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efficient use and balanced development of national land.
The USFK base relocation project consists of the Yongsan Relocation Plan (YRP)
and the Land Partnership Plan (LPP). YRP moves units stationed in Seoul including
the USFK Headquarters to Pyeongtaek, while LPP moves the US 2nd Infantry
Division located north of the Han River in Dongducheon and Uijeongbu Camp
Humphreys in Pyeongtaek. The project is being carried out in accordance with the
Special Act on Support, Etc. for Pyeongtaek-si, Etc. Following the Relocation of US
Military Bases in Korea ("Act on Supporting the USFK Base Relocation").
Since the relocation construction at Camp Humphreys began in November
2007, the MND is in the process of relocating the relevant USFK units as soon as
the construction of the facilities inside the camp are completed. The construction
of school facilities ended in August 2013. Major units including the USFK
Headquarters, UNC Headquarters, and US 2nd Infantry Division Headquarters were
relocated to Camp Humphreys in 2018, followed by hospitals and other support units
in 2019. The relocation of the remaining units, including the CFC Headquarters, will
be completed in the future. Once the relocation project is completed, the USFK, in
a more stable stationing environment, is expected to continue to play an important
role in preventing military conflict on the Korean Peninsula, promoting peace and
stability in Northeast Asia, and contributing to global peace going forward.
MND is also in the process of construction of resident support facilities and
amenities including roads, waterworks, sewerage facilities, and community centers
for Pyeongtaek residents are underway in accordance with the Act on Supporting
the USFK Base Relocation. In conjunction with the relocation project, the existing

US base sites are being returned to the ROK. As of December 2020, a total of 68
US bases have been returned, and 12 additional bases will gradually be returned to
the ROK in accordance with the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The defense
authorities of the ROK and the US are strengthening joint efforts for the active
management of the environmental conditions and other matters for the timely return
of the bases.
The MND recognizes the importance of the USFK’s relocation and camp returns,
and will continue to closely cooperate with the US to successfully complete the YRP
and the LLP.

Defense Burden Sharing Defense Cost sharing refers to the ROK govern-
ment bearing a portion of the total costs required
for the US military’s maintenance in the ROK to ensure a stable stationing
environment for the USFK and to maintain a robust ROK–US combined defense

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