Whereas the 23rd Olympic Winter Games (referred to in this preamble as Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 ) will be held from February 9 to February 25, 2018, in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province in the Republic of Korea; Whereas the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 represents the second Olympic Games hosted by the Republic of Korea; Whereas the Republic of Korea hosted the Olympic Games for the first time in Seoul in the summer of 1988; Whereas the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 will feature— (1) 102 events across 15 disciplines; and (2) the participation of 93 National Olympic Committee teams; Whereas the United States Olympic Team is expected to comprise approximately 240 athletes competing across all 15 disciplines; Whereas the United States Olympic Committee is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Whereas the Republic of Korea will also host in PyeongChang the 12th Paralympic Games from March 9 to March 18, 2018 that will feature— (1) 80 events across 6 disciplines; and (2) the participation of approximately 42 National Olympic Committee teams; Whereas the theme of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 is “Passion. Connected.” and refers to the vision of the Republic of Korea of a world in which everyone is connected through a shared passion for winter sports; Whereas, on November 13, 2017, the United Nations General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution entitled “Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal”; Whereas that resolution expresses the expectation of the United Nations General Assembly that “PyeongChang 2018 will be a meaningful opportunity to foster an atmosphere of peace, development, tolerance, and understanding on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia”