,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ade  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #af1         
#bjag,mrs4 ,torres 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,mool5a>1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1   
,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4 ,poe ( 
,texas1 & ,mr4 ,"y ( ,alaska7 submitt$ !
 foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives reg>d+ ! fight aga9/ 
corruption 9 ,c5tral ,am]ica4  ,:]eas   
accord+ to ,transp>5cy ,int]national's  
#bjaf ,corruption ,p]ception ,index1 !  
citiz5s ( ,honduras1 ,guatemala1 ,el    
,salvador1 ,nic>agua1 & ,panama 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 (           
,guatemala1 "u ! lead]%ip ( ,!lma       
,aldana1 & ,,cicig1 "u ! lead]%ip ( ,ivn
 ,velsquez1 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 ,salvador1 ,d\glas         
,melndez1 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 ,,maccih1  
"u ! lead]%ip ( ,juan ,jimnez1 has begun
 to assi/ ! ,(fice ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
( ,honduras1 "u ! lead]%ip ( ,osc>      
,*9*illa1 ) ! 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 (               
,repres5tatives1 t-- 7#a7 combat+       
corruption 9 ! ,nor!rn ,triangle mu/    
rema9 a top policy priority = ! ,unit$  
,/ates 9 ,c5tral ,am]ica2  7#b7 !       
,int]national ,commission aga9/         
,impunity 9 ,guatemala 7,,cicig7 & !    
,mission to ,support ! ,fight aga9/     
,corruption & ,impunity 9 ,honduras     
7,,maccih7 are important contributions  
to ?is ef=t2  7#c7 ! ,gov]nm5t (        
,guatemala is urg$ to cont9ue to        

coop]ate ) ,,cicig & ! ,gov]nm5t (      
,honduras is urg$ to cont9ue to coop]ate
 ) ,,maccih2 &  7#d7 ! ,gov]nm5ts (     
,honduras1 ,guatemala1 & ,el ,salvador  
are urg$ 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 _! core responsibilities & t   
budget$ funds are deliv]$ 9 a timely    
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