,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1 ,ms4   
,bordallo1 ,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida1 ,mr4  
,capuano1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke1 ,mr4 ,ellison1   
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,deut*1   
,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4     
,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4          
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,payne1 & ,ms4 ,norton7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !    
anniv]s>y ( ! tragic e>?quake 9 ,haiti  
on ,janu>y #ab1 #bjaj1 honor+ ^? :o lo/ 
_! lives1 & express+ cont9u$ solid>ity )
 ! ,haitian p4  ,:]eas on ,janu>y #ab1  
#bjaj1 a #g4j magnitude e>?quake /ruck !
 c\ntry ( ,haiti2 ,:]eas accord+ to !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey       
7,,usgs71 ! e>?quake epic5t] 0 locat$   
approximately #ae miles s\?we/ ( !      
capital1 ,port-au-,pr9ce2 ,:]eas accord+
 to ,,usgs1 ! e>?quake 0 foll[$ by #ei  
aft]%ocks ( magnitude #d4e or great]1 ! 

mo/ sev]e measur+ #f4j2 ,:]eas accord+  
to ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,haiti1 m ?an #caf1jjj 
p di$ z a result ( ! e>?quake2 ,:]eas   
accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,nations & !        
,int]national ,organization =           
,migration1 an e/imat$ #c1jjj1jjj p h   
be5 directly affect$ by ! disa/]1 ne>ly 
"o-?ird ( ! c\ntry's population1 &      
#a1cjj1jjj p 7 displac$ to settlem5ts2  
,:]eas casualty numb]s & infra/ructure  
damage1 includ+ to roads1 ports1        
hospitals1 & resid5tial dwell+s1 place !
 e>?quake z ! wor/ cataclysm to hit     
,haiti 9 ov] two c5turies &1            
proportionally1 "o ( ! _w's wor/ natural
 disa/]s 9 mod]n times2 ,:]eas ! ,po/   
,disa/] ,ne$s ,assessm5t 7,,pdna7       
conduct$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,haiti1 !     
,unit$ ,nations1 ! ,_w ,bank1 !         
,int]-,am]ican ,developm5t ,bank1 & o!r 
exp]ts e/imates t damage & economic     
losses total$ #g1hjj1jjj1jjj1           
approximately #abj p]c5t ( ,haiti's     
gross dome/ic product 9 #bjji2 ,:]eas ! 
,,pdna e/imates t #aa1ejj1jjj1jjj ov]   

?ree ye>s is requir$ = ,haiti's         
recon/ruction & to lay ! gr\ndwork =    
long-t]m developm5t2 ,:]eas prior to !  
e>?quake1 m ?an #gj p]c5t ( ,haitians   
liv$ on less ?an #b p] day & ,haiti     
rank$ #aeh out ( #ahg c\ntries on !     
,unit$ ,nations ,human ,developm5t      
,index2 ,:]eas prior to ! e>?quake1     
,haiti 0 /ill 9 ! process ( recov]+ f a 
cata/rophic s]ies ( hurricanes &        
tropical /orms1 food %ortages & ris+    
commodity prices1 & political           
in/ability1 b 0 %[+ enc\rag+ signs (    
improvem5t2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,b>ack     
,obama v[$ ! 8unwav]+ support0 ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates & pl$g$ a 8swift1         
coord9at$ & aggressive ef=t to save     
lives & support ! recov]y 9 ,haiti02    
,:]eas ,congress pass$ ,h\se ,resolution
 #ajba on ,janu>y #ba1 #bjaj1 on a vote 
( #daa to #a1 express+ its 8deepe/      
condol5ces & sympa?y = ! horrific loss (
 life0 & bip>tisan 8support = ! recov]y 
& long-t]m recon/ruction ne$s ( ,haiti02
 ,:]eas ! response to ! trag$y f !      

global community1 & especially f !      
c\ntries ( ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e1 has be5 
ov]:elm+ly positive2 ,:]eas ! initial   
em]g5cy response ( ! m5 & wom5 ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 l$ by ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t & ,unit$ ,/ates ,s\!rn      
,comm&1 0 swift & resolute2 ,:]eas      
individuals1 bus9esses1 & philan?ropic  
organizations across ! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
?r\gh\t ! int]national community        
respond$ 9 support ( ,haiti & its       
populace dur+ ?is crisis1 sometimes 9   
innovative ways su* z fundrais+ ?r\gh   
text messag+1 :i* "s e/imates reveal has
 rais$ m ?an #dj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas        
significant *all5ges /ill rema9 9 ,haiti
 z x works to recov] & rebuild2 ,:]eas  
accord+ to ! ,int]national ,organization
 = ,migration1 approximately #cfj1jjj p 
rema9 9 spontane\s & organiz$ camps 9   
,haiti & hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( ,haiti's poor
 cont9ue to live 9 prec>i\s h\s+        
conditions t make !m vuln]able to       
pot5tial future natural disa/]s2 ,:]eas 

9 #bjab alone1 ,haiti fac$ a long dr\ght
 p]iod & #b major tropical /orms t      
de/roy$ #gj p]c5t ( agricultural crops 9
 ,haiti1 impact+ ! lives ( ne>ly        
#b1jjj1jjj p fac+ food insecurity2      
,:]eas a deva/at$ agricultural sector   
has a ripple effect ?r\gh\t ! ,haitian  
economy & affects ! mo/ vuln]able1      
p>ticul>ly *ildr5 & poor wom5 & m52     
,:]eas ,haiti's food insecurity results 
l>gely f entr5*$ neglect ( its          
agricultural sector1 p>ticul>ly         
smallhold] f>m]s :o gr[ mo/ ( ! ,haitian
 food1 & acc\nt = a l>ge p]c5tage ( !   
food insecure populations2 ,:]eas       
accord+ to num]\s nongov]nm5tal         
organizations & ,unit$ ,/ates           
contractors1 ! pace ( recon/ruction has 
lagg$ significantly beh9d ! orig9al     
em]g5cy relief phase2 ,:]eas accord+ to 
an indep5d5t ,unit$ ,nations panel      
inve/igation1 on ,octob] #ai1 #bjaj1 an 
outbreak ( *ol]a 0 detect$ 9 ! ,l[]     
,artibonite region1 orig9at+ f a        
tribut>y ne> ! ,m9u/ah camp at          

,mirebelais1 :]e ! panel f\nd t         
sanitation conditions 87 n suffici5t to 
prev5t fecal contam9ation ( ! ,meye     
,tribut>y ,sy/em ( ! ,artibonite ,riv]02
 ,:]eas initial ef=ts to conta9 !       
epidemic 7 disrupt$ by ,hurricane ,toms 
& result+ widespread flood+1 :i* l$ to !
 spread+ & entr5*m5t ( ! disease ?r\gh\t
 ! c\ntry2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! ,haitian 
,m9i/ry ( ,public ,heal? & ,population1 
z ( ,decemb] #ab1 #bjab1 m ?an #g1hbj p 
h di$ f *ol]a & m ?an #fbi1jjj h be5    
infect$2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! ,pan       
,am]ican ,heal? ,organization & ! ,_w   
,heal? ,organization1 *ol]a c\ld spread 
to #aah1jjj p )9 ! next ye>1 pot5tially 
caus+ ov] #a1djj dea?s at ! curr5t case 
fatality rate2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5ts (    
,haiti & ! ,dom9ican ,republic1 jo9tly )
 ! ,pan ,am]ican ,heal? ,organization1 !
 ,unit$ ,nations ,*ildr5's ,fund1 & !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 h develop$ a #aj-ye> plan
 to elim9ate *ol]a f ,hispaniola ?r\gh  
treatm5t1 hygi5e education1 & ! build+ (

 su/a9able wat] & sanitation            
infra/ructure2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations 
,secret>y-,g5]al ann\nc$ t only         
approximately #aj p]c5t ( ! funds ne$$  
to execute ?is plan h be5 secur$2 ,:]eas
 ?r\gh\t ^! crises1 ! p ( ,haiti cont9ue
 to demon/rate unwav]+ resili5ce1       
dignity1 & c\rage2 ,:]eas at !          
int]national donors conf]5ce 8,t[>ds a  
,new ,future = ,haiti0 held on ,m>* #ca1
 #bjaj1 #ei donors pl$g$ approximately  
#e1fjj1jjj1jjj1 includ+ ne>ly           
#a1aej1jjj1jjj f ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 to    
support ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,haiti's ,action  
,plan = ,national ,recov]y &            
,developm5t2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations   
,(fice ( ! ,special ,envoy = ,haiti     
e/imates t ( ! recov]y & developm5t     
funds pl$g$ = #bjaj ?r\gh #bjab1        
approximately #ec p]c5t has be5         
disburs$2 & ,:]eas ,haiti requires !    
su/a9$ assi/ance f ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !  
int]national community 9 ord] to        
confront ! ongo+ *ol]a epidemic &       
promote recon/ruction & developm5t3 ,n[1

 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 honors ^? :o lo/
 _! lives due to ! tragic e>?quake (    
,janu>y #ab1 #bjaj2  7#b7 honors !      
sacrifice ( ! m5 & wom5 ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,haiti1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 !    
,unit$ ,nations1 & ! int]national       
community 9 _! response to ^? affect$ by
 ! calamity2  7#c7 expresses cont9u$    
solid>ity ) ! p ( ,haiti z !y "w to     
rebuild _! neighborhoods1 livelihoods1 &
 c\ntry2  7#d7 reaffirms its commitm5t  
to support ,haiti1 9 p>tn]%ip ) !       
,gov]nm5t ( ,haiti & 9 coord9ation ) o!r
 donors1 9 long-t]m recon/ruction2  7#e7
 supports ! ef=ts ( ! ,adm9i/ration to  
increase food security 9 ,haiti ?r\gh   
su/a9able agriculture programs1 %ore up 
h\s+ initiatives = ,haiti's poor &      
vuln]able1 prev5t ! spread ( *ol]a1     
treat p]sons :o contract ! disease1     
provide te*nical assi/ance to ! ,haitian
 ,m9i/ry ( ,public ,heal?1 & improve    
long]-t]m wat]1 sanitation1 & heal?     
sy/ems2  7#f7 urges ! ,presid5t & !     

int]national community to--  7,a7       
cont9ue to focus assi/ance on build+ !  
capacity ( ,haiti's public sector to    
su/a9ably provide basic s]vices to its  
p2  7,b7 develop1 improve1 & scale-up   
communications & p>ticipatory me*anisms 
to m sub/antially involve ,haitian civil
 society at all /ages ( ! po/-e>?quake  
responses2 &  7,c7 give priority to     
programs t protect & involve vuln]able  
populations1 includ+ int]nally displac$ 
p]sons1 *ildr51 wom5 & girls1 & p]sons )
 disabilities2  7#g7 urges ! ,presid5t  
to--  7,a7 cont9ue to make available to 
,unit$ ,/ates ag5cies1 nongov]nm5tal    
organizations1 private volunte]         
organizations1 regional in/itutions1 &  
,unit$ ,nations ag5cies ! res\rces      
necess>y to confront ! consequ5ces ( !  
natural disa/]2  7,b7 support ! ef=ts ( 
! ,unit$ ,nations ,secret>y-,g5]al to   
secure ! necess>y res\rces requir$ to   
fully execute plans to elim9ate *ol]a f 
! isl& ( ,hispaniola ?r\gh enhanc$      
treatm5t & prev5tion ef=ts1 & ?r\gh !   

developm5t ( clean wat] & sanitation    
infra/ructure t is accessible to all    
,haitians2  7,c7 cont9ue to lead        
humanit>ian & developm5t ef=ts ) !      
,gov]nm5t ( ,haiti1 ! ,haitian          
,diaspora1 & int]national actors :o %>e 
9 ! goal ( a bett] future = ,haiti2     
7,d7 maximize responsible local &       
regional procurem5t2  7,e7 e/abli%      
improv$ & transp>5t me*anisms = monitor+
 ! implem5tation ( ,unit$ ,/ates        
,gov]nm5t-fund$ aid programs2 &  7,f7 "w
 ) ,haitian au?orities & private l&[n]s 
to prev5t ! =c$ eviction ( int]nally    
displac$ p]son communities & provide    
dec5t h\s+ = ! poore/ & mo/ vuln]able   
,haitians2 &  7#h7 desires a cle>       
und]/&+ = :at w\ld con/itute success 9 !
 priority areas id5tifi$ by ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4