,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #c1 #bjai,mr4  
,burgess introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to r$uce ! am\nt (
 =eign assi/ance to ,el ,salvador1      
,guatemala1 & ,honduras bas$ on ! numb] 
( unaccompani$ ali5 *ildr5 :o are       
nationals or citiz5s ( su* c\ntries & :o
 9 ! prec$+ fiscal ye> are plac$ 9      
,f$]al cu/ody by reason ( _! immigration
 /atus4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,unaccompani$ ,ali5 ,*ildr5 
,assi/ance ,control ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,gang    
viol5ce1 pov]ty1 & corruption are ! ma9 
driv]s ( illegal immigration f ,el      
,salvador1 ,guatemala1 & ,honduras to ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,accord+ to an     
indep5d5t task =ce report by ! ,atlantic
 ,c\ncil's ,lat9 ,am]ica ,c5t]-- 7,a7   
sy/emic corruption /agnates economic    
gr[?2  7,b7 eight 9 t5 poll respond5ts  
see corruption z widespread2  7,c7      

citiz5s 9 ,el ,salvador1 ,guatemala1 &  
,honduras d n tru/ ! gov]nm5t           
in/itutions responsible = curtail+      
corruption2 &  7,d7 inve/igations h     
reveal$ massive networks d$icat$ to     
co-opt+ public funds = ! p]sonal        
enri*m5t ( gov]nm5t (ficials4  7#c7 ,!re
 exi/s ! pot5tial = =eign assi/ance f ! 
,unit$ ,/ates to be misus$ by c5tral    
gov]nm5t (ficials 9 ,el ,salvador1      
,guatemala1 & ,honduras 9 ord] to r$uce 
! success ( anti-corruption ef=ts4  7#d7
 ,sy/emic corruption 9 ,el ,salvador1   
,guatemala1 & ,honduras und]m9es ef=ts  
to address ! driv+ causes ( illegal     
immigration into ! ,unit$ ,/ates f su*  
c\ntries4  7#e7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates provid$
 m ?an #b1fjj1jjj1jjj 9 =eign assi/ance 
to ,c5tral ,am]ican c\ntries dur+ fiscal
 ye>s #bjae ?r\gh #bjah1 & ,congress    
appropriat$ ov] #ejj1jjj1jjj 9 su*      
assi/ance = fiscal ye> #bjai4  7#f7 ,= !
 pa/ #e fiscal ye>s1 #bbe1dfc           
unaccompani$ ali5 *ildr5 f ,el          
,salvador1 ,guatemala1 & ,honduras 7    

ref]r$ to ! ,(fice ( ,refugee           
,resettlem5t 7,,orr7 ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 an av]age (   
#de1jib p] ye>4  7#g7 ,on av]age1       
provid+ c>e = unaccompani$ ali5 *ildr5 9
 ,,orr cu/ody co/s #ejj p] *ild1 p] day4
  7#h7 ,9 fiscal ye> #bjah1 ! av]age    
l5g? ( /ay 9 ,,orr cu/ody = an          
unaccompani$ ali5 *ild 0 #fj days4  7#i7
 ,on av]age1 ! total co/ ( c>e = an     
unaccompani$ ali5 *ild 9 ,,orr cu/ody is
 #cj1jjj p] *ild & #a1ceb1gfj1jjj p] ye>
 = all *ildr54  #c4 ,r$uction ( am\nt ( 
=eign assi/ance to ,el ,salvador1       
,guatemala1 & ,honduras  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,presid5t %all r$uce f am\nts made     
available "u ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( 
#aifa or any o!r ,act & allocat$ = a    
cov]$ c\ntry = a fiscal ye> an am\nt    
equal to--  7#a7 ! numb] ( unaccompani$ 
ali5 *ildr5 :o-- 7,a7 are nationals or  
citiz5s ( ! cov]$ c\ntry2 &  7,b7 9 !   
prec$+ fiscal ye> are plac$ 9 ,f$]al    
cu/ody by reason ( _! immigration /atus2
 multipli$ by  7#b7 #cj1jjj4  7b7       

,def9itions ,9 ?is section--  7#a7 ! t]m
 cov]$ c\ntry means ,el ,salvador1      
,guatemala1 or ,honduras2 &  7#b7 ! t]m 
unaccompani$ ali5 *ild has ! mean+ giv5 
! t]m 9 section #dfb7;g77#b7 ( ! ,homel&
 ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#bgi7;g77#b774  7c7 ,effective date ,?is
 ,act takes effect on ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & applies ) respect 
to am\nts made available "u ! ,=eign    
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa or any o!r ,act 
= fiscal ye> #bjbj & ea* subsequ5t      
fiscal ye>4