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AGREED VIEWS PERTAINING TO FACILITIES AND AREAS AND THE STATUS OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN KOREA
Article I, Definitions. Agreed View No. 1. Pursuant to US-ROK SOFA Article I, Paragraph (c). With regard to subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of Article I, Paragraph (c), it is
understood that the term "children" includes natural children, adopted children and step-children, as well as wards under 21 whose care and physical custody has been entrusted to a sponsor or
sponsor's spouse by legal decree or other instrument issued by a court or placement agency. The term "parents" means natural parents, adoptive parents who adopted the sponsor before the
sponsor's 21st birthday, parents-in-law, adoptive parents-in-law who adopted the sponsor's spouse before the spouse's 21st birthday, stepparents and stepparents-in-law. The term "other
relatives" means family members or wards who have been declared legally dependent by a court decree or by a government agency of the United States or the Republic of Korea and other
persons or categories of persons as agreed by the Joint Committee. The military authorities of the United States will notify the authorities of the Republic of Korea whenever a person or
persons are granted status as dependents under this agreement in the category of "other relatives."

Article XVII, Labor. Agreed View No. 1. Pursuant to the Understanding re US-ROK SOFA Article XVII, Paragraph 4( a)( v), it is agreed that the cooling-off period shall be up to 45 days
unless the Joint Committee determines that such action seriously hampers military operations of the United States armed forces for the joint defense of the Republic of Korea. In the event an
agreement cannot be reached on this question in the Joint Committee, it may be made the subject of review through discussions between appropriate officials of the Government of the Republic
of Korea and the diplomatic mission of the United States of America.
Article XVII, Labor. Agreed View No. 2. Pursuant to the Understanding, Paragraph 3, re US-ROK SOFA, Article XVII, Paragraph 3 and Agreed Minutes 2 and 4, it is agreed that the United

States Department of Defense may impose mission changes or resource constraints on the United States Forces Korea to reflect changes precipitated in law, appropriations, or national policy.

Article XXII, Criminal Jurisdiction. Agreed View No. 21. Pursuant to US-ROK SOFA, Article XXII, Paragraph 5( c).
1. Categories of cases to be defined as a heinous crime of murder or an egregious rape, under Paragraph 2 of the Agreed Minute re Article XXII,
Paragraph 5( c), will be determined by the Joint Committee. If a case within that purview arises prior to such determination by the Joint Committee, it shall be
handled by the two governments on a case by case basis.
2. When the authorities of the Republic of Korea intend to request the transfer of custody at the time of indictment:

(a) The Director of the 4 th Prosecution Division of the Prosecution Bureau, Ministry of Justice, shall submit a standard form noting such
intent to the Judge Advocate, United States Forces Korea. The form shall