,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #cj1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,hastings of ,florida 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,aderholt7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,expressing condolences   
and support for assistance to the       
victims of the historic flooding in the 
,western ,balkans4  ,whereas record     
rainfall beginning on ,may #ac1 #bjad1  
has caused widespread flooding in       
,bosnia and ,herzegovina1 the ,republic 
of ,croatia1 and the ,republic of       
,serbia1 causing thousands of           
landslides1 massive destruction1 and    
loss of life2 ,whereas as of ,may #bb1  
#bjad1 the flooding had caused over #dj 
deaths and impacted over #ejj1jjj people
 across the region1 particularly in     
western ,serbia and eastern ,bosnia and 
,herzegovina2 ,whereas the equivalent of
 #c months of rain fell during the      
course of #c days1 making this the worst

 flooding event seen in ,serbia and     
,bosnia and ,herzegovina in #abj years2 
,whereas the flooding has left thousands
 stranded in their homes waiting for    
assistance1 displaced1 or homeless2     
,whereas according to the ,red ,cross1  
#cjj1jjj people in ,serbia and #ej1jjj  
people in ,bosnia and ,herzegovina are  
without clean water or electricity2     
,whereas the ,bosnian ,foreign ,ministry
 has reported that the flooding has     
rendered #ajj1jjj buildings unusable1   
#ejj1jjj people have evacuated or fled  
their homes1 and #ad municipalities are 
in a state of emergency2 ,whereas the   
,government of ,serbia has described the
 situation in the country as            
catastrophic1 and estimates that at     
least #be1jjj people have evacuated1    
particularly in the town and            
municipality of ,obrenovac1 and that the
 flooding has caused over #ajj1jjj1jjj  
,euros 7#adj million7 in damage to the  
,kolubara coal mine that supplies the   
,kostolac power plant2 ,whereas soldiers

 and energy workers scrambled to erect  
sandbag barriers to protect the         
,kostolac power plant and the ,nikola   
,tesla power plant1 which provides half 
of the nation's electricity1 from the   
waters of the over-flooded ,sava ,river2
 ,whereas an estimated #ajj1jjj         
landmines remaining from the ,balkan    
conflicts of the #aiijs have been lost  
or dislodged due to landslides1 causing 
great concern for public safety2        
,whereas the ,united ,states ,government
 has provided #ajj1jjj in assistance    
through the ,office of ,u4,s4 ,foreign  
,disaster ,assistance 7,,ofda7 as a     
grant to the ,serbian ,red ,cross1 which
 has been used to procure #c boats and  
trailers to deliver to the ,ministry of 
,interior1 and #ej1jjj from the ,under  
,secretary of ,state for ,public        
,diplomacy and ,public ,affairs to fund 
flood cleanup projects with             
non-governmental organizations          
7,n,g,os72 ,whereas in addition1 ,united
 ,states ,embassy funds have been used  

to purchase sandbags and other material 
assistance to respond to flooding1 and  
,embassy volunteers filled hundreds of  
sandbags in a ,belgrade suburb still    
threatened by ,sava ,river flooding on  
,may #ah1 #bjad1 and donated #a1jjj more
 sandbags on ,may #ai1 #bjad2 ,whereas  
the ,united ,states ,government has     
further provided #ej1jjj in ,,ofda      
assistance to ,bosnia and ,herzegovina1 
as well as donated #bf boats through the
 ,u4,s4 ,agency for ,international      
,development 7,,usaid7 and #e trucks of 
food and supplies worth over #fej1jjj   
for ,banja ,luka1 and the ,department of
 ,defense is also providing supplies to 
people affected by the flooding2 and    
,whereas ,bosnia and ,herzegovina1 the  
,republic of ,croatia1 and the ,republic
 of ,serbia share an increasing         
commitment to core democratic values1   
reconciliation1 and ,european           
integration3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 expresses deep sympathy to all     

those affected by the flooding in the   
,western ,balkans for the terrible loss 
of life and massive destruction2  7#b7  
expresses solidarity with the people of 
,bosnia and ,herzegovina1 the ,republic 
of ,croatia1 and the ,republic of       
,serbia1 as well as a continued desire  
to provide essential assistance to help 
their countries recover from the natural
 disaster2  7#c7 expresses ongoing      
support for humanitarian and            
reconstruction assistance provided by   
relief agencies and the international   
community as immediate and long-term    
needs are identified2  7#d7 commends    
local authorities1 first responders and 
rescue personnel1 ,n,g,os1 volunteers1  
and everyday citizens for their efforts 
to organize and deliver disaster relief 
to communities in need across ,bosnia   
and ,herzegovina1 the ,republic of      
,croatia1 and the ,republic of ,serbia2 
and  7#e7 urges additional assistance by
 other nations and organizations as     
needed to alleviate the difficult       

circumstances and suffering of the      
people of ,bosnia and ,herzegovina1 the 
,republic of ,croatia1 and the ,republic
 of ,serbia1 and assist them in their   
recovery efforts4