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Session Date Main Contents

Confirmation hearing candidate for Chairman of the JCS (Jeong Kyeong-doo)
August 18, 2017 Adoption of the progress report on the confirmation hearing of candidate for
Chairman of the JCS (Jeong Kyeong-doo)
Account balances for the 2016 fiscal year
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353 Extraordinary Session Request for inspection by the Board of Audit and Inspection regarding the force
(August 18 - 31, 2017) August 23, 2017 integration of loudspeaker toward North Korea
Total of seven bills introduced including a partial amendment to the National
Defense Reform Act
Status report on the MND affairs (regarding North Korean Missile Launch and
August 31, 2017
progress of UFG)
September 4,
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Urgent issue report (regarding North Korean 6 nuclear test)
2017
Total of 40 bills introduced including a partial amendment to the Military
September 18, Personnel Management Act
2017 Resolution urging the withdrawal of the decision to defer THAAD deployment
Status report on the MND affairs (regarding North Korean Missile Launch)
September 20, Total of seven bills introduced including a partial amendment to the Military
2017 Healthcare Act
October National assembly state inspection (a total of 62 organizations and agencies
12 - 31, 2017 including the MND)
November 7, 2018 overall budget/proposal for the operation and management of funds/
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354 Regular Session 2017 proposal for the limit amount on build-transfer-lease (BTL) projects
(September 1 -
2018 overall budget/proposal for the operation and management of funds/
December 9, 2017)
proposal for the limit amount on build–transfer–lease (BTL) projects (continued)
Total of 16 bills introduced including a partial amendment to the Military
Personnel Management Act
November 14,
Two motions including a motion for extension of dispatch period of Armed
2017
Forces units to the Gulf of Aden, Somalia
Two resolutions including a resolution urging the abolishment of the ROK–U.S.
Missile Guidelines
Two motions, including a motion for extension of dispatch period of Armed
Forces units to the Gulf of Aden, Somalia (continued)
December 1,
Adoption of the 2017 National Assembly State Inspection Result Report
2017 Status report on current affairs (North Korean ballistic missile provocation; result
and follow-up actions of the investigation into the JSA defection)
December 2, Resolution condemning North Korean Missile Launch and violation of the
2017 Armistice Agreement
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355 Extraordinary Session December 13, Total of 15 bills introduced including a partial amendment to the Military
(December 11 - 29, 2017) 2017 Personnel Management Act
February 1, Total of 15 bills introduced including a partial amendment to the Military
2018 Personnel Management Act
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356 Extraordinary Session
February 6, Public hearing on the legislative bill for the Special Act on Ascertaining the Truth
(January 30 - February 28,
2018 of the May 18 Democratization Movement
2018)
February 7, Public hearing on the legislative bill for the Special Act on Ascertaining the Truth
2018 of Military Accidents Resulting in Death

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