,h4 ,,res4 #ade  ,9 ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,may #ag1    
#bjag  ,,resolution  ,:]eas accord+ to  
,transp>5cy ,int]national's #bjaf       
,corruption ,p]ception ,index1 ! citiz5s
 ( ,honduras1 ,guatemala1 ,el ,salvador1
 & ,nic>agua p]ceive high levels (      
gov]nm5t corruption2 ,:]eas widespread  
corruption 9 ,c5tral ,am]ica weak5s     
citiz5s' fai? 9 public in/itutions1     
limits gov]nm5t capacity to advance     
developm5t goals1 & all[s drug          
traffick]s & o!r crim9als to ?rive2     
,:]eas ! ,int]national ,commission aga9/
 ,impunity 9 ,guatemala 7,,cicig7 0     
creat$ at ! reque/ ( ! ,guatemalan      
,gov]nm5t 9 #bjjg1 & has /r5g!n$ !      
capacity ( ,guatemalan in/itutions1     
especially ! ,(fice ( ! ,attorney       
,g5]al1 to combat corruption2 ,:]eas !  
,(fice ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( ,guatemala
 & ,,cicig h rec5tly collaborat$ to     
inve/igate & prosecute a s]ies (        
corruption cases involv+ high-level     
gov]nm5t (ficials1 demon/rat+ t x is    

possible = gov]nm5ts 9 ,c5tral ,am]ica  
to confront entr5*$ corruption1 & t no  
"o is above ! law2 ,:]eas ! ,attorney   
,g5]al ( ,el ,salvador has made         
significant progress 9 tackl+ corruption
 at ! highe/ levels2 ,:]eas aft] ?\s&s (
 ,hondurans jo9$ /reet prote/s aga9/    
corruption & 9 favor ( an ,int]national 
,commission aga9/ ,impunity 9 ,honduras1
 ! ,honduran ,gov]nm5t rea*$ an agreem5t
 ) ! ,organization ( ,am]ican ,/ates to 
create ! ,mission to ,support ! ,fight  
aga9/ ,corruption & ,impunity 9         
,honduras 7,,maccih72 ,:]eas ,,maccih   
has begun to assi/ ! ,(fice ( !         
,attorney ,g5]al ( ,honduras ) !        
inve/igation into ! m ?an #cjj1jjj1jjj t
 0 embezzl$ f ! ,in/itute ( ,social     
,security2 & ,:]eas ! lead]%ip ( ,,cicig
 & ,,maccih & ! attorneys g5]al (       
,honduras1 ,guatemala1 & ,el ,salvador h
 fac$ significant *all5ges1 includ+     
cr$ible ?reats aga9/ _! lives1 attempts 
to publicly discr$it _! "w1 or ef=ts to 
remove !m f _! po/s3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x   

,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
reaffirms t combat+ corruption 9 !      
,nor!rn ,triangle is an important policy
 int]e/ = ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7        
ackn[l$ges t ! ,int]national ,commission
 aga9/ ,impunity 9 ,guatemala 7,,cicig7 
& ! ,mission to ,support ! ,fight aga9/ 
,corruption & ,impunity 9 ,honduras     
7,,maccih7 are curr5tly mak+ important  
contributions to ?is ef=t2  7#c7 urges !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ,guatemala to cont9ue to   
coop]ate ) ,,cicig & ! ,gov]nm5t (      
,honduras to cont9ue to coop]ate )      
,,maccih2 &  7#d7 enc\rages ! ,gov]nm5ts
 ( ,honduras1 ,guatemala1 & ,el         
,salvador to-- 7,a7 publicly support    
ef=ts to fight corruption2  7,b7 respect
 ! indep5d5ce ( ! judicial bran* & !    
,(fice ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al2 &  7,c7    
ensure t ! ,(fice ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al 9
 ea* ,nor!rn ,triangle c\ntry receives  
suffici5t dome/ic budget allocations to 
c>ry out its core responsibilities & t  
budget$ funds are deliv]$ 9 a timely    
mann]4  ,cl]k4