,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjai,mr4 
,burgess submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t !        
,presid5t %\ld r$irect & t>get =eign    
assi/ance provid$ to ,el ,salvador1     
,guatemala1 & ,honduras 9 a mann] t     
addresses ! driv+ causes ( illegal      
immigration into ! ,unit$ ,/ates f su*  
c\ntries1 & = o!r purposes4  ,:]eas gang
 viol5ce1 pov]ty1 & corruption are ! ma9
 driv]s ( illegal immigration f ,el     
,salvador1 ,guatemala1 & ,honduras to ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas 9 fiscal ye>      
#bjah1 #cd p]c5t ( all s\?we/ bord]     
appreh5sions 7 migrants f ,el ,salvador1
 ,guatemala1 or ,honduras1 ( :i* #ij    
p]c5t are unaccompani$ ali5 *ildr5 or   
family units2 ,:]eas r\ghly half (      
,c5tral ,am]ica's population lives 9    
pov]ty1 includ+ #cc p]c5t (             
,salvadorans1 #ei p]c5t ( ,guatemalans1 

& #ff p]c5t ( ,hondurans2 ,:]eas        
millions ( ,salvadorans1 ,guatemalans1 &
 ,hondurans face hung] at "s po9t ea*   
ye>2 ,:]eas 9 p>ticul>1 ! indig5\s p (  
,mayan desc5t 9 ,guatemala are ! mo/    
maln\ri%$ population 9 ! _w ) *ildr5    
av]ag+ #f in*es %ort] ?an ! global      
av]age height = _! ages1 z report$ by ! 
,_w ,heal? ,organization2 ,:]eas        
transnational crim9al organizations use 
,c5tral ,am]ican c\ntries to traffic    
approximately #ij p]c5t ( ! coca9e b\nd 
= ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas gang-relat$   
viol5ce 9 ,el ,salvador1 ,guatemala1 &  
,honduras contributes to ! highe/       
homicide rates 9 ! _w2 ,:]eas           
,salvadorans1 ,guatemalans1 & ,hondurans
 are =c$ to pay hundr$s ( millions (    
doll>s 9 protection taxes by gangs &    
transnational crim9al organizations2    
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates provid$ m ?an    
#b1fjj1jjj1jjj 9 =eign assi/ance to     
,c5tral ,am]ican c\ntries betwe5 fiscal 
ye>s #bjae & #bjah1 & ,congress has     
propos$ to provide #eie1jjj1jjj 9 su*   

assi/ance dur+ fiscal ye> #bjai2 ,:]eas 
!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$uce 
! success ( anti-corruption ef=ts2 &    
,:]eas sy/emic corruption 9 ,el         
,salvador1 ,guatemala1 & ,honduras      
und]m9es ef=ts to address ! driv+ causes
 ( illegal immigration into ! ,unit$    
,/ates f su* c\ntries3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives t ! ,presid5t %\ld      
r$irect =eign assi/ance provid$ to ,el  
,salvador1 ,guatemala1 & ,honduras away 
f ! c5tral gov]nm5ts ( su* c\ntries &   
in/ead t>get su* assi/ance 9 a mann] t  
addresses ! driv+ causes ( illegal      
immigration into ! ,unit$ ,/ates f su*  
c\ntries1 by support+ local & regional  
gov]nm5tal entities z well z entities 9 
! private sector & civil society1       
especially non-pr(it1 fai?-bas$1 or     
non-gov]nm5tal organizations &          
educational in/itutions1 t are address+ 

su* causes4