Work in The National Assembly (June 2008-present)
Elected to the 18th National Assembly in June 2008, Song now serves on the Foreign Affairs, Trade & Unification Committee. As a new member of the National Assembly, he has been promoting legal reforms that address important foreign policy challenges, such as improving Korea's Official Development Assistance (ODA) policies and streamlining procedures for a more rapid deployment of Korean UN PKO forces. Another major area of interest has been the settlement of North Korean defectors in South Korea who are currently not receiving adequate vocational training. As a corrective, Song has proposed that current laws mandating an eight-week training period be revised to provide for at least one year of diversified and specialized training programs.
His major legislations so far have been:
- Laws
- Framework Act on International Development Cooperation (2009)
- Act on Korean Participation in United Nations Peace Keeping Operations (2009)
- Amendment of the Act on the Protection and Assistance of North Korean Refugees in Korea (2009)
- Amendment of the Inter-Korean Cooperation Fund Act (2010)
- Resolutions
- Resolution on Supporting Korea's Entry to the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organization of Economic Coopeation and Development(OECD) and Urging the Reform of Korea's Official Development Assistance (ODA) system (Feb 2009)
- Resolution Calling on the Improvement of Human Rights in North Korea and the Promotion of Inter-Korean Cooperation(Oct 2010)
In seeking to enhance Korea's global standing and accelerate inter-Korean reconciliation, Song continues to collaborate with colleagues within and without the National Assembly in a principled and bipartisan manner. He hopes that these efforts will ultimately pave the way for creating a reunified nation that is democratic, market-oriented, denuclearized, and friendly to all neighbors.
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