Whereas from February 9–25, 2018, the 23rd Winter Olympic Games will be held in PyeongChang, located in the Gangwon Province of the Republic of Korea (South Korea); Whereas the Winter Olympic Games PyeongChang 2018 represent South Korea’s second Olympic Games in 30 years since Seoul hosted the Summer Olympic Games in 1988; Whereas the Winter Olympic Games PyeongChang 2018 will feature 102 events across 15 sport disciplines with the qualified participation of 89 National Olympic Committee Teams; Whereas the United States team at the Winter Olympic Games PyeongChang 2018 is expected to consist of up to 240 athletes from all across America competing in all 15 sport disciplines; Whereas PyeongChang will also host the 12th Paralympic Games from March 9–18, 2018, which will feature 80 events in 6 sports with approximately 42 nations competing; Whereas the theme of the Winter Olympic Games is Passion. Connected. and refers to South Korea’s vision 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 the resolution Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal by consensus; Whereas the United Nations General Assembly resolution expresses its expectation 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 ; Whereas, on January 3, 2018, South Korea and North Korea reopened a telephone hotline to normalize the Panmunjom communications channel at the Joint Security Area (JSA) located within the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ); Whereas, on January 4, 2018, President Donald Trump and President Moon Jae-In of the Republic of Korea held a call to discuss recent developments on the Korean Peninsula and agreed that The United States and the Republic of Korea are committed to a safe and successful 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang