Korea's compliance with all provisions of the Agreed Framework.

   Inserted: (4) North Korea has violated the basic terms of the Agreed Framework and the North-South Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula by pursuing the enrichment of uranium for the purpose of building a nuclear weapon and by "nuclearizing" the Korean peninsula.

   Inserted: (5) North Korea has admitted to having a covert nuclear weapons program and declared the Agreed Framework nullified.

   Inserted: (6) North Korea has announced its intention to restart the 5-megawatt reactor and related reprocessing facility at Yongbyon, which were frozen under the Agreed Framework, and has expelled the IAEA personnel monitoring the freeze.

   Inserted: (7) North Korea has announced its intention to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow on July 1, 1968 (21 UST 483).

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   Inserted: (b) Sense of the Senate Regarding the Agreed Framework and the North Korean Nuclear Weapons Program.--It is the sense of the Senate that--

   Inserted: (1) the Agreed Framework is, as a result of North Korea's own illicit and deceitful actions over several years and recent declaration, null and void;

   Inserted: (2) North Korea's pursuit and development of nuclear weapons--

   Inserted: (A) is of grave concern and represents a serious threat to the security of the United States, its regional allies, and friends;

   Inserted: (B) is a clear and present danger to United States forces and personnel in the region and the United States homeland; and

   Inserted: (C) seriously undermines the security and stability of Northeast Asia; and

   Inserted: (3) North Korea must immediately come into compliance with its obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and other commitments to the international community by--

   Inserted: (A) renouncing its nuclear weapons and materials production ambitions;

   Inserted: (B) dismantling its nuclear infrastructure and facilities;

   Inserted: (C) transferring all sensitive nuclear materials, technologies, and equipment (including nuclear devices in any stage of development) to the IAEA forthwith; and

   Inserted: (D) allowing immediate, full, and unfettered access by IAEA inspectors to ensure that subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) have been fully and verifiably achieved; and

   Inserted: (4) any diplomatic solution to the North Korean crisis--

   Inserted: (A) should take into account that North Korea is not a trustworthy negotiating partner;

   Inserted: (B) must achieve the total dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear weapons and nuclear production capability; and

   Inserted: (C) must include highly intrusive verification requirements, including on-site monitoring and free access for the investigation of all sites of concern, that are no less stringent than those imposed on Iraq pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 (2002) and previous corresponding resolutions.

   Inserted: (c) Sense of the Senate.--It is further the sense of the Senate that the United States, in conjunction with the Republic of Korea and other allies in the Pacific region, should take measures, including military reinforcements, enhanced defense exercises and other steps as appropriate, to ensure--

   Inserted: (1) the highest possible level of deterrence against the multiple threats that North Korea poses; and

   Inserted: (2) the highest level of readiness of United States and allied forces should military action become necessary.

   Inserted: (d) Further Sense of the Senate.--It is further the sense of the Senate that the Broadcasting Board of Governors should ensure that Radio Free Asia will increase its broadcasting with respect to North Korea to 24 hours each day.

   Inserted: (e) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) Agreed framework.--The term "Agreed Framework" means the Agreed Framework Between the United States of America and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, signed in Geneva on October 21, 1994, and the Confidential Minute to that agreement.

   Inserted: (2) IAEA.--The term "IAEA" means the International Atomic Energy Agency.

   Inserted: (3) North korea.--The term "North Korea" means the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

   Inserted: (4) NPT.--The term "NPT" means the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons done at Washington, London, and Moscow, July 1, 1968 (22 UST 483).

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