That the House of Representatives— (1) condemns North Korea’s development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs); (2) urges the prompt deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea to counter North Korea’s nuclear missile threat, which supports an alliance security decision; (3) reaffirms the United States support of a layered, interoperable, multi-tier missile defense system to protect Americans and allies on the Korean Peninsula; (4) supports continued bilateral security cooperation between the United States and South Korea and the consideration of additional measures to strengthen the alliance, including expanded foreign military sales, technology development, and joint exercises, and other actions as appropriate; (5) reaffirms, in view of the ICBM threat by North Korea, the commitment of the United States to its alliances and trilateral missile defense cooperation agreements with South Korea and Japan, which are critical for the preservation of peace and stability in Northeast Asia and throughout the world; (6) supports the intelligence sharing agreement between Japan and South Korea signed on November 23, 2016, concerning the direct exchange of intelligence on North Korea threats; (7) calls upon the People’s Republic of China to pressure North Korean leaders to cease their provocative behavior, abandon and dismantle their nuclear and missile programs through the curtailing of vital economic support and trade that support the Government of North Korea, and comply with all relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions; and (8) calls on the United States to apply all available economic sanctions on North Korea and cooperate with allies and other countries to impose additional sanctions on North Korea.