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Major Activities of the National Defense Committee of the National Assembly
(January 2019 - December 2020)

Session Date Main Contents
The 20th National Assembly
• Received progress reports (under MND, MMA, and DAPA jurisdictions)
• Introduced the Inspection and Investigation of State Administration Report for 2018
• Introduced 50 legislative bills including the Military Service Act
March 18, 2019 • Passed resolution for the continued development of the ROK–US Alliance
367th Extraordinary commemorating the 50th anniversary of SCM and resolution urging the Japanese
Session military to issue an apology for posing a threat with maritime patrol aircraft and
(March 7 - April 5, cease any further recurrence
2019)
• Adopted the Inspection and Investigation of State Administration Report for 2018
• Adopted the subcommittee’s activity report for the improvement of the special
March 28, 2019
military service system
• Passed 30 legislative bills including the Military Personnel Management Act
369th Extraordinary • Received major pending issue reports (under MND, MMA, and DAPA
Session July 3, 2019 jurisdictions)
(June 20 - July 19, • Introduced 49 legislative bills including the Act on the Organization of National
2019) Armed Forces
• Received status report on MND affairs (regarding North Korean missile launch,
North Korean small wooden ship situation, and Russian military aircraft invasion
August 5, 2019 of airspace)
• Passed resolution condemning the nuclear advancement and missile provocation
370th Extraordinary of North Korea and demanding the cessation of any further recurrence
Session
(July 29 - August 27, • Introduced proposed settlement of accounts for the 2018 fiscal year
2019) • Received progress report on the demand for modification related to the
inspection and investigation of state administration in 2018 and on the settlement
August 21, 2019
of accounts for the 2017 fiscal year
• Passed 31 legislative bills including the Special Act on Investigating the Truth of
the May 18 Democratization Movement
September 4, 2019 • Passed proposed settlement of accounts for the 2018 fiscal year
September 19, • Public hearing on the legislative bill for alternative service program for
2019 conscientious military service objectors
• Adopted the Inspection and Investigation of State Administration Plan for 2019
September 24,
2019 • Passed 14 legislative bills including the Military Pension Act
• Introduced 25 legislative bills including the National Defense Reform Act
371st Regular Session October 2 - 26, • Conducted the inspection and investigation of state administration for 2019
(September 2 - 2019
December 10, 2019) November 4, 2019 • Introduced the 2020 budget bill
• Passed the 2020 budget bill
• Introduced 6 legislative bills including the Military Secret Protection Act
November 7, 2019
• Introduced a motion to extend the dispatch to the waters of the Gulf of Aden and
a motion to extend the dispatch to support the UAE forces
• Passed the motion to extend the dispatch to the waters of the Gulf of Aden and
November 19, the motion to extend the dispatch to support the UAE forces
2019
• Passed 27 legislative bills including the Military Secret Protection Act
376th Extraordinary • Major pending issue report (under the MND, MMA, and DAPA jurisdictions)
Session • Introduced 27 legislative bills including the Defense Technology Security Act
(February 17 - March February 24, 2020 • Passed one revised bill for the Military Service Act
17, 2020) • Passed resolution urging the enactment of the Defense Industry Day
377th Extraordinary • Introduced 6 legislative bills including the Special Act for the Support of Korean
Session April 29, 2020 Workers in the United States Forces Korea
(April 16 - May 15, • Passed the Special Act for the Support of Korean Workers in the United States
2020) Forces Korea

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