,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ai1
 #bjad ,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,portman1 and ,mr4 ,murphy7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,expressing   
condolences and supporting assistance   
for the victims of the historic flooding
 in the ,western ,balkans4  ,whereas    
record rainfall beginning on ,may #ac1  
#bjad1 has led to 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 by ,may #bb1     
#bjad1 the flooding 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 in ,serbia and ,bosnia  
and ,herzegovina in #abj years2 ,whereas
 the flooding has left thousands of     
people stranded in their homes waiting  
for assistance1 displaced1 or without   
shelter2 ,whereas according to the      
,international ,federation of ,red      
,cross and ,red ,crescent ,societies1   
#cjj1jjj people in ,serbia and #ej1jjj  
people in ,bosnia and ,herzegovina were 
left without clean water or electricity2
 ,whereas the ,foreign ,ministry of     
,bosnia and ,herzegovina has reported   
that the flooding rendered #ajj1jjj     
buildings unusable1 caused #ejj1jjj     
people to evacuate or flee their homes1 
and prompted #ad municipalities to      
declare a state of emergency2 ,whereas  
the ,government of ,serbia has described
 the situation in that country as       
catastrophic1 and estimates that at     
least #be1jjj people have been forced to
 evacuate1 particularly in the town and 
municipality of ,obrenovac1 and that the
 flooding has caused over #ajj1jjj1jjj  

,euros 7#adj1jjj1jjj7 in damage to the  
,kolubara coal mine that supplies the   
,nikola ,tesla power plants2 ,whereas   
soldiers and energy workers scrambled to
 erect sandbag barriers to protect the  
,kostolac power plant and the ,nikola   
,tesla power plants1 which provide half 
of the country's electricity1 from the  
waters of the flooded ,sava1 ,kolubara1 
and ,tamnava ,rivers2 ,whereas1         
according to the ,international ,medical
 ,corps1 as many as #abj1jjj landmines  
remaining from the ,balkan conflicts of 
the #aiijs may have been lost or        
dislodged due to landslides1 causing    
great concern for public safety2        
,whereas the ,united ,states ,government
 has approved or provided #b1jfj1jjj in 
funds through the ,united ,states       
,agency for ,international              
,development's ,office of ,united       
,states ,foreign ,disaster ,assistance1 
the ,department of ,defense1 and the    
,under ,secretary of ,public ,diplomacy 
and ,public ,affairs for the ,republic  

of ,serbia2 ,whereas the ,united ,states
 ,government has provided #b1gdj1jjj in 
humanitarian assistance to ,bosnia and  
,herzegovina2 and ,whereas the          
governments and people of ,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 ,senate--  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        
assistance to help their countries      
recover from this 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  7#e7    
commends the ,united ,states ,government
 agencies1 including ,,usaid and the    
,department of ,defense1 for their      
response to the natural disaster2 and   
7#f7 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 to assist them in their
 recovery efforts4