,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ifb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjbj,mr4  
,smith of ,new ,jersey 7for himself and 
,ms4 ,bass7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
assisting ,east ,african countries      
afflicted by the plague of desert       
locusts4  ,whereas the ,united ,states  
,agency for ,international ,development 
reports that ,east ,africa is currently 
suffering the worst locust outbreak in  
decades1 which will devour crops and    
pasture across that region2 ,whereas    
there are more than #be million people  
experiencing severe food insecurity in  
,ethiopia1 ,kenya1 ,somalia1 ,south     
,sudan1 ,tanzania1 ,uganda and ,sudan1  
and untold more will be at risk if the  
locusts1 currently in their most        
vulnerable state1 are not controlled    
using airborne pesticides1 before they  
mature into full grown locusts2 ,whereas

 the ,world ,food ,programme 7,,wfp7    
reports that there may be insufficient  
resources to conduct aerial spraying to 
address the outbreak of desert locusts  
that is currently devastating ,east     
,africa2 ,whereas the locust situation  
in the ,horn of ,africa1 particularly in
 ,kenya1 ,ethiopia1 and ,somalia        
represents an unprecedented threat to   
food security and livelihoods2 ,whereas 
a relatively small investment now to    
help eradicate the locusts will obviate 
or ameliorate the need for a much larger
 ,united ,states emergency aid effort   
later2 ,whereas ,executive ,director for
 the ,,wfp ,david ,beasley recently     
stated ,do nothing now and ,,wfp will   
need up to #ae times that amount--more  
than ,,us #a billion--to assist people  
devastated by losing crops and          
livelihoods42 ,whereas ,united ,states  
,ambassador to the ,united ,nations food
 agencies in ,rome ,kip ,tom has been   
coordinating efforts between the ,,wfp  
and the ,food and ,agriculture          

,organization 7,,fao71 offering support 
for locust eradication efforts and      
calling attention to areas which ,,fao  
needs to better address1 including the  
safe application of pesticides1         
management of weak supply chains1       
coordination of aerial eradication      
campaigns1 and use of digital           
surveillance tools2 ,whereas air assets 
capable of being deployed to support    
locust control efforts in ,east ,africa 
potentially include the ,united ,states 
,air ,force #iaj ,airlift ,wing1 based  
in ,youngstown1 ,ohio1 and those of     
contractors whose planes are routinely  
used by the ,united ,states ,government2
 and ,whereas prioritization of         
responses to the ,coronavirus ,disease  
#bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 pandemic and travel 
restrictions resulting from the pandemic
 have created additional logistical     
challenges to locust eradication        
efforts1 including delays in procurement
 and delivery of material3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    

,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
coordination efforts of ,united ,states 
,ambassador to the ,united ,nations food
 agencies in ,rome ,kip ,tom between the
 ,world ,food ,programme 7,,wfp7 and the
 ,food and ,agriculture ,organization   
7,,fao72 and  7#b7 calls upon the       
,president to-- 7,a7 elevate locust     
eradication efforts among relevant      
,united ,states ,government agencies to 
immediately address the emerging food   
security crisis in ,east ,africa2  7,b7 
allocate appropriate air assets to      
support locust eradication efforts in   
,east ,africa2 and  7,c7 direct the     
,administrator of the ,united ,states   
,agency for ,international ,development 
to immediately mobilize personnel from  
the ,office of ,foreign ,disaster       
,assistance to determine further types  
of assistance the ,united ,states may   
provide in ,east ,africa4