,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #d  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(
 ,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #d1 #bjag,mr4
 ,ha/+s submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y1 & 9 addition to !      
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 = a p]iod
 to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1
 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*        
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,,concurr5t          
,,resolution  ,express+ support =       
tempor>y protect$ /atus = ,haitian      
nationals curr5tly resid+ 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  ,:]eas 9     
,octob] ( #bjaf1 ,hurricane ,mat!w      
deva/at$ ,haiti kill+ ov] #a1jjj p1     
directly affect$ #b4a million p includ+ 
! int]nal displacem5t ( #age1jjj & #a4d 
million p 9 ne$ ( urg5t humanit>ian aid2
 ,:]eas ! /orm damage has be5 e/imat$ to
 be #a1jjj1jjj1jjj1 or ab\t #aa4d p]c5t 
( ! gross dome/ic product ( ,haiti2     
,:]eas ,hurricane ,mat!w 0 ! wor/       
hurricane to hit ,haiti 9 ov] #ej ye>s2 

,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate w>ns ,unit$  
,/ates citiz5s t curr5t conditions make 
x unsafe to travel to s\!rn ,haiti due  
to ! deva/ation wr\ght by ,hurricane    
,mat!w includ+ roads made impassable by 
l&slides1 damag$ roads1 bridge failures 
& widespread damage to build+s &        
critical infra/ructure2 ,:]eas ! total  
value ( crop losses is e/imat$ to be    
#cfj million2 ,:]eas approximately #de  
p]c5t ( ,haiti's s\?we/ pip$ wat] supply
 0 damag$ by ,hurricane ,mat!w2 ,:]eas  
,haiti cont9ues to /ruggle to address ! 
deva/at+ #bjaj ,*ol]a outbreak t has    
kill$ ov] #i1jjj ,haitians & infect$    
almo/ #hjj1jjj ,haitians2 ,:]eas ^!     
conditions make x dang]\s &             
inappropriate to =cibly repatriate      
,haitians at ?is "t2 ,:]eas ! ,secret>y 
( ,homel& ,security may grant tempor>y  
protective /atus 7,,tps7 9 accordance ) 
section #bdd ( ! ,immigration &         
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abed;a7
 to nationals ( a c\ntry 9 :i*          
environm5tal or political ev5ts h       

occurr$ t make x tempor>ily unsafe to   
deport !m2 ,:]eas ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& 
,security has grant$ ,,tps to nationals 
( o!r c\ntries "u simil> conditions1    
includ+ ,nic>agua & ,honduras 9 #aiii   
foll[+ ,hurricane ,mit*1 & ,el ,salvador
 9 #bjja foll[+ sev]e e>?quakes2 &      
,:]eas grant+ ,haitian nationals ,,tps  
w\ld pres]ve ! e/imat$ #a1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 
remittances s5t ea* ye> to ,haiti f     
,haitians 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i*        
curr5tly outweigh ! am\nt ( =eign       
assi/ance giv5 by ! ,unit$ ,/ates to    
,haiti & are crucial to ! recov]y (     
,haiti3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !          
,congress-- 7#a7 supports ! grant+ (    
tempor>y protect$ /atus to ,haitian     
nationals curr5tly resid+ 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates2  7#b7 supports ! ,haitian p & ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ,haiti z !y "w to rebuild f 
ye>s ( natural disa/]s1 economic h>d%ip1
 & political turmoil2 &  7#c7 ackn[l$ges
 t x is 9 ! be/ economic & security     
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = ,haiti to be
 a safe1 /able1 & productive c\ntry4