The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a defense budget for next year.<br />And it's not just money -- the bill restricts the U.S. military from significantly downsizing its troops in South Korea.<br /> Worth some 7-hundred-16 billion U.S. dollars,... the bill says,.... none of the money can be used to reduce the number U.S. troops to under 22-thousand... unless the secretary of defense confirms.... that it will not hurt the security interests of the U.S. or its allies South Korea and Japan.<br />The bill also points out that.... any significant removal of the U.S. forces in Korea is non-negotiable... as it relates to negotiations with the North.<br />The bill now goes to the Senate,... and if passed, it will be on U.S. President Trump's desk to sign. <br />
